Definite Article Noun with "de" question

Question

So If I want to say, for example

In this episode of the famous cartoon",

and seeing that "cartoon" is masculine in French, do I say

Dans cet épisode du célèbre dessin animé

OR

Dans cet épisode de le célèbre dessin animé.

I mean seeing that I'm using "de" as "of" and "le" as "the" and not for unspecified singular quantity, does the rule de+le=du still apply?

Answer 1

Yes. You must use "du" there. The only case where you may write "de le" is if it’s followed by a infinitive verb. Like in « Impossible de le voir » → "Impossible to see it/him".