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T.C. Minds the Baby
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Premiere date	January 31, 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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"T.C. Minds the Baby" is the eighteenth episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on January 31, 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.

Top Cat and his gang recieve a baby with a note imploring the finder to take care of the infant. Their efforts catches the attention of Officer Dibble, who is also taking notice of the stolen baby bottles at the same time.

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 the musical director.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: January 31, 1962 at 8:30 on ABC
United Kingdom and Ireland: August 8, 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 Kingdom and Ireland:
- April 8, 1996: First Independent Films releases Top Cat: Bumper Edition on VHS.
- 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.
- June 3, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera on DVD.
- 2019: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
In the United States:
- December 7, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series on DVD.
- May 21, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera 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.

References

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-'''"T.C. Minds the Baby"''' is the eighteenth 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]].
+'''"T.C. Minds the Baby"''' is the eighteenth episode of ''[[Top Cat (TV series)|Top Cat]]'' season one. It aired on [[January 31]], [[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]].
+Top Cat and his gang recieve a baby with a note imploring the finder to take care of the infant. Their efforts catches the attention of Officer Dibble, who is also taking notice of the stolen baby bottles at the same time.
 ==Detailed summary==
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 * United States: January 31, 1962 at 8:30 on ABC
-* United Kingdom & [[Ireland]]: [[August 8]], 1962 at 5:10 on [[BBC One|BBC TV]] (as ''The Boss Cat'')
+* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: [[August 8]], 1962 at 5:10 on [[BBC One|BBC TV]] (as ''The Boss Cat'')
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 ==Home availability==
+* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
+** [[April 8]], [[1996]]: [[First Independent Films]] releases ''[[Top Cat: Bumper Edition]]'' on VHS.
+** [[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.
+** [[June 3]], [[2019]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera]]'' on DVD.
+** 2019: Warner Home Video releases ''Top Cat: The Complete Series'' (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * In the United States:
-** [[December 7]], [[2004]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Top Cat: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
+** [[December 7]], [[2004]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Top Cat: The Complete Series'' on DVD.
-** [[May 21]], [[2013]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera]]'' on DVD.
+** [[May 21]], [[2013]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera'' 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 & 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.
-** [[June 3]], [[2019]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera'' on DVD.
-** 2019: Warner Home Video releases ''Top Cat: The Complete Series'' (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:1962]]
+[[Category:ABC]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]