"The Pink Panther" (1993) TV series

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Writers:

Jeff Holder (writer) and
Melody Fox (multiple episodes)

Seasons:

3 | unknown

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

The cartoon follows the adventures of an actual pink panther with the occasional cartoon starring Inspector Clouseau.

Plot Keywords:

Cartoon | Pink Panther

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Wallace Shawn

...

The Little Man (1 episode, 1993)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation

Trivia:

Incorrectly regarded as the first time the long-running character (first seen in the opening credits of the Clouseau film The Pink Panther (1963)) is given a voice. The Pink Panther actually first spoke in two theatrical shorts 28 years before this series: first in Sink Pink (1965) and later in Pink Ice (1965).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Happy Tree Friends: Mole in the City (2005) (V)

Silly remake of the original

I'm not that old, but I've walked on our Earth so long that I grew up with the original Pink Panther-series. I remember how angry I got when I saw this silly remake for the first time, it must have been in 95' or something. The new episodes aren't funny at all; the original episodes, which were all silent although accompanied by Henry Machini's energetic jazzy score, were apparently simply constructed, but its clever slapstick and wonderful variations of different routines confirms that they were made by decent cartoonists who cared about their product. I hadn't seen a single episode for years, but recently I felt mild anxiety for something, and decided to view an old video-tape with the panther to calm down; and it worked! It would hardly have worked with the newer version. The new episodes are cheaply made and filled with, in my opinion, completely unfunny and boring dialogue. It might work as simple entertainment for certain kids, but it's nothing you'll remember in the years to come; or in the minutes to come after you've turned your TV set off, for that matter.