Pink Panther and Sons
Pink Panther and Sons | |
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Network | NBC |
Production company | Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng Hanna-Barbera |
Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
Original release | September 8―December 1, 1984 |
Starring | Billy Bowles B.J. Ward Shane McCob Sherry Lynn Frank Welker Jeannie Elias Gregg Berger Sonny Melendrez |
Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Joe Taritero |
Producer(s) | David DePatie Kay Wright |
Music composed by | Rob Walsh |
Writer(s) | Glenn Leopold Ray Parker |
Director(s) | Oscar Dufau Carl Urbano Gordon Hunt (voices) |
Pink Panther and Sons is an American animated comedy television series produced by Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng, in association with Hanna-Barbera, for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1984, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season.
It is a spin-off of MGM's Pink Panther theatrical shorts, with the silent Pink Panther having spawned two talking offsprings in the form of teenage Pinky and his baby brother, Panky.
The entire series has been officially released on YouTube and Amazon's MGM add-on subscription package on Prime Video.
Production
Development
Music
The Pink Panther theme was taken from Henry Mancini's original composition. The music was composed by Rob Walsh, with musical supervision from Screenmusic West.
Episodes
Title | Original air date |
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1x01 | September 8, 1984 |
1x02 | September 15, 1984 |
1x03 | September 22, 1984 |
1x04 | September 29, 1984 |
1x05 | October 6, 1984 |
1x06 | October 13, 1984 |
1x07 | October 20, 1984 |
1x08 | October 27, 1984 |
1x09 | November 3, 1984 |
1x10 | November 11, 1984 |
1x11 | November 18, 1984 |
1x12 | November 25, 1984 |
1x13 | December 1, 1984 |
Cast
- Billy Bowles as Pinky Panther
- B.J. Ward as Panky Panther and Punkin
- Shane McCob as Murfel
- Sherry Lynn as Chatta
- Frank Welker as Rocko and Finko
- Jeannie Elias as Annie and Liona
- Gregg Berger as Bowlhead
- Sonny Melendrez as Buckethead
Merchandise
In 1984, Little Golden Books released a paper saver.
Reading material
In 1984, Thermos LLC released metal and plastic lunch boxes.
In 1985, several books were published, which included regular reading books, activity books, a cassette read-along book from KidStuff Records, and a record and filmstrip from Show 'N Tell.
Toys
In 1984, Shrinky Dinks released a coloring cut-out stand set, Hallmark Cards released stickers, JA-RU released slide puzzles and a painting set, and in 1985, Fleetwood Toys released a "parachute" action figure of the Pink Panther.