Top Cat

Top Cat is an animated television series made by the Hanna-Barbera studios which ran from September 27, 1961, to April 18, 1962, for a run of 30 episodes on the ABC network.

History
Originally broadcast on Wednesdays (8:30–9pm Eastern), Top Cat was co-sponsored by Kellogg's and Bristol-Myers (Bufferin). The central character, Top Cat – called T.C. by close friends, "pro-vid-ing it's with dignity" according to the lyrics of the theme song – is the leader of a gang of Manhattan alley cats: Fancy-Fancy, Spook, Benny the Ball, Brain, and Choo Choo, living in Hoagy's Alley.

Top Cat and his gang were inspired by characters from the popular 1940s B movies, "The East Side Kids", but many suggest it derived from a later 1950s military comedy whose lead was a crafty con-man (The Phil Silvers Show). 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).

Even Arnold Stang's voicing of Top Cat strongly resembled Phil Silvers' voice. Other possible sources cited have been Guys and Dolls where actor Stubby Kaye played a short, stout street-wise gambler and a virtual Benny the Ball prototype. Lastly, an unlikely contender (as it also came from Hanna Barbera) was the character Hokey Wolf, from a segment on The Huckleberry Hound Show, which also had parallels to The Phil Silvers Show.

A frequent plot-line revolved around the local beat cop Charles "Charlie" Dibble, NYPD, and his ineffective attempts to evict the gang from the alley due to them constantly attempting to earn a quick dollar — usually through an illegal scam. Dibble's appearance was modeled on Allen Jenkins, who voiced the part. The word dibble, previously used only for an implement for making holes to plant seeds, acquired a second meaning in the vernacular as slang for police officers.

Parodies

 * 1) Top Cat/Thomas
 * 2) Top Cat/TUGS
 * 3) Top Cat/The Simpsons
 * 4) Top Cat/Family Guy
 * 5) Top Cat/Futurama
 * 6) Top Cat/South Park
 * 7) Top Cat/Amercian Dad
 * 8) Top Cat/King of the Hill
 * 9) Top Cat/Zoboomafoo
 * 10) Top Cat/Winnie The Pooh
 * 11) Top Cat/Mickey Mouse
 * 12) Top Cat/The Little Engine That Could
 * 13) Top Cat/The Land Before Time
 * 14) Top Cat/An Amercian Tail
 * 15) Top Cat/Cyberchase
 * 16) Top Cat/Thunderbirds
 * 17) Top Cat/Mario
 * 18) Top Cat/Sonic
 * 19) Top Cat/Toy Story
 * 20) Top Cat/A Bug's Life
 * 21) Top Cat/Wild Kratts
 * 22) Top Cat/Spongebob
 * 23) Top Cat/Shrek
 * 24) Top Cat/Ice Age
 * 25) Top Cat/Madagascar
 * 26) Top Cat/Sooty
 * 27) Top Cat/Phineas and Ferb
 * 28) Top Cat/The Little Mermaid
 * 29) Top Cat/Fanboy and Chum Chum
 * 30) Top Cat/The Jungle Book
 * 31) Top Cat/The Lion King
 * 32) Top Cat/Codename: Kids Next Door
 * 33) Top Cat/Wallace and Gromit
 * 34) Top Cat/Pinocchio
 * 35) Top Cat/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 * 36) Top Cat/Mr Bean
 * 37) Top Cat/Jellikins
 * 38) Top Cat/Barney
 * 39) top cat/rio (2011)
 * 40) Top Cat/Sesame Street
 * 41) Top Cat/The Iron Giant
 * 42) top cat/the adventures of elmo in grouchland
 * 43) top cat/Thomas and The Magic RailRoad
 * 44) top cat/Dexter's Laboratory
 * 45) top cat/teletubbies
 * 46) Top Cat/Noddy's Toyland Adventures
 * 47) top cat/mrs doubtfire
 * 48) top cat/muppets
 * 49) Top Cat/Cars
 * 50) top cat/marmaduke
 * 51) Top Cat/Rainbow
 * 52) Top Cat/PowerPuff Girls
 * 53) top cat/baby's day out
 * 54) Top Cat/Camp Lazlo
 * 55) Top Cat/The BFG
 * 56) Top Cat/Wreck-It Ralph
 * 57) Top Cat/Bolt
 * 58) Top Cat/Pingu
 * 59) Top Cat/Shining Time Station
 * 60) Top Cat/The Fairly Oddparents
 * 61) Top Cat/Fireman Sam
 * 62) Top Cat/Postman Pat
 * 63) Top Cat/Harry Potter
 * 64) Top Cat/Budgie the Little Helicopter
 * 65) Top Cat/Hey Arnold
 * 66) Top Cat/Rocko's Morden Life
 * 67) Top Cat/Mr. Meaty
 * 68) Top Cat/The Mighty B!
 * 69) Top Cat/Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
 * 70) Top Cat/Toby
 * 71) Top Cat/Percy
 * 72) Top Cat/James
 * 73) Top Cat/Edward
 * 74) Top Cat/Gordon
 * 75) Top Cat/Henry
 * 76) Top Cat/Duck
 * 77) Top Cat/Diesel
 * 78) Top Cat/Donald
 * 79) Top Cat/Douglas
 * 80) Top Cat/Diesel 10
 * 81) Top Cat/Splatter
 * 82) Top Cat/Dodge
 * 83) Top Cat/Arry
 * 84) Top Cat/Bert
 * 85) Top Cat/Terence
 * 86) Top Cat/Elizabeth
 * 87) Top Cat/Mega Man X
 * 88) Top Cat/The Wind in The Willows
 * 89) Top Cat/Dora the Explorer
 * 90) Top Cat/The Wizard of OZ
 * 91) Top Cat/Cars 2
 * 92) Top Cat/Planes
 * 93) Top Cat/Mater's Tall Tales
 * 94) Top Cat/Ted (2012)
 * 95) Top Cat/Batman
 * 96) Top Cat/Rosie & Jim
 * 97) Top Cat/Tots TV
 * 98) Top Cat/Young Ones
 * 99) Top Cat/Are You Being Served?
 * 100) Top Cat/Matilda
 * 101) Top Cat/Charlie Brown
 * 102) Top Cat/Batman
 * 103) Top Cat/Oakie Doke
 * 104) Top Cat/The Animal Shelf
 * 105) Top Cat/Teletubbies
 * 106) Top Cat/Tweenies
 * 107) Top Cat/How the Grinch Stole Christmas
 * 108) Top Cat/Bob the Builder
 * 109) Top Cat/Noddy's Toyland Adventures
 * 110) Top Cat/Joshua Jones
 * 111) Top Cat/Brum
 * 112) Top Cat/Snow White
 * 113) Top Cat/In the Night Garden
 * 114) Top Cat/Pokemon
 * 115) Top Cat/Charlie Chalk
 * 116) Top Cat/Grease
 * 117) Top Cat/Muppets From Space
 * 118) Top Cat/Tiny Toon Adventures
 * 119) Top Cat/Turbo (2013)
 * 120) Top Cat/Aladdin
 * 121) Top Cat/Handy Manny
 * 122) Top Cat/The LEGO Movie
 * 123) Top Cat/The Angry Beavers
 * 124) Top Cat/Caillou
 * 125) Top Cat/Chalk Zone
 * 126) Top Cat/My Life as A Teenage Robot
 * 127) Top Cat/Catdog
 * 128) Top Cat/Rocket Power
 * 129) Top Cat/Kipper the Dog
 * 130) Top Cat/Beavis & Butthead
 * 131) Top Cat/Rescue Heroes
 * 132) Top Cat/Clifford the Big Red Dog
 * 133) Top Cat/Wild Kratts
 * 134) Top Cat/Shining Time Station
 * 135) Top Cat/Evil Con Carne
 * 136) Top Cat/Camp Lazlo
 * 137) Top Cat/Time Squad
 * 138) Top Cat/Robot Chicken
 * 139) Top Cat/Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
 * 140) Top Cat/The Wild Thornberrys
 * 141) Top Cat/As Told By Ginger
 * 142) Top Cat/Courage the Cowardly Dog
 * 143) Top Cat/Squirrel Boy
 * 144) Top Cat/Bear in The Big Blue House
 * 145) Top Cat/Recess
 * 146) Top Cat/Casper
 * 147) Top Cat/Air Bud
 * 148) Top Cat/The Nightmare before Christmas
 * 149) Top Cat/Who framed Roger Rabbit
 * 150) Top Cat/Stuart Little
 * 151) Top Cat/South Park:Bigger Longer & Uncut
 * 152) Top Cat/Rayman
 * 153) Top Cat/Dr. Seuss
 * 154) Top Cat/Danger Mouse
 * 155) Top Cat/Count Duckula
 * 156) Top Cat/Bananaman
 * 157) Top Cat/Madeline
 * 158) Top Cat/Chowder
 * 159) Top Cat/The Wacky Adventures of Ronald Mcdonald
 * 160) Top Cat/The Thief & The Cobbler
 * 161) Top Cat/Paulie
 * 162) Top Cat/Alice in Wonderland
 * 163) Top Cat/The Jungle Book
 * 164) Top Cat/Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
 * 165) Top Cat/Pocahontas
 * 166) Top Cat/Hercules
 * 167) Top Cat/Tarzan
 * 168) Top Cat/Mighty Joe Young
 * 169) Top Cat/Rugrats In Paris
 * 170) Top Cat/Shrek
 * 171) Top Cat/The Big Comfy Couch
 * 172) Top Cat/Finding Nemo
 * 173) Top Cat/Bolt
 * 174) Top Cat/Cars
 * 175) Top Cat/Total Drama
 * 176) Top Cat/Brandy and Mr. Whiskers
 * 177) Top Cat/Ed, Edd & Eddy
 * 178) Top Cat/Father Ted
 * 179) Top Cat/Regular Show
 * 180) Top Cat/The Amazing World of Gumball
 * 181) Top Cat/Flubber
 * 182) Top Cat/The Wacky Adventures of Ronald Mcdonald
 * 183) Top Cat/Bob the Builder
 * 184) Top Cat/Rolie Polie Olie
 * 185) Top Cat/South Park :Bigger Longer & Uncut
 * 186) Top Cat/Shark Tale
 * 187) Top Cat/Robots
 * 188) Top Cat/The Nightmare Before Christmas
 * 189) Top Cat/Who Framed Roger Rabbit
 * 190) Top Cat/Budgie the Little Helicopter
 * 191) Top Cat/The Pink Panther
 * 192) Top Cat/Uncle Grandpa
 * 193) Top Cat/Bee Movie
 * 194) Top Cat/Mumfie
 * 195) Top Cat/The Nightmare Before Christmas
 * 196) Top Cat/Who Framed Roger Rabbit
 * 197) Top Cat/Annoying Orange
 * 198) Top Cat/PB&J Otter
 * 199) Top Cat/Garfield
 * 200) Top Cat/Darkwing Duck
 * 201) Top Cat/Crash Bandicoot
 * 202) Top Cat/Ed Edd 'N' Eddy
 * 203) Top Cat/Chowder
 * 204) Top Cat/Regular Show
 * 205) Top Cat/The Amazing World Of Gumball
 * 206) Top Cat/The Thief and The Cobbler
 * 207) Top Cat/Paulie
 * 208) Top Cat/The Ant Bully
 * 209) Top Cat/South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut
 * 210) Top Cat/Monster House
 * 211) Top Cat/Austin Powers
 * 212) Top Cat/The Cat in The Hat
 * 213) Top Cat/Maya & Miguel
 * 214) Top Cat/The Amazing World Of Gumball
 * 215) Top Cat/Regular Show
 * 216) Top Cat/Brandy and Mr. Whiskers
 * 217) Top Cat/Ed, Edd ,N, Eddy
 * 218) Top Cat/Cars
 * 219) Top Cat/Mater's Tall Tales
 * 220) Top Cat/Paulie
 * 221) Top Cat/The Big Bang Theory
 * 222) Top Cat/Breadwinners
 * 223) Top Cat/The Nut Job (2014)
 * 224) Top Cat/Rick & Morty
 * 225) Top Cat/How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
 * 226) Top Cat/Muppets Most Wanted
 * 227) Top Cat/Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
 * 228) Top Cat/Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
 * 229) Top Cat/Beethoven
 * 230) Top Cat/Animaniacs
 * 231) Top Cat/Bear in the Big Blue House
 * 232) Top Cat/T.U.F.F. Puppy
 * 233) Top Cat/My Gym Partner's a Monkey
 * 234) Top Cat/Veggietales
 * 235) Top Cat/Tekken
 * 236) Top Cat/Street Fighter
 * 237) Top Cat/The Legend Of Zelda
 * 238) Top Cat/Mater's Tall Tales
 * 239) Top Cat/The Pink Panther
 * 240) Top Cat/The Berenstain Bears
 * 241) Top Cat/Sheep in the Big City
 * 242) Top Cat/Whatever Happened To Robot Jones?
 * 243) Top Cat/Mater's Tall Tales
 * 244) Top Cat/Fat Dog Mendoza
 * 245) Top Cat/Sanjay and Craig
 * 246) Top Cat/Harvey Beaks
 * 247) Top Cat/Doug
 * 248) Top Cat/Catscratch
 * 249) Top Cat/Captain Underpants