Series synopsis
Top Cat is an American animation comedy kids television series that premiered on ABC on September 27, 1961. It ended on April 18, 1962. It was created by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna. It stars Arnold Stang, Maurice Gosfield, Leo De Lyon and Marvin Kaplan.
Top Cat, known as T.C. to his alley cat friends, is a mischievous prankster who lives in a trash can in the alley ways of New York City. He and his alley-cat cohorts think of get rich schemes and assorted pranks which are mostly involving and aimed at Officer Dibble, their nemesis and friend. T.C. manages to get out of his tight situations with hilarity and charm and even helps Dibble on occasion who is underscored by his overbearing sergeant...
Premise
Top Cat, known as T.C. to his alley cat friends, is a mischievous prankster who lives in a trash can in the alley ways of New York City. He and his alley-cat cohorts think of get rich schemes and assorted pranks which are mostly involving and aimed at Officer Dibble, their nemesis and friend. T.C. manages to get out of his tight situations with hilarity and charm and even helps Dibble on occasion who is underscored by his overbearing sergeant...
Premise: You can't fight City Hall!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Arnold Stang as Top Cat (voice)
- Maurice Gosfield as Benny the Ball (voice)
- Leo De Lyon as Brain / Spook (voice)
- Marvin Kaplan as Choo Choo (voice)
- John Stephenson as Fancy-Fancy (voice)
- Allen Jenkins as Officer Dibble (voice)
- Lars Thiesgaard as Top Cat (voice)
- Paul Hüttel as Choo Choo / Brain (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kjeld Nørgaard as Politibetjent Charlie Dibble (voice)
- Herb Vigran as Space Shuttle Doctor (voice)
- Bea Benaderet as Fifi The Maid (voice)
- Daws Butler as A.T
- Jean Vander Pyl
- Paul Frees
- Don Messick as Beau / Narrator / Baseball Announcer / J.C. Crowflies
- Sallie Janes
Guest cast
- Herb Vigran as Space Shuttle Doctor (voice)
- Bea Benaderet as Fifi The Maid (voice)
- Daws Butler as A.T
- Jean Vander Pyl
- Paul Frees
- Don Messick as Beau / Narrator / Baseball Announcer / J.C. Crowflies
- Sallie Janes
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 36 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | ||
| Season 1 | 30 | September 27, 1961 | April 18, 1962 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Top Cat Sing-a-long A sing-along feature that lets you sing the title song if you so desire in the privacy of your own living room. |
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| 2 |
Storyboard Comparison: The Missing Heir A featurette that shows us two illustrated New York City billboards. On the left we get a series of storyboards and on the right, we get The Missing Heir episode. |
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| 3 |
Back to Hoagy's Alley: The Making of Top Cat 'Back to Hoagy's Alley' is a 17-minute look back at the making of the show, hosted by Leo de Lyon, featuring vintage clips of none other than William Hanna and Joseph Barbera themselves. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hawaii, Here We Come When Benny wins a cruise to Hawaii, Top Cat and the gang decide to accompany him, unaware that a criminal is also on the ship. |
September 27, 1961 |
| 2 |
The Maharajah of Pookajee Top Cat and the gang try to meet a rich Arabian prince by sneaking into his luxurious hotel guarded by Officer Dibble. |
October 4, 1961 |
| 3 |
All That Jazz A new cat in town upsets Top Cat when he takes over his pool hall and alley, then steals his girlfriend and his gang. |
October 11, 1961 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 27, 1961 |
| Last aired | April 18, 1962 |
| Status | ended |