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,
Trail of the Pink Panther trenchcoat reveals a montage of funny clips of Peter Sellers from his five "Pink Panther" films as a tribute to him, while the end credits roll. Sellers died over 18 months before production began, and his performance was constructed from deleted scenes from "The Pink Panther Strikes Again". David Niven appears in the film, reprising a role he first played in the original "The Pink Panther" of 1963. Niven was in the early stages of ALS, and his voice subsequently proved too weak to loop his own dialogue during post-production. He was dubbed by impressionist Rich Little during post-production. Returning