query: when was the first pink panther movie made

pos: The Pink Panther The Pink Panther The Pink Panther is a British-American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic "Pink Panther" film in 1963. The role of Clouseau was originated by and is most closely associated with Peter Sellers. Most of the films were written and directed by Blake Edwards, with theme music composed by Henry Mancini. Elements and characters inspired by the films were adapted into other media, including books, comic books and animated series. The first film in the series

pos: Son of the Pink Panther Son of the Pink Panther Son of the Pink Panther is a 1993 Italian-American comedy film. It is a continuation of "The Pink Panther" film series. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are "Panther" regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963 film, Claudia Cardinale. It was the final film for both filmmaker Blake Edwards and composer Henry Mancini; Edwards retired from movie making, and Mancini died the following year. Princess Yasmin of Lugash (Debrah Farentino) is abducted in French territorial waters

pos: Pink Panther jewel of diamonds and leads to the formation of pink, red, and brown diamonds. Only one of the 66 largest diamonds in the world is pink. When Ben Affleck gave Jennifer Lopez a pink diamond solitaire engagement ring, traffic to Web sites that sold pink diamonds increased by around 300 to 400 percent. Probably the most famous pink diamond in the world was the fictitious Pink Panther diamond, made famous by the 1963 film "The Pink Panther", starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau, who's hot on the trail of a jewel thief known as The Phantom. The Darya-ye Noor diamond is

pos: Inspector Clouseau Christie. In his earliest appearances, Clouseau is slightly less inept and exaggerated; but in his first appearance he believes himself a skilled violinist, but plays out of tune, and often appears clumsy at his moments of highest dignity. Jacques Clouseau makes his first appearance as the Inspector in the 1963 film "The Pink Panther", which was released in the United States in March 1964. In this movie, the main focus was on David Niven's role as Sir Charles Lytton, the infamous jewel thief nicknamed "the Phantom", and his plan to steal the Pink Panther diamond; while the Clouseau character plays

pos: Pink Panther (character) of David Niven (who had portrayed Clouseau's jewel thief nemesis in the original live-action film). (Years later, Little would overdub Niven's voice for "Trail of the Pink Panther" and "Curse of the Pink Panther", due to Niven's ill health.) All of the animated "Pink Panther" shorts utilized the distinctive jazzy theme music composed by Henry Mancini for the 1963 feature film, with additional scores composed by Walter Greene or William Lava. In the fall of 1969, the "Pink Panther" cartoons made their way to NBC television shown Saturday mornings via "The Pink Panther Show". NBC added a laugh track to

pos: The Mirisch Company Seven" (1960), "West Side Story" (1961), "The Great Escape" (1963), "The Pink Panther" (1963), "Hawaii" (1966), "In the Heat of the Night" (1967), "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968), "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971), and many others. In 1964 Mirisch Films Ltd, or Mirisch Films GB was formed in the United Kingdom that produced "633 Squadron", "A Shot in the Dark" and several other films. "The Pink Panther" featured an animated Pink Panther that soon became a star of a series of cinema cartoons made by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises that were released by Mirisch/UA. Mirisch first entered television in 1959 with the

pos: The Pink Panther on the Pink Panther cartoon character. As of 2018, the film is still in development. The opening title sequence in the original 1963 "The Pink Panther" film was such a success with the United Artists executives that they decided to adapt the title sequence into a series of theatrical animated shorts. DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, run by former Warner Bros. Cartoons creators David H. DePatie and Isadore "Friz" Freleng, produced the opening sequences, with Freleng as director. United Artists commissioned a long series of "The Pink Panther" shorts, the first of which, 1964's "The Pink Phink," won the 1964 Academy Award for

pos: 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

pos: Lugash Lugash Lugash is a fictional country mentioned and featured in the "Pink Panther" movie series. Its ruler is known as the Shah. Its greatest national treasure, which comes from the dynasty of Akbar the Magnificent in the early 12th century, and the country's religious symbol for over 1,000 years, is the Pink Panther diamond, which has been stolen on numerous occasions. The former ruling family of Lugash is the Kurfilli; Princess Dala was the last of the dynasty. The palace decor and costumes shown in the original 1963 film were distinctly North Indian in style, however the sign next to

neg: Pink Panther (character) the original cartoons, with Marvin Miller brought on as an off-camera narrator talking to the Pink Panther during bumper segments featuring the Pink Panther and The Inspector together. The series featured a live-action introduction, over the theme song, which featured the "Panthermobile". "Pink Panther" shorts made after 1969 were produced for both broadcast and film release, typically appearing on television first, and released to theaters by United Artists. One version of the show was called "The Think Pink Panther Show". A number of sister series joined "The Pink Panther" on movie screens and on the airwaves, among them "The Ant

neg: Revenge of the Pink Panther him into a firework warehouse, accidentally activating all the fireworks inside. After the events that occurred in Hong Kong, Douvier and Scallini are arrested. Clouseau is awarded for their arrest by the President of France, and he and Simone spend an evening together. When United Artists spent three months on previews and continuous editing of the previous Pink Panther movie "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (according to Daily Variety in 1976), Edwards decided he would try to salvage any humorous material remaining. He suggested that "Revenge of the Pink Panther" should primarily be made up of this footage and that

neg: 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,

neg: The Pink Panther Animated Short Film. This was the first (and to date only) time a studio's first work won an Oscar. By the autumn of 1969, the shorts were being broadcast on NBC during Saturday mornings on "The Pink Panther Show;" after 1969, new shorts were produced for both television broadcast and theatrical release. A number of sister series also joined the Pink Panther character on movie screens and on the airwaves, including "The Inspector," featuring a comical French police officer based on the Jacques Clouseau character. Traditionally mute, the Pink Panther was given the voice of actor Matt Frewer for a

neg: Michael H. Weber original Pink Panther franchise. They originally declined the job offer from Sony but ended up accepting it and writing the script after their managers stressed how "important [it was] to get a movie made". Both "500 Days of Summer" and "The Pink Panther 2" were released in 2009; although "The Pink Panther 2" was panned by reviewers, "500 Days of Summer" was well received by critics and audiences alike, and it was Fox Searchlight's highest grossing film of the year. The latter also received numerous awards and accolades, including an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay and a Writers Guild

neg: The Pink Panther Strikes Again thereafter, a cartoon image of Clouseau emerges from the water, which has been tinted pink, and begins swimming, unaware that a gigantic version of the Pink Panther character is waiting below him with a sharp-toothed, open mouth (a reference to the film "Jaws", made further obvious by the thematic music). The film ends when the animated Clouseau gets chased by the Pink Panther as the credits roll. "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" was rushed into production owing to the success of "The Return of the Pink Panther". Blake Edwards had used one of two scripts that he and Frank Waldman

neg: Revenge of the Pink Panther very little that Mr. Edwards and Mr. Sellers could do that would make you find the movie disappointing." "Romance of the Pink Panther" was a "Pink Panther" film that Sellers was working on—and willing to make without Edwards—before Sellers' fatal heart attack in July 1980. UA considered recasting the role before convincing Blake Edwards to return to the series. Edwards chose to replace Clouseau with a new character rather than replace Sellers as Clouseau and to utilize outtakes from "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" to set up a transitional film ("Trail of the Pink Panther") with new linking footage shot

neg: The Pink Panther Show The Pink Panther Show The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1978, starring the animated Pink Panther character from the opening credits of the live-action films. The series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American television networks: from September 6, 1969 to September 2, 1978, on NBC; and from September 9, 1978 to September 1, 1979, on ABC (as "The All New Pink Panther Show"). When "The Pink Panther Show" first aired in 1969, it consisted of one cartoon

neg: The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight First Sight" made its debut release on VHS by MGM/UA Home Video. On November 6, 2007, the special alongside "Olym-Pinks" and "A Pink Christmas" was released as part of the DVD collection set "The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas" from MGM Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Most of the animation staff utilized for the 1978 series "The All New Pink Panther Show" worked on "Pink at First Sight". The special also utilized several music cues from the series as well but unlike the TV show, a laugh track was not featured. Friz Freleng was absent from this

neg: The Pink Panther Strikes Again had written for a proposed "Pink Panther" TV series as the basis for that film, and he used the other as the starting point for "Strikes Again". As a result, it is the only "Pink Panther" movie which has a storyline (Dreyfus in the insane asylum) that explicitly follows on from the previous film. The movie was in production from December 1975 to September 1976, with filming taking place from February to June 1976. The strained relationship between Sellers and Blake Edwards had further deteriorated by the time production of "Strikes Again" was underway. Sellers was mentally and physically in

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther not as successful as the first. More than two decades later, Ted Wass would direct co-star Robert Wagner in episodes of "Two and a Half Men". Curse of the Pink Panther Curse of the Pink Panther is a 1983 British comedy film and a continuation of "The Pink Panther" series of films started by Blake Edwards in the early 1960s. The film was one of two produced concurrently following the death of the series' star Peter Sellers. Whereas the previous film "Trail of the Pink Panther" made use of unused footage of Sellers as Inspector Clouseau, "Curse" attempted to relaunch

neg: The Pink Panther (1963 film) Cardinale. If not for Sellers' hilarious pratfalls, "The Pink Panther" could be mistaken for a luxuriant caper movie like "Topkapi" ... which is precisely what makes the movie so funny. It acts as the straight man, while Sellers gets to play mischief-maker. The film holds an approval rating of 90% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews with an average rating of 7.3/10. The American Film Institute listed "The Pink Panther" as No. 20 in its 100 Years of Film Scores. The soundtrack album was released on RCA Victor, and consisted of music written by Henry

neg: The Return of the Pink Panther said that Eric Pleskow of United Artists was offered the chance to come into the movie as a partner but declined, thinking the movie would be a financial failure; he only wanted UA to distribute. Richard Williams, later the animation director on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", did the animated open and closing titles for this picture and "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", due to DePatie-Freleng's work on the "Pink Panther" shorts and other cartoon projects for TV and film. Williams got help animating this from two animation legends, Ken Harris and Art Babbitt. Catherine Schell can be seen laughing on

neg: The Pink Phink Short Film, it marked the first time that a studio won an Academy Award with its very first animated short. A laugh track was added to the theatrical Pink Panther cartoons when they were broadcast as part of the "Pink Panther Show" aired on NBC, and this laugh track still appears on when the show is aired on the Spanish language Boomerang TV channel, and the France Channel Gulli. Most American broadcasts currently air minus the laugh track. "The Pink Phink" can be viewed in its original form with full titles and sans laugh track on The Official Pink Panther

neg: Henry Mancini first season of the sitcom series "Frasier", as a call-in patient to Dr. Frasier Crane's radio show. Mancini voiced the character Al, who speaks with a melancholy drawl and hates the sound of his own voice, in the episode "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast?" Moments after Mancini's cameo ends, Frasier's radio broadcast plays "Moon River". Mancini also had an uncredited performance as a pianist in the 1967 movie "Gunn", the movie version of the series "Peter Gunn", the score of which was composed by Mancini. In the 1966 Pink Panther cartoon "Pink, Plunk, Plink", the panther commandeered an orchestra and

neg: The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight 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 before his retirement from animation in 1984 and the first "Pink Panther" cartoon produced by Marvel Productions, which would go on to make new animation for the opening titles of "Trail of the Pink Panther" and "Curse of the Pink

neg: The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas is a holiday-themed special starring "The Pink Panther". It first aired on ABC on December 7, 1978. The Pink Panther is homeless and wandering an early-20th century big city at Christmastime. Snow is on the ground and he is very cold and hungry. The cartoon follows his efforts to obtain food while overcoming crazy holiday mayhem in town. A chance discovery of a Santa suit leads to a job in the department store as Santa, but when he takes a bite out of a little girl's

neg: Trail of the Pink Panther Trail of the Pink Panther Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. It was the seventh film in "The Pink Panther" series, the first film in the series following Sellers' death and also the last in which he appeared as Inspector Clouseau. Sellers died before production began. His performance consists only of deleted scenes from previous films. When the famous Pink Panther diamond is stolen again from Lugash, Chief Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is called on the case despite protests by Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). While on

neg: Bobby McFerrin AIDS. A modified version of the song "Thinkin' About Your Body" (as "Thinkin' About Your Chocolate") from the album "Spontaneous Inventions" was used in a series of UK Cadbury's chocolate adverts in 1989/1990. As early as 1992, widespread rumors circulated that falsely claimed McFerrin committed suicide. The rumors intentionally made fun of the distinctly positive nature of his popular song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by claiming McFerrin took his own life. In 1993, McFerrin sang Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther" theme for the movie "Son of the Pink Panther". In addition to his vocal performing career, in 1994, Mr. McFerrin was

neg: 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

neg: The Little Man (The Pink Panther) rid of the Pink Panther, only to side with the feline later on in the short. The Little Man (The Pink Panther) The Little Man was a regular character who appeared in the original "Pink Panther" shorts created by David DePatie and Friz Freleng. The Little Man is considered the main antagonist of the Pink Panther series. The Little Man first appeared in 1964 in the first entry of the "Pink Panther" animated series, "The Pink Phink". The character became a foil for the Pink Panther and would appear throughout the series in its 16-year duration. The Little Man appears

neg: The Pink Panther Show and "Misterjaw" entries sourced from new prints of the original film negatives and transferred to videotape, resulting in sharper images. As "The Pink Panther" and "The Ant and the Aardvark" entries were sourced using theatrical prints (sans laugh track), a new, less invasive laugh track being employed on sitcoms at the time was added to the soundtrack for consistency to match the made-for-television "Misterjaw" entries and bumper sequences that retained their respective laugh-tracked soundtracks. The second version also incorporated several of the made-for-television "Pink Panther" entries from "The All New Pink Panther Show". Pre-1978 "Pink Panther" and "Ant and the

neg: Blake Edwards "Revenge of the Pink Panther" (1978). (1968's "Inspector Clouseau", the third film in the series, was made without the involvement of Edwards or Sellers.) The films were all highly profitable: "The Return of the Pink Panther", for example, cost just $2.5 million to make but grossed $100 million, while "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", did even better. After Sellers' death in 1980, Edwards directed three further "Pink Panther" films. "Trail of the Pink Panther" (1982) consisted of unused material of Sellers from "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" as well as previously-seen material from the earlier films. "Curse of the Pink

neg: Pink Panther (character) Pink Panther (character) The Pink Panther is a fictional animated character who appeared in the opening and/or closing credit sequences of every film in the "Pink Panther" series except for "A Shot in the Dark" and "Inspector Clouseau". In the storyline of the original film, "the Pink Panther" was the name of a valuable pink diamond named for a flaw that showed a "figure of a springing panther" when held up to the light in a certain way; in the credits this was translated to an animated pink panther. The character's popularity spawned a spin-off franchise of theatrical shorts, television

neg: Inspector Clouseau the Pink Panther". The opening credits were again animated by Richard Williams. After the success of "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", Edwards and Sellers reunited for their final film, "Revenge of the Pink Panther", which ignores Dreyfus's "death" in the previous film (and his attempt to blackmail the world) and has Clouseau investigating a plot to kill him after a transvestite criminal is killed in his place. The movie was a box office success and led to several more films after Sellers died in 1980; biographies of Sellers such as "Peter Sellers—A Celebration" reveal that he was involved in the

neg: The Little Man (The Pink Panther) The Little Man (The Pink Panther) The Little Man was a regular character who appeared in the original "Pink Panther" shorts created by David DePatie and Friz Freleng. The Little Man is considered the main antagonist of the Pink Panther series. The Little Man first appeared in 1964 in the first entry of the "Pink Panther" animated series, "The Pink Phink". The character became a foil for the Pink Panther and would appear throughout the series in its 16-year duration. The Little Man appears in various roles throughout the entire original series. He seldom speaks and has a distinctive big

neg: The Pink Panther Show New Pink Panther Show (1978–1979) was a new version of the series commenced after NBC ended its run. ABC-TV picked up the series, and requested 32 new made-for-television "Pink Panther" shorts, along with 16 entries for the new "Crazylegs Crane" segment. A disco-flavored rendition of Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther Theme" was used for the opening and closing credits, with the closing credits featuring a disco-dancing panther. "Stay Tuned" bumpers were produced for seven episodes as well. MGM/UA Television syndicated a weekday 30-minute Pink Panther show in 1980, complete with bumpers and laugh-tracked versions of the shorts. A new opening sequence

neg: The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas with "Olym-pinks" and "" was released on the DVD collection "The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas" from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas is a holiday-themed special starring "The Pink Panther". It first aired on ABC on December 7, 1978. The Pink Panther is homeless and wandering an early-20th century big city at Christmastime. Snow is on the ground and he is very cold and hungry. The cartoon follows his efforts to obtain food while overcoming crazy holiday mayhem in town. A chance discovery of

neg: The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks, is an animated sports-themed special which first aired on ABC on February 22, 1980 to coincide with the 1980 Winter Olympics. This was the final Pink Panther cartoon to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises as well as the last Pink Panther production involving creator Friz Freleng before his departing to return to Warner Bros. Animation. Unlike NBC, which required all Panther broadcasts to be fitted with a laugh track, ABC did not insist upon laughter being added — a first for the series. In Lake Placid, New York, the Pink

neg: The Return of the Pink Panther disliked the idea and offered to buy Edwards out of the second commitment. Edwards wanted to make a second movie; however, in order to help restore his tainted reputation in Hollywood. Grade said he then suggested making a new Pink Panther film and Edwards agreed, if Sellers would also agree to do it. Grade managed to talk Sellers into it and the project was on. UA agreed to give "The Return of the Pink Panther" to Grade in exchange for world distribution and a share of the profits; thereafter, Grade's company would permanently own worldwide rights to the film. Grade

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther sued Edwards for alleged fraudulent overspending in 1984. Shortly after this, Edwards sued MGM for defamation of character. The lawsuits combined for over $1 billion. After much legal wrangling, they were settled out of court in 1988. Wass' option for several sequels was never taken up, though Edwards did start planning what would become "Son of the Pink Panther" around the time of the settlement – but MGM wasn't interested. They went ahead with a TV Movie in 1989 called "The New Pink Panther". Gary Nelson directed Charlie Schlatter as a wise-guy TV reporter investigating an arsonist. Schlatter teams up

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther of the Pink Panther". "Curse of the Pink Panther" had been the original working title for what became "Revenge of the Pink Panther", made five years previously. In "Trail of the Pink Panther", Joanna Lumley had been a TV investigative reporter. Here she is cast as the aristocratic owner of a health spa, Countess Chandra. Dudley Moore, previously briefly considered for the role of Clouseau for "Romance of the Pink Panther" following Sellers' death, had been Blake Edwards' original choice for the role of Det. Clifton Sleigh, but Moore turned it down, not wishing to commit to a series following

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther Curse of the Pink Panther Curse of the Pink Panther is a 1983 British comedy film and a continuation of "The Pink Panther" series of films started by Blake Edwards in the early 1960s. The film was one of two produced concurrently following the death of the series' star Peter Sellers. Whereas the previous film "Trail of the Pink Panther" made use of unused footage of Sellers as Inspector Clouseau, "Curse" attempted to relaunch the series with a new lead, Ted Wass, as bumbling American detective Clifton Sleigh, assigned to find the missing Inspector Clouseau. The film features a cameo

neg: The Pink Panther derives its name from the eponymous pink diamond that has an enormous size and value. The diamond is called the "Pink Panther" because the flaw at its center, when viewed closely, is said to resemble a leaping pink panther. The phrase reappears in the title of the fourth film "The Return of the Pink Panther", in which the theft of the diamond is again the centre of the plot. The phrase was used for all the subsequent films in the series, even when the jewel did not figure in the plot. It ultimately appeared in six of the eleven films.

neg: The Pink Panther Strikes Again with Clouseau many times before," stating that a time would have to come "when inspiration gives way to habit, and I think the "Pink Panther" series is just about at that point. That's not to say this film isn't funny — it has moments as good as anything Sellers and Edwards have ever done — but that it's time for them to move on. They worked together once on the funniest movie either one has ever done, "The Party". Now it's time to try something new again." Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" wrote that the characters of Clouseau

neg: 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

neg: Lugash exhibit is clearly arabic when shown in 'The Return of the Pink Panther'. In the original movie Princess Dala revealed to the jewel thief Sir Charles Lytton – while sprawled on a tiger skin rug – that she had been on many "shikar" safaris as a child and had killed her first tiger at the age of 10. Later on, when Inspector Clouseau visits her in her Roman palace, Princess Dala is seen wearing a typical Indian sari and gold blouse, while her butler wears a Nehru jacket. Lugash Lugash is a fictional country mentioned and featured in the "Pink

neg: The Pink Panther Show the ending credits, the Inspector climbs back into the Panthermobile, but leaves the Pink Panther behind, who is seen chasing after the car. The show's title song, "Panther Pink Panther From Head To Toes", was written by Doug Goodwin and played over the opening and closing sequence. The entries utilized for the second season featured complete original theatrical titles. With only two exceptions, the first and third cartoons of each episode were Pink Panthers, and second was an Inspector. In the two exceptions, the first and third cartoons were Inspectors, and the middle one was a Pink Panther. Unlike Season

neg: The Pink Panther "Return.") The plot of the first film is based on the theft of this diamond. The diamond reappears in several later films in the series, "The Return of the Pink Panther," "Trail of the Pink Panther," and "Curse of the Pink Panther." It also appears in the revival of the Inspector Clouseau character in the much later Steve Martin films "The Pink Panther" (2006), and its sequel "The Pink Panther 2" (2009). The name "the Pink Panther" became attached to Inspector Clouseau in much the same way that "Frankenstein" has been used in film titles to refer to Dr. Frankenstein's

neg: The Return of the Pink Panther with the other Peter Sellers Pink Panther films, in a 6-disc set for the first time on Blu-ray under their Shout! Select label. The set was ultimately released on June 27, 2017. The Return of the Pink Panther The Return of the Pink Panther is a 1975 comedy film and the fourth film in The Pink Panther series. The film stars Peter Sellers, returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau, for the first time since "A Shot in the Dark" (1964), after having declined to reprise the role in "Inspector Clouseau" (1968). The film was a commercial hit and revived

neg: The Pink Panther Show 1971–1972 season. Later seasons swapped "The Ant and the Aardvark" with theatrical series' "Roland and Rattfink", "Hoot Kloot" or "The Blue Racer", as well as reruns of "The Inspector". 8 "Pink Panther" cartoons were aired for their first time during this three-year era (in Bold). "The Pink Panther and Friends" (1974–1976) followed the same format as "The New Pink Panther Show". The first Pink Panther entry was a new episode, while the second was a repeat of an old entry. Bumpers featuring "The Inspector" and "The Ant and the Aardvark" connected the three entries. New series "The Dogfather" (originally produced

neg: Pink Panther (character) 87 issues, ending only when Gold Key ceased operations in 1984. The spinoff series "The Inspector" (also from Gold Key) lasted 19 issues, from 1974 to 1978. Tribune Media Services syndicated a "Pink Panther" comic strip from 2004 to 2009, created by "Bottom Liners"<nowiki>'</nowiki> cartoonists Eric and Bill Teitelbaum. During the final years of the Panther's theatrical run, DePatie–Freleng produced a series of three primetime Pink Panther television specials for ABC. The first was 1978's "". It featured Pink in New York being cold and hungry looking for a holiday dinner. The other two specials premiered on ABC after the

neg: The Return of the Pink Panther for another "Pink Panther" film and presented it to series producer Walter Mirisch. The producer loved the idea, but the franchise's distributor and main backer, United Artists, rejected the film as they had no interest in working with Edwards nor Peter Sellers, whose careers had declined. British producer Lew Grade agreed to finance two films for Blake Edwards as part of a deal to get Edwards' wife, Julie Andrews, to appear in a TV special for him. The first movie was "The Tamarind Seed". Edwards wanted to make a project set in Canada called "Rachel and the Stranger," but Grade

neg: The Pink Panther Show for theatrical release) was also added to broadcasts, in addition to "The Blue Racer" or "Hoot Kloot". It's the All New Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show Introducing Misterjaw (also commonly known as The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show) was an attempt by DFE to revamp the traditional format of three entries airing in a 30-minute format. The show was expanded to 90 minutes, and included a live-action segment featuring comedian Lenny Schultz reading letters and jokes from viewers. The show also featured two new made-for-television series, a first for the franchise: the "Texas Toads"

neg: Trail of the Pink Panther appearance as Clouseau in the World War II flashback. The film was a critical failure. Although the film was marketed as a tribute to Sellers, it was widely panned by critics. It was released for Christmas 1982 and grossed only $9 million - $22,971,889.12 in 2017 dollars ($1,341,695 on opening weekend in 800 theaters; $3,247,458 on opening week) against its $6 million budget. In contrast, the previous film in the series, "Revenge of the Pink Panther", had made over $49 million. Nonetheless, it was soon followed by a further "Pink Panther" film, "Curse of the Pink Panther", which was shot

neg: The Pink Panther Show preceding the show featured Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther Theme" played under a segment from "Pink Outs" featuring the Pink Panther folding the backdrop into a square to be eaten. The closer featured the last few seconds of the theme played under a scene from "Reel Pink" featuring the panther water skiing. MGM/UA created two versions of the syndication package. The first consisted of "The Pink Panther", "Inspector", "The Ant and the Aardvark" and "Texas Toads" entries sourced from film elements utilized during the program's original network run. The second version consisted of "The Pink Panther", "The Ant and the Aardvark"

neg: The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks Panther and the little man are in a series of Winter Olympic games. After several comical mishaps including being chased by a piano that seemingly wants his head on a silver platter surrounded by lettuce, and an upside-down chase through the snow after falling off a ski lift, the panther wins the Gold medal while the little man earns a Silver. On November 6, 2007, "Olym-pinks" was released alongside "Pink at First Sight" and "A Pink Christmas" on the DVD collection "The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas" from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks

neg: The Pink Panther (2006 film) film closed in theatres on April 16, 2006, having grossed $82.2 million in its ten weeks of release. Overseas, the film took $76.6 million, resulting in total box office gross revenue of $158.9 million. United States screenings made up 51.8% of box office takings, with international viewings responsible for 48.2%. "The Pink Panther" is the highest-grossing film in the "Pink Panther" franchise. The film was released in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2006, and topped the country's box office that weekend. "The Pink Panther" was released for home viewing on June 13, 2006, and sold 693,588 DVD copies, worth

neg: The Pink Phink The Pink Phink The Pink Phink is a 1964 animated short comedy film, directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt. It is the first animated short starring the Pink Panther. The Pink Panther and an unnamed painter (known as the "Little Man") compete over whether a house should be painted blue or pink. Each time the painter attempts to paint something blue, the panther thwarts him in a new way, and paints the object/area pink. At the end, the exasperated painter inadvertently turns the house and everything around it pink (first by repeatedly shooting at the elusive panther with a

neg: The Pink Phink shotgun that the panther had poured pink paint into, and then by burying the panther's pink paint cans in the soil outside the house, where they "sprout"), and the panther moves in. But just before he moves in, he paints the white man completely pink. The painter gets upset and bangs his head against the mailbox outside. The Pink Panther then walks into the house as the sun (also turned pink) sets and the cartoon fades out. "The Pink Phink" was the first Pink Panther animated short produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and by winning the 1964 Academy Award for Animated

neg: Graham Stark Deryck Guyler, Arthur Mullard, Derek Nimmo, Patricia Hayes and Warren Mitchell. He became a regular performer in the "Pink Panther" film series. His first role in the series was as Hercule Lajoy, Inspector Clouseau's stonefaced assistant, in "A Shot in the Dark" (1964). Along with Herbert Lom and Burt Kwouk, he has appeared in more "Pink Panther" films than any other actor, playing a variety of characters, including reprising Lajoy in "Trail of the Pink Panther" (1982) and twice playing Dr Auguste Balls (in "Revenge of the Pink Panther", 1978; and "Son of the Pink Panther", 1993). Stark, as well

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther The series would probably have resembled the Police Academy movies more than the classic Pink Panther films. MGM wanted a cheaper version of the series. Edwards wanted the series to continue as comedy's answer to James Bond. Edwards would not have directed the later Wass films (Terry Marcel was slated to helm the next one) and Edwards' son, Geoffrey Edwards and Sam Bernard would have scripted. Edwards' co-producer, Tony Adams said they would produce one Panther every three years in order to finance smaller projects, depending of course on how the movie would perform. David Niven, Capucine and Robert Wagner

neg: The Pink Panther 2 by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. "The Pink Panther 2" grossed $35.9 million in North America and $40 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $75.9 million, against a budget of $70 million. The film made $11.6 million in its opening weekend, finishing fourth at the box office. The film was released in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2009, and only opened on #8. The Pink Panther 2 The Pink Panther 2 is a 2009 American action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. It is the eleventh

neg: The Inspector season of "The Pink Panther" is available for viewing on Amazon Video in the United States. On April 26, 2016, Kino Lorber released "The Inspector: The DePatie-Freleng Collection" on DVD and Blu-ray. This 2 disc set collects the 34 "Inspector" shorts (the first 17 on disc 1 and the last 17 on disc 2) along with retrospective featurettes focusing on DePatie-Freling Enterprises. "The Inspector" was revived in 1993 for the syndicated series, "The Pink Panther", voiced by Brian George. The Inspector often works alongside the Pink Panther when he is depicted in law enforcement. The Inspector The Inspector is a

neg: Pink Goes to Hollywood the amount of extra health the Pink Panther has on hand, if he falls into an abyss. The player can increase the Pink Panther’s extra health by collecting square icons with a heart on them that have been placed around each level, and the Pink Panther can also gain brief invincibility (which is indicated by the Pink Panther flashing) by collecting square icons with a paw-prints on them. The Pink Panther’s health resets to 100% when he/she enters or completes a level. To eliminate hazards, the Pink Panther is equipped with an “extending boxing arm” with which he uses to

neg: Son of the Pink Panther Panther films. Gambrelli closes the film with the line: "That felt good!" following by the image of Gambrelli freezing as the animated Pink Panther walks across the still of Jacques, until an animated Gambrelli suddenly cuts away the head of live-action Gambrelli and pops out of the hole, dropping the head on the Panther's foot; the enraged Panther chases him into fading blackness. Note: Claudia Cardinale played the Princess in the original "Pink Panther" film. Here she returns as Maria Gambrelli, the part originally played by Elke Sommer in "A Shot in the Dark". This was the first "Pink Panther"

neg: The Pink Panther Show its entirety (including bumpers and laugh track) on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. It was previously shown on UK Gold, BBC One, Boomerang (2000–2009) and Cartoon Network (1993–2002). In the late 2000s, it aired in Canada on Teletoon Retro weekday mornings at 8:00 AM. Teletoon Retro showed all 32 episodes of "The Pink Panther Show" with the panther and the Inspector, all 17 episodes of "The New Pink Panther Show" with the panther and the Ant and the Aardvark, and select episodes of the first syndicated "Pink Panther Show" series (only those episodes with the middle cartoon being an

neg: Walter Greene around "The Pink Panther Theme" composed by Henry Mancini, creating different variations of the famous theme. Unlike the music scores composed by Bill Lava, which were custom made for a specific entry, his compositions were generic and could be reused more freely. He is first credited is in the 19th "Pink Panther" theatrical short, "Pink, Plunk, Plink", with his final original music in "Pink Panic". From "Pink Posies" on, he never composed music for other shorts, even though his name his mentioned. This is because most of his cues (and some Lava cues as well) were reused frequently. His is

neg: Roger Moore but Moore was eventually enticed back for "Octopussy" (1983). He made a cameo as Chief Inspector Clouseau, posing as a famous movie star, in "Curse of the Pink Panther" (1983) (for which he was credited as "Turk Thrust II"). Then he tried a thriller "The Naked Face" (1984), written and directed by Bryan Forbes. Moore starred in his final Bond, "A View to a Kill" (1985). Moore was the oldest actor to have played Bond – he was 45 in "Live and Let Die", and 58 when he announced his retirement on 3 December 1985. Moore is also tied with

neg: Pink Panther (character) cartoons and merchandise. He starred in 124 short films, 10 TV shows and 4 TV specials. The character is closely associated with "The Pink Panther Theme", composed by Henry Mancini. The animated Pink Panther character's initial appearance in the live action film's title sequence, directed by Friz Freleng, was such a success with audiences and United Artists that the studio signed Freleng and his DePatie–Freleng Enterprises studio to a multi-year contract for a series of "Pink Panther" theatrical cartoon shorts. The first entry in the series, 1964's "The Pink Phink", featured Pink harassing his foil, a little white mustachioed man

neg: Halloween on Spooner Street the 1983 Culture Club song. The Pink Panther makes another appearance in the show, when he asks Brian if it is his first day being pink. Brian says "yes", to which Pink Panther replies "Welcome to hell." When Joe, Peter and Quagmire fly off in a Japanese Zero, an Asian version of the theme from "Top Gun" plays. "Halloween on Spooner Street" was broadcast on November 7, 2010, as a part of an animated television night on Fox, and was preceded by "The Simpsons", and "Family Guy" creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane's spin-off, "The Cleveland Show", and followed by

neg: The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas followed by a big table with an ample Christmas dinner magically dropping from the sky. Pink looks up to see that Santa has dropped the food, a reward for the panther's act of kindness toward the dog. He shares the dinner with the little dog and they both begin eating happily. Most of the animation staff utilized for the 1978 made-for-television "All New Pink Panther Show" worked on "A Pink Christmas". The special also utilized several portions of the musical score that appeared on "The All New Pink Panther Show" as well. On November 6, 2007, the title special along

neg: The Pink Panther Show 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 featuring Crazylegs Crane: no bumpers were produced for "The All New Pink Panther Show", but 10 second "Stay tuned..." bumpers explaining an upcoming entry were produced for the first several episodes. The 32 "All New Pink Panther Show" entries were eventually released to theaters by United Artists. Henry Mancini composed "The Pink Panther Theme" for the live action films, which would be used extensively in the cartoon series as well. Doug Goodwin composed the show's opening title music while William Lava and Walter Greene composed music scores heard throughout the cartoons, many of

neg: The Pink Panther Show Aardvark" entries featured shorter opening titles with introduction music from either "The New Pink Panther Show" (1971–1974) or "The All New Pink Panther Show" (1978–1979). Closing credits featuring the Pink Panther disco dancing from "The All New Pink Panther Show" closed out the episodes. Other versions of "The Pink Panther Show" have been seen and aired only in Spanish. The Pink Panther Show The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1978, starring the animated Pink Panther character from the opening credits of the live-action films. The

neg: Son of the Pink Panther Jr.) and with $13.8 million from Aurelio De Laurentiis' company, Filmauro. Filming started 8 June 1992 and production finished 14 months later, taking place in Pinewood Studios and the country of Jordan. Kroyer Films made the animated Pink Panther character and the animated persona of Clouseau Jr. in a live action sequence for the intro. The opening Pink Panther sequence cost an estimated $1 million. Perhaps appropriately, this was the final film scored by Henry Mancini (he makes a cameo himself in the opening titles, giving his baton to the Panther who conducts the film's variation of the Theme). The

neg: The Pink Phink channel on YouTube. The Pink Phink The Pink Phink is a 1964 animated short comedy film, directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt. It is the first animated short starring the Pink Panther. The Pink Panther and an unnamed painter (known as the "Little Man") compete over whether a house should be painted blue or pink. Each time the painter attempts to paint something blue, the panther thwarts him in a new way, and paints the object/area pink. At the end, the exasperated painter inadvertently turns the house and everything around it pink (first by repeatedly shooting at the elusive

neg: The Pink Panther Show 22, 2011. The digital broadcast network Light TV has run the series since the network's launch Christmas weekend 2016. Currently, the show airs at 10:00 AM ET/PT on Saturdays and Sundays; their broadcasts consist of two back-to-back airings of the original half-hour series, with the 10:30 AM Saturday program repeating the next day at 10:00 AM and the 10:30 AM Sunday episode repeating the following Saturday at 10:00 AM. Light TV also airs "The New Pink Panther Show," "The All-New Pink Panther Show," and "Pink Panther and Pals" in the same time slot. The first season of The Pink Panther

neg: Trail of the Pink Panther concurrently with "Trail". That film did not feature Peter Sellers at all (with the exception of some archival voice work that he was not given credit for) and was instead employing the talents of Ted Wass as Clouseau replacement Clifton Sleigh. That film would be a critical and commercial failure. Trail of the Pink Panther Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. It was the seventh film in "The Pink Panther" series, the first film in the series following Sellers' death and also the last in which he

neg: Pink Panther jewel Pink Panther jewel The Pink Panther is a fictional diamond with a distinctive flaw which resembles a leaping panther. The diamond was a major plot device in a series of films which are collectively known as the Pink Panther movies. In addition, the Pink Panther is an animated character who appeared in the title sequences for these films and eventually appeared in his own cartoon series. The Argyle diamond mine is located in North of Western Australia. It produces over 90 percent of the world's pink diamonds; 0.1% of diamonds in the mine are classified as pink. The pink diamond

neg: Revenge of the Pink Panther on the set of the new film ("Curse of the Pink Panther"). Composed by Henry Mancini in his fifth Pink Panther, its theme music and much of the soundtrack draw heavily from the disco trends of the late 1970s. The "Pink Panther Theme" itself was reworked to include a more dancy bassline, electric piano and guitar solo. Revenge of the Pink Panther Revenge of the Pink Panther is a 1978 British comedy film. It is the sixth film in "The Pink Panther" comedy film series. Released in 1978, it is the final on-set performance released during the lifetime of Peter

neg: The Pink Panther Show featuring The Inspector, sandwiched by two Pink Panther entries. (Because of the number of shorts produced, two episodes feature a Pink Panther cartoon sandwiched by two Inspector entries.) The 30-minute show was then connected via bumper sequences featuring both the panther and Inspector together, with announcer Marvin Miller acting as an off-camera narrator talking to the panther. Bumper sequences consisted of newly animated segments as well as recycled footage from existing cartoons "We Give Pink Stamps", "Reel Pink", "Pink Outs" and "Super Pink", fitted with new incidental music and voice-over work from Miller. Pink Panther shorts produced after 1969 (starting

neg: The Pink Panther later adopted by the animated spin-off series, "The Inspector." Although official, the live-action film "Inspector Clouseau" (1968) starring Alan Arkin, is generally not considered by fans to be part of the series canon, since it involved neither Sellers nor Edwards. Some elements of Arkin's performance and costuming, however, were retained when Peter Sellers resumed the role of Clouseau for "Return" in 1975. Despite speculation, Alan Arkin does not appear in "Trail of the Pink Panther." The film that launched the second Pink Panther series, "The Pink Panther," starring Martin as Clouseau, directed by Shawn Levy and produced by Robert Simonds,

neg: The Return of the Pink Panther The Return of the Pink Panther The Return of the Pink Panther is a 1975 comedy film and the fourth film in The Pink Panther series. The film stars Peter Sellers, returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau, for the first time since "A Shot in the Dark" (1964), after having declined to reprise the role in "Inspector Clouseau" (1968). The film was a commercial hit and revived the previously dormant series. Herbert Lom reprises his role as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus from "A Shot in the Dark"; he remained a regular thereafter. The character of Sir Charles Lytton, the

neg: Revenge of the Pink Panther Pink Panther film ("Return" and "Strikes Again" having been done by Richard Williams' Studio). The film was partly filmed in The Excelsior hotel in Hong Kong. This is Graham Stark's first stint as Professor Auguste Balls. He portrays him once more in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993). "Variety" wrote, ""Revenge of the Pink Panther" isn't the best of the continuing film series, but Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers on a slow day are still well ahead of most other comedic filmmakers." Vincent Canby wrote in "The New York Times" "If you have the Clouzot habit, as I have, there's

neg: Paula Creamer friend Casey Wittenberg nicknamed her the "Pink Panther." The sobriquet followed her when she turned pro. In addition to her pink outfits, Creamer sports the color on several of her golf accessories, including her club grips and golf bag. Creamer also uses a Pink Panther club head cover, in a nod to her nickname. From 2006 to 2009, she used a pink golf ball, provided by Precept Golf, during the last round of some tournaments. Creamer graduated from the IMG Pendleton School the week after her first LPGA victory in 2005. She moved to Isleworth in Windermere, Florida in 2007.

neg: André Maranne André Maranne André Maranne (born 1926) is a French former actor, best known for playing Frenchmen in English language roles in the UK from the mid-1950s. Born André Gaston Maillol, he used André Maranne as a stage name for many years. Born in Toulouse, France, Maranne's best known role was probably Sergeant François Chevalier in six of "The Pink Panther" films, alongside Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom. Before the Pink Panther, he appeared as a French officer in "The War Lover" (1962) and had a cameo role in the James Bond movie "Thunderball" (1965). He appeared in such diverse television

neg: Pink Panther (character) own clever new style. The only other important cartoon of the '60s was "Yellow Submarine"." The Pink Panther was a notable contribution to the animation art form. Top animation directors such as Hawley Pratt, Gerry Chiniquy, Robert McKimson, and Sid Marcus contributed to a distinctive style, supported by master story writer John W. Dunn. Produced after theatrical cartooning's golden age of the 1940s and 50s, they were constrained to the limited animation techniques applied to Saturday morning cartoons of the 1960s and after. Within these limitations, the Pink Panther made creative use of absurd and surreal themes and visual puns

neg: Pink Panic Pink Panic Pink Panic is the 26th cartoon produced in the "Pink Panther" series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980. The Pink Panther, seeking a night's shelter from a storm, comes upon a Western frontier ghost town called Dead Dog, and the one hotel in the town is haunted. While trying to stay the night at the Dead Dog Hotel, the panther signs a guest book but the ink splatters his face. He wipes into a chair-covering sheet, which is indeed a nasty ghost because two menacing eyes appear and when Pink opens a

neg: Pink Goes to Hollywood Pink Panther has on hand, if he falls into an abyss. The player can increase the Pink Panther’s extra health by collecting spare hats that have been placed around each level, and the player can gain extra lives by collecting icons shaped like the Pink Panther’s head that are also placed around each level. To eliminate hazards, the Pink Panther is equipped with a “Flit Sprayer”, which the player actuates by pressing ‘A’; the player can also eliminate many hazards by having the Pink Panther jump of them. Most hazards will perish when jumped on or sprayed just once, but

neg: The Pink Panther (TV series) The Pink Panther (TV series) The Pink Panther is an American animated television series starring the Pink Panther and his co-stars from the original cartoon shorts in a series of brand new stories. The program was credited as being a co-production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng and United Artists, though only the former was responsible for its production, as the other properties either ceased to exist or were transferred to MGM a decade before it was aired. It was distributed by Claster Television and not MGM Television, despite MGM owning "The Pink Panther". Unlike other animated series featuring the Pink Panther,

neg: Pink Panther jewel This diamond was first shown in 2003 in Monaco. Eight jewelers took 20 months to create this internally flawless diamond, making over 50 models before cutting the real diamond. The Graff Pink is a 24.78-carat (4.96 g) Fancy Intense Pink diamond--and the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction--previously owned by Harry Winston and an unnamed private collector and bought by Laurence Graff (November 2010). With new techniques in creating laboratory diamonds, it is increasingly likely that pink diamonds will become available to the public at an affordable price. Pink Panther jewel The Pink Panther is a fictional diamond with

neg: The Pink Panther (2006 film) the box office. The Pink Panther (2006 film) The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy film and a reboot of "The Pink Panther" franchise, marking the tenth installment in the series. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous football coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond. The film stars Steve Martin as Clouseau and also co-stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Roger Rees, Kristin Chenoweth and Beyoncé Knowles. The film grossed $159 million worldwide. "The Pink Panther" was theatrically released on February 10, 2006, and was released

neg: The Pink Panther (2006 film) The Pink Panther (2006 film) The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy film and a reboot of "The Pink Panther" franchise, marking the tenth installment in the series. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous football coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond. The film stars Steve Martin as Clouseau and also co-stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Roger Rees, Kristin Chenoweth and Beyoncé Knowles. The film grossed $159 million worldwide. "The Pink Panther" was theatrically released on February 10, 2006, and was released on DVD and

neg: The Inspector their own unique version of the theme music, "Napoleon Blown-Aparte" and "Cock-A-Doodle Deux-Deux". 17 entries made their television debut during the inaugural season (1969–1970) of "The Pink Panther Show", featuring shorter opening titles (minus credits). The remaining 17 entries appeared during the show's second season with complete theatrical opening titles. A DVD containing the first 17 shorts was released on March 4, 2008 from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. A DVD set titled "Pink Panther and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection" released on January 27, 2009 by MGM Home Entertainment contains the first set of 17 shorts. The first

neg: Pink Panther and Sons Panther is shown speaking. The story was where the Pink Panther had been hired as a magician for a party and asked Pinky to assist him, upsetting Panky who left out. The Pink Panther decides to start his act creating "two Pink Panthers!" displaying Pinky and Panky onstage. Pink Panther and Sons Pink Panther and Sons is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1984 to 1985 and moved to ABC in 1986. Friz Freleng (a close friend of Joe Barbera) served as creative producer for the series

neg: Pink Panther (character) Jordan's Rubicon animation company began co-production of the animated series "Pink Panther and Pals" Prequel to The Pink Panther Show portraying a teenaged panther and his friends. The 26 episode TV series premiered worldwide in spring 2010 on Cartoon Network. On December 7, 2011, a new 22-minute holiday special entitled "A Very Pink Christmas", starring the classic iteration of the panther, aired on ABC Family. The Pink Panther is known as "Nathu" and "Pangu" in East and South Asia, "Paulchen Panther" (Little Paul the Panther) in Germany and "Пинко розовата пантера" (Pinko the Pink panther) in Bulgaria. He remains a

neg: Pink Panther (character) popular character. In addition to the regular airing of the classic cartoon, the panther also appears in the following: The Pink Panther was considered one of the possible cameos in the 1988 film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". The Pink Panther is featured in multiple computer and video games: The Pink Panther is associated with a number of cancer awareness and support organisations. The Pink Panther is the mascot of the New Zealand Child Cancer foundation and for a line of clothing to promote breast cancer awareness. California based children's cancer charity The Gary L. Hoop Foundation humorously places The Pink

neg: The Pink Panther to involve Inspector Clouseau becoming smitten with a cat burglar called "The Frog". Two drafts were written before Sellers' death, each with different endings. Shortly afterwards, it was suggested that Dudley Moore should play Clouseau, but Blake Edwards chose to introduce a new character in the series to replace Clouseau. Features Peter Sellers as Clouseau utilizing scenes cut from "Strikes Again" as well as flashbacks from the previous Pink Panther films. This movie was intended as a tribute to Sellers, but after its release Sellers' widow Lynne Frederick successfully sued Edwards and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for tarnishing her late husband's memory. David

neg: DePatie–Freleng Enterprises work. Many of the animators who had worked at Warner Bros. in the 1950s and 1960s returned to the old Warner cartoon studio to work for DFE. The first entry in the "Pink Panther" series, "The Pink Phink", was directed by Freleng and won the studio its only Academy Award in 1964. In 1967, DFE would receive another Academy Award nomination for "The Pink Blueprint". "The Pink Panther" theatrical series of cartoons became the basis of a Saturday morning television series, "The Pink Panther Show", which also included theatrical cartoons of "The Inspector" and eventually "The Ant and the Aardvark",

neg: Pink Panther (character) and jokes from viewers. This version flopped, and would change back to the original half-hour version in 1977. In 1978, "The Pink Panther" moved to ABC and was rebranded "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 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 of Crazylegs Crane. The 32 entries were later released theatrically by United Artists. In 1971, Gold Key Comics began publishing a Pink Panther comic book, with art by Warren Tufts. "The Pink Panther and the Inspector" lasted

neg: The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink is an adventure game for the PC released on October 18, 1997 by Wanderlust Interactive. It is based on the Pink Panther cartoon and is a sequel to "". After the successful events in "The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril", the Pink Panther gives up his life as an agent for Inspector Clouseau and gets a job as a door-to-door-salesman. However, his more slow-paced life is soon interrupted as Nathan, son of the lunatic dentist and teeth-based jewelry collector Dr. Periowinkle, steals utensils from the warlock Dr. Strangeblood