TOP CAT -- 1961

TOP CAT was a prime time animated series from Hanna Barbera which ran from Sept 1961 to April 1962.The show was based around alley cat Top Cat, or "T.C." to his friends, and his gang of hucksters,hustlers, and con-men (or con-cats,rather)in their attempts to score and their tribulations in trying to avoid their nemesis, Officer Dibble.
Much like THE FLINTSTONES had it's roots in The Honeymooners, TOP CAT was loosely based on The Phil Silvers show.Indeed,T.C.'s voice actor,Arnold Stang,utilized his best Phil Silvers impression on the show.
The series ran for 30 episodes on the ABC Network from September 1961 to April 1962 in the 8:30-9:00 pm timeslot.

EPISODE #1: HAWAII HERE WE COME

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***I will be posting the entire 30 episodes in a follow-up post--please check back soon!***

TOP CAT'S sponsor was Kellogs, and here's a great TC commercial hawking Corn Flakes!

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GIVE-A-SHOW slide projector story, 1969


TOP CAT has been published by several different comic book publishers, beginning with DELL, who released three issues between December 1961 and June 1962.

GOLD KEY took over publishing with issue #4 (a rarity in the comic world--when licenses change hands, numbering generally reverts back to the beginning again)and published 28 issues, ending with #31 in 1970.

In 1970, Charlton Comics acquired the rights and published 20 issues, ending in November 1973.

+++ A GALLERY OF ALL 51 ISSUES, PLUS T.C. APPEARANCES IN OTHER COMICS WILL BE FEATURED IN A SEPERATE POST +++

8MM FILMS

TOP CAT ON VINYL

LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK,1962

MISC TIE-INS

The full series was released on dvd in 2004