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 with "A Fly in the Pink") when "The Pink Panther Show" began airing were produced for both broadcast and theatrical release, typically appearing on television first, and released to theaters by United Artists. A number of new series were created, including the very popular "The Ant and the Aardvark", "Tijuana Toads" (a.k.a. Texas Toads), "Hoot Kloot", "Misterjaw", "Roland and Rattfink", "The Dogfather" and two "Tijuana Toads" spinoffs: "The Blue Racer" and "Crazylegs Crane". "The New Pink Panther Show" and later shows featured newly animated bumper segments involving the Panther, the Ant and the Aardvark, Misterjaw, and the Texas Toads. In