Remembering Top Cat AKA Boss Cat AKA Don Gato
I remembered back as a child when Top Cat was shown at 4:30 PM on ABC-5 (before it became TV-5). Since we weren't allowed to watch TV during the weekdays - the only time I was able to watch Top Cat was during Christmas break and the summer break. Christmas break was spent studying for incoming exams after December 25 and a short break was given from December 31 to January 1 and it's back to studies again. Though, I was pretty much of an escapist from my "normie" folks. Top Cat proved to be that escapism though somebody had called the character, Top Cat, rightfully, as an idiot. Though I was addicted to it for a reason. Maybe, it was just like how I was addicted to Conan the Adventurer and Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - I was a child and didn't know better. What's the real deal with Top Cat ? The show calls its main lead Top Cat (TC) though we never got to know his real name for a reason. TC's friends were Fancy-Fancy, Benny (his right-hand man), Choo ...