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

THE ROMAN HOLIDAYS --- 1972

THE ROMAN HOLIDAYS were an attempt to recreate the success of THE FLINTSTONES and THE JETSONS formula of a nuclear family's misadventures set in a different time, in this case during the Roman Empire.
Despite a worthy premise and top notch voice talent for the character of Mr Evictus provided by Dom Deluise, the show never really caught on and ran a mere thirteen 30 minute episodes from Sept 1972 to December 1972.

++++ apologies for not having a full episode to post.I've scoured the net, but to no avail. +++++

OPENING AND ENDING SEQUENCE


GIVE-A-SHOW story slides,1973


animation model sheet

original art for jigsaw puzzle

ROMAN HOLIDAYS was one of the very few shows whose comic book rights slipped past then-current Hanna Barbera rights holder, Charlton Comics. The rights, instead, were given to Gold Key,who did a superb job of conveying both the look and feel of the show while maintaining the high quality of humor over the course of 4 issues cover dated February 1973 to November 1973.

THE MAN-TAMER from issue #4 (as always,click to enlarge for easier reading)

ORIGINAL ART: COLORING BOOK

A complete collection of the series is as of yet unavailable on dvd (although there are a few bootlegs floating around out there), but you can find the first episode, "Double Date" on the 2 dvd set SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS: 1970'S VOLUME ONE.