The Pink Panther The first film in the series had an animated opening sequence, created by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, featuring The Pink Panther Theme by Mancini, as well as the Pink Panther character. This character, designed by Hawley Pratt and Friz Freleng, was subsequently the subject of his own series of animated cartoons which gained its highest profile when aired on Saturday mornings as "The Pink Panther Show." The character would be featured in the opening of every film in the movie series except "A Shot in the Dark" and "Inspector Clouseau". Although the original film was actually centred on the Phantom/Sir Charles Lytton,
The Pink Panther Show 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 Lenny Schultz 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 sixteen episodes with