| Crazylegs Crane | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Go for Croak (1969) (Tijuana Toads cartoon) |
| Last appearance | Trail of the Lonesome Mine (1978) (Crazylegs Crane cartoon) |
| Created by | Hawley Pratt |
| Portrayed by | Larry D. Mann Bob Holt Daws Butler |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Crane |
| Gender | Male |
| Children | Crazylegs, Jr. |
Crazylegs Crane is a 16-episode made-for-television cartoon series produced byDePatie–Freleng Enterprises in 1978 forThe All New Pink Panther Show onABC.[1]
This was Crazylegs Crane's first series dedicated solely to him. Previously, he had made regular appearances as an antagonist in the three DePatie-Freleng animated comedies:Tijuana ToadsThe Blue Racer andThe Dogfather.Larry D. Mann voiced him in all but two of his appearances, withBob Holt voicing him in theTijuana Toads short "Flight to the Finish", andDaws Butler voicing him in theDogfather short "The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg". His personality is similar to the Disney characterGoofy. In the German series, this character was known as "Dummvogel", literally "stupid bird".
The character's name was never spoken in the theatrical shorts, only being referred to as a "chicken" or a "crane" by other characters. When his own series entered production he was initially called "Ichabod Crane"[2] before settling on "Crazylegs Crane".
In the cartoons that star Crazylegs Crane (voiced byLarry D. Mann), he goes through various misadventures, often accompanied by his son Crazylegs Crane Jr. (voiced byFrank Welker). He often encounters his frenemy, afire-breathingdragonfly (voiced by Frank Welker impersonatingAndy Kaufman).
None of the Crazylegs Crane shorts contained any credit information; only the series title and episode title were shown.
Crazylegs Crane previously aired as part ofThe All-New Pink Panther Show onThis TV on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 amEastern Time until September 22, 2011. Also, most of the shorts often aired as filler material onBoomerang. Some episodes have also appeared onYouTube,Hulu and other online video sites.
A DVD[3] and Blu-ray[4] containing the 16 episodes were released on April 26, 2016 fromKino Lorber.
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