Pictures (whose parent company, Time Warner owns Turner Entertainment, which acquired Hanna-Barbera in 1990). The film was initially released exclusively in Mexico and South American markets on Septemby the Latin American branch of Warner Bros. Feature filmĪnima Studios of Mexico and Illusion Studios of Argentina have produced a feature film in 2D and 3D, entitled Don Gato y su Pandilla (the name used for the Spanish dub of the series). The Top Cat theme song is the opening track on Ted Kooshian's 2008 jazz CD, Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet. It was re-released in 1977 on Columbia Records' Special Products label.Ī jazzy arrangement of the Top Cat theme can be heard most weeks over the end credits of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour. Songs included Top Cat, M-O-N-E-Y, Dibble, Robin Hood, and Buddies. and the gang were pictured as merry men on the cover. In 1965, Hanna-Barbera Records released an LP titled "Robin Hood Starring Top Cat".
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The Original TV Soundtrack was released by Colpix Records in 1962, consisting of slightly edited versions of "The Unscratchables" and "Top Cat Falls In Love". In the UK, BrownWatson published the 1978 annual entitled The Great Grape Ape and Boss Cat. Little Golden Books and Durabooks have both produced hardcover children's books starring Top Cat. In Mexico, La Coleccion Primavera featured Don Gato in 1968. Charlton Comics published 20 more issues from 1970 to 1973. The gang's adventures continued off-screen in comic books as Dell (which became Gold Key ) published 31 issues from 1961 to 1970. Dibble, previously only an implement for making holes for planting seeds, has acquired a second meaning in the vernacular as slang for police officers. Dibble's appearance was modeled on Allen Jenkins, who did his voice. The only reason that he wanted to be rid of them was that Top Cat and his gang were constantly attempting to earn a quick dollar-usually through an illegal scam. Ī frequent plot-line revolved around the local beat policeman, Charles "Charlie" Dibble, NYPD and his ineffective attempts to evict the gang from the alley. Another possible source material was Hokey Wolf, a segment on The Huckleberry Hound Show, which also had parallels to The Phil Silvers Show. Even Arnold Stang's voicing of Top Cat strongly resembled Phil Silvers' voice. Maurice Gosfield, who played Private Duane Doberman on The Phil Silvers Show, also provided the voice for Benny the Ball in Top Cat (Benny's rotund appearance was based on Gosfield too). Top Cat and his gang were inspired by characters from the popular situation comedy You'll Never Get Rich (later called The Phil Silvers Show). by close friends, "pro-vid-ing it's with dignity" as the lyrics of the theme song say-is the leader of a gang of Manhattan alley cats : Fancy Pants, Spook, Benny the Ball, Brain, and Choo Choo living in Hoagy's Alley. The central character, Top Cat -called T.C. Originally broadcast on Wednesdays, Top Cat was co-sponsored by Kellogg's and Bristol-Myers ( Bufferin ).