Pink Panther And Pals

**Pink Panther And Pals** is an American animated television series created by **Friz Freleng**, and is a modern adaption of the classic **Pink Panther** shorts from the 1960's. The series was produced by **Desert Panther Production** and **Rubicon Studios**, in association with **Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng** and **MGM Television**. It premiered on March 7, 2010 in HD and SD, and ended its run on August 23, 2010.

Similar to the classic Pink Panther series, the program is composed of two seven-minute Pink Panther shorts and a seven-minute Ant And The Aardvark short in between, retaining the main characters in both shorts, except with some changes.

## Premise

**The Pink Panther**

The Pink Panther shorts are reminiscent of the classic **DePatie-Freleng** shorts from the 1960's and 1970's, from art direction, silent directing, musical scoring and story lines. The Pink Panther remains silent throughout the show, and has been aged down to a teenager. The Little Man has been renamed "**Big Nose**" for the series with vocal effect provided by **Alex Nussbaum**. The horse and Big Nose's canine companion have also been reintroduced as well.

**The Ant And The Aardvark**

The Ant And The Aardvark is based on the classic **DePatie-Freleng** shorts of the same name. In the modern version, The Aardvark's sense of humor and **Jackie Mason**-esque voice (portrayed by **Eddie Garvar** (occasionally **John Over**) from his classic counterpart remains; a new, younger Ant (voiced by **Kel Mitchell**) has replaced the **Dean-Martin**-esque "**Charlie**" from the original shorts. The series' setting takes place in a jungle and new characters are introduced.

## 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. He is also nicknamed "**Pink**" or "**Pinky**".
* **Big Nose** **-** Based on the original "Little Man" from the classic series. He is the neighbor and a rival of the Pink Panther, and is not very fond of him. He's depicted as short, with a big nose and mustache, and is plain white in color. He loves the color blue as much as the Panther loves his favorite color, pink. He is often rude and likes to brag a lot, making his relationship with the Panther very complex. He also owns an unnamed pet dog that, unlike his master, has almost no problem with the Pink Panther at all.
* **Horse** **-** The Pink Panther's white horse, based on the horse that gave him trouble in the classic Pink Panther cartoons.
* **Dog -** Big Nose's white dog who is cute and lovable. Like his master, he is a plain white color and not very outstanding. He is also a rival of the Pink Panther and is not always fond of him. But from time to time he has shown to enjoy the Pink Panther's activities, such as music and dancing.
* **Ant** **-** A small red ant, and one of the title 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. His remarks towards and about Aardvark are somewhat more sharp and sarcastic than in his previous laid-back incarnations.
* **Aardvark** **-** A blue aardvark, who is one of the main characters as well as being the main antagonist in "**The Ant and the Aardvark**" sketches. Like real aardvarks, his objective is to eat the Ant. He's sly, sneaky and uses the fourth wall; he frequently addresses the audience as to what's going on.
* **Eli** **-** An elephant who is a friend of the Ant and on many occasions protects the Ant from the Aardvark.

## Cast

* **Kel Mitchell** as Ant
* **Eddie Garvar** as Aardvark
* **Alex Nussbaum** as Big Nose, Horse, Dog, Narrator, Big Nose's wife, Dog Tracker, Hedgehog, Chef on TV, Bear, Pig, Lion, Croc 1 and 2, Grampy, Italian Chef, Radio VO, Alien, Skunks, Walrus, Mockingbird Mike, Leopard
* **Jeannie Elias** as Genius, Female Spy
* **John Over** as Aardvark, Eli
* **Bob Spang** as Gracie Gorilla, Rowdy Rhino, Mitey Mite

## Broadcast

The series premiered on March 7, 2010 on **Cartoon Network**, and ended on August 23, 2010. After this, Cartoon Network reran the series and officially ceased its rerun in 2012. It also has aired on **Boomerang**, somewhere between 2011-2012. The series also had its Canadian premiere on **Teletoon** on May 11 and began airing in the **UK & Ireland** on **Boomerang**. The show also premiered in the **Middle East** and **Africa** on **Boomerang** on September 11. The American program network, **KidsClick**, aired reruns on the series until the network's demise on March 31, 2019.

## Episodes

**Pink Panther And Pals** - **MGM Television**, **Mirisch-Geoffrey DePatie-Freleng**, **Desert Panther Productions** & **Rubicon Studios**.

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

All episodes are available on the Official Pink Panther Youtube Channel.

## Trivia

* "**Pinxillated**" contains video game parodies such as **Dance Dance Revolution**, **Street Fighter**, **Pac-Man** and **Donkey Kong**.
* "**The Spy Wore Pink**" is a remake of "**Pinkfinger (1965)**".
* "**Remotely Pink**" is an episode spoof of **Click** and a parody of **Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope**.
* "**Pink Suds & Clean Duds**" is a partial remake of "**Pink Suds (1979)**".
* "**Pinkozoic Era**" are partial remakes of "**Prehistoric Pink (1968)**" and "**Extinct Pink (1969)**".
* "**Pinkaroni Pizza**" is a partial remake of "**Pink Breakfast (1979)**".
* "**Mitey Blue**" is a remake of "**Rough Brunch (1971)**".
* "**Knights In Pink Armor**" is a remake of "**Pink Valiant (1968)**".
* "**Itching To Be Pink**" is a partial remake of "**The Pink Flea (1971)**".
* "**Spaced Out**" is a partial remake of "**Pink U.F.O (1978)**". The cartoon also contains subliminal back-masked messages including "**Come back with** **my ship!**", "**I'm not a "something**", "**I'm not going to take it anymore!**", and "**Yikes!**".
* "**Shop-Pink Spree**" is a partial remake of "**Supermarket Pink (1978)**".
* "**The Pink Is In The Mail**" are partial remakes of "**The Pink Package Plot (1968)**" and "**Spark Plug Pink (1979)**". Since the cartoon's airing, a test ran for the EAS System.
* "**Make Pink Not War**" is a partial remake of "**Pink Panzer (1965)**".
* "**Enchanted Pinkdom**" is a episode retelling of the popular folktale, Little Red Riding Hood.
* "**Pink On The Hoof**" are partial remakes of "**Pinto Pink (1967)**" and "**Pink Valiant (1968)**".
* "**The Pink, The Bad, And The Ugly**" is a partial remake of "**Pink Vitamin (1966)**".
* "**Shorely Pink**" is a partial remake of "**Come On In! The Water's Pink (1968)**".
* "**Catching Forty Pinks**" is a partial remake of "**Slink Pink (1969)**".
* A scene in the episode "**A Pinker Tomorrow**" is a homenage to "**The Pink Phink (1964)**".
* "**Note-Ably Pink**" is a remake of "**Pink, Plunk, Plink (1966)**".
* "**Reel Pink**" parodies the icons ***Charlie Chaplin***, ***Laurel and Hardy***, "**Fatty**" **Arbuckle** and the **Keystone Cops** and is not related to the classic short, "**Reel Pink (1965)**". The episode is also the series' finale.

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