A Visit from Mother
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| A Visit from Mother | |
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| 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 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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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.
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Critical reception
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Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- September 4, 1989: The Video Collection releases Top Cat: 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.
- 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.
- September 17, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases Top Cat: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc.
