![]() Lastly, an unlikely contender (as it also came from Hanna Barbera) was the character on, whose segment also paralleled The Phil Silvers Show. Other influences include the movie, in which actor played a short, stout, streetwise gambler: a virtual Benny the Ball prototype. Additionally, 's vocal characterisation of the lead character, the eponymous Top Cat, was based on an impression of ' voice. Top Cat and his gang were inspired by the, characters from a series of popular 1940s 'B' movies, but their more immediate roots lay in, a late-1950s military comedy whose lead character (Sergeant Bilko, played by Silvers) was a crafty con-man., who played Private Duane Doberman in The Phil Silvers Show, provided the voice for Benny the Ball in Top Cat, and Benny's rotund appearance was based on Gosfield's. By close friends, 'pro-vi-ding it's with dignity' according to the lyrics of the theme song) is the leader of a gang of living in Hoagy's Alley: Fancy-Fancy, Spook, Benny the Ball, Brain, and Choo Choo. The central character, Top Cat (called T.C. History Originally broadcast on Wednesdays (8:30–9pm Eastern), Top Cat was co-sponsored by and (). ![]() Of episodes 30 () Production Producer(s) William Hanna Joseph Barbera Running time Between 24 and 27 minutes Production company(s) Distributor (1961–1974) (1974–1981) (1981–1989) Great American Broadcasting (1989–1991) (1991–1996) (1996–present) Release Original network Picture format Color (initially telecast in black and white) Audio format Mono Original release Septem( ) – Ap( ) Top Cat is an American made by the studios that first ran from Septemto Apfor a run of 30 episodes on the network. Left to right: Benny the Ball (foreground) Officer Dibble (Behind fence) Brain Fancy-Fancy Top Cat Spook (foreground) Choo-Choo Genre Created by Written by Kin Platt Directed by William Hanna Joseph Barbera Voices of Theme music composer Opening theme 'The Most Effectual Top Cat' Ending theme 'The Most Effectual Top Cat' Composer(s) Country of origin United States Original language(s) English No. ![]()
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