Roland and Rattfink
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Roland and Rattfink is a series of animated shorts produced and released from 1968 to 1971. The main characters also made several guest appearances on the The Pink Panther animated series. The series was produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
.
Roland and Rattfink were both voiced by Lennie Weinrib
(except in "The Deadwood Thunderball" where they were voiced by John Byner
and Dave Barry
).
Hurts and Flowers (one long, running joke about Rattfink destroying Roland's daisies) concluded with Rattfink getting killed and Roland leaving daisies on his grave. When Roland walked away, Rattfink's ghost rose from the grave to throw the flowers at him. Seventeen cartoons were produced.
Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros....
.
Plot
The cartoons concerned blonde, good-looking, pacifist Roland and the many attempts by the evil, mustachioed Rattfink to ruin his good time. The cartoons were surprisingly off-beat and painted the two characters as extreme polar opposites. Roland seemed to parody the peace-loving, 'Make Love, Not War,' long-haired 'good guy' as a gentle, kind, and soft-hearted youth. Rattfink was, however, a cynical, mischievous, negative and malicious man (appearing older than Roland) out to destroy anything happy or positive.Roland and Rattfink were both voiced by Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
(except in "The Deadwood Thunderball" where they were voiced by John Byner
John Byner
John Byner is an American actor, comedian, and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and movie career. His voice work includes the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark, in which the title characters are voiced by Byner's impressions of Dean Martin and Jackie Mason,...
and Dave Barry
Dave Barry
David "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.-Biography:Barry was born in Armonk, New York,...
).
Hurts and Flowers (one long, running joke about Rattfink destroying Roland's daisies) concluded with Rattfink getting killed and Roland leaving daisies on his grave. When Roland walked away, Rattfink's ghost rose from the grave to throw the flowers at him. Seventeen cartoons were produced.
Filmography
| № | Title | Directed by: | Story: | Released: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hawks and Doves" | Hawley Pratt Hawley Pratt Hawley Pratt was an American film director, animator, and illustrator. He is best known for his work during the heyday of Warner Bros. Cartoons and as the right-hand man of director Friz Freleng as a layout artist and later as a director... |
John W. Dunn John W. Dunn John W. Dunn was a Scottish writer and animator for animated cartoons from 1955 to 1983.Dunn began his career at the Walt Disney cartoon studio, where his first story credit—Man in Space—received an Oscar nomination... |
1968-Dec-18 |
| 2 | "Hurts and Flowers" | Hawley Pratt | John W. Dunn | 1969-Feb-11 |
| 3 | "Flying Feet" | Gerry Chiniquy Gerry Chiniquy Germain Adolph "Gerry" Chiniquy was an American animator. He is best known for his work with Friz Freleng, at both Warner Bros. and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.... |
Irv Spector | 1969-Apr-10 |
| 4 | "The Deadwood Thunderball" | Hawley Pratt | John W. Dunn | 1969-Jun-06 |
| 5 | "Sweet and Sourdough" | Art Davis | John W. Dunn | 1969-Jun-25 |
| 6 | "A Pair of Sneakers" | Art Davis | John W. Dunn | 1969-Sep-17 |
| 7 | "Say Cheese, Please" | Art Davis | John W. Dunn | 1970-Jun-07 |
| 8 | "A Taste of Money" | Art Davis | (none listed) | 1970-Jun-24 |
| 9 | "The Foul Kin" | Grant Simmons | Sid Marcus | 1970-Aug-05 |
| 10 | "Bridgework" | Art Davis | Dale Hale | 1970-Aug-26 |
| 11 | "Robin Goodhood" | Gerry Chiniquy | John W. Dunn | 1970-Sep-09 |
| 12 | "War and Pieces" | Art Davis | Sid Marcus | 1970-Sep-20 |
| 13 | "Gem Dandy" | Gerry Chiniquy | Dale Hale | 1970-Oct-25 |
| 14 | "Trick or Retreat" | Art Davis | Sid Marcus | 1971-Mar-03 |
| 15 | "The Great Continental Overland Cross-Country Race" | Art Davis | John W. Dunn | 1971-May-23 |
| 16 | "A Fink in the Rink" | Art Davis | John W. Dunn | 1971-Jul-04 |
| 17 | "Cattle Battle" | Art Davis | John W. Dunn | 1971-Aug-04 |
DVD release
- The series was released January 27, 2009 on DVD from MGM Home EntertainmentMGM Home EntertainmentMGM Home Entertainment is the home video and DVD arm of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.-History:The home video division of MGM started in 1979 as MGM Home Video, releasing all the movies and TV shows by MGM. In 1980, MGM joined forces with CBS Video Enterprises, the home video division of the CBS television...
/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment20th Century Fox Home Entertainment20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the home video distribution arm of the 20th Century Fox film studio. It was established in 1976 as Magnetic Video Corporation, and later as 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox Video and FoxVideo, Inc....
as a part of The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection. There is no release date at this time for a single release.