T.H.E. Cat
T.H.E. Cat
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T.H.E. Cat

7.2 / 10
1966
1 season
26 episodes
Action & AdventureDrama

T.H.E. Cat is an American action drama that aired during the 1966-1967 television season on NBC, co-sponsored by R.J. Reynolds and Lever Brothers. The series was created by Harry Julian Fink, the creator of Dirty Harry . Robert Loggia starred as the title character, Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat. T. H. E. Cat is a forerunner of television characters such as The Equalizer, who skirt the edges of the law and bring skills from earlier careers on behalf of those needing more help than the police can offer. The series preceded the 1968-1970 ABC television series It Takes a Thief, which was also about a cat burglar who used his skills for good.

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  • Ep 1

    1.To Kill a Priest

    16-09-196630m

    Outside a cathedral, which is like a giant fortress, armed police are standing guard. Captain McAllister, chomping on a big cigar, takes Cat inside, and explains, ""They call him...

  • Ep 2

    2.Sandman

    23-09-196630m

    Late at night, an elderly cat burglar, dressed all in black, breaks into a mansion, and cracks a wall safe; he tries to steal an object. The owner, Mr. Cahill, bursts into the roo...

  • Ep 3

    3.Payment Overdue

    30-09-196630m

    In the wee hours of the morning, at the Casa del Gato, the singer this week is the fair Jerrie Loren. She's singing to the audience, ""Night brings soft winds, and I close my eyes...

  • Ep 4

    4.Brotherhood

    07-10-196630m

    Cat walks up to a dilapidated apartment building. He goes upstairs and silently unlocks the door, and walks through the front room; then he kicks open the kitchen door. Inside th...

  • Ep 5

    5.Little Arnie from Long Ago

    14-10-196630m

    Arnie Ludock got sent to prison in 1936; now, after 30 years, he is free. Arnie is accompanied by his old sidekick Drummer. At their place, Captain McAllister confronts Arnie. T...

  • Ep 6

    6.None to Weep, None to Mourn

    21-10-196630m

    Late afternoon, in a large castle-like home, filled with relics and paintings and statues, Cat walks down a corridor. Cat asks an old woman, ""Where are the servants?"" The old w...

  • Ep 7

    7.Moment of Truth

    28-10-196630m

    At the Casa del Gato, Serafina, a pretty flamenco dancer, is doing her number. Cat says, ""Beautiful""; Pepe, looking at the night's receipts, says, ""Beautiful."" Cat observes,...

  • Ep 8

    8.Marked For Death

    04-11-196630m

    At midnight, Cat is on the roof of a tall building, and enters through the skylight. He slides down a long rope. He is immediately surrounded by many men in the dark; a spotlight...

  • Ep 9

    9.Crossing at Destino Bay

    18-11-196630m

    Night, around 1:30 a.m. Cat is at the Destino Bay Ferry building, which appears to be totally deserted-- even the man in the ticket booth is either unconscious or dead. Cat encou...

  • Ep 10

    10.To Bell T.H.E. Cat

    25-11-196630m

    Night. Andrea March is sitting at one of the restaurant's outdoor tables, on the sidewalk. She is sketching Moonface who is sitting at another table; his bald head, thick glasses...

  • Ep 11

    11.Curtains for Miss Winslow

    02-12-196630m

    Night. Cat enters a large, deserted theatre. Cat goes downstairs to the huge prop room, and runs into a man who says he is Dario Marzoni, the keeper. Almost his entire face is s...

  • Ep 12

    12.King of the Limpets

    09-12-196630m

    An assassin dressed like a sailor walks up to the El Pescador (fisherman) Cafe, there are hotel rooms upstairs. In a hotel room, Vasco and another man quickly try to smuggle a boy...

  • Ep 13

    13.The System

    16-12-196630m

    Cat breaks in to the top floor of a large building. It is a museum-- a dungeon of sorts, with wax figures, suits of armor, medieval weapons and torture devices. Cat unties an eld...

  • Ep 14

    14.The Canary Who Lost His Voice

    23-12-196630m

    The jazz band is playing at the Casa del Gato. A beautiful woman, Christine Martell, is nervous and wants Cat to protect someone; she gives Cat a blank check. He asks, ""Do I fil...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Ring of Anasis

    30-12-196630m

    Early afternoon, Cat is on a bodyguard assignment. Cat is in yet another one of those strange, fortress-like mansions, and his client is an eccentric millionaire, Tony Webb, who i...

  • Ep 16

    16.Queen of Diamonds, Knave of Hearts

    06-01-196730m

    (intro narration) Night, on a millionaire's estate. Cat climbs to the 2nd story of the mansion, and sneaks into a bedroom; immediately a beautiful woman, who was hiding behind th...

  • Ep 17

    17.A Hot Place to Die

    13-01-196730m

    (intro narration) David Benton and the beautiful Crystal Pierson are in the blazing desert, in their convertible. They stop at a filling station. David is nervous; he has a suit...

  • Ep 18

    18.A Slight Family Trait

    20-01-196730m

    (intro narration) Night. A luxury liner, the Princess Louise, is docked. There is a huge party on board-- but there is also at least one uninvited guest: the Cat. The man in bla...

  • Ep 19

    19.If Once You Fail

    27-01-196730m

    (intro narration) Night. Cat is driving his sportscar, and dropping off the lovely Dr. Kathryn DeVrees at the Country Hospital where she works. They have a long kiss; Cat is in...

  • Ep 20

    20.Design for Death

    03-02-196730m

    (intro narration) There is a fashion show at some ritzy club. It is being presided over by Claudine Peyser, wearing a divine silver lamé outfit-- she's an attractive woman, but w...

  • Ep 21

    21.Matter Over Mind

    10-02-196730m

    (intro narration) Night. The scene opens with yet another of those weird, fortress-like mansions that are so prevalent in this series; inside there are exotic artifacts: ancient...

  • Ep 22

    22.The Blood-Red Night

    17-02-196730m

    (intro narration) Daytime. Cat is called to the mansion of Amelia Ferret, a rich lady in her late 70s. She fears for her life because of a large, rare ruby she wears, the ""sang...

  • Ep 23

    23.The Ninety Percent Blues

    24-02-196730m

    (intro narration) Gangster Milo Andrade, along with 2 of his thugs, is having a meeting in his penthouse apartment with handsome, young black comedian Timmie Taylor. In front of...

  • Ep 24

    24.The Long Chase

    10-03-196730m

    (intro narration) Night. Dozens of policemen are having a big shootout with escaped convict Laurent, who is holed up in a large steel works plant. 2 officers are dead; Lieutenan...

  • Ep 25

    25.Twenty-One and Out

    24-03-196730m

    (intro narration) Daytime. Undercover cop Joe is bringing groceries, and a couple of books to read, to lovely Laurie Neal-- she's holed up in a room in 2-story motel, as part of...

  • Ep 26

    26.Lisa

    31-03-196730m

    (intro narration) Night. A man is running away, he's being chased by 2 goons in a Rolls Royce. In the alley behind the Casa del Gato, the hoods (dressed as cops) get out of the...

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