The Pink Panther Show | |
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Created by |
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Narrated by |
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Episodes |
Three 6-minute shorts + bumpers per half-hour |
Running time |
30 mins. |
Original run |
1969 - 1970 |
Followed by |
The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark |
The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1978, starring the animated Pink Panther character from the opening credits of the live-action films. The series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, and was originally broadcast on NBC from September 6, 1969 to September 2, 1978.
The show was "hosted" by The Pink Panther and The Inspector, seen during the opening sequence, which showed a boy driving the Panthermobile from the countryside to Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. During the journey, images of animals mentioned in the song (rhinoceros, tiger, cats, American mink) 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", was written by Doug Goodwin and played over the opening sequence.
The show featured extremely short animated bumpers between the cartoon shorts and the commercials.
A second season was produced in 1970 and 1971 with The Inspector shorts being replaced with The Ant and the Aardvark