The ant and the aardvark

DVD 2016

Originally produced for theatrical release (and later broadcast as part of The New Pink Panther television series), The Ant and the Aardvark revived the timeless cartoon conflict of predator and prey, and modernized it with an irreverent sense of humor and a splashy color palette emblematic of the late 1960s and early '70s. This special edition includes all 17 episodes of The Ant and the Aardvark, as well as interviews with the men and women who...

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Aardvark Drama

Ants Drama

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Animated films Animated television programs Children's films Children's television programs Comedy films Short films Television comedies

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Depatie/Freleng collection The Depatie/Freleng collection

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Description:

1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in. stamping
NTSC
video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

MPAA: Not rated
CHVR: Not rated

Other Title:

Pink Panther (Television program)
Goodbye, Warner Bros., hello DePatie-Freleng
Of aardvarks, ants, inspectors, and cranes

Notes:

Originally broadcast 1969-1971
Special features: Two documentaries by Greg Ford: "Goodbye Warner Bros., Hello De-Patie-Freleng" and "Of Aardvarks, Ants, Inspectors, and Cranes," featuring Jerry Beck, Barbara Donatelli, Will Friedwald, Doug Goodwin, Art Leonardi, Joe Siracusa, and Friz Freleng (archival audio); audio commentaries for selected films, by author Mark Arnold, historian Jerry Beck, filmmaker Greg Ford, and Friz Freleng (archival audio)
Directors, Friz Freleng, Gerry Chiniquy, Art Davis ; music, Doug Goldwin featuring Ray Brown, Pete Candoli, Jimmy Rowles, Billy Byers, Shelly Manne, Tommy Tedesco ; story, John W. Dunn, Irv Spector, Dave Detiege
Voices: John Byner
DVD, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby digital 2.0
For private home use only

Contents:

The ant and the aardvark
Hasty but tasty
The ant from UNCLE
I've got ants in my plans
Technology phooey
Never bug an ant
Dune bug
Isle of Caprice
Scratch a tiger
Odd ant out
Ants in the pantry
Science friction
Mumbo jumbo
The froze nose knows
Don't hustle an ant with muscle
Rough brunch
From bed to worse

Control Number:

1689475

UPC:

738329185121

Other Authors:

Byner, John., voice actor
Chiniquy, Gerry., television director
DFE Films, production company
DePatie, David H., television producer
Ford, Greg, commentator, film director
Freleng, Friz, 1905-1995, television producer, television director, commentator
Kino Lorber Animation (Firm), publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc., film distributor
Mirisch Corporation, presenter, production company

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