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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1960s 2 Mins Read

    Top Cat

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    Top Cat, the indisputable leader of a gang of New York City alley cats was a feline cartoon version of Sergeant Bilko from The Phil Silvers Show.

    TC (as he was known to his gang) was an irrepressible con-artist who lived in a customised dustbin (“trash can” to our trans-Atlantic friends), stole milk from doorsteps and used the police phone on a nearby pole for his personal calls.

    topcat00He was always on the lookout for new money-making scams including a memorable occasion when he tried to pass off his tone-deaf gang member Benny the Ball to Carnegie Hall as the world-famous violinist, Lazlo Lazlo (in the episode ‘The Violin Player’).

    Officer Dibble was the local beat cop from the 13th precinct who had the unenviable job of trying to keep TC and his gang under control.

    The full line-up of the gang (all loosely based on members of Bilko’s entourage) were; TC, Benny the Ball (a vision of chubby and well-meaning incompetence), Choo – choo (always so terribly earnest), Spook, dim-witted Brains and Fancy-Fancy, a ladies Tom cat

    Top Cat was one of the few animated series to debut in prime time in the US.

    The show aired as Boss Cat in the UK, in order to avoid inadvertently promoting a short-lived brand of cat food.

    He’s the boss, he’s the VIP
    He’s the championship
    He’s the most tip-top Top Cat!

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    Top Cat (TC) 
    Arnold Stang
    Benny the Ball 

    Maurice Gosfield
    Brains 

    Leo de Lyon
    Choo Choo 

    Marvin Kaplan
    Spook 

    Leo de Lyon
    Fancy Fancy 

    John Stephenson
    Officer Dibble 

    Allen Jenkins
    Pierre
    John Stephenson
    Goldie
    Jean Vander Pyl
    Honey Dew
    Sallie Jones

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