Pink Panther and Pals

Pink Panther and Pals is an American animated television series and a modern adaptation of the classic DePatie-Freleng Pink Panther shorts from the 1960s. The series was produced by Desert Panther Productions and Rubicon Studios in association with Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng and MGM Television. It premiered on Cartoon Network on March 7, 2010. 26 episodes were produced.

Like the classic cartoon show, 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 though with some changes.

The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther shorts are reminiscent of the classic DePatie-Freleng shorts from the 1960s and the 1970s, from art direction, silent acting, musical scoring, and story lines. The Pink Panther remains silent throughout the show and appears as a teenager. The Little Man was renamed "Big Nose" for this series, being voiced by Alex Nussbaum. Pink Panther's horse and Big Nose's canine companion were reintroduced as well.

The Ant and the Aardvark
The Ant and the Aardvark is based on the classic DePatie-Freleng shorts. In this version, the Aardvark's Jewish sense of humor and Jackie Mason-esque voice (portrayed by Eddie Garvar and 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 now takes place in a jungle and new characters were introduced in the series.

Characters

 * The Pink Panther: Protagonist of series. Cool and collected, mostly silent protagonist.
 * Big Nose: Based on the original "Little Man" from the classic series. Neighbor and rival of the Pink Panther. The main antagonist of the Pink Panther sketches, he's depicted as short, with a big nose and a 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 owns an unnamed pet dog who, unlike his master, has almost no problem with the Pink Panther at all. He speaks gibberish.
 * Horse: Pink Panther's white horse, based on a horse that gave him trouble in several cartoons of the classic series.
 * Dog: Big Nose's bull terrier who many people believe is cute and lovable but also dangerous is like his master. He too is a plain white color and not very outstanding. He is also a rival of the Pink Panther and isn't 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 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.
 * The Blue 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, he wants to eat the Ant. He's sly, sneaky, and uses the fourth wall; he frequently addresses the audience as to what's going on.

Voice 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

Episodes
Note: The episode numbers are listed as they are on the official YouTube channel, which is presumably production order.

Broadcast
In the US, the show aired on Cartoon Network and ended on August 23, 2010, after that, Boomerang reran this series and ended in 2012. The series had its Canada premiere on Teletoon on May 11 and began airing in the UK & Ireland on Boomerang on April 19. The show also premiered in the Middle East and Africa on Boomerang on September 11. American program block KidsClick started airing reruns of the show on July 1, 2017, until the block ended on March 31, 2019. All 26 episodes were previously available on Netflix. It is currently available to stream on Pluto TV and The Roku Channel.