To say that Hanna-Barbara’s animated series, Top Cat, has a colorful cast of
characters is to make a statement that is literally true. Not only are the cats
of NYC’s Hoagy’s Alley quirky and quaint in their Damon Runyon-esque way but
also they are also graphically depicted with vibrant color schemes. From Benny the Ball (purple) and Choo-Choo
(pink) to the Brain (orange) and Top Cat himself (yellow) these big-town
tabbies are anything but the black, white and beige tones normally seen on your
every day housecat. The Hanna-Barbera artists’ decision to depict their lively
felines in a rainbow of hues made their second prime-time series (after The Flintstones) more fun. First of all,
cartoons are supposed to be colorful. And even though Top Cat was never broadcast
in color on its short, one-season run on ABC, these primary-colored pussycats were
tailor-made for tie-in publications, including storybooks, coloring books and
this sticker fun book, published by Whitman.
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