The Dogfather (A DePatie-Freleng Production, in association with Mirisch Company) was created by Hawley Pratt and Friz Freleng at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. The series was released through theaters by United Artists and ran from 1974 to 1976. 17 shorts were produced. No DVD release yet for this title.

The series was basically a parody of the movie The Godfather but with canines as part of the Italian organized crime syndicate.

Directors are Hawley Pratt, Gerry Chiniquy, and Arthur Leonardi.

19 years later in 1993 a new version of the cartoon produced by MGM television animation for The Pink Panther (1990s series) aired with Joe Pesci as the voice of the title role.

In 'The Pink Panther's Passport to Peril', the name of the main villain is the Dogfather.