Friz Freleng

Friz Freleng

Isadore "Friz" Freleng (1906–1995), sometimes credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the cat, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance) and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most honored of the Warner directors, having won four Academy Awards. After Warners shut down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and business partner David H. DePatie founded DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, which produced cartoons (notably The Pink Panther Show), feature film title sequences, and Saturday morning cartoons through the early 1980s. The nickname "Friz" came from his friend Hugh Harman, who initially nicknamed him "Congressman Frizby" after a fictional senator that was in articles in the Los Angeles Examiner. Over time this shortened to "Friz".
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That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
2014
That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
8.0
Friz on Film
2006
Friz on Film
7.0
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
2005
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
6.0
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
2003
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
7.0
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
1988
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
6.9
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
1983
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
7.0
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
1982
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
7.1
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
1981
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
7.0
Bugs Bunny Superstar
1975
Bugs Bunny Superstar
5.5
Pink-In
1971
Pink-In
7.2
The Ant and the Aardvark
1969
The Ant and the Aardvark
5.3
It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House
1965
It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House
5.8
Cats and Bruises
1965
Cats and Bruises
6.9
We Give Pink Stamps
1965
We Give Pink Stamps
5.9
The Wild Chase
1965
The Wild Chase
7.5
Dial 'P' for Pink
1965
Dial 'P' for Pink
6.9
Sink Pink
1965
Sink Pink
6.8
The Pink Tail Fly
1965
The Pink Tail Fly
5.7
Nuts and Volts
1964
Nuts and Volts
7.2
The Pink Phink
1964
The Pink Phink
6.7
Road to Andalay
1964
Road to Andalay
7.3
Pink Pajamas
1964
Pink Pajamas
5.6
Devil's Feud Cake
1963
Devil's Feud Cake