Friz Freleng so popular that United Artists, distributors of "The Pink Panther", had Freleng produce a short cartoon starring the character, "The Pink Phink" (1964). After "The Pink Phink" won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), Freleng and DePatie responded by producing a whole series of Pink Panther cartoons. Other original cartoon series, among them "The Inspector", "The Ant and the Aardvark", "The Dogfather", "Roland and Rattfink" and "Crazylegs Crane", soon followed. In 1969, "The Pink Panther Show", a Saturday morning anthology program featuring DePatie–Freleng cartoons, debuted on NBC. "The Pink Panther" and the other original DePatie–Freleng series would
Crazylegs Classic yard line. The 31st Annual Crazylegs Classic was run on April 28, 2012. Despite light rain, high winds, and temperatures in the mid-30s, the race drew 19,819 entrants, the second-highest total in race history. Tyler Sigl of Green Bay, Wisconsin claimed the overall title, completing the 8-kilometer course in 24 minutes. Sigl, who won the 2007 Division III cross country individual national title as a student at University of Wisconsin-Platteville, had finished second in the 2010 and 2011 races. Holly Nearman of Milwaukee won the women's race with a time of 28 minutes, 59 seconds. Nearman ran cross country at