The Pink Panther (1993)

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, this is the only series where he and the Little Man have the ability to speak.
The show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994 for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition.
==Premise==
The 1993 incarnation of The Pink Panther starred the legendary hip feline 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 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.Beck, Jerry. (2006) Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town!; DK ADULT, DePatie-Freleng website 
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; 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.
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==Cast==
* Matt Frewer as Pink Panther, The Whistler (ep. 5), News Anchor (ep. 59), Mr. Lardo
* Sheryl Bernstein as Eskimo Mayor
* John Byner as Charlie Ant, Blue Aardvark
* Dan Castellaneta as Voodoo Man, Muck Luck, Chef Sumo, (ep 17) Fish World Ticket Man (ep 31) Snake, (ep 16) Babe The Bull (ep 33), The Little Man (ep. 20)
* Brian George as The Inspector, Pugg
* Jess Harnell as Louie, Manly Man, Pecks (ep. 59), Weasel 
* Joe Piscopo as Dogfather
* Charles Nelson Reilly as Jules Parrot
* Wallace Shawn as The Little Man
* Kath Soucie as Thelma, Cleopatra
* Jo Anne Worley as Mrs. Chubalingo
===Additional cast===
* Ruth Buzzi as Witch
* Hamilton Camp as Rupert (ep 31), Little Baddie Brother (ep 12)
* Jodi Carlisle
* Keith David as Rhinoceros (ep 60)
* Nancy Cartwright
* Cathy Cavadini as Thelma (occasional understudy)
* Jim Cummings as Rolo (ep 31)
* Rickey D'Shon Collins as Lester (ep 5)
* Troy Davidson
* Eddie Deezen
* Mick Garris
* Phillip Glasser
* Barry Gordon as Bongo Cereal Founder (ep. 59)
* Paige Gosney
* Gerrit Graham
* Jennifer Hale
* Dana Hill
* David Lodge
* Maurice LaMarche as Spartacus (ep. 59)
* Steve MacKall as Johnny Chucklehead, Dr. Jellyfingers, Sonny Boy, Buddy Bimmel Weasel (ep. 30), Mr. Lardo (ep. 30), Mr. Rat
* Danny Mann
* Kenneth Mars as Commissioner, Big Baddie Brother (ep. 12)
* Kevin Michael Richardson
* Bradley Pierce as Buddy Bimmel's Son (ep. 59)
* Hal Rayle
* Gwen Shepherd
* Susan Silo
* Jean Smart
* Elmarie Wendel
* Thomas F. Wilson
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