Think Pink!

My first encounter with the Depatie-Freleng Animation Studio was Pink Panther cartoons they produced that accompanied films at the Movie Theater.

Later on the Pink Panther would show his pink face on Saturday mornings along with other Depatie-Freleng animated creations such as The Ant And The Aardvark, The Super Six, Tijuana Toads (Texas Toads) and a plethora of other oddball and hilarious cartoon characters.

What makes Depatie-Freleng’s animated TV shows so amazing are that they are still around, shown in the afternoons and weekends and that they are still just as hilarious.

Granted some have been updated, but the heart of the cartoons remains the same.

Beside Saturday morning TV fare, DePatie-Freleng was/is responsible for some memorable commercial creations such as Charlie The Tuna.

Depatie/Freleng has adapted some well-known children literary figures to animated cartoons such as Dr. Seuss.

Think Pink! The Depatie-Freleng Story, by Mark Arnold and published by BearManor Media, chronicles the entire history of DePatie-Freleng’s animation creations.

Every character, creator, production staff member and project is named and delved into in-depth.

Black and white photos of cartoon characters (sketches and finished art), behind-the-scenes photos and more highlight the incredible amount of work the studio put out.

Readers are sure to be delighted by stories behind the creations as well as a sneak peek into the inner workings of the studio and animation. 

Included in the book are listings of projects and a who’s who at the studio.

This book brought a lot of fond memories.  It was a lot of fun discovering the talent behind the magic.