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The Dogfather was a series of 17 cartoons produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and released between 1974 and 1976.[1] It is the final theatrical cartoon series made by DePatie–Freleng.

The Dogfather
Portrayed by	Bob Holt
In-universe information
Species	Dog
Gender	Male

Plot

The Dogfather was a parody of 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 (also Bob Holt) and Louie (voiced by Daws Butler). [2]

The opening credits featured the Dogfather, speaking to the lyrics of a song entitled "I'll make him an offer he can't Refuse".

The Dogfather was later broadcast as part of the NBC Saturday morning cartoon series The Pink Panther and Friends.[2]

Filmography

No.	Title	Directed by:	Story:	Released:
1	"The Dogfather"	Hawley Pratt	Bob Ogle	June 27, 1974
2	"The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg"	Hawley Pratt	Friz Freleng	October 4, 1974
3	"Heist and Seek"	Gerry Chiniquy	Don Christensen	October 4, 1974
4	"The Big House Ain't a Home"	Gerry Chiniquy	Dave Detiege	October 31, 1974
5	"Mother Dogfather"	Arthur Leonardi	Dave Detiege	October 31, 1974
6	"Bows and Errors"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	December 29, 1974
7	"Deviled Yeggs"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	December 29, 1974
8	"Watch the Birdie"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	March 20, 1975
9	"Saltwater Tuffy"	Arthur Leonardi	John W. Dunn	March 20, 1975
10	"M-O-N-E-Y Spells Love"	Arthur Leonardi	Dave Detiege	April 23, 1975
11	"Rock-A-Bye Maybe"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	April 23, 1975
12	"Haunting Dog"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	May 2, 1975
13	"Eagle Beagles"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	May 5, 1975
14	"From Nags to Riches"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	May 5, 1975
15	"Goldilox & the Three Hoods"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	August 28, 1975
16	"Rockhounds"	Arthur Leonardi	John W. Dunn	November 20, 1975
17	"Medicur"	Gerry Chiniquy	John W. Dunn	April 30, 1976

Revival

The Dogfather was revived (and re-designed) in 1993 as a recurring antagonist for The Pink Panther. The Dogfather was voiced by Joe Piscopo (except for "It's Just a Gypsy in My Soup" where he was voiced by Jim Cummings), while Pug and Louie are voiced by Brian George and Jess Harnell.

Remakes

Much like a number of DFE-produced cartoon shorts, about half of the Dogfather cartoons were remakes of Looney Tunes cartoons from the 1950s that were directed by Freleng, which are listed below:

• The pilot episode (The Dogfather) was a remake of Tree For Two (1952).
• The Goose that Laid a Golden Egg was a remake of Golden Yeggs (1950).
• Heist and Seek was a remake of Bugsy and Mugsy (1957).
• Mother Dogfather was a remake of Stork Naked (1955).
• Saltwater Tuffy was a remake of Tugboat Granny (1956)
• Devilled Yeggs was a remake of Satan's Waitin' (1954).
• Watch the Birdie was a remake of Dr. Jerkyll's Hide (1954).
• M-O-N-E-Y Spells Love was a remake of Hare Trimmed (1953).
• Rock-a-Bye Maybe was a remake of Kit for Cat (1948).
• Eagle Beagles was a remake of Hare Lift (1952).

However, this was criticized by Charles Brubaker, the author of the website Cartoon Research, who pointed out that this made the series almost completely unoriginal and resulted in inferior versions of those Looney Tunes shorts.[3]

Crew

• Produced by: David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
• Directors: Hawley Pratt, Gerry Chiniquy, Arthur Leonardi
• Story: Bob Ogle, Don Christiansen, John W. Dunn, Friz Freleng, Dave Detiege
• Title Designer: Arthur Leonardi
• Animation: John V. Gibbs, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Bob Richardson, Warren Batchelder, Don Williams, Bob Bransford, Nelson Shin
• Layout: Dick Ung, Richard H. Thomas, Roy Morita
• Background: Richard H. Thomas
• Music by: Dean Elliott
• Lyrics: John Bradford
• Camera: John Burton Jr.
• Executive in Charge: Lee Gunther

Home media

On April 24, 2018, Kino Lorber released all 17 shorts on DVD and Blu-ray.[4]

References

External links

• Big Cartoon Database
• Mofolândia (in Portuguese)

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