Imagine this: a Hanna-Barbera character as the official mascot of a U.S. aircraft carrier. Sounds like the ramblings of a madman, but that's something that did happen! In 1988, the crew behind the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower asked Hanna-Barbera if they could make the character of Top Cat the mascot of their F-14 fighters. Hanna-Barbera allowed them to use the character, and cooked up this cel of Top Cat acting as a fighter pilot, which you can see below. The actual cel was autographed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. This design was also used for patches that pilots could wear on their uniforms, although it doesn't seem like photos of these items are archived online. Still, it's a pretty cool, if odd, crossover if I say so myself!
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