Crazylegs Crane is a 16-episode made-for-television cartoon series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises in 1978 for The All New Pink Panther Show on ABC.

Production

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 Toads, The Blue Racer and The Dogfather. Larry D. Mann voiced him in all but two of his appearances, with Bob Holt voicing him in the Tijuana Toads short "Flight to the Finish", and Daws Butler voicing him in the Dogfather short "The Goose That Laid a Golden Egg". His personality is similar to the Disney character Goofy. 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" before settling on "Crazylegs Crane".

Plot

In the cartoons that star Crazylegs Crane (voiced by Larry D. Mann), he goes through various misadventures, often accompanied by his son Crazylegs Crane Jr. (voiced by Frank Welker). He often encounters his frenemy, a fire-breathing dragonfly (voiced by Frank Welker impersonating Andy Kaufman).

Appearances

None of the Crazylegs Crane shorts contained any credit information; only the series title and episode title were shown.

Tijuana Toads

The Blue Racer

The Dogfather

Crazylegs Crane

Reruns

Crazylegs Crane previously aired as part of The All-New Pink Panther Show on This TV on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30am Eastern Time until September 22, 2011. Also, most of the shorts often aired as filler material on Boomerang. Some episodes have also appeared on YouTube, Hulu and other online video sites.

Home video

A DVD and Blu-ray containing the 16 episodes were released on April 26, 2016 from Kino Lorber.