He is short, chubby, naive, and cute, an indigo-coloured cat with a white sweater that fastens with a single button at his neck. One such incident features in 'Dibble's Birthday' where Top Cat plans to give away all of Dibble's birthday gifts.īenny is one of Top Cat's right-hand men. Resolution of the revolt usually comes as capitulation by Top Cat to the will of the gang.

Top Cat's leadership is sometimes challenged by the rest of the gang, particularly when he has done something particularly shameful. Top Cat is laid-back and persuasive, a leader who can also be a friend. Top Cat, a yellow cat with violet hat and vest, is the eponymous protagonist of the series and leader of the gang of cats around which the series revolves. The name Dibble has passed into the vernacular as slang for police officers. Dibble's appearance was modelled on Allen Jenkins who did his voice. The only reason that he wanted to be rid of them was that Top Cat and his gang were constantly attempting to earn a quick dollar-usually through an illegal scam. Arnold Stang's voicing of Top Cat strongly resembled Phil Silvers' voice as well.Ī frequent plotline revolved around the local policeman, Officer Charlie Dibble, and his ineffective attempts to evict the gang from the alley. Maurice Gosfield, who played Private Duane Doberman on The Phil Silvers Show, also provided the voice for Benny the Ball in Top Cat (Benny's rotund appearance was based on Gosfield too).

It has also been said that the Bowery Boys influenced the show. Top Cat and his gang were inspired by characters from the popular situation comedy The Phil Silvers Show. by close friends, 'providing it's with dignity' as the lyrics of the theme song say - is the leader of a gang of New York alley cats: Fancy-Fancy, Spook, Benny the Ball, The Brain, and Choo Choo. The central character, Top Cat - called T.C. Label : Top Cat cartoon character, Top Cat cartoon animated, Top Cat funy pictures.

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