Series synopsis
Father of the Pride is a British animation comedy television series that premiered on NBC on August 31, 2004. It ended on May 29, 2005. It was created by Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jonathan Groff. It stars Danielle Harris, Carl Reiner, Orlando Jones and Cheryl Hines.
Father of the Pride is an American animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was part of a short-lived trend of CGI series in prime-time network TV.
The show, which was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg and his company DreamWorks Animation, revolves around a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried & Roy show in Las Vegas. Despite heavy promotion, the show was unsuccessful and was canceled after one season. Transmission and productio ...
Premise
Father of the Pride is an American animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was part of a short-lived trend of CGI series in prime-time network TV.
The show, which was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg and his company DreamWorks Animation, revolves around a family of white lions, the patriarch of which stars in a Siegfried & Roy show in Las Vegas. Despite heavy promotion, the show was unsuccessful and was canceled after one season. Transmission and production were also delayed by the real-life on-stage injury of Roy Horn.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Danielle Harris as Sierra (voice)
- Carl Reiner as Sarmoti (voice)
- Orlando Jones as Snack (voice)
- Cheryl Hines as Kate (voice)
- John Goodman as Larry (voice)
- David Herman as Roy (voice)
- Julian Holloway as Siegfried (voice)
Guest cast
- Brian George as Chutney (voice)
- Don Stark as Vincent (voice)
- Eddie Murphy as Donkey (voice)
- Daryl Sabara as Hunter (voice)
- Danny DeVito as Emerson (voice)
- Betty White as Grandma Wilson (voice) (uncredited)
- Lou Rawls as Himself (voice)
- Philece Sampler as (voice)
- Jon Ross as Navajo Zebra (voice)
- Jennifer Coolidge as Tracy (voice)
- Richard Kind as Zebra (voice)
- John Ennis as Chutney (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | August 31, 2004 | May 29, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Original Pilot When Sarmoti accidentally makes a mistake on the show while trying to improve his act, Siegfried and Roy decide it is time for him to retire. Larry and Kate do not know how to tell Sarmoti that he has been replaced. Larry asks Snack to help him and the two visit Siegfried and Roy to try and convince them to keep Sarmoti in the show. However things go wrong and Larry becomes the lead lion. Later, after Larry finally tells Sarmoti he got fired, the two start fighting with each other, Siegfried and Roy decide to move him in with Larry and Kate as they mistake Larry and Sarmoti's fighting as love, much to Larry and Sarmoti's dismay. Note: this episode was not aired on US television. |
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| 2 |
The Lost Tale Siegfried and Roy are having a sculpture made of them out of cheese. Siegfried and Roy are sad that they cannot remember if they had done the show or not, so they decide to change it. It is Hunter's 10th birthday party and Kate is displeased by Larry's efforts at planning the party. Larry buys the children rum cake. Jessica Simpson agrees to appear in Siegfried and Roy's show with her own film crew M.T.V., B.E.T. and Shanghai Live. Siegfried and Roy decide to build a 100ft robot of Jessica Simpson and make it the centre of their show. Sarmotti's date complains about paying the bill and she is confronted by the leader of Kate's woman group. Larry gives Hunter a special birthday gift. Jessica questions Siegfried and Roy's "secret" garden, and they question keeping her in the act. Snack gets Larry a "Dog" which he refuses as it is a rat. Siegfried and Roy confront a helicopter driver when he trespasses on their property. Hunter is practising for when he gets a puppy, Larry returns home with Jessica Simpson's dog. Jessica Simpson finds out that her dog is missing and blames the Lions. Siegfried and Roy are discouraged after Jessica Simpson drops out of the show however still have time to get her back. Larry tells Hunter that his dog is stolen and that it has to go back. Jessica allows the statue to be used. Note: this episode was never broadcast on US television nor animated. It appears on the DVD as sketched images and sound. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What's Black and White and Depressed All Over? In the quest to create a panda-breeding program, Siegfried and Roy import one of the few remaining male pandas to the secret garden for an intimate rendezvous with the community's romantically challenged female panda Foo-Lin. However, when Larry and Kate play matchmaker in order to speed up nature, they end up disrupting the complex process of panda-mating. |
August 31, 2004 |
| 2 |
Larry's Debut, and Sweet Darryl Hannah Too Settling into the fame of his new position as lead lion, Larry looks forward to his debut in the show until Siegfried and Roy proclaim to Matt Lauer during their appearance on the Today Show that they will unveil the greatest magic trick the world has ever seen with their new star. Panicked over the pressure, Larry turns to the crafty veteran performer -- Sarmoti -- to help prepare him. However, when the trick backfired during practice, a concerned Seigfreid and Roy turn to their proven veteran white tiger Blake to save the day much to the disappointment of Larry and Sarmoti. |
September 7, 2004 |
| 3 |
Catnip and Trust When Larry and Kate discover a bag of catnip in Sierra's room they fear the worst -- that their teenage daughter has become a ""nip-head."" Taking the advice of the community drug counselor, they decide to confront Sierra but only cause her to run away. Meanwhile, in their quest to experience the ""ah"" they observed in a recent 7-Eleven TV commercial, Siegfried and Roy venture to the local convenience store to claim the ultimate prize -- ""The Big Gulp."" |
September 14, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 31, 2004 |
| Last aired | May 29, 2005 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |