Isadore "Friz" Freleng (/ˈfriːləŋ/; August 21, 1905 – May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist,...
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director/composer/producer Friz Freleng and executive David H. DePatie, after Warner Bros. closed its animation studio in May 1963. Although Freleng and DePatie were...
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at the studio, including directors and animators such as Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Arthur Davis, and Frank...
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Hare Grows in Manhattan, leading a street gang composed of dogs in a Friz Freleng-directed short; this is also the only short where the dog has numerous...
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DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, featuring "The Pink Panther Theme" by Mancini, as well as the Pink Panther character. Designed by Hawley Pratt and Friz Freleng,...
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The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (redirect from Friz Freleng's Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie)
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (credited onscreen as Friz Freleng's Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie) is a 1981 American animated comedy...
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David H. DePatie (section DePatie–Freleng Enterprises)
original Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He also formed DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, with Friz Freleng, Hanna-Barbera Productions and was an executive producer...
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shorts gained a higher profile upon the debuts of directors Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, and Bob Clampett and voice actor Mel Blanc later in the...
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The Pink Phink (category Short films directed by Friz Freleng)
Pink Phink is a 1964 American animated short comedy film directed by Friz Freleng. It is the first animated short starring the Pink Panther, based on the...
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replaces the little black duck with a small white rabbit. According to Friz Freleng, Hardaway and Dalton had decided to "dress the duck in a rabbit suit"...
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Looney Tunes Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939) Friz Freleng was originally intended to direct the short, but refused to work on it...
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Tweetie Pie (category Short films directed by Friz Freleng)
Tweetie Pie is a 1947 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 3, 1947, and stars Tweety with Sylvester...
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distribution on behalf of United Artists to the Censored Eleven cartoons. Friz Freleng directed the largest number of cartoons on the list with four, followed...
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for each episode by the Warner Bros. animation staff. Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng produced, directed, and created the storyboards for the earliest of these...
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Porky's first appearance (Friz Freleng) Country Mouse (July 13, 1935) - "Merrie Melodies" series, cameo appearance (Friz Freleng) Hollywood Capers (October...
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the Schlesinger studio had only two full-time, regular film directors: Friz Freleng and Jack King. Avery became the third regular director. The staff of...
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The Wild Chase (category Short films directed by Friz Freleng)
The Wild Chase is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt. The short was released on February 27, 1965, and stars...
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and debut of Sylvester; directed by Friz Freleng Peck Up Your Troubles (10/20/1945, MM) - Directed by Friz Freleng Kitty Kornered (6/8/1946, LT) - First...
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director Friz Freleng as a layout artist and later as a director. Pratt also worked for Walt Disney Studios, Filmation, and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...
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upper management decreed there should be only three units (McKimson, Friz Freleng, and Jones), presented a Daffy similar to McKimson's. McKimson is noted...
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Tweety (category Characters created by Friz Freleng)
lights!" Tweety's aggressive nature was also initially characterized by Friz Freleng when he began directing the series, but would later be toned-down to...
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Yosemite Sam (category Characters created by Friz Freleng)
antagonist in 33 animated shorts made between 1945 and 1964. Animator Friz Freleng introduced the villain character in the 1945 cartoon Hare Trigger. With...
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Pink Panther (character) (category Characters created by Friz Freleng)
directed by Friz Freleng, was such a success with audiences and United Artists that the studio signed Freleng and his DePatie–Freleng Enterprises studio...
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similarities to that of another Mel Blanc voice: Yosemite Sam (a near-strictly Friz Freleng character); and even more similar to a proto-Sam character in Stage Door...
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and Friz Freleng. The short-lived series was unsuccessful, ending after one year and a total of 15 cartoons. Following that cancellation, Freleng returned...
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Knighty Knight Bugs (category Short films directed by Friz Freleng)
Knight Bugs is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, The short was released on August 23, 1958, and stars Bugs Bunny and...
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studio for talent, extracting artists, directors, and writers such as Friz Freleng from Leon Schlesinger Productions, Emery Hawkins from Screen Gems and...
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Baseball Bugs (category Short films directed by Friz Freleng)
1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 2, 1946, and stars Bugs Bunny. A...
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The Blue Racer (category DePatie–Freleng Enterprises)
series of 17 theatrical cartoons produced from 1972 to 1974 created by Friz Freleng and David H. DePatie. The character's first cartoon, Snake in the Gracias...
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Hungarian Dances, which was a serious musical treatment, directed by Friz Freleng. The second was The Windblown Hare (1949), featuring Bugs Bunny, and...
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