The Pink Panther (1993 TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
Friz Freleng (characters: The Pink Panther and The Ant and the Aardvark) David H. DePatie Blake Edwards |
| Directed by |
Charles Grosvenor Byron Vaughns |
| Starring | Matt Frewer as The Pink Panther |
| Voices of | Sheryl Bernstein John Byner Dan Castellaneta Brian George Jess Harnell Joe Piscopo Charles Nelson Reilly Wallace Shawn Kath Soucie Jo Anne Worley |
| Theme music composer | Henry Mancini (arranged by Eddie Arkin) |
| Composer(s) | Albert Olson and James Stemple Mark Watters (supervising composer) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 60 (119 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Walter Mirisch Marvin Mirisch Paul Sabella Mark Young |
| Producer(s) | Kelly Ward Charles Grosvenor Byron Vaughns Ronald A. Levinson |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation |
| Distributor |
Claster Television Camelot Entertainment Sales (ad sales) MGM Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | September 11, 1993 – April 12, 1995 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Pink Panther and Sons |
| Followed by | Pink Panther and Pals |
The Pink Panther is a 1993 animated television series, starring the Pink Panther and his co-stars from the original cartoon shorts in a series of brand new stories. The programme 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, and is the only series to have the panther talk; in other animated series featuring the Pink Panther, he is silent and only rarely speaks.
The show was nominated for a daytime Emmy award in 1994 for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition.
The 1993 incarnation of The Pink Panther starred the title character in series of brand new adventures, in which he dealt 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 shorts. 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.
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