Fancy Fancy

Fancy Fancy
Species	Cat
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Top Cat Benny the Ball Brain Spook Choo Choo Officer Dibble Yogi's Gang
First appearance	TC: "The $1,000,000 Derby" (1961)
Played by	John Stephenson (1961-1988) Chris Edgerly (2000-02) Matthew Piazzi (2013, 2015) Andrew Frankel (2021)
Top Cat: The Movie
Top Cat Begins
Jellystone!

Fancy Fancy is an anthropomorphic cat and a main character in the Top Cat animated television series. He is most known for being the swooning Casanova of Top Cat's gang who feels romantic towards the women he meets. His voice was originated by John Stephenson, using an impression of Cary Grant.

Character description

Fancy is a laid-back, kindhearted and handsome individual who confidently falls in love with women, namely female cats. He is noted to be popular with the ladies, though spending some quality time dating tend to be short-lived, due to being cut short when hearing Top Cat's trashcan lid call that signals the gang to meet. In addition to his love life, Fancy is also seen as a calm and trustworthy follower of Top Cat, often aiding him and the other members of his gang in their crazy schemes.

He is a brown cat with a circular head, peach muzzle, and a bushy tail with a black tip. Although his fur color appears to be cinnamon-brown in the original series, it also appears to be tan or light brown depending on the material. His only article of clothing is a white scarf that he wears on his neck.

Appearances

TV series

• Top Cat
  • 1.1 "The $1,000,000 Derby"
  • 1.2 "The Missing Heir"
  • 1.3 "Hawaii, Here We Come"
  • 1.4 "Top Cat Falls in Love"
  • 1.5 "The Violin Player"
  • 1.6 "The Unscratchables"
  • 1.7 "All That Jazz"
  • 1.8 "Choo Choo's Romance"
  • 1.9 "A Visit from Mother"
  • 1.10 "Rafeefleas"
  • 1.11 "Sergeant Top Cat"
  • 1.12 "Naked Town"
  • 1.13 "The Maharajah of Pookajee"
  • 1.14 "The Long Hot Winter"
  • 1.15 "The Tycoon"
  • 1.16 "The Grand Tour"
  • 1.17 "Space Monkey"
  • 1.18 "T.C. Minds the Baby"
  • 1.19 "The Golden Fleecing"
  • 1.20 "The Case of the Missing Anteater"
  • 1.21 "Farewell, Mr. Dibble"
  • 1.22 "The Late T.C."
  • 1.23 "Choo Choo Goes Ga Ga"
  • 1.24 "King for a Day"
  • 1.25 "Dibble Breaks the Record"
  • 1.26 "The Con Men"
  • 1.27 "Dibble's Birthday"
  • 1.28 "Dibble Sings Again"
  • 1.29 "Griswald"
  • 1.30 "Dibble's Double"
• The Powerpuff Girls
  • 3.8B "Catastrophe" (no lines)
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
• Jellystone!

Movies

• Yogi's Ark Lark (no lines)
• Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
• Top Cat: The Movie
• Top Cat Begins

Specials

• Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (no lines)

Shorts

• Halifax's "Top Cat" commercial (no lines)

Development

Fancy Fancy's voice was based on English-American actor Cary Grant, as evident by his Mid-Atlantic accent and light-hearted, romantic personality.

Gallery

Main article: Fancy Fancy/Gallery

Behind the scenes

• Fancy in the Spanish dub is called Panza, which means "Belly" in Spanish.