King for a Day (Top Cat)
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- This article is about the Top Cat episode. For other TV series with episodes sharing that name, see King for a Day.
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| Premiere date | March 14, 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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"King for a Day" is the twenty-fourth episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on March 14, 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.
After seeing the King for a Day program and its wondrous prizes on television, Top Cat plans to compete in the game show.
Detailed summary
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Characters
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Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as the musical director.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: March 14, 1962 at 8:30 on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: January 26, 1963 at 5:00 pm on BBC TV (as The Boss Cat)
Behind the scenes
- Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound appear on comic books at a newsstand.
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Critical reception
In other languages
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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.
- September 17, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases Top Cat: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
