Hawaii, Here We Come

"Hawaii, Here We Come" is the first episode of Top Cat. It aired on September 27, 1961 on ABC. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Not to miss out on Benny's free trip to Hawaii, T.C. and the rest of the gang come along as stowaways.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Benny the Ball
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice Gosfield
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Top Cat
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Arnold Stang
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Officer Dibble
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Allen Jenkins
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fireman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Choo Choo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Marvin Kaplan
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Spook
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Leo De Lyon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fancy Fancy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Brain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Leo De Lyon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dockmaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old lady/crook
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boarding representative
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sargeant Flanagan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Purser
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Officer Dibble's wife
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Davey Crockett (money print)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Abraham Lincoln
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Captain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shipmate
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sargeant Flanagan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Purser
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Officer Dibble's wife
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Davey Crockett (money print)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Abraham Lincoln
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Captain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shipmate
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Captain
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shipmate
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shipmate
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick

Organizations

 * New York City Police Department
 * FBI (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * New York
 * New York City
 * Manhattan
 * Hoagy's Alley
 * Schultz's Delicatessen (mentioned)
 * Carnegie Hall (mentioned)
 * Police station
 * Brooklyn (indirectly mentioned)
 * Coney Island (mentioned)
 * Long Island (mentioned)
 * Hawaii
 * Honolulu
 * California (indirectly mentioned)
 * San Francisco (indirectly mentioned)
 * Alcatraz Island (mentioned)

Objects

 * Counterfeit money

Vehicles

 * S.S. Aloha Hooey

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 27, 1961 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * Being the first episode, this is the first mention of Officer Dibble's wife, who's never seen throughout the series, but we're still supposed to believe exists.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * December 7, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series on DVD.
 * June 6, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom:
 * March 27, 2000: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: Volume 1 on VHS.
 * October 8, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series (HMV exclusive) on DVD.
 * October 8, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: Volume 1 on DVD.
 * April 1, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series on DVD.
 * May 28, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat and Friends on DVD.
 * 2019: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.