The Missing Heir

The Missing Heir
Top Cat discovers a birth mark on Benny's foot.
Premiere date	October 4, 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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"The Missing Heir" is the second episode of Top Cat season one. It aired on October 4, 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.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

• New York City Police Department

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
          • Hoagy's Alley

Music

The music was composed by Hanna and Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 4, 1961 at 8:30 pm on ABC
• In the United Kingdom and Ireland: On BBC TV

Legacy

• The plot was reused for the 1988 TV movie Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • 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.