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What was up with the anteater’s voice?
I don’t know, but for some reason it’s one of those voices I can never forget. I hear Pink Panther and my mind always goes to the Anteater.
And here’s the theme, for those of you who are interested.
Now that’ll be stuck in my head for the rest of the week. XD
At least it’s not the Bananaphone song!
HA!
Yeah. That song is annoying, but damn addicting!
He was the coolest! The confidence of Pepe le Pew with the bad luck of Wile E. Coyote (although didn’t he win occasionally?). And definitely the best theme song – thanks for posting that!
Scuse me! Without the brilliant Peter Sellers as Detective Cluseau there would have been no cartoon and no horrible remake. How come he hasn’t been inducted on this site yet?
Agreed! The Sellers is awesome!
Course I must admit I watched the cartoon on tv long before I ever saw the movies. The cartoon was on when I was little & I have some it it on a video tape somewhere, I remember he had an itchy sweater that was blue & there was a mirmaid in a limo & a pet dog fish? O_O
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Nobody can top Peter Sellers. I like Steve Martin, loved him on SNL and Planes, Trains etc, but he shouldn’t have even tried this one. There’s a big difference between talented and genious. Peter Sellers was pure genius, and not just in the Pink Panther but also in Dr. Strangelove and Lolita.
Anteater? Are you referring to The Aardvark and the Ant (another united Artists cartoon)?
Both voices were done by comic/impressionist John Byner. The Aardvark was based on Jackie Mason and the ant was based on Dean Martin.
Yes, they used to show both Pink Panther and the Aardvark in the same show when I watched. Dean Martin I could see. I didn’t know that Aardvark was Jackie Mason. Thanks for the info!
More correctly, it was “The Ant and the Aardvark.” Other than that, Jon is spot-on.
I dare you to think of that opening song and not sing it. Go on. You can’t.
I heard there’s 2 movies about this. I haven’t seen the second one.
two movies no no no
the pink panther, a shot in the dark, inspector clusue, return of the pink panther, the pink panther strikes again, revenge of the pink panther then the rest of the films are crap
Hey what about the Pink Panther cereal that made the milk pink?
Disgusting stuff.
Yeah, but dude, it turned the milk PINK! Thiiiiiink Pink!
I watch this on Boomerang every morning.
THINK PINK!
I wonder how many other cartoon characters used tobacco.
EPIC! I loved the Pink Panther!!!
I remember having a Pink Panther SNES game. It was hard, but full of win. I think there was a water level where you swam in pink lemonade.
I have the DVD box set of these, its awesome
the Pink Panther theme was our fight song when I was in 9th grade
I often have 7th grade orchestras perform a great version of this. It’s terrific for recruiting purposes – the kids get to play something fun, and the audience gets to listen to something other than typical middle school music. Adding drumset makes it even cooler.
Epic Win = the orignal cartoons from the 1960’s, in which the Panther ws silent.
Epic Fail= the ones from the 1990’s where the Panther SPOKE, with the voice by Matt Frewer (AKA Max Headroom).
BTW, has Max Headroom been covered on this site?
Ugh! They remade this? Fools!
UGH! I didn’t know they remade this into a talky either! FAIL!
How about a mention of the amazing animator Fritz Freeling.
They actually still show this on a channel called ‘Boomerang’, and a lot of other old cartoons.
I don’t know why but I never liked Pink Panther when I was younger but I like it better now that I’m older. I still refuse to see the Steve Martin remakes though!
Not true. Aside from the flawless animation and impeccable set design, the orignal MGM T&J line had almost as much variation in situation as the Bugs and Daffy vehicles. Who can forget The Two Mouseketeers and Touche, Pussycat with the french-accented, foil-wielding mouse? Or how about Downhearted Duckling with the suicidal duckling who went to great lengths to get Tom to eat him? T&J in the 40’s and 50’s was a brilliant series of shorts that won 7 oscars for best short-subject cartoon between 1940 and 1957, tying Disney’s Silly Symphonies for most all-time. And its two stars did all that without saying a word. And besides, no Tom and Jerry, no Itchy and Scratchy.
The theme song is legendary, and was written by an equally legendary composer: Henry Mancini. Other works by him include “Baby Elephant Walk,” the music from Breakfast at Tiffany’s including “Moon River” (one of my favorites), “Days of Wine and Roses”, and the Peter Gunn theme.
It’s surprising to me how few people know about this man, yet so many people have heard his music, and can quote it at the drop of a hat. If you have a chance, do yourself a favor and check out his music, if you haven’t already.
k, the new movie remakes are of the original movie, not the cartoons. only the first few cartoons were even remotely related to the original movies in th efirst place. they are two separate entities.
I can’t see the opening sequence for PP without tasting Carnation Chocolate Malt. My dad used to fire up the blender for us all to sit down for an hour of Pink Panther and Muppet Show. Pink Panther + Statler & Waldorf = Epic, Epic win!
I wonder…Is the Don Williams named in the animation credits the same guy who directed the animation in Land Before Time? I could Wiki it, but I would rather muse…it’s much more nostalgic. ^_^
Its still on boomerange. (for those who have charter cable thats channel 140)
opps sorry my computer scrolled down when i clicked. i meant to comment on your other comment.
It was the opening sequence to the ’80s version of the Pink Panther show where he dances with Travolta-esque movements. Another memorable moment from the sequence is when he blow-dries his fur and turns into a puff-ball.
Note this isn’t the earlier ’70s series, which opened and closed with the live-action sequence showing the silly car driven by a kid.
ooh. Cool it good.Thanks for sharing this with us!
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best toon ever.. PP