Despite his apparent stupidity, he can sometimes say something brilliant. He also seems to be in charge of the group's money (which they rarely have) and he runs up and down the road. Brain is notorious for being unable to keep a secret, and for his stuttering. Contrary to his name (which appears to have been given in jest or sarcasm), Brain is the dim-witted member of the alley gang, an orange cat with a purple T-Shirt with a black line. īrain appears to be a common henchman to Top Cat. The voice actor for Choo Choo is Marvin Kaplan. When he talks, his voice sounds like Woody Allen. He had a couple of love crushes, however unlike Fancy-Fancy or Top Cat, Choo-Choo has no courage talking to girls. He lives at the fire house as the fire house cat as seen in one episode (the first one actually: Hawaii here we come). He is a pink cat with a white long-sleeve turtle-neck shirt, is the tallest of the alley gang cats, and often is depicted with the eyes of a Siamese cat. Ĭhoo-Choo aka Chooch is another of Top Cat's right-hand men, usually his second in command, and is enthusiastic and devoted to Top Cat even when he’s clueless as to what he’s doing. Benny the Ball is modeled after his voice actor Maurice Gosfield. A number of episodes have focused on Benny, including "The Violin Player", " The Unscratchables" and "The Missing Heir". An example of the lengths to which Top Cat will go to help Benny is illustrated by the episode "A Visit From Mother" in which Top Cat arranges for Benny to appear to be the mayor of New York City. The gang relationship between Benny and Top Cat is based on a devoted friendship between them. Benny may appear to be simple-minded, but he manages to ask the most logical questions during the gang's erratic endeavors. He is short, chubby, naive, and cute, a blue-coloured cat with a white sweater that fastens with a single button at his neck. Benny and his mother from the episode "A Visit From Mother".Benny is one of Top Cat's right-hand men. The name Dibble has passed into the vernacular as slang for police officers. Dibble's appearance was modeled 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. Ī frequent plot-line revolved around the local NYPD (although it's never mentioned that Dibble is a New York cop) policeman, Officer Charles "Charlie" Dibble, and his ineffective attempts to evict the gang from the alley. Arnold Stang's voicing of Top Cat strongly resembled Phil Silvers' voice as well. 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 City alley cats: Fancy-Fancy, Spook, Benny the Ball, The Brain, and Choo Choo. The central character, Top Cat - called T.C. Originally broadcast on Wednesdays, Top Cat was co-sponsored by Kellogg's and Bristol-Myers ( Bufferin). Spook (Bill Hader) and Fancy-Fancy (Terrence Mann), who are in the ceiling of a building of the neighborhood New York Apartment, yawn and later, they jump quickly to the alley). A scared Brain jumps up into Choo-Choo's arms and go together to the alley. Then, we see Choo-Choo (Blake Shelton) and Brain (Ed Sheeran) at Benny's side. (In the other side of the alley, Benny (Will Forte) wakes up from his dream in a fruit box. TOP CAT (Tyler Hanes): (yawns) Oh, what a beautiful merry day! It's already 6 o'clock! (takes the lids of the trash cans and uses them as cymbals) Wake up, gang! Wake up! It's time to reunion! Wake up! Then, we're more closely to the trash can, when, suddenly, the indisputable leader of the gang wakes up, throwing the lid of his trash can. That's a trash can where our titular characters live. But we're not going to see noise and problems. Wharever happens, traffic jams with terrible vehicles and citizens trying to go to their jobs or places to see always are here. That's when we were ready to go happily to our favorite places! It was beautiful! The various landmarks present here, and we see beautiful locations we'd like to visit. (It's January 30th, 2020, in Manhattan New York City. SHOWS THE TOP CAT LOGO AND THEN THE WORDS, "THE MOVIE", "CORONAVIRUS" and "IN NEW YORK". (A modern New York City is shown after the credits. NOT FOR RESALE AND DUPLICATION Part 1 - Is This A "Normal" Day? TELEVISION, ÁNIMA ESTUDIOS, NICTHIC PRODUCTIONS, AND ACCESS ENTERTAINMENT