Father of the Pride
Father of the Pride is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jeffrey Katzenberg and produced by DreamWorks Animation. It was part of a short-lived trend of animated series in prime-time network television (after Game Over). The series follows a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried & Roy show in Las Vegas. The series aired on NBC from August 31, 2004 to May 27, 2005.
| Father of the Pride | |
|---|---|
The series' logo from the opening credits | |
| Genre | Animated sitcom Social satire |
| Created by | Jeffrey Katzenberg |
| Developed by | Jonathan Groff |
| Directed by | Klay Hall John Stevenson Mark Risley Bret Haaland John Holmquist John Puglisi Steve Hickner Mark Baldo Mike de Seve |
| Creative director | Felix Ip |
| Voices of | John Goodman Cheryl Hines Danielle Harris Daryl Sabara Carl Reiner Orlando Jones Julian Holloway David Herman John O'Hurley Wendie Malick |
| Narrated by | John Goodman ("Stage Fright") |
| Theme music composer | Various |
| Opening theme | "Viva Las Vegas" performed by John Goodman |
| Ending theme | Various |
| Composers | Eban Schletter Harry Gregson-Williams Mark Rivers John Dragonetti |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (1 unfinished and 2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jeffrey Katzenberg Jonathan Groff Jon Pollack Peter Mehlman |
| Producers | Mary Sandell Ken Tsumura Ron Weiner |
| Production locations | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Editors | Tony Mizgalski Gian Ganziano C. K. Horness Harold McKenzie Leo Papin Jonathan Paul Ramirez |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | August 31, 2004 – May 27, 2005 |
Despite heavy promotion, the series was cancelled after one season. Transmission and production were also delayed by the real-life on-stage injury of Roy Horn in October 2003.
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