Naked Town
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| Premiere date | December 20, 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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"Naked Town" is the twelfth episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on December 20, 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.
Officer Dibble hears word of a TV crime show named Naked Town, which is being filmed in a warehouse near Hoagy's Alley. After signing into the show, Dibble is unaware that it was an elaborate scheme by some crooks covering a real robbery.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
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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: December 20, 1961 at 8:30 pm on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: July 20, 1962 at 5:10 pm on BBC TV (as The Boss Cat)
Behind the scenes
Errors
Legacy
- The scene in which Top Cat, his gang, and Dibble are sitting on the curb outside the Ajax warehouse is being watched by Mike in the 1984 film Sixteen Candles.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 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.
