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The Pink Panther Show
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| The Pink Panther Show | |
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| Premiere | September 6, 1969 |
| Finale | 1980 |
| Network/Provider | NBC (1969–1978) ABC (1978–1979) Syndication (1980) |
| Style | 30 to 90 minute animated anthology |
| Company | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, United Artists Television |
| Distributor | United Artists Television (1980–1982)
MGM/UA Television (1982–1992) MGM Television (1992–2005, 2006– ) Sony Pictures Television (2005–2006) |
| Origin | USA |
The Pink Panther Show is an anthology program that ran animated shorts co-produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and Mirisch Films, all created for theatrical and television airplay in the 1960s and 1970s.
During its original network runs, The Pink Panther Show featured these cartoons:
- The Pink Panther
- The Inspector (based on the Inspector Clouseau character played by Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther feature films)
- Roland and Rattfink
- The Ant and the Aardvark
- Tijuana Toads (later renamed Texas Toads over stereotyping issues)
- The Blue Racer
- Hoot Kloot
- The Dogfather
- Misterjaw
- Crazylegs Crane
Music for the series was written by composers Doug Goodwin (who also wrote the show's theme song, "Panther Pink Panther from Head to Toes" [1]), Walter Greene and Bill Lava, with the character's eponymous theme song, written and performed by famed composer Henry Mancini, featured prominently on the show.
The Pink Panther Show serves as the umbrella title for the following incarnations of the series:
| Title | Network | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| The Pink Panther Show | NBC | 1969 - 1970 |
| The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark | NBC | 1970 - 1971 |
| The New Pink Panther Show | NBC | 1971 - 1974 |
| The Pink Panther and Friends | NBC | 1974 - 1976 |
| The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show | NBC | 1976 - 1977 |
| Think Pink Panther | NBC | 1977 - 1978 |
| The All New Pink Panther Show | ABC | 1978 - 1979 |
| The Pink Panther Show | Syndication | 1980 |
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Billed Cast | |
| Dave Barry | Additional voices |
| Mel Blanc | Additional voices |
| June Foray | Additional voices |
| Rich Little | Additional voices |
| Paul Frees | The Commissioner |
| Athena Lorde | Additional voices |
| Marvin Miller | Additional voices |
| Laura Olsher | Additional voices |
| Hal Smith | Additional voices |
| Larry Storch | Additional voices |
| Bob Ogle | Harry Halibut |
| Paul Winchell | Fearless Freddy |
| John Byner | Aardvark |
| Ant | |
| Don Diamond | Fatso |
| Helen Gerald | Additional voices |
| Joan Gerber | Additional voices |
| Pat Harrington, Jr. | The Inspector |
| Deux-Deux | |
| Tom Holland | Banjo |
| Arte Johnson | Misterjaw |
| Arnold Stang | Catfish |
