A Visit from Mother
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| Network | ABC |
| Premiere date | November 22, 1961 |
| Starring | Arnold Stang Maurice Gosfield Marvin Kaplan Leo De Lyon John Stephenson Allen Jenkins |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Director(s) | William Hanna |
| Voice director(s) | Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
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"A Visit from Mother" is the ninth episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on November 22, 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.
After Benny writes a letter to his mother, Mrs. Ball, that he is the Mayor of New York, Top Cat and his gang help him to convince her into thinking the he is really the Mayor. But not long after they take Officer Dibble's car, the gang are chased by none other than the officer himself.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Top Cat: What's with him? He's more out of this world than usual.
Choo Choo: It's that letter. I think it's bad news from some kitten.
Fancy Fancy: Has he ever been known to get good news? His life can be summed up in two words: "Dear John."
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
Objects
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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: November 22, 1961 at 8:30 pm on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: May 16, 1962 at 5:10 pm on BBC TV
Behind the scenes
- On certain DVD releases, audio commentary is provided by Jerry Beck, Earl Kress, Mark Evanier, and Leo De Lyon.
Errors
- Dibble is a beat cop who doesn't need his own car, which was written in for the plot.
- In the close up of Benny revealing the letter he got from his mother, his left hand is flesh colored.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- 1988: Kids Klassics releases A Visit from Mother on VHS.
- 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.
- September 17, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases Top Cat: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 1989: The Video Collection releases A Visit from Mother 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.
- 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.
