Just found out via Facebook (thanks to MarshaJane) that the guy who voiced Top Cat, Arnold Stang, has died.
I loved watching Top Cat as a kid and still have a soft spot for it. There was T.C ‘s sparring partner, his nemesis, Officer Dibble trying to get one over on him and of course there’s the posse of cats with TC as the leader working on endless scams! My favourites out of the cat posse were Choo-Choo and Benny.
And that theme tune was great to sing along to… “Top Cat… most effectual Top Cat! Who’s intellectual close friends get to call him T.C”….
Ah, Arnold Stang. I thought he was dead years ago. In the flesh, memorable in The Man With The Golden Arm and It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. And of course one of the stars of the immortal Skidoo.
Indeed Splintered! He was in his 90s, good innings and all that.
RIP – Arnold Stang, 91, known for his nerdy looks and distinctive nasal voice made a living playing diminutive, bespectacled, caustic little men! He’s best known for “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” and the voice of Top Cat.
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