Roland and Rattfink

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 Pink Panther animated series. The series was produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng.^[1]

Plot

The cartoons concerned blond, 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.^[1]

Roland and Rattfink were both voiced by Lennie Weinrib (except in "The Deadwood Thunderball" where they were voiced by John Byner and Dave Barry).^[1]

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	John W. Dunn	1968-Dec-18
2	"Hurts and Flowers"	Hawley Pratt	John W. Dunn	1969-Feb-11
3	"Flying Feet"	Gerry Chiniquy	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

Availability

The series was released January 27, 2009 on DVD from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment as a part of The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection.

The individual shorts will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray June 28th, 2016.

The original shorts are available to view on Hulu.

References

1 2 3 Beck, Jerry (2006). Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town. New York, New York: Dorling Kindersley, Ltd. pp. 54–55, 102–103. ISBN 0-7566-1033-8.

External links

Big Cartoon Database
Retrô TV (Portuguese)
Memory Chips (Portuguese)
Mofolândia (Portuguese)

The Pink Panther

Films

Original series	The Pink Panther (1963) A Shot in the Dark (1964) Inspector Clouseau (1968) The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

Reboot	The Pink Panther (2006) The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

Animated shorts

The original Pink Panther shorts (1964–1980)
The original Inspector shorts (1965–1969)
Driving Mr. Pink (1995)

Animated
TV shows

The Pink Panther Show (1969–1980)
Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985)
The Pink Panther (1993–1996)
Pink Panther and Pals (2010)

Animated
TV specials

A Pink Christmas (1978)
Olym-Pinks (1980)
Pink at First Sight (1981)

Characters

Video games

The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril (1996)
The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink (1997)

Music

DePatie-Freleng Enterprises

Founders	David H. DePatie Friz Freleng

Theatrical shorts (original)	The Pink Panther (1964–1980) The Inspector (1965–1969) Roland and Rattfink (1968–1971) The Ant and the Aardvark (1969–1971) Tijuana Toads (1969–1972) The Blue Racer (1972–1974) Hoot Kloot (1973–1974) The Dogfather (1974–1976)

Theatrical shorts and television specials commissioned by Warner Bros.	Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes (theatrical, 1964-1967) Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (CBS/TV special, 1977) Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (CBS/TV special, 1979) Daffy Duck's Easter Show (NBC/TV special, 1980)

Television shorts	Texas Toads (1976) Misterjaw (1976) Crazylegs Crane (1978)

Television shows	The Super 6 (NBC, 1966–1969) Super President (NBC, 1967–1968) Here Comes The Grump (NBC, 1969–1970) The Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1969–1971) The Pink Panther Meets The Ant and the Aardvark (NBC, 1970–1971) Doctor Dolittle (NBC, 1970–1971) The New Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1971–1976) The Barkleys (NBC, 1972–1973) The Houndcats (NBC, 1972–1973) Bailey's Comets (CBS, 1973–1975) The Oddball Couple (ABC, 1975–1977) Return to the Planet of the Apes (NBC, 1975–1976) The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half-Hour and a Half Show (NBC, 1976–1977) Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (NBC, 1977–1978) What's New Mr. Magoo? (CBS, 1977–1979) Think! Pink Panther (NBC, 1978) The All New Pink Panther Show (ABC, 1978–1979) The Fantastic Four (NBC, 1978–1979) Spider-Woman (ABC, 1979–1980)

Television specials	Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 (CBS/TV special, 1972) Luvcast U.S.A. (ABC/TV special) The Incredible, Indelible, Magical Physical, Mystery Trip (ABC/TV special, 1973) The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (NBC/TV special, 1973) Clerow Wilson's Great Escape (NBC/TV special, 1974) The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head (ABC/TV special, 1974) The Tiny Tree (NBC/TV special, 1975) My Mom's Having a Baby (ABC/TV special, 1977) Where Do Teenagers Come From? (ABC/TV special, 1980)

Dr. Seuss Television specials	The Cat in the Hat (CBS/TV special, 1971) The Lorax (CBS/TV special, 1972) Dr. Seuss on the Loose (CBS/TV special, 1973) The Hoober-Bloob Highway (CBS/TV special, 1975) Halloween Is Grinch Night (ABC/TV special, 1977) Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (ABC/TV special, 1980) The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (ABC/TV special, 1982)

See also	Marvel Productions Ltd. Saban Entertainment Marvel Studios Marvel Animation

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