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 Show Aardvark" entries featured shorter opening titles with introduction music from either "The New Pink Panther Show" (1971–1974) or "The All New Pink Panther Show" (1978–1979). Closing credits featuring the Pink Panther disco dancing from "The All New Pink Panther Show" closed out the episodes. Other versions of "The Pink Panther Show" have been seen and aired only in Spanish. The Pink Panther Show 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