Topsy may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Topsy, a character in the novel ''
Uncle Tom's Cabin
''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two Volume (bibliography), volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans ...
''
* Topsy, a character in the 2018 film ''
Mary Poppins Returns
''Mary Poppins Returns'' is a 2018 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Loosely based on the book series ''Mary Poppins'' by P ...
''
* ''
Topsy and Eva Topsy may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Topsy, a character in the novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''
* Topsy, a character in the 2018 film ''Mary Poppins Returns''
* '' Topsy and Eva'', a 1928 film based on ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''
* '' Topsy and Tim ...
'', a 1928 film based on ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''
* ''
Topsy and Tim Topsy may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Topsy, a character in the novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''
* Topsy, a character in the 2018 film ''Mary Poppins Returns''
* '' Topsy and Eva'', a 1928 film based on ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''
* '' Topsy and Tim ...
'', a children's book series
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Topsy (''Tom and Jerry''), a character in the cartoon series ''
Tom and Jerry
''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series ...
''
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"Topsy" (instrumental), a jazz instrumental first recorded by
Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...
, then by
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". His orchestra did well commercially.
From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing bi ...
, and later by
Cozy Cole
William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981) was an American jazz drummer who worked with Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong among others and led his own groups.
Life and career
William Randolph Cole was born in East Ora ...
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"Topsy" (Bob's Burgers), the 38th episode of the animated comedy series ''
Bob's Burgers
''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...
''
People
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Topsy Küppers
Topsy Küppers (17 August 1931 – 14 June 2025) was an Austrian writer, singer, soubrette, actress and theatre director of German origin.
Life
Born in Aachen, Germany, the foundation stone for Küppers' career as an actress was laid by Ursula ...
(1931–2025), an Austrian actress, singer, and writer
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Topsy Sinden
Harriet Augusta Sinden (1877–1950), known professionally as Topsy Sinden, was an English dancer, actress and singer. She was best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, both in London and on tour. Sinden was an a ...
(1877–1950), an English dancer, actress, and singer
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Topsy (d.1998) Topsy (died 1998) was an abused deaf mute Chinese Tartar girl who was adopted by British missionary Mildred Cable, a Protestant Christian missionary in China, serving with the China Inland Mission, and her friends Evangeline (Eva) French and Fr ...
, an abused Chinese girl, subject of ''The Story of Topsy'', a book by Mildred Cable
Places in the United States
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Topsy, Missouri
Topsy is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United S ...
, an unincorporated community
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Topsy, Kansas
Topsy is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Kansas
Lincoln County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lincoln Center, Kansas, Lincoln Center. As of the 2020 United State ...
, a ghost town
*
Topsy, Oklahoma
Chloeta (or Topsy) is a community located on State Highway 20 in Delaware County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the Un ...
, a rural community also known as "Chloeta"
Other uses
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Topsy (elephant)
Topsy ( – January 4, 1903) was a female Asian elephant who was electrocuted at Coney Island, New York, in January 1903. Born in Southeast Asia around 1875, Topsy was secretly brought into the United States soon thereafter and added to the he ...
(c. 1875–1903), a circus animal electrocuted by her owners
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Topsy (analytics)
Topsy Labs was a social search and analytics company based in San Francisco, California. The company was a certified Twitter partner and maintained a comprehensive index of tweets, numbering in the hundreds of billions, dating back to Twitter's i ...
, an online social media and communications insights platform
* A codename of the
Mitsubishi Ki-5-II, an aircraft
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Topsy's Roost
Playland (also known as Playland-at-the-Beach and Whitney's Playland, beginning in 1928some say 1926) was a seaside amusement park located next to Ocean Beach, in the Richmond District on the West Side of San Francisco, California, along G ...
, a former restaurant and nightclub at Playland-at-the-Beach in San Francisco
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Topsy the Camel
Topsy the Camel (born prior to 1855, possibly as early as – April 1934), also known as Old Topsy, was a female Bactrian camel who was the last surviving member of the United States Camel Corps. Later in life, she was part of a menagerie at Ri ...
, part of the US Army, Ringling Brothers Circus, and the Hollywood film industry
See also
*
Topsy-Turvy (disambiguation)
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