Friz Freleng so popular that United Artists, distributors of "The Pink Panther", had Freleng produce a short cartoon starring the character, "The Pink Phink" (1964). After "The Pink Phink" won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), Freleng and DePatie responded by producing a whole series of Pink Panther cartoons. Other original cartoon series, among them "The Inspector", "The Ant and the Aardvark", "The Dogfather", "Roland and Rattfink" and "Crazylegs Crane", soon followed. In 1969, "The Pink Panther Show", a Saturday morning anthology program featuring DePatie–Freleng cartoons, debuted on NBC. "The Pink Panther" and the other original DePatie–Freleng series would
Nobby the Aardvark to Nobby, but there are anthills scattered around the levels, and Nobby can take a quick nosh at an anthill, stuffing his cheeks full of ants. He can then spit the ants at an enemy to defeat it. Later levels vary the gameplay by having Nobby fly in a hot air balloon or navigate a maze-like mine shaft. "Zzap!64" gave "Nobby the Aardvark" a 96% rating, putting it in the "Gold Medal" category. "The Ant and the Aardvark", a cartoon series that inspired the game. Nobby the Aardvark Nobby the Aardvark is a platform game for the Commodore 64, published