DePatie Freleng and Star Wars: The Case of the Lost Pink Panther Converse All-Star Commercial
Was there more of a connection between DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and Industrial Light and Magic – beyond Star Wars? If so, please let us know.
Tag Archives: Pink Panther
In Honor of the US 250th: A Forgotten Bicentennial Cartoon, “Pinky Doodle” (1976)
This year, marking the golden anniversary of the US Bicentennial and the patriotic pop culture of 1976, we must shine a spotlight on an overlooked DePatie-Freleng theatrical.
Get With the Times (Part 6)
The ‘60’s in particular brought a new round of subjects to keep characters socially relevant.
Cartoons At Bat (Part 20): TV Cartoon Curveballs
The Pink Panther, Alf, and baseball themed cartoons from Filmation and DiC – need I say more?
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 27)
The late ‘60’s were not entirely devoid of characters knowledgeable of their existence on screen or of interaction with offscreen narrators and animators.
Awards with Character: Classic Oscar Winning Cartoons Celebrating Anniversaries
Four animated shorts, each an Oscar winner and each one also celebrating an anniversary this year.
Love is on the Air: Valentine’s Day TV Specials, Part 2
How is it Valentine’s Day already? Weren’t we just watching the Grinch steal Christmas?
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 32)
Today we survey some of the last storm stories to grace the big screen – some still impressive, a few rather dreadful.
Flights of Fancy (Part 23): Off Into the Sunset
Today, we’ll explore aviation in the last round of regular series theatrical cartoons – well past the Golden Age.
Fitness v. Fatness (Part 11): Fat Cats and Obese Others
In today’s survey of fitness and weight-watching cartoons, all but two of the participants are felines!
