Original hand painted production animation cel of The Ant from "The Ant and The Aardvark," 1970-71, Depatie-Freleng Enterprises; Signed Friz Freleng in ink lower center; Set on an original hand painted background with matching original hand painted overlay cel from "Snake Preview," 1973; Production numbers upper background edges; Size - Ant: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2", Image 9 3/4 x 12 1/4"; Unframed.
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, (1963-1981) was an American animation
company that was based in Burbank, California. It produced theatrical
cartoons, animated series, commercials, film title design sequences, and
television specials; but was most known for The Pink Panther film
titles and cartoon shorts, as well as the Dr. Seuss cartoon adaptations
made for CBS and ABC. The company was founded by two former Warner Bros.
Cartoons employees, director/composer/producer Friz Freleng and
executive David H. DePatie. Although Freleng and DePatie were no longer
working for Warner Bros., they were able to lease the former Warner
cartoons studio, complete with equipment and supplies, for only a few
dollars each year.
Original Friz Freleng signed production animation cel of The Ant.
Director Blake Edwards contacted DePatie-Freleng and asked them to
design a panther character for Edwards's new film, The Pink Panther; and
they would also produce the animated titles for the film. The opening
titles were hugely popular and soon DePatie-Freleng contracted with
United Artists to produce a series of cartoon shorts featuring the Pink
Panther. The first entry in the Pink Panther series, The Pink Phink, was
directed by Freleng; and won the studio its only Academy Award in 1964.
In 1967, DePatie-Freleng would receive another Academy Award nomination
for The Pink Blueprint. The studio created over 100 Pink Panther shorts
for both theatrical release and television through 1980.
Henry Mancini composed "The Pink Panther Theme" for the live action films, which was also used in the cartoon series. Doug Goodwin composed the show's opening title music, while William Lava and Walter Greene composed music scores heard throughout the cartoons; many of which were derivations of Mancini's composition.
Henry Mancini composed "The Pink Panther Theme" for the live action films, which was also used in the cartoon series. Doug Goodwin composed the show's opening title music, while William Lava and Walter Greene composed music scores heard throughout the cartoons; many of which were derivations of Mancini's composition.
Close up of the original Friz Freleng signed production animation cel of The Ant.
Original production background without the cel.
The
Pink Panther theatrical series of cartoons became the basis of a
Saturday morning television series, The Pink Panther Show. The series
(1969-1980) also included cartoons of The Inspector; and eventually The
Ant and the Aardvark, Tijuana Toads (a.k.a. Texas Toads), Hoot Kloot,
Misterjaw, Roland and Rattfink, The Dogfather, and two Tijuana Toads
spinoffs: The Blue Racer and Crazylegs Crane. It was produced by Mirisch
Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two
American television networks: from September 6, 1969 to September 2,
1978, on NBC; and from September 9, 1978 to September 1, 1980, on ABC
(as The All New Pink Panther Show). After nine years on NBC, the Pink
Panther moved to ABC in 1978 and was titled The All New Pink Panther
Show, where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm
entirely. The ABC version of the series featured sixteen episodes with
32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 featuring Crazylegs Crane.
Over its 11 years on various television networks, The Pink Panther Show had a variety of names:
The Pink Panther Show (1969–1970)
The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark (1970–1971)
The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974)
The Pink Panther and Friends (1974–1976)
It's the All New Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show Introducing Misterjaw (1976–1977)
Think Pink Panther (1977–1978)
The All New Pink Panther Show (1978–1980)
The Ant and The Aardvark cartoon shorts center on a blue aardvark (voiced by John Byner who was impersonating the comedian Jackie Mason) trying to catch and eat a red ant named Charlie (also voiced by John Byner but impersonating Dean Martin). The Aardvark's trunk sucking was the sound of a vacuum cleaner. The series was enormously popular, but only 17 shorts were every produced. Unique techniques were employed for the series, including making the Aardvark and his clothing (shorts and t-shirt) all one color blue; and the Ant was painted all red. This allowed for the two characters to clearly stand out on the brightly colored backgrounds. Another production element was the jazzy musical score that was directed by Doug Goodwin. He assembled a group jazz session musicians to perform the opening/closing credits and the musical cues; and for the first time in animated cartoon history all six of the musicians received on screen credit.
This is a large Friz Freleng hand signed cel of Charlie The Ant. He is full figure and eyes open; in addition the cel is set on an original hand painted background with matching original hand painted overlay cel from "Snake Preview," 1973 A very rare and beautiful piece of animation artwork, perfect for any collection!
Over its 11 years on various television networks, The Pink Panther Show had a variety of names:
The Pink Panther Show (1969–1970)
The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark (1970–1971)
The New Pink Panther Show (1971–1974)
The Pink Panther and Friends (1974–1976)
It's the All New Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show Introducing Misterjaw (1976–1977)
Think Pink Panther (1977–1978)
The All New Pink Panther Show (1978–1980)
The Ant and The Aardvark cartoon shorts center on a blue aardvark (voiced by John Byner who was impersonating the comedian Jackie Mason) trying to catch and eat a red ant named Charlie (also voiced by John Byner but impersonating Dean Martin). The Aardvark's trunk sucking was the sound of a vacuum cleaner. The series was enormously popular, but only 17 shorts were every produced. Unique techniques were employed for the series, including making the Aardvark and his clothing (shorts and t-shirt) all one color blue; and the Ant was painted all red. This allowed for the two characters to clearly stand out on the brightly colored backgrounds. Another production element was the jazzy musical score that was directed by Doug Goodwin. He assembled a group jazz session musicians to perform the opening/closing credits and the musical cues; and for the first time in animated cartoon history all six of the musicians received on screen credit.
This is a large Friz Freleng hand signed cel of Charlie The Ant. He is full figure and eyes open; in addition the cel is set on an original hand painted background with matching original hand painted overlay cel from "Snake Preview," 1973 A very rare and beautiful piece of animation artwork, perfect for any collection!
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