The Pink Panther is a heroic, moral cartoon cat with pink fur and the manners of an English aristocrat. He only becomes flustered or angry at obtuse or offensive humans who try to disrupt his existence, or at troublesome gadgets, rodents, or insects. In most of his cartoons, he stumbles into a difficult situation and stoically endeavors to make the best of it. Episodes of this series feature three theatrical cartoons, two with the Pink Panther, and one featuring the Inspector, a cartoon version of the accident-prone, bumbling French detective, Inspector Clouseau, played in movies by Peter Sellers. The Inspector is often assisted by a Spanish gendarme, Sergeant Deux-Deux, and together they fallibly battle villains of all shapes and sizes in various parts of the world, always on the orders of the long-suffering Surete Commissioner.
Although the titular character was never given a name, it was clearly based on Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau character that appeared in the Pink Panther film series. However unlike the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, the Inspector of the cartoon series was generally a competent policeman, and the comedy of the cartoon came from the sometimes surreal situations the Inspector was exposed to, rather than to physical slapstick. However through those difficult circumstances, criminals often get the better of him and he must face the wrath of his ill tempered, bullying Commissioner who holds him in contempt.
This comical cartoon is centered around an aardvark who is desperately trying to catch a clever ant for food. The series was released theatrically from 1969 to 1971 by United Artists. In 1972 it became part of "The Pink Panther Show." John Byner (Soap) provided the voices, impersonating Jackie Mason for the aardvark and impersonating Dean Martin for the ant.
The cartoons concerned blonde, good-looking, pacifist Roland and the many attempts by the evil, mustachioed Rattfink to ruin his good time. The cartoons were surprisingly off-beat and painted the two characters as extreme polar opposites. Roland seemed to parody the peace-loving, "Make Love, Not War" long-haired good guy as a gentle, kind, and soft-hearted youth. Rattfink was, however, a cynical, mischievous, negative and malicious man (appearing older than Roland) out to destroy anything happy or positive.
The hilarious adventures of two toads, Toro and Pancho, who live in the Mexican city of Tijuana. Throughout the cartoon they try to eat their prey, but always get out-smarted. They would sometimes themselves be targeted by a bird, Crazylegs Crane, and would in turn always out-smart him.
The series focused on a fast blue snake named Blue Racer chasing a Japanese Beetle. The character Japanese Beetle first appeared in "Tijuana Toads" episode "Hop and Chop" while Blue Racer first appeared in "A Snake in the Gracias". The snake and the beetle finally got his own series a year later and it was similar to Road Runner and Coyote. The series was actually a theatrical cartoon made from 1972-74 by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, but it was reruned in syndication months after the series ended, but only few local networks picked it up, and it was like the series never aired on TV, but it continued to appear on TV until mid 1980s. Please persuade MGM (they own copyrights to the series) into releasing Blue Racer on VHS and DVD.
"Hoot Kloot" was a series of 17 theatrical cartoon shorts produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises from 1973 to 1974. They featured Sheriff Hoot Kloot -- a diminutive, short-tempered lawman -- and his loyal horse Fester who try to maintain order in a remote western town. The series was later shown on television as part of the NBC Saturday morning cartoon series "Pink Panther and Friends."
"The Dogfather" was an animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises between 1974 and 1976 that parodied "The Godfather," but with canines as part of the Italian organized crime syndicate. It consists of the Dogfather (voiced by Bob Holt impersonating Marlon Brando) and his henchmen Pug and Louie (both voiced by Daws Butler).
"The Super 6" was the first animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises for Saturday mornings. It aired on NBC from 1966 to 1969. The show was a superhero spoof featuring six diverse characters under the supervision of a cranky dispatcher. Each episode consisted of three parts, with the character Super Bwoing appearing in the first segment, and one of the other five heroes (Granite Man, Magneto Man, Elevator Man, Super Scuba and Capt. Zammo) appearing in the last segment. The middle segment featured some totally unrelated characters known as The Brothers Matzoriley.
Welcome to the Super President guide at TV Tome. Also know as Super President and Spy Shadow Super President was produced by DePatie-Freleng and ran on NBC-TV from September 16, 1967 through December 28, 1968. Way re-run in Latin America from 1977 to 1978. Set in Washington, D.C., it featured the exploits of James Norcross, Chief Justice of the United States. Norcross possessed unique powers as the result of a cosmic storm (the ability to change his molecular structure) and he utilized those powers to battle the sinister forces of evil. Super President show also featured Spy Shadow, the exploits of private detective Richard Vance and, able to operate independently of himself, his shadow. time ago, young Vence studies in the Himalayas temples, were he learn how to release there inner power when his cast his shadow. This feature was reminiscent of the earlier syndicated cartoon, Q.T. Hush. Voices were supplied by Paul Frees (Super President), Ted Cassidy
Here comes the Grump is a modern fairy tale, that begins with a curse over the Princess Dawn's kingdom. For break it, she needs to find the Crystal Key (hidden in the Cave of the Whispering Orchids). For help her, join forces with Terry Dexter (a boy from the earth) and Blip (his psychedelic dog). In the way, Grump (an unhappy Dwarf) and his allergic dragon, try to make them fall. All in surreal animated stories.
The adventures of veterinarian John Dolittle, who can "talk to the animals", in his ongoing battle with pirate Sam Scurvy.
“The Barkleys” was a cartoon produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises that ran on NBC for only one season from 1972 to 1973. It featured an anthropomorphic dog family consisting of Arnie (a bus driver), his wife Agnes, their teenagers Terry and Roger, and a younger child, Chester. The series was heavily inspired by the sitcom "All in the Family" and to a lesser extent "The Honeymooners."
"The Houndcats" was a cartoon produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises that ran on NBC for only one season from 1972 to 1973. It was loosely based on the adventure series "Mission: Impossible" and featured a team of three dogs and two cats working to serve justice where there is wrong-doing.
Bailey's Comets is an animated cartoon series that aired on CBS in the 1973/74 and 1974/75 seasons. The second season consisted entirely of reruns. The series was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and was created by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng in association with Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. Different roller skating teams compete in a worldwide race to different locations searching for clues that will lead them to the million-dollar prize. Besides the teams interfering with each other, there were also outside forces and subplots that would step in to hinder the racing teams' progress.
This animated version of "The Odd Couple" features Paul Winchell as Fleabag (a slovenly, rude dog) and Frank Nelson as Spiffy (a finicky, neatnik cat) who live together in a home that's half mansion and half run-down shack. They try to get along, but the lazy and unorganized way that Fleabag lives his life -- and the orderly persnickety ways of Spiffy -- are almost too much for either to tolerate. They share a place of business where the antics of trying to get along continues.
Return to the Planet of the Apes is a short-lived animated series, by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television, based upon Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel had previously been adapted in a series of movies, beginning with the 1968 Planet of the Apes starring Charlton Heston. Unlike the film, its sequels, and the 1974 live-action television series, which involved a primitive ape civilization, Return to the Planet of the Apes depicted a technologically advanced society, complete with automobiles, film, and television; as such it more closely resembled both Boulle's original novel and early concepts for the first Apes movie which were changed due to budgetary limitations in the late 1960s.
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits is a 1977 American animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and broadcast on NBC.
Jim Backus (Gilligan's Island, I Married Joan) stars as the lovable nearsighted goof, Mr. Magoo! He is accompanied by McBarker, an also nearsighted talking dog, and his nephew, Waldo! Theme Song What's New, Mr. Magoo? What new and wild adventure have you bumped into? You are a man of stature, in your hat your 5 foot 3. You'd be a man of leisure, if only you could see! What's New, Mr. Magoo? My, but your dog McBarker looks a lot like you! He'd be a good night watch dog, but he's nearsighted too! From your peculiar point of view, this crazy world's a blur to you! Oh say, can you see What's New, Mr Magoo?
The New Fantastic Four was an animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. The series is famous for not including the Human Torch/Johnny Storm character from the comics and replacing him with the original character of Herbie the robot (who would later appear in the original comics). This was due to the fact that the character of the Human Torch was optioned for a live-action version at around the same time, and not, as some people have mentioned, due to network concerns that children would set themselves on fire to emulate him.
This animated series was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, with the character of Spider-Woman being specifically created in order for Marvel Comics to have a female counterpart to Spider-Man before any other comics company thought of the idea. For the TV show, only Spider-Woman's real name and powers were kept intact from the comicbook. Everything else about the show's setup was created specifically for the television series. Her origin for the TV show was that as a child she was bitten by a poisonous spider. Her father, Dr. Alexander Drew saved her life by using an untested spider serum that inadvertently gave her spider powers. And now, with Jessica as the head of Justice Magazine, she battles evil as Spider-Woman, with the help of photographer Jeff Hunt, and her nephew Billy Drew. Spider-Man also guest stars in two episodes of the series.
Misterjaw was a 34-episode animated series produced at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in 1976 as part of "The Pink Panther and Friends" show on NBC. Misterjaw was a blue-colored great white shark who wore a purple vest with white collar, a black bow tie and a tall, black, top hat. He spoke with a German accent and was known to mispronounce words. He also had a sidekick, a green derby-wearing Brooklyn-accented catfish simply named Catfish who usually referred to Misterjaw as "boss" or "chief."
"Crazylegs Crane" is a 16-episode made-for-television cartoon series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in 1978 for "The All New Pink Panther Show" on ABC. Crazylegs Crane is a dim-witted yellow crane (voiced by Larry D. Mann). Crane was usually joined by his son, Crazylegs Crane, Jr. (voiced by Frank Welker). Each episode dealt with the father/son team trying to catch a fire-breathing dragonfly (also voiced by Welker, who is impersonating Andy Kaufman).