Pink Panther and Pals was an animated

Animation

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 television series based on the classic DePatie-Freleng

DePatie-Freleng Enterprises

DePatie-Freleng Enterprises was a Hollywood-based animation production company, active from 1963 to 1981. They produced theatrical cartoons, animated series, commercials, title sequences and television specials. Notable among these is The Pink Panther film titles and cartoon shorts and the Dr....

 Panther shorts from the 1960s

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, produced for Cartoon Network

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 by Rubicon Studios in association with MGM Television

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. The show premiered on Cartoon Network on March 7, 2010 at 7:30am, presented in both HD

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 and SD

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. The series had its UK premiere on Boomerang on April, 19 at 4pm. The show is composed of two seven-minute Pink Panther shorts with a seven-minute Ant and the Aardvark short in between. As of July 19, 2010, Pink Panther and Pals is shown on Boomerang (USA) weekday mornings at 6am. As of October 2010, Season 1 is also available via Netflix

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's Instant Watch service. The series was cancelled due to low viewers and ratings. The series ended on August 23, 2010.

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bungling French police detective Jacques Clouseau that began in 1963 with the release of the film of the same name. The role was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers...

 shorts are reminiscent of the classic DePatie-Freleng Panther shorts from the 1960s, from art direction, silent acting, musical scoring, and story lines. The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther (character)

The Pink Panther is the main and title character in the opening and closing credit sequences of every film in The Pink Panther series except for A Shot in the Dark and Inspector Clouseau. His popularity spawned a series of theatrical shorts, merchandise, a comic book, and television cartoons...

 remains silent throughout the show, and has been aged down as a teenager. The Panther also gains a sidekick named Hoarse, based on the horse he had troubles with in Pinto Pink

Pinto Pink

Pinto Pink is the 32nd cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.-Plot:...

and Pink Valiant

Pink Valiant

Pink Valiant is the 46th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.-Laugh track:...

. The panther's enemy The Little Man

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.-History:The Little Man first appeared in 1964 in the first entry of the Pink Panther animated series, The Pink Phink...

 has been renamed to "Big Nose" for this series with vocal effects provided by Alex Nussbaum

Alex Nussbaum

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. The Little Man's canine companion Dog has been reintroduced in this version.

Ant and the Aardvark

The Ant and the Aardvark

The Ant and the Aardvark

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 shorts are based on the classic DePatie-Freleng shorts also by the same name. In this version, the Aardvark (now voiced by Eddie Garvar in the style of John Byner

John Byner

John Byner is an American actor, comedian, and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and movie career. His voice work includes the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark, in which the title characters are voiced by Byner's impressions of Dean Martin and Jackie Mason,...

) appears to be the same age as his classic counterpart, the Ant (now voiced by Kel Mitchell

Kel Mitchell

Kel Johari Mitchell is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, screenwriter, producer, parodist, dancer and musician. He was best known for his work as a regular cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That, his portrayal of Kel Kimble on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel,...

 of Kenan & Kel

Kenan & Kel

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) has been aged down like the teenage Pink Panther; however, he is never called "Charlie" (as his classic counterpart). The locations and artistic style of the show have been reinvented for this release.

Season 1: 2010

#	Pink Panther #1	The Ant and the Aardvark	Pink Panther #2	Air Date
1	Pink Up the Volume	Zeus Juice	A Pink and Stormy Night	March 7, 2010
2	Pink Hi-Tops	Land of the Gi-Ants	Pink Thumb	March 14, 2010
3	Pink Magic	Party Animals	Pink 'n Putt	March 21, 2010
4	Pinxillated	Zoo Ruse	The Spy Wore Pink	March 28, 2010
5	Remotely Pink	I Didn't See That Coming	Pink Party Of One	April 4, 2010
6	Pink Pool Fool	The Aardvark's New Moves	The Mighty Pinkwood Tree	April 11, 2010
7	Pink Suds & Clean Duds	Dog Daze	The Pink Painter Show	April 18, 2010
8	Cleanliness is Next to Pinkliness	Baby Makes Three	Pinkazoic Era	April 25, 2010
9	Pinkaroni Pizza	Find Your Own Ant	Gold, Silver, Bronze & Pink	May 2, 2010
10	Life in the Pink Lane	Mitey Blue Instrumental	Wild Pinkdom	May 9, 2010
11	Knights in Pink Armor	Grampy's Visit	Itching to Be Pink Flea	May 16, 2010
12	Pink Pink Pink Pink	Spaced Out	Shop-Pink Spree	May 23, 2010
13	Pink Beard	One Small Step for Ant	Chilled to the Pink	May 30, 2010
14	The Pink is in the Mail	Aard Fu	Pink's Peak	June 6, 2010
15	And Not a Drop to Pink	Ant Arctic	Pink on the Canvas	June 13, 2010
16	Pink or Consequences	Z is for Aardvark	Pink Me Out to the Ballgame	June 20, 2010
17	Make Pink Not War	Pick a Caardvark	Pink Stink	June 27, 2010
18	Pink Trek	One Too Many Chefs	Pink Kahuna	July 4, 2010
19	Enchanted Pinkdom	Eli the Aardvark	Stop-Pink for Directions	August 12, 2010
20	Frosted Pink	AardvARK	Pink! Pow! Kaboom!	August 13, 2010
21	A Fairly Pink Pumpkin	If Wishes Were Ants	Pink on the Hoof	August 16, 2010
22	The Pink, the Bad, and the Ugly	Anti-Ant Trance	Shorely Pink	August 17, 2010
23	Pink on the Pitch	Happy Hunting	Catching Forty Pinks	August 18, 2010
24	A Pinker Tomorrow	Awful Aardvark	Pinkular Mechanics	August 19, 2010
25	Note-Ably Pink	Shutter Bugged	Astro Pink	August 20, 2010
26	A Pink in Time	Quittin' Time	Reel Pink	August 23, 2010

Characters

• The Pink Panther: The protagonist of the series. He's a cool and collected character who always seems to rub Big Nose the wrong way. As in the classic series, he is, for the most part, a silent protagonist.
• Big Nose: Based on the original "Little Man" from the classic series. He is the neighbor of the Pink Panther and is not fond of him at all. He always ends up being upstaged by the Pink Panther in everything he tries to do (except for the episodes Pink Party of One and Pink,Pink,Pink,Pink, where he got the Pink Panther back instead). He's depicted as short, with a big nose and a moustache, and is plain white in color. He has a pet dog that, like his master, is not fond of the Pink Panther at all.
• Hoarse: The Pink Panther's horse, based on a horse that gave him trouble in several cartoons of the classic series.
• Dog: Big Nose's dog. Like his master, he is a plain white color and not very outstanding. He is not fond of the Pink Panther, and is not afraid of showing his displeasure.
• Ant: A small red ant, and one of the titular characters of the "Ant and the Aardvark" sketches. He is quite sharp and intelligent, and like real-life ants, is physically very strong, being able to carry objects many times his weight.
• Aardvark: A blue aardvark
  Aardvark
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  , and the second of the titular characters of the "Ant and the Aardvark" sketches. Like real aardvarks, he wants to eat the Ant. He's a sly, sneaky character, and appears to have awareness of the fourth wall
  Fourth wall
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  ; he frequently addresses the audience of what's going on.
• Eli: An elephant, Eli is friends with the Ant, protecting him from the Aardvark.
• Mockingbird Mike: A mockingbird
  Mockingbird
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  , cooking show host, and sometimes friend to Ant, Aardvark, and Eli.

Cast

• Eddie Garvar - Aardvark
• Kel Mitchell
  Kel Mitchell
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   - Ant
• Alex Nussbaum - Big Nose, Hoarse, Additional voices
• John Over - Eli, Mockingbird Mike, Additional voices
• Bob Spang - Additional voices

Crew

The series is produced by Randa Ayoubi, with David J. Corbett, Isam S. Ayoubi and Walter Mirisch executive producing. Directors on this series include Ron Brewer, John Over, Tyree Dillihay, Robert Sledge, Bob Spang, Cecilia Aranovich, and Lionel Ordaz. Episodes are written by Adam Beechen, John Over, Ken Segall, David Corbett, Guy Toubes, Jim Beck, Denise Downer, Bob Spang, and David Shayne. Editing and Sound Design by Robert David Sanders and Chris Fayz. The original The Pink Panther Theme Composed by Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini

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is still used, with episode music by David Ricard.