Top Cat Boss Cat Uk
It debuted on 16 may 1962 under its original name but was renamed the boss cat on 13 june 1962.
Top cat boss cat uk. Written by laurence marcus for television heaven. Starring jason harris chris edgerly bill lobely melissa disney voices when it was first broadcast by the bbc in 1962 the hanna barbera cartoon series top cat was renamed boss cat because of the existence of a popular brand of cat food of the same name. Top cat is an animated television series made by the hanna barbera studios which ran from september 27th 1961 to april 18th 1962 for a run of 30 episodes on the abc network. Top cat uk boss cat opening and ending titles 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.
Top cat was first shown on bbc television on 16 may 1962. Top cat or simply t c is the yellow furred charismatic and clever main character of the series. By the time the series was next aired in 1999 the top cat pet food brand had been discontinued in the uk allowing the original us title sequence to be used. Despite the show being renamed boss cat the character s name was unchanged as top cat or the initials tc.
Published on february 8th 2019. The boss cat title card was last used for a repeat run in 1989. The series was renamed for british audiences to boss cat because there was a cat food called top cat on sale in the uk. He wears a mauve pork pie hat and a matching waistcoat he often rips off and or tricks minor characters officer dibble and even his own gang.
However from 13 june 1962 it was listed in radio times as the boss cat and from 22 february 1967 as boss cat from the 1960s until. Short clip from top cat which originally aired on abc tv from 1961 1962 in prime time.