Spook

Spook
Species	Cat
Gender	Male
Member of	Yogi's Gang
Affiliation	Top Cat Benny the Ball Brain Choo Choo Fancy Fancy Officer Dibble
First appearance	TC: "The $1,000,000 Derby" (1961)
Played by	Leo De Lyon (1961-1988) Benjamin Diskin (2013, 2015) Jenny Lorenzo (2021)
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
Top Cat: The Movie
File:TCB Spook.png Top Cat Begins
Jellystone!

Spook is an anthropomorphic cat and a main character in the Top Cat animated television series. His voice was originated by Leo De Lyon.

A member of Top Cat's gang, he mostly follows orders from his lead and has a hip, beatnik personality.

In the Max series Jellystone!, Spook is genderflipped and renamed Spooky. She is voiced by Jenny Lorenzo.

Character description

Spook is a cat whose fur color varies on which media he appears in. In most media, Spook has a dark, greenish-brown fur coat, whereas in comics and merchandise, he instead has a bright green coat. He has a round face and has peach muzzle. Spook's only piece of clothing is a black tie with a slightly worn-off tip.

Although a loyal gang member, Spook is free-spirited and has a sweet demeanour compared to the conniving and slick attitude of his leader, Top Cat. The vernacular in which he speaks resembles that of a stereotypical beatnik, with slang evocative of the 1950s to early 1960s. Unlike the rest of the T.C.'s gang, Spook rarely acts drastically accordingly, and is somewhat stoic to any situation. Additionally, he also has an affinity for dance and music, as he is rather fond of activities involving the two.

In the above mentioned series Jellystone!, Spook is has lime-green fur and is mostly silent girl. Unlike her original counterpart, she is the weird and brainless member of the gang, keeping a straight face at all times.

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)
• Jellystone!

Movies

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

Shorts

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

Comics

• Top Cat (Dell Comics)
• Top Cat (Gold Key Comics)
• Top Cat (Charlton Comics)
• Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
  • Issue #29: "Reigning Cats and Dogs"
• Adam Strange/Future Quest Special
  • Issue #1B: "Out of the Alley" (no lines)

Video games

• Top Cat Starring in Beverly Hills Cats

Gallery

Main article: Spook/Gallery

Behind the scenes

• Spook is Espanto in the Spanish dub for Top Cat.
  • In Jellystone!, Espanto is renamed to Espanta.