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The Violin Player
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Premiere date	October 25, 1961
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 Violin Player" is the fifth episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on October 25, 1961 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.

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: October 25, 1961 at 8:30 pm on ABC
United Kingdom & Ireland: June 27, 1962 at 5:10 pm on BBC TV (as The Boss Cat)

Behind the scenes

Errors

Everlasting influence

Benny plays the violin in the 2016 Halifax advert.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
- July 1, 1985: The Video Collection releases Top Cat: Volume 1 on VHS.
- November 3, 1986: The Video Collection releases Top Cat: Volume 1 on VHS.
- June 16, 1997: First Independent Films releases Top Cat: Bumper Edition 2 on VHS.
- October 8, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: The Complete Series (HMV exclusive) on DVD.
- October 8, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: Volume 1 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.
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.

References

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 ** [[November 3]], [[1986]]: The Video Collection releases ''Top Cat: Volume 1'' on VHS.
 ** [[June 16]], [[1997]]: [[First Independent Films]] releases ''[[Top Cat: Bumper Edition 2]]'' on VHS.
-** [[October 8]], [[2007]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''Top Cat: The Complete Series'' (HMV exclusive) on DVD.
+** [[October 8]], [[2007]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Top Cat: The Complete Series]]'' (HMV exclusive) on DVD.
 ** October 8, 2007: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Top Cat: Volume 1 (2007)|Top Cat: Volume 1]]'' 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.
 * 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.
 ** [[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.