Hawaii, Here We Come

Hawaii, Here We Come
"You don't think I would pass counterfeit money. Do you, Dibble?"
Premiere date	October 11, 1961
Run time	25:32
Starring	Arnold Stang Maurice Gosfield Marvin Kaplan Leo De Lyon John Stephenson Allen Jenkins Don Messick
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Animation director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"Hawaii, Here We Come" is the third episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on October 11, 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.

Not to miss out on Benny's free trip to Hawaii, T.C. and the rest of the gang come along as stowaways.

Memorable quotes

Top Cat: Okay, Spook, what was in that suitcase?
Spook: Currency. Like foreign denominations. Like money.
Top Cat: Like money? Wow! It IS money! By the law of "finders, keepers", we are rich, men! We got it made!

Top Cat: Dibble, how about taking care of that 347?
Officer Dibble: What's a 347?
Top Cat: Preventing a serious accident! There, do you see that old lady about to get run over by a truck?
Officer Dibble: Come on, T.C., Do you really think you can fool me with... HEY, LADY! WAIT!
Top Cat: See ya when I get back, Dib!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Benny the Ball	Maurice Gosfield
Top Cat	Arnold Stang
Officer Dibble	Allen Jenkins
Fireman	Unavailable
Choo Choo	Marvin Kaplan
Spook	Leo De Lyon
Fancy Fancy	John Stephenson
Brain	Leo De Lyon
Dockmaster	John Stephenson
Old lady/crook	Don Messick
Boarding representative	Don Messick
Sergeant Flanagan	John Stephenson
Purser	John Stephenson
Officer Dibble's wife
Davey Crockett (money print)	N/A
Abraham Lincoln
Captain	John Stephenson
Shipmate	Don Messick

Organizations

• New York City Police Department
• FBI (mentioned)

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
          • Hoagy's Alley
          • Schultz's Delicatessen (mentioned)
          • Carnegie Hall (mentioned)
          • Police station
        • Brooklyn (indirectly mentioned)
          • Coney Island (mentioned)
      • Long Island (mentioned)
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu
    • California (indirectly mentioned)
      • San Francisco (indirectly mentioned)
        • Alcatraz Island (mentioned)

Objects

• Counterfeit money

Vehicles

• S.S. Aloha Hooey

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 11, 1961 at 8:30 pm on ABC

Behind the scenes

• On certain DVD releases, audio commentary is provided by Jerry Beck, Earl Kress, Mark Evanier, and Leo De Lyon.

Errors

• During a scene of the gang's meetup, Top Cat's liverwurst stick disappears and finally reappears at the end when he bangs it on the barrel.

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.
  • March 27, 2000: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat: Volume 1 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.
  • May 28, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Top Cat and Friends 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.