Parents' Guide to

Top Cat

By KJ Dell Antonia, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 5+

Once-funny now-clichéd cat thwarts authority.

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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

Community Reviews

age 6+

Based on 3 parent reviews

age 8+

Hanna Barbana's best cartoon!

I love this show! Why does it get get 2 stars?! This show is REALLY funny!
age 5+

Classic but not the best

OK Amimation and Fine Cartoon

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3):
Kids say (5):

Pretty much a knock-off of the '50s' Phil Silvers Show, today Top Cat is about as funny as, well, The Phil Silvers Show and is more of an artifact of its time than anything else. Violence is minor and stereotypes abound, but since all of the characters are even more two-dimensional than in most cartoons, the stereotyping matters less than you'd think. While Top Cat is pretty harmless, there's better stuff out there, even at this level.

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