Capitol Critters

***Capitol Critters*** is an American animated sitcom about the lives of mice, rats and roaches who reside in the basement and walls of the White House in Washington, D.C. The series was produced by Steven Bochco Productions and Hanna-Barbera in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC, which aired seven out of the show's 13 episodes from January 28 to March 14, 1992. Cartoon Network later aired all 13 episodes in 1995.

The series was part of a spate of attempts by major networks to develop prime time animated shows to compete with the success of Fox's *The Simpsons*, alongside CBS's *Fish Police* and *Family Dog*. The latter two, along with *Capitol Critters*, proved unsuccessful and were quickly cancelled.

## Plot

A young mouse named Max is forced to flee his home on a farm in Nebraska after his family is killed by exterminators. He travels to Washington, D.C. to live with his hippie cousin Berkley, rebellious rat Jammett and Jammett's mother, Trixie.

The group has to deal with the White House's resident cats, which are caricatures of then-President George H.W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle. The episodes' themes reference current issues of the day, including gun control and drug abuse.

## Principal cast

* Neil Patrick Harris as Max
* Charlie Adler as Jammett
* Patti Deutsch as Trixie
* Jennifer Darling as Berkeley
* Dorian Harewood as Moze
* Bobcat Goldthwait as Muggle
* Frank Welker as Presidential Cats

### Additional voices

* Lewis Arquette
* Michael Bell Roach Husband, Various
* Gregg Berger
* Earl Boen
* Sorrell Booke
* Hamilton Camp
* Brian Cummings
* Jim Cummings Cockroach Gang Leader (in "Hat and Mouse"), Various
* Tim Curry Senator (in "Max Goes To Washington")
* Jeff Doucette
* Nancy Dussault
* Paul Eiding as Max's Father (in "Max Goes to Washington")
* Richard Erdman
* Takayo Fischer as Kazuko (in "A Little Romance")
* Brad Garrett
* Linda Gary
* Joan Gerber as Roach Wife
* Ed Gilbert
* Dan Gilvezan
* Danny Goldman as Opie the Squirrel (in "Opie's Choice")
* Arlene Golonka
* Whitby Hertford
* Gordon Hunt
* Helen Hunt
* Robert Ito as Ichiro (in "A Little Romance")
* Nick Jameson
* Julie Johnson
* David Jolliffe
* Janice Kawaye as Miko (in "A Little Romance")
* Phil LaMarr
* Jarrett Lennon
* Tress MacNeille
* Anndi McAfee
* Chuck McCann
* Scott Menville
* Brian Stokes Mitchell
* Rob Paulsen as Janitor, Pigeon (in "The KiloWatts Riot"), Various
* Robert Picardo
* Peter Renaday
* Robert Ridgely
* Neil Ross as Newscaster
* Beverly Sanders
* Pamela Segall as Violet (in "If Lovin' You Is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Rat")
* Kath Soucie
* Michael Stanton
* Jeffrey Tambor
* Mark L. Taylor
* Russi Taylor as Bluebird (in "Into the Woods")
* Beverley Thompson
* Marcelo Tubert
* Chick Vennera
* B.J. Ward as Max's Mother (in "Max Goes to Washington")
* Dean Wendt
* Lee Wilkof
* Eugene Williams
* Patty Wirtz
* Bill Woodson
* Patric Zimmerman as Felix (in "The Rat to Bear Arms")

## Crew

* Lynne Batchelor - Talent Coordinator
* Ruben Chavez - Background Painter
* Davis Doi - Supervising Producer
* Gordon Hunt - Recording Director
* David Kirschner - Co-Executive Producer
* Kris Zimmerman - Animation Casting Director
* Robert Alvarez - Director