...managed to make something on his own in that fashion, it's a far step above from just doing the usual US subcontracted efforts of yesteryear (and to think, he got his start at DePatie-Freleng). The South Koreans, however, have already done much better: Witness their contributions to Warner Bros. superhero shows, the Maxx, and several anime products. True where S. Korean animation has...

... HB there would have been almost no SatAM. Back in the 70's, it was the SatAM Triumvirate: H-B and Scooby-Doo owned ABC, Filmation and live-action Shazam/Isis owned CBS, and DePatie/Freleng and Pink Panther owned NBC. (And Sid & Marty Krofft fit themselves in where they could.) And only one of these studios became cultural survivors... :) Derek Janssen ejanss1@verizon.net

... sale: 16mm Misterjaw: $6.95 Bionic Shark DePatie-Freleng - Dir: Bob McKimson, Sid Marcus Color - ...$30. 35mm The Blue Racer: Killarney Blarney DePatie-Freleng - Dir: Gerry Chiniquy Color - $25 ... a little faded) The Dogfather: Mother Dogfather DePatie-Freleng - Dir: Arthur Leonardi Color - $30 The Dogfather: Watch the Birdie DePatie-Freleng - Dir: Gerry Chiniquy Color - $30...

... everythling, which gets annoying after five minutes. _< Didn't know the set was only the made-for-TV toons, and the original theatricals are mostly funnier-- But, in case that never happens on disk, this's a good enough substitute, and it's not as drastically different from the originals as that 70's DePatie-Freleng mess was. Derek Janssen ejanss@comcast.net

... putting L's in everythling, which gets annoying after five minutes. _< Didn't know the set was only the made-for-TV toons, and the original theatricals are mostly funnier-- But, in case that never happens on disk, this's a good enough substitute, and it's not as drastically different from the originals as that 70's DePatie-Freleng mess was. Derek Janssen ejanss@comcast.net