T.H.E. Cat

T.H.E. Cat
Robert Loggia in T.H.E. Cat
GenreAction drama
Crime drama
Created byHarry Julian Fink
Written byRonald Austin
James D. Buchanan
Harry Julian Fink
Robert Hamner
Herman Miller
Bernard C. Schoenfeld
Jack Turley
Directed byAlan Crosland Jr.
Paul Baxley
Don McDougall
Maurice Vaccarino
Boris Sagal
Jacques Tourneur
StarringRobert Loggia
R. G. Armstrong
Robert Carricart
ComposersLalo Schifrin
Gerald Fried
Ruby Raksin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerBoris Sagal
Running time30 minutes
Production companyNBC Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1966 (1966-09-16) –
March 31, 1967 (1967-03-31)
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T.H.E. Cat is an American television action drama that aired on NBC Fridays from 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. during the 1966–1967 television season.[1]

Robert Loggia starred as the title character, Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat.[1] The series preceded the 1968–1970 ABC television series It Takes a Thief, which was also about a cat burglar who uses his skills for good. T.H.E. Cat is reminiscent of Peter Gunn in that the action is backed by a memorable music score, composed by Lalo Schifrin, who did the music for The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Mission: Impossible.[2]

The series was co-sponsored by R. J. Reynolds (Winston) and Lever Brothers and was created by Harry Julian Fink.

  1. ^ a b Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earl, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, 1st Edition, page 606, Ballantine Books, 1979
  2. ^ Robert Loggia Has a Problem - His Hit is Still Missing, Akron Beacon Journal, November 20, 1966, page 3