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 in: Pink at First Sight production due to him and DePatie breaking up their studio and returned to Warner Bros. Many of the characters' voices on this special (saving the silent Panther himself) were done by Frank Welker, Brian Cummings, Marilyn Schreffler and Hal Smith. The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight is an animated Valentine's Day special starring "The Pink Panther" which premiered on ABC on February 14, 1981. This would be David H. DePatie's first and only solo work on "The Pink Panther" without Friz Freleng, the final new "Pink Panther" production by DePatie