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 and "Misterjaw" entries sourced from new prints of the original film negatives and transferred to videotape, resulting in sharper images. As "The Pink Panther" and "The Ant and the Aardvark" entries were sourced using theatrical prints (sans laugh track), a new, less invasive laugh track being employed on sitcoms at the time was added to the soundtrack for consistency to match the made-for-television "Misterjaw" entries and bumper sequences that retained their respective laugh-tracked soundtracks. The second version also incorporated several of the made-for-television "Pink Panther" entries from "The All New Pink Panther Show". Pre-1978 "Pink Panther" and "Ant and the