DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation |
| Predecessor | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Founded | May 1963 |
| Founders | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Defunct | 1981 |
| Fate | Acquired and renamed by Marvel to Marvel Productions |
| Successors | Studio: Marvel Productions (later New World Animation) Library: The Walt Disney Company Warner Bros. Animation Amazon MGM Studios (via United Artists) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Television shows Theatrical shorts Television specials Title sequences Television commercials |
| Owners | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, Inc. (also known as Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng Productions when involved with the Mirisch brothers and Geoffrey Productions, and DFE Films) was an American animation studio founded by former Warner Bros. Cartoons employees in May 1963, before being acquired by Marvel in 1981 and renamed Marvel Productions. Based in Burbank, California, DFE produced animation for film and television.
Notable among the productions that the studio produced are the opening titles for The Pink Panther (1963), its first, second, and fifth sequels, and an associated series of animated theatrical shorts featuring the Pink Panther character, as well as entries in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series from 1964 to 1967, the Dr. Seuss television specials from 1971 to 1982, the lightsaber effects in the original Star Wars (1977), and the Bod Squad and Time for Timer series of public service announcements for ABC in the mid 1970s.