The Pink Panther (TV series)
The Pink Panther | |
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Also known as | The New Pink Panther Show |
Genre | Comedy Fantasy |
Based on | |
Directed by | Charles Grosvenor Byron Vaughns |
Starring | Matt Frewer as The Pink Panther |
Voices of | Sheryl Bernstein John Byner Dan Castellaneta Jim Cummings Brian George Jess Harnell Joe Piscopo Hal Rayle Charles Nelson Reilly Wallace Shawn Kath Soucie Jo Anne Worley Kenneth Mars |
Theme music composer | Henry Mancini (arranged by Eddie Arkin) |
Composers | Eddie Arkin Albert Olson James Stemple Mark Watters |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 60 (121 segments) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Walter Mirisch Marvin Mirisch Paul Sabella Mark Young Jonathan Dern (season 2) Kelly Ward (season 2) |
Producers | Charles Grosvenor Byron Vaughns |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Mirisch-Geoffrey DePatie-Freleng United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | September 13, 1993 (1993年09月13日) – April 12, 1995 (1995年04月12日) |
Related | |
Pink Panther and Sons Pink Panther and Pals |
The Pink Panther (also known as The New Pink Panther Show) is an American animated television series based on the original theatrical cartoons of the same name produced by MGM Animation in association with Mirisch-Geoffrey DePatie-Freleng and United Artists, and distributed through Claster Television (TV distribution) and Camelot Entertainment Sales (barter services).
The series centers on the Pink Panther and his co-stars from the original cartoon shorts in a series of brand-new stories. Unlike other animated series in the franchise, this is the only series where he and the Little Man speak numerous lines; prior to this series, the Panther had only briefly spoken in two cartoons in the 1960s.
The Pink Panther was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994 for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition.[1]
Premise
[edit ]The Pink Panther stars the Pink Panther in a series of adventures in which he deals with different situations in a manner similar to the original Looney Tunes shorts, ranging from modern-day situations such as working as a delivery boy to outlandish situations like living in caveman days. Unlike previous television series and almost the entire theatrical run, the series was produced with the Panther capable of speaking throughout the episodes, to allow more interaction with other characters. Voiced by Matt Frewer, he was given a humorous American accent in order to appeal to younger children, which was in sharp contrast to the sophisticated British accent supplied by impressionist Rich Little who voiced the Panther briefly in two 1965 cartoon shorts, Sink Pink and Pink Ice .[2] [3]
Alongside the Pink Panther, a number of his co-stars from the original theatrical shorts appear in the series, including: The Inspector , who the Panther assists in the guise of an American police officer; The Ant and the Aardvark , with John Byner reprising the role of both characters;[2] The Dogfather and his henchdogs Pugg and Louie, who were redesigned for this series; The Muscle Man from the 1968 cartoon Come On In! The Water's Pink ; The Witch from the 1969 cartoon Pink-A-Rella ; and "The Little Man", who like the Panther, was also designed to speak in the series, with Wallace Shawn providing his voice. The series also featured new characters, including a mask-wearing tribal witch doctor named Voodoo Man, a little red-headed girl named Thelma, and a sweet old lady named Mrs. Chubalingo and her pet parrot Jules.
Cast
[edit ]- Matt Frewer as the Pink Panther, the Whistler (ep. 5), News Anchor (ep. 59)
- Sheryl Bernstein as Eskimo Mayor
- John Byner [4] as Charlie Ant, Blue Aardvark
- Dan Castellaneta as Voodoo Man, Muck Luck, Chef Sumo (ep. 17), Fish World Ticket Man (ep. 31), Weasel, Snake (ep. 16), Babe the Bull (ep. 33)
- Jim Cummings as Rolo (ep. 31), Dogfather (in "It's Just a Gypsy in My Soup")
- Brian George as Pugg
- Jess Harnell as Louie, Muscle Man, Pecks (ep. 59)
- Joe Piscopo [4] as Dogfather
- Hal Rayle as The Inspector [5]
- Charles Nelson Reilly as Jules Parrot
- Wallace Shawn as The Little Man
- Kath Soucie as Thelma, Cleopatra (ep. 3)
- Jo Anne Worley as Mrs. Chubalingo
Additional cast
[edit ]- Ruth Buzzi [4] as Witch
- Hamilton Camp as Rupert (ep. 31)
- Jodi Carlisle
- Nancy Cartwright
- Cathy Cavadini as Thelma (ep. 2)
- Rickey D'Shon Collins as Lester (ep. 5)
- Troy Davidson
- Eddie Deezen as Robot (ep. 50)
- Mick Garris
- Phillip Glasser
- Barry Gordon as Bongo Cereal Founder (ep. 59)
- Paige Gosney
- Gerrit Graham
- Jennifer Hale
- Dana Hill as Alien Kid (ep. 14)
- David Lodge
- Maurice LaMarche as Spartacus (ep. 59)
- Steve MacKall as Johnny Chucklehead
- Danny Mann
- Kenneth Mars as Commissioner
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Erik the Red
- Bradley Pierce as Buddy Bimmel's Son (ep. 59)
- Gwen Shepherd
- Susan Silo
- Jean Smart
- Elmarie Wendel
- Thomas F. Wilson
Production
[edit ]In 1992, MGM/UA decided to produce new Pink Panther cartoons with a twist that he would be able to speak, hoping to bring new life to the panther. That same year, MGM/UA met with its licensees to explain the changes that were made to the character and arm them with essential artwork needed to spring the panther for the brand-new series.[6] This decision was controversial and unpopular.[7]
Casting
[edit ]In 1993, Rich Little, who voiced the character in a few scenes of the original cartoons, was approached to reprise his role as the pink feline. However, Little did not recall voicing the character at all and turned down the offer saying giving the panther a voice would ruin the character.[7] Franchise co-creator David DePatie also felt that giving the panther a voice would "compromise the integrity of the character." But once the producers saw Matt Frewer fill in the lines for the panther, they thought it was fantastic and they accepted it.[4]
Episodes
[edit ]Season 1 (1993)
[edit ]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Pink, Pink & Away" "Down on the Antfarm" | September 13, 1993 (1993年09月13日) | |
"Down on the Antfarm" features The Ant and the Aardvark | ||||
2 | 2 | "Pink and Quiet" "The Pinky 500" | September 17, 1993 (1993年09月17日) | |
3 | 3 | "The Ghost and Mr. Panther" "Cleopanthra" | September 29, 1993 (1993年09月29日) | |
4 | 4 | "Big Top Pinky" "Yeti ’Nother Bigfoot Story" | September 16, 1993 (1993年09月16日) | |
5 | 5 | "Pinky In Paradise" "Department Store Pinkerton" | September 14, 1993 (1993年09月14日) | |
6 | 6 | "Moby Pink" "The Pink Stuff" | September 22, 1993 (1993年09月22日) | |
7 | 7 | "Pink Pizza" "The Pink Painter" | September 15, 1993 (1993年09月15日) | |
8 | 8 | "Werewolf in Panther's Clothing" "Pink Paparazzi" | September 24, 1993 (1993年09月24日) | |
9 | 9 | "Rock Me Pink" "Pinkus Pantherus" | September 23, 1993 (1993年09月23日) | |
10 | 10 | "Pilgrim Panther" "That Old Pink Magic" | September 20, 1993 (1993年09月20日) | |
11 | 11 | "Pink-anderthal Man" "Pink Kong" | September 21, 1993 (1993年09月21日) | |
12 | 12 | "The Magnificent Pink One" "Downhill Panther" | September 27, 1993 (1993年09月27日) | |
13 | 13 | "14 Karat Pink" "Robo-Pink" | September 28, 1993 (1993年09月28日) | |
14 | 14 | "Pink Encounters" "Junkyard Pink Blues" | September 30, 1993 (1993年09月30日) | |
15 | 15 | "Pantherobics" "Pinkenstein" | October 4, 1993 (1993年10月04日) | |
16 | 16 | "Pinky Rider" "Midnight Ride of Pink Revere" | October 7, 1993 (1993年10月07日) | |
17 | 17 | "Pinky...He Delivers" "Super-Pink's Egg-cellent Adventure" | October 17, 1993 (1993年10月17日) | |
18 | 18 | "Cowboy Pinky" "Stealth Panther" | October 6, 1993 (1993年10月06日) | |
19 | 19 | "Pinkazuma's Revenge" "Pinky Down Under" | October 11, 1993 (1993年10月11日) | |
20 | 20 | "Pinkadoon" "A Camp-Pink We Will Go" | October 12, 1993 (1993年10月12日) | |
21 | 21 | "Icy Pink" "The End of Superpink?" | October 14, 1993 (1993年10月14日) | |
22 | 22 | "All for Pink and Pink for All" "Service with a Pink Smile" | October 18, 1993 (1993年10月18日) | |
"All for Pink and Pink for All" features The Ant and the Aardvark [8] | ||||
23 | 23 | "Trains, Pains and Panthers" "Wet and Wild Pinky" | October 19, 1993 (1993年10月19日) | |
24 | 24 | "From Hair to Eternity" "Strike Flea, You're Out!" | October 20, 1993 (1993年10月20日) | |
25 | 25 | "Cinderpink" "It's a Bird! It's a Pain! It's Superfan!" | October 25, 1993 (1993年10月25日) | |
26 | 26 | "Who's Smiling Now? (The Inspector)" "Rob'n Hoodwinked" | October 27, 1993 (1993年10月27日) | |
27 | 27 | "Hook, Line and Pinker" "Valentine Pink" | October 29, 1993 (1993年10月29日) | |
28 | 28 | "Dino Sour Head" "The Luck O' the Pinkish" | November 1, 1993 (1993年11月01日) | |
29 | 29 | "The Inspector... NOT! (The Inspector)" "Pink Links" | November 5, 1993 (1993年11月05日) | |
30 | 30 | "Stool Parrot (The Inspector)" "Pinky and Slusho" | November 4, 1993 (1993年11月04日) | |
31 | 31 | "Panthergeist" "Pinky's Pending Pink Slip" | November 8, 1993 (1993年11月08日) | |
32 | 32 | "The Three Pink Porkers" "The Heart of Pinkness" | November 9, 1993 (1993年11月09日) | |
"The Heart of Pinkness" features The Ant and the Aardvark | ||||
33 | 33 | "The Inspector's Most Wanted (The Inspector)" "Pinky Appleseed" | November 10, 1993 (1993年11月10日) | |
34 | 34 | "Calling Dr. Panther" "For Those Who Pink Young" | November 15, 1993 (1993年11月15日) | |
35 | 35 | "Lights, Camera, Voodoo" "I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas" | November 16, 1993 (1993年11月16日) | |
36 | 36 | "Wiener Takes All" "The Easter Panther" | November 18, 1993 (1993年11月18日) | |
37 | 37 | "The Inspector's Club (The Inspector)" "A Royal Pain" | November 22, 1993 (1993年11月22日) | |
38 | 38 | "Black & White & Pink All Over" "Beach Blanket Pinky" | November 23, 1993 (1993年11月23日) | |
39 | 39 | "Digging for Dollars (The Inspector)" "Pinknocchio" | November 29, 1993 (1993年11月29日) | |
40 | 40 | "Pinky Up the River" "Long John Pinky" | November 30, 1993 (1993年11月30日) |
Season 2 (1994–95)
[edit ]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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41 | 1 | "Muff the Magic Dragon" "Pink Thumb" | September 10, 1994 (1994年09月10日) | |
42 | 2 | "Pinky's Dilemma" "Oh, Varkula" | September 17, 1994 (1994年09月17日) | |
"Oh, Varkula" features The Ant and the Aardvark | ||||
43 | 3 | "Ice Blue Pink" "Pink Trek" | September 24, 1994 (1994年09月24日) | |
44 | 4 | "The Legend of El Pinko" "Pink Big" | October 1, 1994 (1994年10月01日) | |
45 | 5 | "Eric the Pink" "Pretty and Pink" | October 8, 1994 (1994年10月08日) | |
46 | 6 | "Built for Speed" "The Pooch and The Panther" | October 15, 1994 (1994年10月15日) | |
47 | 7 | "Pinky in Toyland" "The Detective of Oz" | October 22, 1994 (1994年10月22日) | |
48 | 8 | "Royal Canadian Mounted Panther" "Power of Pink" | October 29, 1994 (1994年10月29日) | |
49 | 9 | "Lifestyles of the Pink and Famous" "Happy Trails Pinky" | November 5, 1994 (1994年11月05日) | |
"Happy Trails Pinky" features The Ant and the Aardvark | ||||
50 | 10 | "A Hard Day's Pink" "You Only Pink Twice" | November 12, 1994 (1994年11月12日) | |
51 | 11 | "It's Just a Gypsy in My Soup" "Three Aliens and A Footstool" | November 19, 1994 (1994年11月19日) | |
52 | 12 | "Mummy Dearest" "Feast or Famine" | November 26, 1994 (1994年11月26日) | |
53 | 13 | "No Pink is an Island" "Pinky and the Golden Fleece" | December 3, 1994 (1994年12月03日) | |
"No Pink is an Island" features The Ant and the Aardvark [9] | ||||
54 | 14 | "Home Stretch Pinky" "Pink Pucks" | December 10, 1994 (1994年12月10日) | |
55 | 15 | "The Reluctant Ninja Pink" "Pantherella" | December 17, 1994 (1994年12月17日) | |
56 | 16 | "Pink's Ark" "Rain or Snow or Pink of Night" | December 24, 1994 (1994年12月24日) | |
57 | 17 | "Pink in the Middle" "Pink in the Poke" | December 31, 1994 (1994年12月31日) | |
"Pink in the Middle" features The Ant and the Aardvark | ||||
58 | 18 | "A Nut at the Opera" "The Pink Panther (that's me) presents Hamm-n-Eggz" | January 7, 1995 (1995年01月07日) | |
59 | 19 | "The Pink Panther (that's me) presents Voodoo Man" "The Pink Panther (That's Me) presents 7 Manly Men and the Kid" | January 14, 1995 (1995年01月14日) | |
60 | 20 | "The Pink Panther (that's me) presents The Texas Toads" "Driving Mr. Pink" "The Pink Panther (that's me) presents The Ant and the Aardvark" | April 12, 1995 (1995年04月12日) | |
Driving Mr. Pink was shown for the U.S. theatrical release of The Pebble and the Penguin , and the final Pink Panther theatrical short to be reissued into the television short. |
Home media
[edit ]On February 21, 2006, MGM Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released a DVD set in France (As "La Nouvelle Panthère Rose") and Germany (As "Der rosarote Panther - Die neue Show"). This set contains all forty episodes of the first season. The set was released in the United Kingdom (as "The New Pink Panther Show - Season 1, Vol 1"), but only consisted of the first twenty episodes of the first season with as a second volume was never released. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment reissued the sets in February 2009, with the UK getting the same boxset as France and Germany. Season 2 has not seen any DVD releases.
The show is also available to on Pluto TV and on the official YouTube Channel. These prints refer to the series as The New Pink Panther Show, as with the DVDs.
References
[edit ]- ^ The Pink Panther at IMDb
- ^ a b Beck, Jerry. (2006) Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town!; DK ADULT, ISBN 0-7566-1033-8
- ^ DePatie-Freleng website Archived 2005年06月08日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Pink Panther discovers his voice". Battle Creek Enquirer . December 9, 1993. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "About Hal Rayle".
- ^ "Licensing Diary: MGM/UA – The Pink Panther". Kidscreen. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Arnold, Mark. (2015) Think Pink: The Story of DePatie-Freleng; BearManor Media
- ^ "All for Pink and Pink for All"
- ^ "No Pink is an Island" (Spanish dubbed version)
External links
[edit ]- The Pink Panther at IMDb
- The New Pink Panther Show (1993) Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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