Difference between revisions of "The Grand Tour"

The Grand Tour
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Premiere date	January 17, 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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"The Grand Tour" is the sixteenth episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on January 17, 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.

While Top Cat is developing a scheme involving a phony historical tour of New York, Choo Choo follows a 25-cent treasure map to an abandoned building where he finds Captain Kidd's treasure.

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 17, 1962 at 8:30 on ABC
United Kingdom and Ireland: On BBC TV

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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 '''"The Grand Tour"''' is the sixteenth episode of ''[[Top Cat (TV series)|Top Cat]]'' season one. It aired on [[January 17]], [[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]].
-While Top Cat is developing scheme involving a phony historical tour of New York, Choo Choo follows a 25-cent treasure map to an abandoned building where he finds Captain Kidd's treasure.
+While Top Cat is developing a scheme involving a phony historical tour of New York, Choo Choo follows a 25-cent treasure map to an abandoned building where he finds Captain Kidd's treasure.
 ==Detailed summary==
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 * United States: January 17, 1962 at 8:30 on ABC
+* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: On [[BBC One|BBC TV]]
 ==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 and [[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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