#Hawley Pratt

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Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss on the Loose) Director: Hawley Pratt | Studio: DePatie–Freleng USA, 1973

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Jellystone Vacation “Wally Gator” (1963)

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[dailylooneys]

By Word of Mouse

(1954, Friz Freleng)

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The Cat in the Hat (1971)

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a lovestory

pink panther in "pink-a-rella" by hawley pratt (1969)

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a short that woefully flies under my radar more than is moral, i rewatched Hollywood Daffy months ago and still find myself thinking about this sequence by Virgil Ross to the day. incredibly enchanted by the way this moves—i love the very inspired detail of Daffy grabbing the cop and having to physically pull him down a little to account for the height difference… love that bouncy settle after the Errol Flynn line (i feel i say this with EVERYTHING, but “DON’T ANSWER THAT” is one of my favorite line deliveries from Blanc and Daffy alike) and the head tilts give Daffy a nice nuance and dimension to his acting. it's a great contrast to the purposefully obtuse, flop-footed run cycles and general exorbitance from the cop. so stinkin' good

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Pink Panic (1967)

Direction: Hawley Pratt

This is one of my favorite screams in all of cartoon history

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The 1963 film is a comedy about the theft of the Pink Panther diamond. It had an animated title sequence by Ken Harris for Friz Freleng. Both were Warner Bros/Looney Tunes animators. The Panther is more catlike here. Again he is a representation of a diamond used in the film's plot, which has a telltale flaw resembling a leaping panther.

Peter Sellers' character of the bumbling detective Inspector Clouseau proved popular, and returned in "A Shot In the Dark" (1964). Alan Arkin played a version of the character in 1968 which was less successful.

The animated Pink Panther character was refined further by Ken Harris and Richard Williams in "Return of the Pink Panther," in 1975, which established this as the title for the film series, and made the Panther "more elegant." Tony White animated the character for "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (1976), for Richard Williams. Sellers returned again for Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978).

Friz Freleng (with David H. DePatie) did a series of animated shorts with the Pink Panther character in 1964 and 1965, after Warner Bros' animation studio had shut down in 1963. Warners tried to start the studio up again, but Freleng found the Pink Panther series more lucrative. These shorts were co-directed by Hawley Pratt who continued the series for MGM/UA. Other directors took over and the series continued until 1978, theatrically and on television. Inspector Clouseau, and/or variations on him, are also in these cartoons as the "little man" who the Panther torments. There was also The Ant and the Aardvark (1969-1971).

The DePatie-Freleng studio was bought by Marvel comics around 1980. Marvel later produced series like Muppet Babies.

The name was occasionally brought back for TV series "Pink Panther and Sons" (1984-86), "The Pink Panther" (with Matt Frewer voicing the character, 1993-96), and "Pink Panther and Pals" (2010)

After Peter Sellers' death in 1980, there were many unsuccessful attempts to keep the Pink Panther live-action film series going, by Blake Edwards and producers. 1982's Trail of the Pink Panther briefly features a WWII-era Clouseau played by Danny Peacock, and unused footage of Sellers. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) features Ted Wass. Son of the Pink Panther (1993) featured Roberto Benigni.

In 2006, Steve Martin starred as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in a remake film of "The Pink Panther," with Kevin Kline and Beyonce Knowles. The film got a sequel in 2009. As is now customary, the films feature the Pink Panther diamond and have an animated title sequence with the animated Pink Panther character.

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Pink Panic (DePatie-Freleng, 1967) - dir. Hawley Pratt

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The Cat in the Hat | Director: Hawley Pratt Studio: DePatie–Freleng | USA, 1971

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Termite Terrace Club - October 24th

1942 - The Daffy Duckaroo - Dir. Norman McCabe

1964 - Pancho’s Hideaway - Dir. Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt (60th anniversary)

TV

1992 - Taz-Mania: “Hypnotazed” / “Mum’s n’ Taz’s”

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H-B Storybook Paintings (1960s)

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Hawley Pratt and Al White

Top Cat

Little Golden Book

1962

[dailylooneys]

By Word of Mouse

(1954, Friz Freleng)

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Storyboards for 1968’s Pinkadilly Circus, done by John W. Dunn

Directed by Hawley Pratt for DePatie-Freleng Enterprises