Top Cat | |
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Genre | Animated sitcom |
Created by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Written by | Barry Blitzer Harvey Bullock Kin Platt |
Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Voices of | Arnold Stang Allen Jenkins Maurice Gosfield Leo DeLyon Marvin Kaplan John Stephenson |
Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
Opening theme | "The Most Effectual Top Cat" |
Ending theme | "The Most Effectual Top Cat" |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Running time | 24–27 minutes |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 27, 1961 April 18, 1962 | –
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Top Cat is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and originally broadcast in prime time on the ABC network. It aired in a weekly evening time slot from September 27, 1961, to April 18, 1962, for a single season of 30 episodes. The show was a ratings failure in prime time, but became successful upon its time on Saturday morning television. The show also became very popular in Latin American countries (especially Mexico), and the United Kingdom.