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Top Cat

★ 7.1 9K votes 1961–1962 1 season · 30 episodes Ended ABC
Kids & familyGenuinely watchable for and with children.This show: 9/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10NostalgicTrades on longing for a past era, in the story or around it.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Arnold StangMaurice GosfieldMarvin KaplanAllen JenkinsLeo DeLyonJohn Stephenson
Starring
Arnold StangMaurice GosfieldMarvin KaplanAllen JenkinsLeo DeLyonJohn Stephenson
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A con artist in cat's clothing"

Top Cat is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon about a sharp-dressed, silver-tongued alley cat who runs a gang of scheming feline pals out of a New York trash can, always one step ahead of the long-suffering beat cop trying to catch them. Each episode is a quick, self-contained con or scheme played for laughs rather than stakes. It's breezy, wisecracking, and clearly modeled on old sitcom hustler archetypes, carried almost entirely by its title character's swagger and one-liners. Nostalgic, simple, and fast, it's more comfort viewing than must-see television by modern animation standards.

Watch it for

the title character's fast-talking charm and vintage sitcom-style con-artist schemes.

Maybe skip if

you want modern animation pacing or stories with real stakes.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11961
7.83K3013h 4m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Hawaii Here We Come7.9
18026 min
▶2The Maharajah of Pookajee7.9
18826 min
▶3All That Jazz7.8
13126 min
▶4The $1,000,000 Derby7.9
12826 min
▶5The Violin Player7.7
12726 min
▶6The Missing Heir7.6
11926 min
▶7Top Cat Falls in Love7.8
12126 min
▶8A Visit from Mother8.0
12226 min
▶9Naked Town7.8
10726 min
▶10Sergeant Top Cat7.5
10926 min
▶11Choo Choo's Romance7.7
11626 min
▶12The Unscratchables8.4
12126 min
▶13Rafeefleas7.8
11226 min
▶14The Tycoon7.8
11426 min
▶15The Long Hot Winter8.1
12826 min
▶16The Case of the Absent Anteater7.4
10826 min
▶17T.C. Minds the Baby7.7
11326 min
▶18Farewell, Mr. Dibble7.9
10726 min
▶19The Grand Tour7.6
10526 min
▶20The Golden Fleecing7.3
10226 min
▶21Space Monkey7.7
10426 min
▶22The Late T.C.7.8
9826 min
▶23Dibble's Birthday7.8
10330 min
▶24Choo Choo Goes Ga-Ga7.7
10426 min
▶25King for a Day7.7
10326 min
▶26The Con Men7.8
9826 min
▶27Dibble Breaks the Record7.9
10126 min
▶28Dibble Sings Again7.6
9626 min
▶29Griswald7.8
10026 min
▶30Dibble's Double8.3
10426 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Arnold Stang Top Cat
Maurice Gosfield Benny the Ball, Newspaper Man, Passenger
Marvin Kaplan Choo Choo, Bruno, Customer
Allen Jenkins Officer Dibble, Delivery Man, Newspaper Man
Leo DeLyon Spook, Brain, Al's Partner
John Stephenson Fancy-Fancy, The Sergeant, Police Sergeant
Don Messick Griswald, Police Commissioner, Al the Actor
Jean Vander Pyl Abigail, Baby, Fancy's Girlfriend
Bea Benaderet Receptionist, Fancy's Girlfriend, Fifi The Maid
Walker Edmiston B.J., Bernie, Blacksmith

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