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
Otis the Aardvark of "The Weakest Link" for the BBC. He was voted off in the second round by Roland Rat (who hilariously nicknamed him as "Otis The Anteater"), Nobby The Sheep, Jelly and Jackson, Zippy and George and Soo (puppet), while he, Roly Mo and Nev the Bear voted off Zippy and George. In a 2009 interview BBC Presenter Kirsten O'Brien revealed that she has the Otis the Aardvark puppet and once used it unsuccessfully to impress a date. On 1 April 2010, Otis appeared on the ITV2 show "Celebrity Juice". Otis made another appearance along with other former presenters and puppets