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 (including the unaired episodes) from 1995 through 1996. 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. Premise 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. Max also befriends a hip cockroach named Moze and a former laboratory rat named Muggle who still suffers from the side effects of the experiments he is put through that often have him exploding. 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. Voice Cast Neil Patrick Harris as Max Charlie Adler as Jammet 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 as Roach Husband, Various Gregg Berger Earl Boen Sorrell Booke Hamilton Camp Brian Cummings Jim Cummings as Cockroach Gang Leader (in "Hat and Mouse"), Various Tim Curry as 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") Linda Gary Joan Gerber as Roach Wife Ed Gilbert Dan Gilvezan Danny Goldman as Opie the Squirrel (in "Opie's Choice") Arlene Golonka David Graham Whitby Hertford Gordon Hunt Helen Hunt Robert Ito as Ichiro (in "A Little Romance") Nick Jameson David Jolliffe Janice Kawaye as Miko (in "A Little Romance") Tony Lamond Steve Landesberg Jarrett Lennon Anndi McAfee Scott Menville Brian