Stack No. 4 - Top Hat
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Top Hat is a fictional character who appeared in the 1988 television series TUGS, created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
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Top Hat is Captain Star's fourth tug, a 'railway tug' , an uppity and snobbish character with a monocle who looks down on everyone, both his friends and his foes.
Although he tries to avoid any job that will make his paint dirty, he is used for a wide variety of tasks around Bigg City Port, mainly distributing railway rolling stock with his barges Frank and Eddie. Like the rest of the Star Fleet, Top Hat is based on the tugs of San Francisco waters from the 1920's. His name derives from his trademark hat. Dispite his problem with dirty jobs he is often used to tow Lord Stinker the garbage barge in episodes such as High Tide or Warrior. In High Tide he gained a great respect for the barge. Yet in other episodes he complains about the garbage itself. And oftern teases Warrior for his garbage smell.
Top Hat cares mainly about himself and saving his own neck. He is often ridiculed by his companions, particularly Ten Cents and the villanous Z stacks.He has a theme tune which is heard in the episode High Tide.
According to educated guesswork, Top Hat is voiced by British actor John Baddely.
