History Creator / FrizFreleng

* MickeyMousing: Freleng was a musician before becoming an animator, and used his musical literacy to expertly time his cartoons to the tempo of music.

* Rhapsody Rabbit

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Arguably more-so than the other directors; he didn't direct ''any'' Porky cartoons before his return to the studio in 1940 (pretty much every other director had done so), and most of his cartoons from the '34-38 period were one-shot musicals/blackout sketch cartoons. It's a far cry from his far more oft-remembered work with Bugs, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester and Tweety, and Daffy.

After the original Warner Bros. animation studio shut down, Friz teamed up with its last chief executive, David [=DePatie=], to form a new studio on the original lot named Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises. With this studio, they not only attempted to revive Warner Bros. cartoons but also created the smash hit WesternAnimation/PinkPanther theatrical and TV cartoons, as well as several specials based off of Creator/DrSeuss books (he assumed the from ChuckJones' when ''his'' studio closed down). Friz also directed animation for the bridging segments of ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow'' and even made a few anthology movies like The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie and 1001 Rabbit Tales.

Friz is often (and unfairly) taken for granted because his sense of humor and visual style were more reserved than those of the other directors. Nevertheless, Friz is legendary among animation fans for his strong emphasis on literal, mechanical musical timing - while all of the staff at the studio were capable of this, nobody used it in quite the way Friz did. Having directed more cartoons than any other director at the studio, Freleng directed many, many worthy classics, such as the groundbreaking RogerRabbitEffect short ''Film/YouOughtToBeInPictures'', ''WesternAnimation/TheWabbitWhoCameToSupper'', "Rhapsody In Rivets", ''WesternAnimation/ThreeLittleBops'', among others. He also directed many, many shorts featuring Sylvester and Tweety.

After the original Warner Bros. animation studio shut down, Friz teamed up with its last chief executive, David [=DePatie=], to form a new studio on the original lot named Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises. With this studio, they not only attempted to revive Warner Bros. cartoons but also created the smash hit WesternAnimation/PinkPanther theatrical and TV cartoons, as well as several specials based off of Creator/DrSeuss books. Friz also directed animation for the bridging segments of ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow'' and even made a few anthology movies like The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie and 1001 Rabbit Tales.

* MickeyMousing: Freeling was a musician before becoming an animator, and used his musical literacy to expertly time his cartoons to the tempo of music.

After the original Warner Bros. animation studio shut down, Friz teamed up with its last chief executive, David [=DePatie=], to form a new studio on the original lot named Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises. With this studio, they not only attempted to revive Warner Bros. cartoons but also created the smash hit WesternAnimation/PinkPanther theatrical and TV cartoons, as well as several specials based off of DrSeuss books. Friz also directed animation for the bridging segments of ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow'' and even made a few anthology movies like The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie and 1001 Rabbit Tales.

* FireAndBrimstoneHell: "Satan's Waitin'", though a lot of his cartoons (pre- and post-1948) feature devils and characters ending up in Hell ("Sunday Go to Meetin' Time," "Devil's Feud Cake," the aforementioned "Satan's Waiting," etc).

* MickeyMousing: Known for his expert timing on beat of the music.

Friz is often (and unfairly) taken for granted because his sense of humor and visual style were more reserved than those of the other directors. Nevertheless, Friz is legendary among animation fans for his strong emphasis on literal, mechanical musical timing - while all of the staff at the studio were capable of this, nobody used it in quite the way Friz did. Having directed more cartoons than any other director at the studio, Freleng directed many, many worthy classics, such as the groundbreaking RogerRabbitEffect short "Film/YouOughtToBeInPictures", ''WesternAnimation/TheWabbitWhoCameToSupper'', "Rhapsody In Rivets", ''WesternAnimation/ThreeLittleBops'', among others. He also directed many, many shorts featuring Sylvester and Tweety.

Friz is legendary among animation fans for his strong emphasis on literal, mechanical musical timing - while all of the staff at the studio were capable of this, nobody used it in quite the way Friz did. While Friz's animation tended to be more earthbound than the other directors, he still cranked out some worthy classics, such as the groundbreaking RogerRabbitEffect short "Film/YouOughtToBeInPictures", ''WesternAnimation/TheWabbitWhoCameToSupper'', "Rhapsody In Rivets", ''WesternAnimation/ThreeLittleBops'', among others. He also directed many, many shorts featuring Sylvester and Tweety.

However, he would later leave the studio to go to the then new Leon Schlesinger cartoon studio alongside Creator/HarmanAndIsing when they requested his help in making their WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid short subjects. Even after Harman and Ising left the studio in '33, Friz came back to Leon to help him touch up some rejected "Buddy" comedies. Friz would continue to be a prominent director in the 30's, cranking out many classic cartoons-including "I Haven't Got A Hat", the debut of his character WesternAnimation/PorkyPig in 1935. However, in the late 30's, Friz became interested in MGM's big budget animation department and quit Leon's studio to work there...only to be put onto the mediocre "Captain and the Kids" cartoon series with little to no creative freedom like he had at Leon's studio. Friz despised working on the cartoons, and as soon as his contract expired, he fled the studio and went straight back to Termite Terrace, where he would work until its demise in the early 60's.

Friz is legendary among animation fans for his strong emphasis on literal, mechanical musical timing - while all of the staff at the studio were capable of this, nobody used it in quite the way Friz did. While Friz's animation tended to be more earthbound than the other directors, he still cranked out some worthy classics, such as the groundbreaking RogerRabbitEffect short "Film/YouOughtToBeInPictures", "The Wabbit Who Came To Supper", "Rhapsody In Rivets", "Three Little Bops", among others. He also directed many, many shorts featuring Sylvester and Tweety.

* Little Red Riding Rabbit

* High Diving Hare

* MickeyMousing: Known for his expert timing.

'''Isadore "Friz" Freleng''' (1905-1995) was a prominent animator and director of the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes and [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] animated shorts during TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation and TheDarkAgeOfAnimation. Friz got his start during the twilight years of TheSilentAgeOfAnimation, working for WaltDisney alongside UbIwerks and Creator/HarmanAndIsing on the OswaldTheLuckyRabbit comedy shorts. After Disney left, he stuck around with Hugh and Rudy at the Charles Mintz studio, even getting the chance to direct on one Mintz Oswald, "Fiery Fireman", before they were fired.

However, he would later leave the studio to go to the then new Leon Schlesinger cartoon studio alongside Creator/HarmanAndIsing when they requested his help in making their BoskoTheTalkInkKid short subjects. Even after Harman and Ising left the studio in '33, Friz came back to Leon to help him touch up some rejected "Buddy" comedies. Friz would continue to be a prominent director in the 30's, cranking out many classic cartoons-including "I Haven't Got A Hat", the debut of his character PorkyPig in 1935. However, in the late 30's, Friz became interested in MGM's big budget animation department and quit Leon's studio to work there...only to be put onto the mediocre "Captain and the Kids" cartoon series with little to no creative freedom like he had at Leon's studio. Friz despised working on the cartoons, and as soon as his contract expired, he fled the studio and went straight back to Termite Terrace, where he would work until its demise in the early 60's.

* The Wabbit Who Came to Supper

* Daffy the Commando

* Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips

* Herr Meets Hare

* Dough for the Do-Do: Remake of PorkyInWackyland.

* ButtMonkey: Before inflicting this on his own crew, Friz himself claimed he was a victim of this. When he first got a job animating on OswaldTheLuckyRabbit for WaltDisney, Walt and Friz did not get along, mainly because Walt proved to be a harsh taskmaker, constantly forcing Friz to rework scenes. His fellow animators, including Creator/HarmanAndIsing, loved playing pranks on him, including setting stacks of paper on fire under his chair, and poking fun at his short height by dragging him along off the ground.

* InkSuitActor: Freleng can be seen as one of the Gremlins From The Kremlin in ''Russian Rhapsody'' (along with a lot of other animators and members of the Warner Bros. Animation Department, such as Creator/ChuckJones, Henry Binder, Ray Katz, Leon Schlesinger, etc) and as astronomist I. Frisby in Creator/ChuckJones' Bugs Bunny cartoon ''The Hasty Hare.''
* InspiredBy: You Ought To Be In Pictures was based on Friz's experiences of leaving WB for MGM.
* MickeyMousing

* RogerRabbitEffect: ''You Ought To Be In Pictures''.

* I Haven't Got A Hat

* Canned Feud

* Pigs is Pigs

After the original Warner Bros. animation studio shut down, Friz teamed up with its last chief executive, David [=DePatie=], to form a new studio on the original lot named Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises. With this studio, they not only attempted to revive Warner Bros. cartoons but also created the smash hit WesternAnimation/PinkPanther theatrical and TV cartoons. Friz also directed animation for the bridging segments of ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow'' and even made a few anthology movies like The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie and 1001 Rabbit Tales.

'''Isadore "Friz" Freleng''' (1905-1995) was a prominent animator and director of the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes and [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] animated shorts during TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation and TheDarkAgeOfAnimation. Friz got his start during the twilight years of TheSilentAgeOfAnimation, working for WaltDisney alongside UbIwerks and HarmanAndIsing on the OswaldTheLuckyRabbit comedy shorts. After Disney left, he stuck around with Hugh and Rudy at the Charles Mintz studio, even getting the chance to direct on one Mintz Oswald, "Fiery Fireman", before they were fired.

However, he would later leave the studio to go to the then new Leon Schlesinger cartoon studio alongside HarmanAndIsing when they requested his help in making their BoskoTheTalkInkKid short subjects. Even after Harman and Ising left the studio in '33, Friz came back to Leon to help him touch up some rejected "Buddy" comedies. Friz would continue to be a prominent director in the 30's, cranking out many classic cartoons-including "I Haven't Got A Hat", the debut of his character PorkyPig in 1935. However, in the late 30's, Friz became interested in MGM's big budget animation department and quit Leon's studio to work there...only to be put onto the mediocre "Captain and the Kids" cartoon series with little to no creative freedom like he had at Leon's studio. Friz despised working on the cartoons, and as soon as his contract expired, he fled the studio and went straight back to Termite Terrace, where he would work until its demise in the early 60's.

!1933: All shorts are probably co-directed with HarmanAndIsing.

* ButtMonkey: Before inflicting this on his own crew, Friz himself claimed he was a victim of this. When he first got a job animating on OswaldTheLuckyRabbit for WaltDisney, Walt and Friz did not get along, mainly because Walt proved to be a harsh taskmaker, constantly forcing Friz to rework scenes. His fellow animators, including HarmanAndIsing, loved playing pranks on him, including setting stacks of paper on fire under his chair, and poking fun at his short height by dragging him along off the ground.

Friz is legendary among animation fans for his strong emphasis on literal, mechanical musical timing - while all of the staff at the studio were capable of this, nobody used in quite the way Friz did. While Friz's animation tended to be more earthbound than the other directors, he still cranked out some worthy classics, such as the groundbreaking RogerRabbitEffect short "Film/YouOughtToBeInPictures", "The Wabbit Who Came To Supper", "Rhapsody In Rivets", "Three Little Bops", among others. He also directed many, many shorts featuring Sylvester and Tweety.

Friz is legendary among animation fans for his strong emphasis on literal, mechanical musical timing-while all of the staff at the studio were capable of this, nobody used in quite the way Friz did. While Friz's animation tended to be more earthbound than the other directors, he still cranked out some worthy classics, such as the groundbreaking RogerRabbitEffect short "Film/YouOughtToBeInPictures", "The Wabbit Who Came To Supper", "Rhapsody In Rivets", "Three Little Bops", among others. He also directed many, many shorts featuring Sylvester and Tweety.

* FireAndBrimstoneHell: "Satan's Waitin'".

* Tree for Two

* Satan's Waitin'

* Hollywood Daffy

Friz passed on in 1995; ChuckJones dedicated his last cartoon short, made the following year, to his passing.

* InkSuitActor: Freleng can be seen as one of the Gremlins From The Kremlin in ''Russian Rhapsody'' (along with a lot of other animators and members of the Warner Bros. Animation Department, such as ChuckJones, Henry Binder, Ray Katz, Leon Schlesinger, etc) and as astronomist I. Frisby in Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon ''The Hasty Hare.''

Friz is legendary among animation fans for his strong emphasis on literal, mechanical musical timing-while all of the staff at the studio were capable of this, nobody used in quite the way Friz did. While Friz's animation tended to be more earthbound than the other directors, he still cranked out some worthy classics, such as the groundbreaking RogerRabbitEffect short "YouOughtToBeInPictures", "The Wabbit Who Came To Supper", "Rhapsody In Rivets", "Three Little Bops", among others. He also directed many, many shorts featuring Sylvester and Tweety.

* YouOughtToBeInPictures

'''''Isadore "Friz" Freleng''''' (1905-1995) was a prominent animator and director of the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes and [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] animated shorts during TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation and TheDarkAgeOfAnimation. Friz got his start during the twilight years of TheSilentAgeOfAnimation, working for WaltDisney alongside UbIwerks and HarmanAndIsing on the OswaldTheLuckyRabbit comedy shorts. After Disney left, he stuck around with Hugh and Rudy at the Charles Mintz studio, even getting the chance to direct on one Mintz Oswald, "Fiery Fireman", before they were fired.

* Show Biz Bugs