Father Of The Pride

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Father Of The Pride (often abbreviated FOTP) is a computer animated cartoon from DreamWorks (the studio behind Madagascar, Shrek, and Shrek 2).

The show deals with the mostly off-stage antics of a family of white lions who are performers at Siegfried & Roy's magic show in Las Vegas.

The show premiered on August 31st, 2004 on American Television. It was canceled after its first season on the air.

DreamWorks released the DVD box set of the entire series on June 7th, 2005. The box set contains all 14 episodes, including 3 episodes that haven't been aired before the release of the DVD, including the pilot (original and revised version), as well as commentaries and "The Lost Tale", an unanimated episode, presented with voice acting, sound and story boards. Out of the 3 unaired episodes (original pilot, Stage Fright and The Siegfried & Roy Movie Fantasy Experience Movie), all but the original pilot aired after the release of the DVD.

The show won the 2004 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series.

[edit] Major characters

Character Voice Actor Profile
Larry John Goodman The star of Father of the Pride, Larry is a middle-aged, overweight white lion who, through a bizarre series of events, becomes star of Siegfried and Roy's world famous magic show (replacing his less-than-delighted father-in-law). Larry tends to speak before he thinks.
Kate Cheyl Hines Larry's wife and daughter of Sarmoti. She is usually having a hard time keeping up with the antics of Larry as well as trying to keep up their relationship with the neighborhood.
Sarmoti Carl Reiner Sarmoti is Kate's Father. He loathes Larry for not being born in Africa and never fails to spot an opportunity to remind him about it. He loves objectifying women, drinking and playing poker with his friends. The name "Sarmoti" is an acronym of "Siegfried And Roy, Masters Of The Impossible".
Snack Orlando Jones Snack is a gopher and Larry's best friend. He and Larry go way back.
Sierra Danielle Harris Sierra is Larry's rebellious teen-aged daughter. She is an activist with very left-wing views. She has been compared to an older, more popular version of Lisa Simpson on some occasions on Father of the Pride discussion forums.
Hunter Daryl Sabara Hunter is Larry's somewhat immature 9-year-old son. He is always shown wearing a plastic Elizabethan collar because of his rash (as mentioned in the original pilot) and is portrayed as slightly mentally-deficient and geeky. He is the most rarely-used main character, being entirely absent from a few episodes.
Siegfried & Roy Julia Hollyway & David Herman Siegfried and Roy are usually presented somewhat disconnected from reality. They appear in a humorous side-story in almost every episode, trying to live their everyday life.

[edit] Episodes

In the order presented in the DVD box set:

  • Original Pilot
  • Sarmoti Moves In
  • Catnip and Trust
  • One Man's Meat is Another Man's Girlfriend
  • What's Black and White and Depressed All Over?
  • Larry's Debut and Sweet Darryl Hannah, Too
  • And the Revolution Continues
  • The Thanksgiving Episode
  • Possession
  • Donkey
  • Road Trip
  • Rehabilitation
  • The Siegfried & Roy Fantasy Experience Movie
  • Stage Fright (Revised Pilot)
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Ursa Major Awards winners
2000
Best Live Action TV Series: The Muppet Show! · Best Animated TV Series: Animaniacs · Best Live Action Feature Film: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? · Best Animated Feature Film: Fantasia
Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture (2001-)
Shrek (2001) · Lilo & Stitch (2002) · Finding Nemo (2003) · Shrek 2 (2004) · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) · Over The Hedge (2006) · Ratatouille (2007) · Bolt (2008)
Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Series
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001) · Greg the Bunny (2002) · Gary the Rat (2003) · Father Of The Pride (2004) · "There She Is!! Step 2 - Cake Dance" (2005) · Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) · Gridlock - Doctor Who episode (2007) · There she is!! episodes 3 to 5 (2008)
Best Anthropomorphic Novel
Casual Rex (2001) · Rescue Ferrets at Sea (2002) · Between Darkness and Light (2003) · Never Again a Man (2004) · Volle (2005) · Pendant of Fortune (2006) · Life's Dream (2007) · Waterways (2008)
Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction
Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work
Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book or Strip (2001-2002), Comic Book (2003-2007), Graphic Story (2008)
Usagi Yojimbo (2002-2005) · i.s.o. (2006) · Gargoyles (2007) · Heathen City (2008)
Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip (2003-present)
Kevin and Kell (2003) · Faux Pas (2004-2005) · Ozy and Millie (2006-2007) · Fur-Piled (2008)
Best Anthropomorphic Magazine (formerly Fanzine until 2007)
YARF! (2001-2002) · Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (2003-2004) · South Fur Lands (2005) · Anthrolations (2006) · Heat (2007-2008)
Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration
Front cover of Fur Visions #20, by XianJaguar (2001) · Cover of Furrlough #109, January 2002, by Natasha "Dark Natasha" Mleynek (2002) · Cover painting by Ursula Vernon of Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction (2003) · Cover painting by Kacey Miyagami for Fur Plus #22 (2004) · Cover painting by Cybercat for Transformations: A Forest Tales Story, by Bernard Doove, published by Fauxpaw Publications in June (2005) · Cover painting by Sara Palmer for Pendant of Fortune (2006) · Cover of Fur Affinity United souvenir book by Blotch (2007) · Cover of Eurofurence 14 program book, by Blotch (2008)
Best Anthropomorphic Game
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