The misadventures of a family of White Lions who perform with Siegfried and Roy in Las Vegas.
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Siegfried and Roy think it is a wonderful idea to have Sarmoti move in with his daughter, Kate, and her husband, Larry, much to the dismay of the lions. When he arrives at his new residence, he ...
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Larry and Kate discover catnip in Sierra's bedroom, and make the assumption that she's doing drugs. Meanwhile, Siegfried and Roy attempt to repair the soda fountain at a 711.
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Title: Father of the Pride (2004–2005)
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The misadventures of a family of White Lions who perform with Siegfried and Roy in Las Vegas.
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Larry: This is the perfect time: You're in heat, I'm not hungry, I just peed...
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After a month of the show being on hiatus, NBC brought the show back in December 2004. After airing three out of the five unaired episodes, NBC cancelled the show with two episodes left unaired. See more »Goofs
The real white lion Sarmoti is a female. See more »Quotes
Kate: Larry, this isn't really the time.Larry: This is the perfect time: You're in heat, I'm not hungry, I just peed...
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Father of the Pride was the best new show to hit television since Family Guy. It was yet another masterpiece from the talented people at Dreamworks Animation. Like The Simpsons, the show centers around a nuclear family (of white lions, in this case). It also contains many memorable supporting characters including Roger the surly orangutan, Vincent the Italian-American flamingo, the eccentric white tigers Blake and Victoria, the faux patriotic Snout Brothers and Chutney the elephant. The other stars of the show are the Sigfreid and Roy. They are incredibly eccentric and do everything in a grandiose manner, making the most mundane activities entertaining. The combination of cute animal characters with very adult dialog and controversial issues (drugs, prejudice, etc) is the source of the program's brilliance.
The blame for this show's failure lies with NBC. They opted to broadcast the episodes in no particular order (perhaps being influenced by which guest stars they could promote) rather than the more logical production order. Several times, the show was preempted for an extra half-hour of such dreck as The Biggest Loser (as if 60 minutes of that was not enough)! It is indeed an ill omen for the future of television as art if an original and daring show like this fails while Fear Factor and American Idol dominate.
Luckily, the complete series was released on DVD and the show now has an opportunity to gain a larger following. 10/10