The film was directed by D. The film began production with Nichols and Thickson announcing that they wanted to create an American adapted Top Cat film that would "transcend generations". In addition to the upcoming American film, a television special was announced to concide with the film's release, titled A Top Cat Christmas. A behind-the-scenes of The Top Cat Show is a special episode of the series itself, starring both original cast and Mexican voice cast as themselves and their characters.
Was canceled the same years due to the low ratings and negative reviews. A new "revisiting-of-the-roots" of the series premiered in September Unlike the reboot, the TV series had positive reviews and high ratings in all its episodes.
The show is known for being a sitcom with a spin-off released at the same time. The sitcom also was adapted into a comic strip series by DC Comics. NicThic Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Top Cat TV series. Top Cat and his gang were inspired by characters from a popular s 'B' movie, "East Side Kids The East Side Kids", but their more immediate roots lay in The Phil Silvers Show , a lates military comedy whose lead character Sergeant Bilko, played by Silvers was a crafty con-man.
Additionally, Arnold Stang 's vocal characterisation of the lead character, the eponymous Top Cat, was based on an impression of Phil Silvers ' voice. Other influences include the movie Guys and Dolls , where actor Stubby Kaye played a short, stout street-wise gambler: a virtual Benny the Ball prototype.
A frequent plot-thread revolved around the local beat cop, Officer Charles "Charlie" Dibble, and his ineffective attempts to evict the gang from the alley, due to their constantly attempting to earn a quick buck usually by an illegal scam. Dibble's appearance was modeled on his voice actor, Allen Jenkins.
The word dibble had previously meant only an implement for drilling holes in which to plant seeds, but has now acquired a second meaning in the vernacular as slang for police officers.
In the UK, the complete series box set was released in , initially as a HMV exclusive until Alternatively, five single DVD volumes, each containing 6 episodes, were released. The covers were originally from the US edition but later re-released with a new design. Each volume shows a group picture of Top Cat using Dibble's phone with his gang beside him, but the colour-coding is:.
The gang's adventures continued off-screen in comic books as Dell Comics which became Gold Key Comics published 31 issues from to Charlton Comics published 20 more issues from to In the UK, World Distributors published annuals during the s sourced from the Dell comics strips.
It was re-released in on Columbia Records' Special Products label. The movie was produced by Hanna-Barbera and released on January 9, Entitled Don Gato y su Pandilla the name used for the Spanish dub of the series , the film was a major box-office success in Mexico and was one of the most successful releases from a Mexican production.
Template:Further information. It tells the story of how T. Top Cat was among the first programs aired on CTV. The country's first private television network commenced broadcasts in October In spite of the modest success of the show in the United States, the show was a massive hit in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Argentina, where it is recognized as one of the most famous Hanna Barbera characters ever, being as popular as The Flintstones.
In Mexico the show is aired under the name Don Gato y su pandilla literally Mr. Cat and his gang and the main characters adopted different accents. Sign In. Edit Top Cat — Showing all 12 items.
The character Benny the Ball was voiced by Maurice Gosfield. Due to the success of the show and the nostalgia for the characters in other countries, there's a recent movie made in Mexico trying to recover the essence of the original show. When the cartoon was shown on British television in the s and s the title was changed to Boss Cat because there was a brand of cat food named Top Cat.
However, the theme song and show's dialogue remained unchanged and contained countless mentions of "Top Cat", making the title change pointless. The VHS releases from Guild Home Video in the early 80s however was allowed to use the series under it's original title and re-edited the opening and closing titles to feature the original name albeit these were still not the officially made titles , making it rather confusing for viewers who may have bought or rented the videos some years before the late 80s repeats by the BBC under the alternate title.
Benny and Pvt Doberman both shared the same demeanor and rotund appearance. Hanna-Barbara sold the cartoon to ABC based on a drawing of the main character. Officer Dibble's wife was frequently mentioned, but never shown. This was only the second cartoon series to premiere on prime time network television in the United States.
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