Pink Panther (character) Pink Panther (character) The Pink Panther is a fictional animated character who appeared in the opening and/or closing credit sequences of every film in the "Pink Panther" series except for "A Shot in the Dark" and "Inspector Clouseau". In the storyline of the original film, "the Pink Panther" was the name of a valuable pink diamond 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 panther. The character's popularity spawned a spin-off franchise of theatrical shorts, television
The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight First Sight" made its debut release on VHS by MGM/UA Home Video. On November 6, 2007, the special alongside "Olym-Pinks" and "A Pink Christmas" was released as part of the DVD collection set "The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas" from MGM Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Most of the animation staff utilized for the 1978 series "The All New Pink Panther Show" worked on "Pink at First Sight". The special also utilized several music cues from the series as well but unlike the TV show, a laugh track was not featured. Friz Freleng was absent from this