Format Films was a television animation studio which was founded by Herbert Klynn in 1959 with Jules Engel as vice president,[1] Herb McIntosh and Joseph Mugnaini. It was most active during the 1960s, producing episodes of The Alvin Show, Popeye, and The Lone Ranger. The studio also created eleven shorts in Warner Bros.' theatrical Road Runner series under the direction of Rudy Larriva.
Format Productions created title sequences for several TV series, including I Spy, Honey West, the animated characters on the television variety show, Hee Haw, animated various TV commercials, and created film title designs for The Glory Guys and Clambake.
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The fate of the Format Films cartoon series
TV series:
- The Alvin Show (Bagdasarian Film Corporation)
- The Lone Ranger (animated TV series) (Classic Media)
- Popeye (King Features Syndicate, early 1960-1966)
Theatrical shorts
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Warner Bros. Animation/1965-1967)
Film and television titles
- Outlaws (1960) (TV)
- I Spy (1965) (TV)
- The Glory Guys (1965)
- Honey West (1965)
- Clambake (1967)
- The Mothers-in-Law (1967)
- Hee Haw (1969)
- Curiosity Shop (1971–1973)