television
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animation studio
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which was founded by
Herbert Klynn
Herbert Klynn (November 11, 1917 – February 3, 1999) was an American animator at UPA from 1944 to 1959 eventually rising to the role of Vice President and Production Chief. He worked on various Mr. Magoo cartoons and Gerald McBoing-Boing carto ...
in 1959 with
Jules Engel
Jules Engel (born Gyula Engel, March 11, 1909 – September 6, 2003) was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the experimental animation ...
as vice president, Bob McIntosh and
Joseph Mugnaini
Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (July 12, 1912 in Viareggio, Province of Lucca – January 23, 1992) was an Italian-born American artist and illustrator. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Ray Bradbury, beginning in 1952.
Biography
He ...
, all of whom were animators. It was most active during the 1960s, producing episodes of ''
The Alvin Show
''The Alvin Show'' is an American animated television series that aired on CBS in the early 1960s. This was the first series to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks. ''The Alvin Show'' aired for one season, from October 4, 1961, ...
'' and ''
Popeye the Sailor
Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.Warner Bros.' theatrical '' Road Runner'' series as well as three ''
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character created for Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an anthropomorphic black duck, he has appeared in cartoon series such as ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Mel ...
and
Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fas ...
'' shorts, and produced ''
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.
He first appeared in 1933 in ...
'' animated series for CBS in 1966.
Format Productions also created
title sequence
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s for several TV series, including ''
I Spy
I spy is a guessing game where one player (the ''spy'' or ''it'') chooses an object within sight and announces to the other players that "I spy with my little eye something beginning with...", naming the first letter of the object. Other players a ...
'', ''
Honey West
Honey West is a fictional character created by the husband and wife writing team Gloria and Forest Fickling under the pseudonym "G.G. Fickling", and appearing in eleven mystery novels by the duo.
The character is notable as being one of the firs ...
'', the animated characters on the television variety show ''
Hee Haw
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'', animated various TV commercials, and created
film title design
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s for ''
The Glory Guys
''The Glory Guys'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Arnold Laven and written by Sam Peckinpah, based on the 1956 novel ''The Dice of God'' by Hoffman Birney. Filmed by Levy-Gardner-Laven and released by United Artists, it stars Tom T ...
Popeye the Sailor
Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate, Inc. is a American content distribution and animation studio, consumer product licensing and print syndication company owned by Hearst Communications that distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editori ...
,
Jack Kinney Productions
John Ryan Kinney (March 29, 1909 – February 9, 1992)Lenburg (2006), pp. 180 was an American animator, director and producer of animated shorts. Kinney is the older brother of fellow Disney animator Dick Kinney.
Early life
Jack Kinney was born ...
/1960)
*''
The Alvin Show
''The Alvin Show'' is an American animated television series that aired on CBS in the early 1960s. This was the first series to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks. ''The Alvin Show'' aired for one season, from October 4, 1961, ...
'' (Bagdasarian Film Corporation/1961–1962)
*''
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.
He first appeared in 1933 in ...
'' (Jack Wrather Corporation, Lone Ranger Productions/1966–1969) (as Format Productions)
TV Pilot
*'' The Shrimp'' (1961)
Theatrical shorts
*''Tale of Old Wiff'' (1960)
*''Icarus Montgolfier Wright'' (1962) (
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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nominee)
*''
Looney Tunes
''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...
'' and ''
Merrie Melodies
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DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
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/1965–1967) (as Format Productions)
**''
Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner
''Run, Run Sweet Roadrunner'' is a 1965 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Rudy Larriva. The short was released on August 21, 1965, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
It was the first of the Road Runner cartoons subco ...
Chaser on the Rocks
''Chaser on the Rocks'' is a 1965 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' theatrical animated short directed by Rudy Larriva. The short was released on December 25, 1965, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runne ...
'' (1965) (subcontracted)
**''Shot and Bothered'' (1966) (subcontracted)
**''Out and Out Rout'' (1966) (subcontracted)
**''
The Solid Tin Coyote
''The Solid Tin Coyote'' is a 1966 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Rudy Larriva. The short was released on February 19, 1966, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of carto ...
'' (1966) (subcontracted)
**''
Clippety Clobbered
''Clippety Clobbered'' is a 1966 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical animated short directed by Rudy Larriva. The short was released on March 12, 1966, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.
Plot
Wile E. Coyote waits at his mailbox. H ...
'' (1966) (subcontracted)
**''
Quacker Tracker
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'' (1967)
**''The Music Mice-Tro'' (1967)
**'' The Spy Swatter'' (1967)
Film and television titles (as Format Productions unless otherwise noted)
*''Outlaws'' (1960–1962) (TV) (as Format Films)
*''
I Spy
I spy is a guessing game where one player (the ''spy'' or ''it'') chooses an object within sight and announces to the other players that "I spy with my little eye something beginning with...", naming the first letter of the object. Other players a ...
'' (1965–1968) (TV)
*''
The Glory Guys
''The Glory Guys'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Arnold Laven and written by Sam Peckinpah, based on the 1956 novel ''The Dice of God'' by Hoffman Birney. Filmed by Levy-Gardner-Laven and released by United Artists, it stars Tom T ...
'' (1965)
*''
Honey West
Honey West is a fictional character created by the husband and wife writing team Gloria and Forest Fickling under the pseudonym "G.G. Fickling", and appearing in eleven mystery novels by the duo.
The character is notable as being one of the firs ...
The Mothers-in-Law
''The Mothers-in-Law'' is an American situation comedy featuring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two women who were friends and next-door neighbors until their children's elopement made them in-laws. The show aired on NBC television from Septemb ...
'' (1967–1969) (TV)
*''
Hee Haw
''Hee Haw'' is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with the fictional rural "Kornfield Kounty" as the backdrop. It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 1 ...
'' (1969) (TV)
*''
Curiosity Shop
''Curiosity Shop'' is an American children's educational television program produced by ABC. The show was executive produced by veteran Looney Tunes director/animator Chuck Jones, sponsored by the Kellogg's cereal company and created as a comme ...