History WesternAnimation / FatherOfThePride

* AllAdultAnimationIsSouthPark: A big reason the show lasted as briefly as it did was that it simultaneously plays this trope straight and fails at it.

* ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud: When Larry, Sarmoti, and Snack try to kidnap Donkey [[spoiler: (who is actually Jermece).]]

* ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud: When Larry, Sarmoti, and Snack try to kidnap Donkey (who is actually Jermece).

* ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud: When Larry, Sarmoti, and Snack attempt to kidnap Donkey (who is actually Jermece).

** ReallyGetsAround: The unfinished, storyboard-only episode on the DVD reveals that he either has slept with, is sleeping with or plans to sleep with ''every single female in the compound,'' [[InterspeciesRomance regardless of species]].

* ElaborateUndergroundBase: both Snack and Sarmoti have tunnel networks at their disposal, since the Secret Garden is... [[TheAlcatraz rather hard to leave at times.]]

* CrocodileTears: [[spoiler:Sierra hustles Sartomi out of the money he won from her boyfriend in poker by pretending to bawl and milk sympathy from him in "One Man's Meat is Another Man's Girlfriend".]]

However, the series was a flop anyhow for several reasons. For one, it was very uncomfortable to watch the show with [[RealitySubtext Roy's recent mauling]] in mind, even if he and Siegfried enjoyed it. Many airings were repeatedly interrupted by updates on the 2004 presidential election, and by that point, there had been such a glut of advertising that [[HypeAversion audiences were sick of it]]; it didn't help that, despite the show [[AnimationAgeGhetto being meant for adults]], it was promoted as being "From the creators of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''", which landed it in hot water with MoralGuardians. Plus, the series was too expensive and time-consuming, with each episode costing over 1.5 million dollars to make and over 9 months to complete[[note]]To compare, an average episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' costs ''half'' of that and production is 3 months shorter.[[/note]]. Some episodes never aired in the U.S. (with one that was never finished being animated), though the entire series was released on [=DVD=].

Ever since its cancellation, petitions have spread online demanding to bring the series back; though it is unknown if any of these efforts will succeed. Nevertheless, on July 15, 2020, the streaming service Creator/{{Peacock}} launched nationwide, including ''Father of the Pride'' as one of its re-aired shows.

However, the series was a flop anyhow for several reasons. For one, it was very uncomfortable to watch the show with [[RealitySubtext Roy's recent mauling]] in mind, even if he and Siegfried enjoyed it. Many airings were repeatedly interrupted by updates on the 2004 presidential election, and by that point, there had been such a glut of advertising that [[HypeAversion audiences were sick of it]]; it didn't help that, despite the show [[AnimationAgeGhetto being meant for adults]], it was promoted as being "From the creators of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''", which landed it in hot water with MoralGuardians. Plus, the series was too expensive and time-consuming, with each episode costing over 1.5 million dollars to make and over nine months to complete[[note]]To compare, an average episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' costs ''half'' of that and production is three months shorter.[[/note]]. Some episodes never aired in the U.S. (with one that was never finished being animated), though the entire series was released on [=DVD=].

The series was heavily hyped during the Olympics before it premiered, and featured [[InkSuitActor loads of celebrities in regular and cameo roles]]. [=DreamWorks=] had high hopes for it, but before the premiere, Roy was attacked by one of his tigers, putting a pall on the proceedings. The duo insisted that TheShowMustGoOn.

* AllCGICartoon: Boasted itself as being the first prime time animated show to be computer animated, and with the same quality CGI as Dreamworks' feature films at the time.

* AdvertisingByAssociation: This was the reason it caught the ire of the [[MoralGuardians Parents Television Council]]; ads for the show cited [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation its studio]] as the creators of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'', which they felt would mislead kid/family audiences into watching a show that was most decidedly ''[[AllAdultAnimationIsSouthPark not]]'' made for them.

* AnthropomorphicZigZag: The animals tend to act like normal animals when working with Siegfried and Roy, but act like humans when they are not in the presence of humans. Occasionally, they will also act sapiently when in the presence of humans anyway.

* BadBadActing: Siegfried and Roy in "Siegfried and Roy: The Movie Fantasy Experience Movie."

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: "Siegfried and Roy: The Movie Fantasy Experience Movie."

* AssShove: Sarmoti hides his poker winnings in the rectum of the zebra rug made from his first kill. Unfortunately nobody told [[spoiler: Kevin, the very much alive zebra who'd be standing in for the rug after Kate destroyed it]].

'''''Father of the Pride''''' is a [[ShortRunner short-lived]] computer-animated sitcom. It was the first television production produced by Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, as well as the first show to use feature film quality CGI. It aired on NBC from August 31 to December 28, 2004.

* CampGay: Donkey's stunt double Jermece.
** Creator/DomDeLuise's character Duke in "One Man's Meat is Another Man's Girlfriend."

** Creator/DomDeLuise's character Duke in "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend."

* ChekhovsGun: Sarmoti scratching his chin when he lies is set up to be his poker tell in "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend." [[spoiler:Averted, however, in that it's ''not'' his tell, he's just that good of a hustler]].

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: In "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend," after a guilt ridden Sarmoti gives Sierra her boyfriend's money back when he sees how much losing it makes her cry, she walks away from him glumly, then clenches her fist and shuts her eyes tightly as if trying not to cry any more. [[spoiler:She was doing a victorious fist-pump after successfully hustling him]].

* PinocchioNose: Discussed in "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Girlfriend," when Sarmoti teaches Sierra about how to spot a poker player's "tell" (i.e., some involuntary tic they have when they're lying or have a good hand, such as twirling a whisker or sticking their tongue out). He then takes it a step further by [[spoiler:tricking his own granddaughter into thinking that his tell is scratching his chin when he lies just so he can hustle her]].

* CatsAreSnarkers: As usual, Sarmoti makes snide remarks about Larry.

* CatsHateWater: Averted with Hunter when we see him in the bath, though Larry threatens him with a water-sprayer when trying to get him to reveal Sierra's whereabouts in "Catnip and Trust."

* CompanionCube: Sarmoti's zebra rug, made out of his first kill.

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Sarmoti would most likely return in a revival of the series, despite the death of his voice actor Creator/CarlReiner on June 29, 2020.

* AllAnimalsAreDogs: After Sarmoti is fired in the pilot Larry’s tail starts wagging, Kate even calls it happy tail. Cats usually swish their tails back and forth when annoyed.

* Manchild: Larry and Sarmoti can be considered this when they fight. Dick Cheney also counts as this.

Ever since its cancellation, petitions have spread online demanding to bring the series back; though it's unknown if any of these efforts will succeed. Nevertheless, on July 15, 2020, the streaming service Creator/{{Peacock}} launched nationwide, including ''Father of the Pride'' as one of its re-aired shows.

'''''Father of the Pride''''' is a [[ShortRunner short-lived]] computer-animated sitcom. It is the first television production produced by Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, as well as the first show to use feature film quality CGI. It aired on [=NBC=] on August 31, 2004.

Since its cancellation in 2005, petitions have spread online demanding to bring the series back. It is unknown if these efforts will succeed. On July 15, 2020, the streaming service Creator/{{Peacock}} launched nationwide, including ''Father of the Pride'' as one of its re-aired shows.

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