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Father of the Pride and a parody idea
9 years ago
Perhaps one of the most criminally underrated CGI TV shows, Father of the Pride is a series created by DreamWorks and directed by Jeffrey Katzenberg, one of the founders of DreamWorks and former chairman of Disney, where he help produced films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and even The Lion King.
The show is a reference to the comedy film Father of the Bride, but is a sitcom in the style of shows like The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy. It revolves around a family of anthropomorphic white lions, hence "Pride" in the title of the show, and their many misadventures in Las Vegas. The main character is a middle-aged lion named Larry, voiced by legendary actor John Goodman and is the father who stars in a show managed by two animal trainers named Siegfried and Roy, voiced by Julian Holloway and David Herman respectively.
Larry lives with his wife Kate, voiced by Cheryl Hines, and her father Sarmoti, voiced by Carl Reiner and former star of Siegfried and Roy's show. Sarmoti's name is also an acronym of "Siegfried and Roy, Masters of the Impossible." They are also the proud parents of their children Sierra and Hunter.
Sierra, voiced by scream queen Danielle Harris, is a rebellious and somewhat tomboyish teenager who is an activist with left-wing views. To me, she's somewhat like a mixture of Lisa Simpson and Rainbow Dash, except that unlike Rainbow, she's not really the athletic type, but is a headstrong rebel and has that spark that makes her a tomboy when compared to her mother, and of course, she's more popular with her peers unlike Lisa, but is an environmentalist and campaigns for animal rights as seen in one of the episodes. She even hates being reminded of how she used to practice killing her prey when she was a young cub. Despite coming as antagonistic towards her family, she genuinely loves and cares for them.
Finally, there's Hunter, voiced by Daryl Sabara, a meek, shy, timid, and somewhat naïve lion cub who is almost never shown without his E-collar, due to a rash he suffers from. Although he is never much of a prominent character like the other family members, he does have his moments in a couple of episodes.
Many of the white lion family's neighbours include Larry's best friend, a gopher named Snack, voiced by Orlando Jones, a panda named Foo-Lin, voiced by Lisa Kudrow, an Indian elephant named Chutney, voiced by Brian George, and even a pair of tigers named Blake and Victoria, voiced by John O'Hurley and Wendie Malick respectively and the rivals of the lions.
Some characters even make cameo appearances. The most notable one is Donkey from Shrek, who is yet again played by Eddie Murphy, just like old times.
Each episode, while not connected to each other, had good moral values and life lessons in regards to matters like trust, racism, sexism, etc. while at the same time remaining satirical. The characters also have their own quirks, like Larry's the bumbling dad who tends to speak before he thinks, Kate's the feminine mom who is the voice of reason and tries to maintain relationships with everyone else, Sierra being the rebellious tomboy with a bit of a girly streak and likes to socialise and do what she feels is right, and Hunter's the geeky little nerd who gets picked on and suspected for being gay by others, particularly Sarmoti, who is the grumpy, dirty old lion who likes to get drunk, gamble with his buddies, and put Larry down for trivial reasons.
Sadly, Father of the Pride lasted very shortly, with only a total of 13 episodes, including two unaired episodes and a remake of the pilot episode. The reason for that is because a bunch of parents complained to DreamWorks about how the show fooled them into thinking that it was going to be a family-friendly series when it really was geared towards teenagers and adults. It's quite ironic, really, because back in the days, cartoons like Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, and even many of Walt Disney's early animated movies and shorts weren't exactly intended for kids, yet were still watchable for them. Of course, they are different from sitcoms like The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, Beavis and Butthead, and King of the Hill as those shows make more use of adult humour in the vein of Ren and Stimpy and Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat, so Father of the Pride follows that trend as well, proving that animation isn't exclusively for kids.
It would be great if Father of the Pride would make a great comeback despite the negative reception incited by those overprotective parents and soccer moms, because I took a look at some episodes recently on YouTube and I can say that the show does have a lot going for it and it is very entertaining. It even has a cult following in the furry fandom, considering that many of the characters are anthropomorphic animals aside from humans mixed in. I think that's also one of the reasons parents complaining, because they automatically believed that anthropomorphic animals equate a kid's show, when films like Fritz the Cat show otherwise. If you're a fan of family sitcoms, shows featuring cartoon animals, or DreamWorks animated films in general, Father of the Pride should be right up your alley. It gets an 8.5/10 from me.
Speaking of the show, I had a dream of a parody called Father of the Stud, which is Father of the Pride, but with horse characters recasted among a few others. This idea was inspired by some parodies and spoofs on YouTube made by several users, including
gepredators. Here's the recasted main characters.
Character: Larry
Replacement: Quick Draw McGraw (The Quick Draw McGraw Show)
Reason: Well, as you can clearly guessed by the title, "stud" refers to a group of horses, much like how "pride" refers to a group of lions, which is the species the main family of the show is. Quick Draw McGraw could also easily be the bumbling dad if they had a show on him having a family.
Character: Kate
Replacement: Princess Celestia (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Reason: She is the voice of reason of the three (four counting Twilight Sparkle) princesses, and the one who watches over and keeps order in Equestria, much like how a typical mother character does in a family sitcom. So, I think it's fitting. Besides, I have casted one of Larry and Kate's kids as a winged horse (can you guess who?), so obviously one parent has to have wings.
Character: Sierra
Replacement: Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Reason: Both are rebellious teenagers, sassy, pretty popular, and tend to be mean towards their loved ones. Even so, they are genuinely caring and loyal towards them. Sierra also has some rather tomboyish traits.
Character: Hunter
Replacement: Bambi (Bambi)
Reason: Yeah, Bambi is not a horse, but even studs apply to the deer family. Anyway, Hunter is a shy, timid, and at times naïve lion cub, which are the similar personalities Bambi had as a young deer. Perhaps in this spoof, one of his paternal grandparents was probably a deer, lol
Character: Sarmoti
Replacement: Mr. Horse (The Ren & Stimpy Show)
Reason: Think about it, both are quite grumpy, pompous, and cynical. So Mr. Horse as Sarmoti fits pretty well.
Character: Snack
Replacement: Baba Looey (The Quick Draw McGraw Show)
Reason: With Quick Draw as Larry, it would make sense Baba Looey would be Snack as both characters from their respected shows are best buds.
Character: Siegfried and Roy
Replacement: Mario and Luigi (Super Mario Bros)
Reason: This one was rather tough to decide upon. I've originally considered the Chameleon Brothers from Rocko's Modern Life, but they're so identical to each other and since most of the characters are anthropomorphic animals while Siegfried and Roy are the only main human characters, it kinda fits to have the Mario Bros as them. Besides, they have European accents, with German for Siegfried and Roy, and Italian for Mario and Luigi.
That's all for now. Hope this is a neat idea. Would be cool if someone were to make a parody of that one day, especially when Father of the Pride was quite an entertaining show and won the 2004 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series.
Here's a link to one of the episodes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THUEBhW0XIs
Also, here's a link to my Father of the Stud parody idea - http://dracocharizard87.deviantart......Stud-595500159
I dedicate this journal to
bluemario1016 and gepredators. Hope you love this insight and parody idea of the show, guys.
The show is a reference to the comedy film Father of the Bride, but is a sitcom in the style of shows like The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy. It revolves around a family of anthropomorphic white lions, hence "Pride" in the title of the show, and their many misadventures in Las Vegas. The main character is a middle-aged lion named Larry, voiced by legendary actor John Goodman and is the father who stars in a show managed by two animal trainers named Siegfried and Roy, voiced by Julian Holloway and David Herman respectively.
Larry lives with his wife Kate, voiced by Cheryl Hines, and her father Sarmoti, voiced by Carl Reiner and former star of Siegfried and Roy's show. Sarmoti's name is also an acronym of "Siegfried and Roy, Masters of the Impossible." They are also the proud parents of their children Sierra and Hunter.
Sierra, voiced by scream queen Danielle Harris, is a rebellious and somewhat tomboyish teenager who is an activist with left-wing views. To me, she's somewhat like a mixture of Lisa Simpson and Rainbow Dash, except that unlike Rainbow, she's not really the athletic type, but is a headstrong rebel and has that spark that makes her a tomboy when compared to her mother, and of course, she's more popular with her peers unlike Lisa, but is an environmentalist and campaigns for animal rights as seen in one of the episodes. She even hates being reminded of how she used to practice killing her prey when she was a young cub. Despite coming as antagonistic towards her family, she genuinely loves and cares for them.
Finally, there's Hunter, voiced by Daryl Sabara, a meek, shy, timid, and somewhat naïve lion cub who is almost never shown without his E-collar, due to a rash he suffers from. Although he is never much of a prominent character like the other family members, he does have his moments in a couple of episodes.
Many of the white lion family's neighbours include Larry's best friend, a gopher named Snack, voiced by Orlando Jones, a panda named Foo-Lin, voiced by Lisa Kudrow, an Indian elephant named Chutney, voiced by Brian George, and even a pair of tigers named Blake and Victoria, voiced by John O'Hurley and Wendie Malick respectively and the rivals of the lions.
Some characters even make cameo appearances. The most notable one is Donkey from Shrek, who is yet again played by Eddie Murphy, just like old times.
Each episode, while not connected to each other, had good moral values and life lessons in regards to matters like trust, racism, sexism, etc. while at the same time remaining satirical. The characters also have their own quirks, like Larry's the bumbling dad who tends to speak before he thinks, Kate's the feminine mom who is the voice of reason and tries to maintain relationships with everyone else, Sierra being the rebellious tomboy with a bit of a girly streak and likes to socialise and do what she feels is right, and Hunter's the geeky little nerd who gets picked on and suspected for being gay by others, particularly Sarmoti, who is the grumpy, dirty old lion who likes to get drunk, gamble with his buddies, and put Larry down for trivial reasons.
Sadly, Father of the Pride lasted very shortly, with only a total of 13 episodes, including two unaired episodes and a remake of the pilot episode. The reason for that is because a bunch of parents complained to DreamWorks about how the show fooled them into thinking that it was going to be a family-friendly series when it really was geared towards teenagers and adults. It's quite ironic, really, because back in the days, cartoons like Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, and even many of Walt Disney's early animated movies and shorts weren't exactly intended for kids, yet were still watchable for them. Of course, they are different from sitcoms like The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, Beavis and Butthead, and King of the Hill as those shows make more use of adult humour in the vein of Ren and Stimpy and Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat, so Father of the Pride follows that trend as well, proving that animation isn't exclusively for kids.
It would be great if Father of the Pride would make a great comeback despite the negative reception incited by those overprotective parents and soccer moms, because I took a look at some episodes recently on YouTube and I can say that the show does have a lot going for it and it is very entertaining. It even has a cult following in the furry fandom, considering that many of the characters are anthropomorphic animals aside from humans mixed in. I think that's also one of the reasons parents complaining, because they automatically believed that anthropomorphic animals equate a kid's show, when films like Fritz the Cat show otherwise. If you're a fan of family sitcoms, shows featuring cartoon animals, or DreamWorks animated films in general, Father of the Pride should be right up your alley. It gets an 8.5/10 from me.
Speaking of the show, I had a dream of a parody called Father of the Stud, which is Father of the Pride, but with horse characters recasted among a few others. This idea was inspired by some parodies and spoofs on YouTube made by several users, including
gepredators. Here's the recasted main characters.Character: Larry
Replacement: Quick Draw McGraw (The Quick Draw McGraw Show)
Reason: Well, as you can clearly guessed by the title, "stud" refers to a group of horses, much like how "pride" refers to a group of lions, which is the species the main family of the show is. Quick Draw McGraw could also easily be the bumbling dad if they had a show on him having a family.
Character: Kate
Replacement: Princess Celestia (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Reason: She is the voice of reason of the three (four counting Twilight Sparkle) princesses, and the one who watches over and keeps order in Equestria, much like how a typical mother character does in a family sitcom. So, I think it's fitting. Besides, I have casted one of Larry and Kate's kids as a winged horse (can you guess who?), so obviously one parent has to have wings.
Character: Sierra
Replacement: Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Reason: Both are rebellious teenagers, sassy, pretty popular, and tend to be mean towards their loved ones. Even so, they are genuinely caring and loyal towards them. Sierra also has some rather tomboyish traits.
Character: Hunter
Replacement: Bambi (Bambi)
Reason: Yeah, Bambi is not a horse, but even studs apply to the deer family. Anyway, Hunter is a shy, timid, and at times naïve lion cub, which are the similar personalities Bambi had as a young deer. Perhaps in this spoof, one of his paternal grandparents was probably a deer, lol
Character: Sarmoti
Replacement: Mr. Horse (The Ren & Stimpy Show)
Reason: Think about it, both are quite grumpy, pompous, and cynical. So Mr. Horse as Sarmoti fits pretty well.
Character: Snack
Replacement: Baba Looey (The Quick Draw McGraw Show)
Reason: With Quick Draw as Larry, it would make sense Baba Looey would be Snack as both characters from their respected shows are best buds.
Character: Siegfried and Roy
Replacement: Mario and Luigi (Super Mario Bros)
Reason: This one was rather tough to decide upon. I've originally considered the Chameleon Brothers from Rocko's Modern Life, but they're so identical to each other and since most of the characters are anthropomorphic animals while Siegfried and Roy are the only main human characters, it kinda fits to have the Mario Bros as them. Besides, they have European accents, with German for Siegfried and Roy, and Italian for Mario and Luigi.
That's all for now. Hope this is a neat idea. Would be cool if someone were to make a parody of that one day, especially when Father of the Pride was quite an entertaining show and won the 2004 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series.
Here's a link to one of the episodes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THUEBhW0XIs
Also, here's a link to my Father of the Stud parody idea - http://dracocharizard87.deviantart......Stud-595500159
I dedicate this journal to
bluemario1016 and gepredators. Hope you love this insight and parody idea of the show, guys. 
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