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PinkySpeciesPinkGenderMaleFamilyPinky and Panky (sons) 1984The Pink Panther is a fictional animated character who appeared in the opening and/or closing credit sequences of every film in the series except for. In the storyline of the original film, 'the Pink Panther' was the name of a valuable named for a flaw that showed a 'figure of a springing panther' when held up to the light in a certain way; in the credits this was translated to an animated pink.The character's popularity spawned a franchise of, television cartoons and merchandise. He starred in 124 short films, 10 TV shows and 4 TV specials. The character is closely associated with ', composed. See also:The animated Pink Panther character's initial appearance in the live action film's title sequence, directed by, was such a success with audiences and that the studio signed Freleng and his studio to a multi-year contract for a series of Pink Panther theatrical cartoon shorts.

The first entry in the series, 1964's, featured Pink harassing his foil, a little white mustachioed man who is often considered a caricature of Friz Freleng (this character is officially known as ), by constantly trying to paint the Little Man's blue house pink. The Pink Phink won the 1964, and subsequent shorts in the series, usually featuring the Pink Panther opposite the Little Man, were successful releases.In an early series of Pink Panther animated cartoons, Pink generally remained silent, speaking only in two theatrical shorts, (one line) and (throughout the film). Provided Pink's voice in these shorts, modeling it on that of (who had portrayed Clouseau's jewel thief nemesis in the original live-action film). (Years later, Little would overdub Niven's voice for and, due to Niven's ill health.) All of the animated Pink Panther shorts utilized composed by for the 1963 feature film, with additional scores composed. Pink Panther Show. Main article:In the fall of 1969, the Pink Panther cartoons made their way to television shown via. NBC added a to the original cartoons, with brought on as an off-camera narrator talking to the Pink Panther during segments featuring the Pink Panther and The Inspector together.

The series featured a live-action introduction, over the theme song, which featured the.Pink Panther shorts made after 1969 were produced for both broadcast and film release, typically appearing on television first, and released to theaters by United Artists. One version of the show was called The Think Pink Panther Show. A number of sister series joined The Pink Panther on movie screens and on the airwaves, among them, (a.k.a. The Texas Toads), and (a.k.a. Jaws and Catfish).

There were also a series of animated shorts called, with the Clouseau-inspired Inspector and his sidekick Sgt. Deux-Deux, whom the Inspector is forever correcting. Other DePatie-Freleng series included, (a pastiche), with a canine and two Tijuana Toads spinoffs, and.The German television version which started airing in 1973 in was presented in 30-minute episodes, composed of one Pink Panther cartoon, one episode of and one episode of. Most notably, the difference between the German and the English version of the Pink Panther is a rhymed narration in the German version (spoken by voice actor ), commenting and describing the plot.

For this show, custom intro and end sequences were cut together from existing pieces of animation.In 1976, the half-hour series was revamped into a 90-minute format, as The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show; this version included a live-action segment, where the show's host, comedian Lenny Schultz, would read letters and jokes from viewers. This version flopped, and would change back to the original half-hour version in 1977.In 1978, The Pink Panther moved to ABC and was rebranded The All New Pink Panther Show, where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm entirely. The ABC version of the series featured sixteen episodes with 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 of. The 32 entries were later released theatrically. Comics In 1971, began publishing a Pink Panther, with art.

The Pink Panther and the Inspector lasted 87 issues, ending only when Gold Key ceased operations in 1984. The spinoff series The Inspector (also from Gold Key) lasted 19 issues, from 1974 to 1978.syndicated a Pink Panther comic strip from May 29, 2005 to May 10, 2009, created by ' cartoonists Eric and Bill Teitelbaum. Later television shows and specials During the final years of the Panther's theatrical run, DePatie–Freleng produced a series of three primetime Pink Panther for ABC. The first was 1978's. It featured Pink in being cold and hungry looking for a holiday dinner. The other two specials premiered on ABC after the shorts officially ended in theaters, 1980's and 1981's. In November 2007, the three specials were released on a single disc DVD collection, The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas from /.The studio was sold to in 1981, and became (now a part of ).

In 1984, a new Saturday morning series was produced entitled. In this incarnation (produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions with Freleng serving as creative producer for the series), the still-silent Pink Panther was a father of his two talking sons, Pinky and Panky. While popular, critics complained that there was not enough Pink Panther to maintain interest for a full 30 minutes.A new series of cartoons were created in 1993, simply titled, produced by, premiered in in 1993, and had the Pink Panther speaking with the voice of (of fame). Unlike the original shorts, not all episode titles contained the word 'pink', although many instead contained the word 'panther'.

Voice impressionist returned to voice both.In July 2007, and 's Rubicon animation company began co-production of the animated series, a to, portraying a teenaged panther and his friends. The 26 episode TV series premiered worldwide in spring 2010 on. On December 7, 2011, a new 22-minute holiday special entitled A Very Pink Christmas, starring the classic iteration of the panther, aired on ABC Family. Popular culture. This section needs additional citations for. Ottawa XPress.

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Title card from the 1980 syndicated version of The Pink Panther ShowCreated byStarringTom HollandDiana MaddoxNarrated byComposer(s)Country of originUnited StatesOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. Of seasons10No. Of episodesThree 6-minute shorts + bumpers per half-hourProductionProducer(s)Running time6–7 minutesProduction company(s)Distributor(1980-1981)(1982-1983)ReleaseOriginal network(1969–1978)(1978–1979)Original releaseSeptember 6, 1969 –September 1, 1979ChronologyFollowed byThe Pink Panther Show is a of animated produced by and between 1969 and 1978, starring the character from the opening credits of the. The series was produced by and, and was broadcast on two American television networks: from September 6, 1969, to September 2, 1978, on; and from September 9, 1978, to September 1, 1979, on (as ). Contents.History Format When The Pink Panther Show first aired in 1969, it consisted of one cartoon featuring, sandwiched by two entries.

(Because of the number of shorts produced, two episodes feature a cartoon sandwiched by two Inspector entries.) The 30-minute show was then connected via sequences featuring both the panther and Inspector together, with announcer acting as an off-camera narrator talking to the panther. Bumper sequences consisted of newly animated segments as well as recycled footage from existing cartoons We Give Pink Stamps, Reel Pink, Pink Outs and Super Pink, fitted with new incidental music and voice-over work from Miller.Pink Panther shorts produced after 1969 (starting with A Fly in the Pink) when The Pink Panther Show began airing were produced for both broadcast and theatrical release, typically appearing on television first, and released to theaters by United Artists. A number of new series were created, including the very popular, (a.k.a.

Texas Toads), and two Tijuana Toads spinoffs:. The New Pink Panther Show and later shows featured newly animated bumper segments involving the Panther, the Ant and the Aardvark, Misterjaw, and the Texas Toads.In 1976, the half-hour series was revamped into a 90-minute format, as It's the All New Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show Introducing Misterjaw; this version included a live-action segment, where comedian would read letters and jokes from viewers.

This version performed poorly and eventually reverted to the original 30-minute version in 1977 as Think Pink Panther.After nine years on NBC, the Pink Panther moved to ABC in 1978 and was retitled The All New Pink Panther Show, where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm entirely. The ABC version of the series featured 16 episodes with 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 featuring Crazylegs Crane: no bumpers were produced for The All New Pink Panther Show, but 10 second 'Stay tuned.'

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Bumpers explaining an upcoming entry were produced for the first several episodes. The 32 All New Pink Panther Show entries were eventually released to theaters by United Artists. Theme music composed ' for the, which would be used extensively in the cartoon series as well.

Doug Goodwin composed the show's opening title music while William Lava and Walter Greene composed music scores heard throughout the cartoons, many of which were variations on Mancini's 'Pink Panther Theme'.Laugh track By the time of the show's 1969 debut, fitting cartoon and children shows with a was standard practice. In keeping with this standard, NBC added a laugh track to all seasons of The Pink Panther Show, marking the first time in history that theatrical films were fitted with a laugh track for television broadcast (Season 2 utilized an inferior laugh track, utilizing isolated laugh clips from Season 1). This was an anomaly, as other theatrical cartoon series' that were aired successfully on television (i.e., ) did not receive this addition.The soundtracks were restored to their original theatrical form in 1982 when the DFE theatrical package went into. Repackaging over the years has resulted in both theatrical and television versions of the entries being available. The exceptions were and, which were produced specifically for television and never re-released theatrically, resulting in laughter-only versions.

The U.S.-based occasionally airs versions with the laugh track intact, though these versions are more commonly found outside of the U.S. The Spanish language requires that MGM/UA supply them with laugh track-only versions of all shorts.

A kit of the Panthermobile, which appeared during the 1969–1970 season. Overall cast. – Pink Panther. – Pug, Louie. – Charlie Ant, Blue Aardvark.

– Blue Racer, Crazylegs Crane. – Crazylegs Crane Jr., Dragonfly.

– Toro. – The Inspector. – Pancho. – Hoot Kloot, Hoot Kloot's Horse, Dogfather. – Misterjaw.

– Harry Halibut. – Catfish.

– Roland, Rattfink. – Fearless Freddy. Sergeant Deux-DeuxEpisode list The Pink Panther Show (1969–1971) The first season of The Pink Panther Show (1969–1971) consisted of one The Inspector entry sandwiched by two Pink Panther entries. The show was 'hosted' by and, seen during the opening sequence, which showed a boy driving the from the countryside to in. During the journey, images of animals mentioned in the song (, tiger, cats, ) are seen alongside clips of the panther from Reel Pink, Come On In! The Water's Pink and Put Put Pink. Upon arrival, the Pink Panther and the Inspector then disembark from the Panthermobile and enter the famous theatre.

In the ending credits, the Inspector climbs back into the Panthermobile, but leaves the Pink Panther behind, who is seen chasing after the car.The show's title song, 'Panther Pink Panther From Head To Toes', was written by Doug Goodwin and played over the opening and closing sequence.The entries utilized for the second season featured complete original theatrical titles. With only two exceptions, the first and third cartoons of each episode were Pink Panthers, and second was an Inspector. In the two exceptions, the first and third cartoons were Inspectors, and the middle one was a Pink Panther. Unlike Season 1, a full laugh track was not used but rather an abridged version using isolated laughs from Season 1 edited onto the soundtrack by DFE (these inferior versions currently in circulation are marked with †). Seasons 1 and 2 were repackaged as a single Season 1 in the 2000s.Season 1 (1969–1970) Episode No.1st cartoon2nd cartoon3rd cartoonOriginal Air Date#01Bomb VoyageThe Pink Tail FlySeptember 6, 1969#02Pinto PinkLe Pig-Al PatrolIn the PinkSeptember 13, 1969#03Jet PinkThe Pique Poquette of ParisTickled PinkSeptember 20, 1969#04The Pink PillPlastered in ParisPink Pistons (mistitled Pink Piston)September 27, 1969#05Rock A Bye PinkyToulouse La TrickSink PinkOctober 4, 1969#06Prehistoric PinkReaux, Reaux, Reaux Your BoatCome On In!.

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