Top Cat

Name: Top Cat
Genre: Comedy, Family
Cast: Leo DeLyon, Allen Jenkins, Arnold Stang, Maurice Gosfield, Marvin Kaplan

TV Series1961 – 196230m1 season · 30 episodes

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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.

Stars: Leo DeLyon Allen Jenkins Arnold Stang

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E1Hawaii, Here We ComeSep 27, 1961 · 30m · Benny wins a trip to Hawaii, leading to Top Cat (and the rest of the gang) joining him on his trip by stowing away. Things take a drastic turn as Officer Dibble also ends up aboard the ship, and the discovery of a suitcase containing counterfeit money leads to Top Cat and the gang being thrown into the brig as suspect counterfeiters. However, with Top Cat's assistance, Officer Dibble is able to catch the actual counterfeiter and verify the gang's innocence.Not rated yet

E2The Maharajah of PookajeeOct 4, 1961 · 30m · Top Cat impersonates the Maharajah of Pookajee and lives the good life at a swank hotel with his cronies… until a pair of gangsters show up. John Stephenson provides the voices of The Maharajah, crime boss, and the hotel clerk.Not rated yet

E3All That JazzOct 11, 1961 · 30m · Jazz, the new cat in town (known as "A.T." – All That), takes over the pool hall, steals Top Cat's girlfriend, sways the gang and cleans up the alley. This sparks a contest between the pair. However, when both Jazz and Top Cat are offered a part in a Hollywood film, they assume that it is another trick. The offer turns out to be legitimate, and Benny is cast in the starring role in The Thing from the Alley. He leaves for Hollywood in a limo, accompanied by Top Cat and the gang in the guise of Benny's manager, valet, vocal coach, tailor and chauffeur. After that, Officer Dibble catches Jazz using the police phone, now declaring that Jazz "is just as bad as Top Cat". Jazz and his buddy Beau are forced to keep the alley clean for 30 days.Not rated yet

E4The $1,000,000 DerbyOct 18, 1961 · 30m · Benny gets a new pet, a devoted camera-loving nag. Top Cat tries everything to get rid of the horse, but changes his mind when he sees the horse's shock-induced superior racing abilities.Not rated yet

E5The Violin PlayerOct 25, 1961 · 30m · Mr. Gutenberg, the musical director of Carnegie Hall (voiced by John Stephenson), mistakes a recording of violin virtuoso Laszlo Laszlo for the playing of Benny the Ball, who has just taken up the instrument. He approaches Benny with an offer to perform and Top Cat negotiates a deal for $50,000 for a Saturday night performance at the Hall—an offer that is withdrawn when Carnegie's Board of Directors really hear Benny play. When Gutenberg offers a $10,000 reward to find the true violinist, the gang discovers that it's their neighborhood street cleaner, Laszlo Laszlo (voiced by Leo De Lyon). John Stephenson provides the voices of Mr. Gutenberg, paramedic, his assistant Ralph, and the record store owner, while Leo De Lyon does the voice of Lazlo Lazlo.Not rated yet

E6The Missing HeirNov 1, 1961 · 30m · Benny is a double for the missing heir to a millionaire's fortune; Top Cat and the gang get Benny to the mansion in time to claim the money, but this is bad news to the scheming butler Chutney (voice by Paul Frees) and dog Griswald (voiced by Don Messick) who hoped to claim the fortune for themselves. John Stephenson provides the voice of the Old Man, while Jean Vander Pyl does the voice of the girl cat, however, it isn't known who does the voice of the Taxi Cab Driver. This episode marks the first appearance of Griswald.Not rated yet

E7Top Cat Falls in LoveNov 8, 1961 · 30m · While visiting tonsillectomy patient Benny in the hospital, Top Cat falls for the pretty cat nurse, Miss LaRue. T.C. decides to attract her attention by pretending to come down with a rare illness, which will need a lot of nursing care. Don Messick provides the voice of Dr. Dawson, while Jean Vander Pyl provides the voices of Nurse LaRue, and the regular nurse, and John Stephenson, Don Messick & Leo De Lyon also provides the voices of the patients.Not rated yet

E8A Visit from MotherNov 15, 1961 · 30m · Benny has written to his mother that he's the Mayor of New York. Now Benny's mother is coming for a visit, and Top Cat and the gang must do everything they can to convince Mrs. Ball (voiced by Bea Benaderet) that her son really is the Mayor.Not rated yet

E9Naked TownNov 22, 1961 · 30m · "Naked Town", a TV crime show, will be shooting a warehouse robbery scene in Top Cat's alley. Officer Dibble offers his cooperation, but is unaware that some crooks will be using the TV filming as a cover for a real robbery.Not rated yet

E10Sergeant Top CatNov 29, 1961 · 30m · After overhearing Officer Dibble suggesting ways to improve conditions for the police force, Top Cat passes off Dibble's ideas to the Chief of Police as T.C.'s own. This leads to Top Cat's being made an honorary police sergeant and Dibble's boss in the alley.Not rated yet

E11Choo Choo's RomanceDec 6, 1961 · 30m · Choo-Choo has fallen in love with a beautiful French cat, Goldie (Jean Vander Pyl); Top Cat and the gang help Choo-Choo to court her, but they've reckoned without Goldie's jealous boyfriend, Pierre (John Stephenson).Not rated yet

E12The UnscratchablesDec 13, 1961 · 30m · When a stolen diamond ends up in Benny the Ball's stomach, it's up to Top Cat and the gang to find a way to retrieve him from Big Gus and his band of gangsters, who've kidnapped him and are attempting to retrieve the diamond the hard way.Not rated yet

E13RafeefleasDec 20, 1961 · 30m · After Benny spends the night sleeping inside a museum, T.C. discovers a scarab attached to his back. The jewel is later found to be an expensive antique, and the gang attempts to return it. Once the scarab is returned, a jewel thief arrives and takes a number of jewels. Dibble arrives and mistakes T.C. as the thief, however the thief is caught when he runs into the rest of the gang.Not rated yet

E14The TycoonDec 27, 1961 · 30m · A tycoon (voiced by Don Messick) decides to give away $1,000,000 to the most unfortunate person he finds, which ends up being Top Cat. He gives the check to Benny, who tries to show it to Top Cat (who ignores him), so he tries to cash it himself. A merchant overhears him and tells all his associates. Everybody gives things to Top Cat thinking he is a millionaire, and that he'll pay them back.Not rated yet

E15The Long Hot WinterJan 3, 1962 · 30m · During the cold winter in the alley, Top Cat and the gang scheme to find a way into Officer Dibble's house in an attempt to keep warm. Once inside the house, Dibble struggles to live with the gang. In the end, the gang stay for several months until spring and the warmer weather arrives.Not rated yet

E16The Case of the Absent AnteaterJan 10, 1962 · 30m · Benny gets a new pet; a hungry, brown giant anteater which followed him into the alley. Top Cat attempts to get rid of the animal until it is revealed that the anteater has escaped from the zoo and a large reward is on offer for its return.Not rated yet

E17T.C. Minds the BabyJan 17, 1962 · 30m · An abandoned baby (Jean Vander Pyl) is found by Top Cat and the gang who intend on looking after it. However, they find parenthood much more difficult than they thought it to be. When Officer Dibble catches onto them, he is shown the note left with the baby and takes it into police custody. In the end, Officer Dibble tells Top Cat's group that the mother is found and the baby is safely returned.Not rated yet

E18Farwell, Mr. DibbleJan 24, 1962 · 30m · Officer Dibble is replaced by a new recruit named Ernest Prowler (Don Messick). Prowler intends to be more forceful in his duty than Dibble and intends to stop the trouble that Top Cat and the gang cause. Due to the new regime, the gang hatch a plan to have Dibble return to his old beat in the alley.Not rated yet

E19The Grand TourJan 31, 1962 · 30m · Top Cat and the gang are struggling to make money. However, T.C. comes up with a new get-rich-quick scheme which involves creating a fake "historical" tour of New York. Choo-Choo begins selling "phony" maps. However, it is later found that the maps point to a real treasure in a dilapidated house.Not rated yet

E20The Golden FleecingFeb 7, 1962 · 30m · Benny receives an insurance payment of $2,000, giving T.C. ideas about how to spend it. The first spend is made on visiting a local nightclub to visit Honeydew Mellon (voiced by Sally Jones), a showgirl who also happens to be part of a gang of poker-playing con-artists, who will do everything they can to separate Benny from his money.Not rated yet

E21Space MonkeyFeb 14, 1962 · 30m · Officer Dibble takes a job at Cape Canaveral, and the gang discover about the luxurious treatment a chimpanzee(voiced by John Stephenson) receives while in the space program. The group decides to join up in attempt to access the same luxurious facilities, however wants out when they discover they will be going into space.Not rated yet

E22The Late T.C.Feb 21, 1962 · 30m · Top Cat is injured when hit in the head by a baseball. From the resulting injury, a misunderstanding leads Officer Dibble to believe Top Cat only has a week left to live. T.C. and the gang take advantage of Dibble and his kindness during the week.Not rated yet

E23Dibble's BirthdayFeb 28, 1962 · 30m · Officer Dibble's birthday is coming up and he begins to feel he is getting too old. To help cheer him up, the gang decide to throw him a birthday party, with gifts from everybody in the neighborhood.Not rated yet

E24Choo Choo Goes Ga-GaMar 7, 1962 · 30m · Choo-Choo threatens to commit suicide unless he can get a date with a Hollywood movie star, named Lola Glamour (Jean Vander Pyl). Top Cat tries getting him that date by visiting her at her penthouse, but Officer Dibble is given complaints from other people who live there. Top Cat eventually escapes from Officer Dibble, but soon finds out Lola would only date rich men, so Choo Choo once again tries to commit suicide. This annoys Top Cat, so he tries to get Lola to think Choo Choo is a rich count named Count Chooch.Not rated yet

E25King for a DayMar 14, 1962 · 30m · After Top Cat upsets Officer Dibble one time too many, he and the gang decide to lie low for a while. After spending the night in a department store, the gang go on the "King for a Day" show which offers a number of prizes, after writing to the show's producers about the gang being a "poor family". Instead, Dibble wins the prizes and offers to take T.C. and the gang for a ride to show no hard feelings.Not rated yet

E26The Con MenMar 21, 1962 · 30m · A friendly hot dog vendor is swindled out of $1,000 by con men who pretended to have an oil well in Nova Scotia. Top Cat disguises himself as a wealthy Texan in an attempt to get the money back, by convincing the crooks that the oil well really does exist.Not rated yet

E27Dibble Breaks the RecordMar 28, 1962 · 30m · Dibble attempts to break a record as the longest serving police officer on the beat, which had been set years ago by his idol, policeman "Iron Man" Muldoon; if he beats the record, he wins a holiday which allows him to escape the gang for a while. With this information, Top Cat does everything he can to help Dibble win and have the gang watch over him so he doesn't have an accident.Not rated yet

E28Dibble Sings AgainApr 4, 1962 · 30m · Top Cat owes money to loan shark Big Gus. After hearing Officer Dibble singing, he convinces him that under his management, he could become a big singing star.Not rated yet

E29GriswaldApr 11, 1962 · 30m · Dibble gets a new partner on the beat: the dog Griswald. Top Cat and the gang attempt to outwit him, but the dog always seems to be one step ahead. T.C. manages to get the dog removed from duty after he bites the police sergeant and the police commissioner (Don Messick).Not rated yet

E30Dibble's DoubleApr 18, 1962 · 30m · A thief named Al the Actor (Don Messick), disguises as Officer Dibble to steal a fortune from an art gallery. After seeing how much can be paid for artworks, Top Cat has also taken up painting, but discovers his own artwork was also stolen. The gang, together with Dibble, team up to catch the thief.Not rated yet

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Leo DeLyonSpook Allen JenkinsOfficer Charlie Dibble Arnold StangTop Cat Maurice GosfieldBenny the Ball Marvin KaplanChoo Choo John StephensonFancy-Fancy Leo DeLyonBrain

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Premiered: September 27, 1961
Ended: April 18, 1962
Status: Ended
Network: ABC
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Episode runtime: 30m
TVmaze ID: 5764