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Space Monkey
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Premiere date	January 24, 1962
Starring	Arnold Stang; Maurice Gosfield; Marvin Kaplan; Leo De Lyon; John Stephenson; Allen Jenkins
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Animation director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"Space Monkey" is the seventeenth episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on January 24, 1962 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.

After learning about the luxuroius living conditions of a monkey awaiting to be launched into space, Top Cat's gang put themselves in a space program in the hopes of being put in the same lifestyle.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

New York City Police Department

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - New York
    - New York City
      - Manhattan
        Hoagy's Alley

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: January 24, 1962 at 8:30 on ABC
United Kingdom and Ireland: July 18, 1962 at 5:10 on BBC TV (as The Boss Cat)

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- December 7, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series on DVD.
- January 10, 2017: Warner Archive Collection releases Top Cat: The 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 and Ireland:
- October 8, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series (HMV exclusive) on DVD.
- April 1, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series on DVD.
- 2019: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.

References

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 '''"Space Monkey"''' is the seventeenth episode of ''[[Top Cat (TV series)|Top Cat]]'' season one. It aired on [[January 24]], [[1962]] on [[ABC]]. It was produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the creators of the series and the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]].
+After learning about the luxuroius living conditions of a monkey awaiting to be launched into space, Top Cat's gang put themselves in a space program in the hopes of being put in the same lifestyle.
 ==Detailed summary==
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 * United States: January 24, 1962 at 8:30 on ABC
-* United Kingdom & [[Ireland]]: [[July 18]], 1962 at 5:10 on [[BBC One|BBC TV]] (as ''The Boss Cat'')
+* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: [[July 18]], 1962 at 5:10 on [[BBC One|BBC TV]] (as ''The Boss Cat'')
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 ** [[January 10]], [[2017]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''Top Cat: The 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 & Ireland:
+* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 ** [[October 8]], [[2007]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Top Cat: The Complete Series'' (HMV exclusive) on DVD.
 ** [[April 1]], [[2008]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Top Cat: The Complete Series'' on DVD.
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 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]