Father of the Pride
Father of the Pride is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jeffrey Katzenberg and produced by DreamWorks Animation for NBC. The series premiered on August 31, 2004, and ended on May 27, 2005. It was part of a short-lived trend of animated series in prime-time network television (after Game Over).
| 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 |
Father of the Pride follows a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried & Roy show in Las Vegas. 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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