Curse of the Pink Panther by Roger Moore—as Clouseau himself—at the end of the film. This was David Niven's final film appearance, and he died shortly before its release. This film marked Herbert Lom's sixth outing as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. He would reprise the role one last time in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993). The prized Pink Panther jewel would not return until "The Pink Panther" reboot in 2006. This film featured the sixth "Panther" appearance of Clouseau's trusty manservant Cato (Burt Kwouk). Cato and Dreyfus debuted in "A Shot in the Dark" (1964). The film was a box office bomb and got negative
The Pink Panther Show 1976, the half-hour series was revamped into a 90-minute format, as "It's the All New Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show Introducing Misterjaw"; this version included a live-action segment, where comedian Lenny Schultz would read letters and jokes from viewers. This version performed poorly and eventually reverted to the original 30-minute version in 1977 as "Think Pink Panther". After nine years on NBC, the Pink Panther moved to ABC in 1978 and was retitled "The All New Pink Panther Show", where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm entirely. The ABC version of the series featured sixteen episodes with