List of The Pink Panther cartoons

This article is about the original DePatie-Freleng animated shorts. For the 1990s cartoon series, see The Pink Panther (1993 TV series).

This is a list of the original 124 The Pink Panther animated shorts produced between December 18, 1964 to December 31, 1978 by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE Films).^[1] 92 shorts were released theatrically, and eventually appeared on Saturday mornings via The Pink Panther Show starting in 1969. All made-for-television entries (#93-#124) were also distributed to theaters after initially airing on The All New Pink Panther Show in 1978-1979.

The Pink Panther's long-time foil, known simply as The Little Man, appeared in many entries except where noted.

1964

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
001	The Pink Phink	December 18, 1964	Friz Freleng	The Pink Panther disagrees with a decorator (The Little Man) over what color a house should be: blue or pink.	Won an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons.
002	Pink Pajamas	December 24, 1964	Friz Freleng	The Pink Panther sneaks into a house to stay the night and has to hide from its drunk owner.	The Little Man does not appear; footage reused in Pink-In.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
003	We Give Pink Stamps	February 12, 1965	Friz Freleng	The Pink Panther hides in a department store and spends the night trying to hide from the janitor.	Footage reused for connecting bumper sequence on The Pink Panther Show.
004	Dial "P" for Pink	March 17, 1965	Friz Freleng	A burglar tries to steal a safe where the Pink Panther is hiding.
005	Sink Pink	April 12, 1965	Friz Freleng	A Texan is trying to find a pink panther to complete his ark but has trouble catching it.	One of two cartoons where the Pink Panther has dialogue.
006	Pickled Pink	May 12, 1965	Friz Freleng	A drunk partygoer (voiced by Mel Blanc) takes Pink Panther home, and tries to hide him from his wife, who hates him bringing "crooked bums" into the house.	Footage reused in Pink-In.
007	Pinkfinger	May 13, 1965	Friz Freleng	The Pink Panther decides to become a secret agent with the help of an offscreen narrator (voiced by Paul Frees).
008	Shocking Pink	May 13, 1965	Friz Freleng	The Pink Panther tries to have a quiet afternoon but is interrupted by an offscreen narrator (voiced by Larry Storch) persuading him to try various do-it-yourself tasks.
009	Pink Ice	June 10, 1965	Friz Freleng	The Pink Panther attempts to rescue diamonds in South Africa from two English diamond hunters named Deveraux and Hoskins.	The second of two cartoons where the Pink Panther has dialogue; all voices provided by Rich Little.
010	The Pink Tail Fly	August 25, 1965	Friz Freleng	After watching late TV, the Pink Panther has a late night battle with a tailfly .	The last Pink Panther cartoon directed by Friz Freleng; the first of three entries where the panther battles a fly.
011	Pink Panzer	September 15, 1965	Hawley Pratt	An offscreen narrator (Paul Frees) plays the Pink Panther and his neighbor Harry off against each other over garden tools. The narrator is revealed to be a small red devil at the end of the short.
012	An Ounce of Pink	October 20, 1965	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther encounters a talking weight machine (voiced by Larry Storch).
013	Reel Pink	November 16, 1965	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther goes fishing, fighting first with one of his cowardly worms, and then with a crab-turned army tank.	Footage reused for connecting bumper sequences on The Pink Panther Show.
014	Bully for Pink	December 14, 1965	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther becomes a Toreador, borrowing his cloak from Marvelo the magician.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
015	Pink Punch	February 21, 1966	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther introduces "Pink Punch", but the pink asterisk above the "I" on his sign insists on being green.
016	Pink Pistons	March 16, 1966	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther buys a car and has a driving argument with Granny Flash, Senior Citizens Drag Champion, who drives a souped-up jalopy.	Footage reused for connecting bumper sequence on The Pink Panther Show.
017	Vitamin Pink	April 6, 1966	Hawley Pratt	Based on the traditions of tonic-sellers in the old US west, Dr. Phink sells Vitamin Pink, and has to capture a bank robber he inadvertently gives the pills to, but uses Anti-Strength pills as a decoy to throw him in jail.
018	The Pink Blueprint	May 25, 1966	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther changes the designs for a house to his own pinkprints and fights with a contractor to make sure they are built.	Nominated for Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons; footage reused in Pinkologist.
019	Pink, Plunk, Plink	May 25, 1966	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther learns to play the violin, and interrupts a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony with the Pink Panther theme played on various instruments.	Henry Mancini makes a brief cameo; first cartoon scored by Walter Greene.
020	Smile Pretty, Say Pink	May 30, 1966	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther battles with a photographer in Pinkstone National Park once he refuses to donate a dollar.	Footage reused for connecting bumper sequences on The Pink Panther Show; last cartoon scored by William Lava.
021	Pink-A-Boo	June 26, 1966	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther battles with a hungry mouse raiding his refrigerator, who throws a party with a crowd of other mice.
022	Genie with the Light Pink Fur	September 14, 1966	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther finds a talking magic lamp and becomes a genie. However, he cannot get anyone to rub the lamp.
023	Super Pink	October 12, 1966	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther decides to be a superhero and keeps trying to help the same little old lady, but doesn't actually succeed.	Footage reused for connecting bumper sequences on The Pink Panther Show.
024	Rock A Bye Pinky	December 23, 1966	Hawley Pratt	A man staying in the woods with his dog keeps the Pink Panther awake with his snoring.	Footage reused in Pinkologist.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
025	Pinknic	January 6, 1967	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther wakes up in a log cabin in January and has to avoid getting eaten by a mouse and starving to death before Spring.
026	Pink Panic	January 11, 1967	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther stays in the haunted hotel in Dead Dog on a stormy night.	Last Pink Panther cartoon to introduce Walter Greene's music scores.
027	Pink Posies	April 26, 1967	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther replaces all the yellow posies in a garden with pink ones, while annoying the man who planted them.	Footage reused for connecting bumper sequences on The Pink Panther Show and in Pinkologist.
028	Pink of the Litter	May 17, 1967	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther has to clear all of the litter in the town of Litterburg.
029	In the Pink	May 18, 1967	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther joins a gym, but does not have luck getting into shape.
030	Jet Pink	June 13, 1967	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther flies an experimental fighter jet, but has trouble controlling it.
031	Pink Paradise	June 24, 1967	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther arrives on a desert island to meet a man and his dog. The dog detects the panther, but his owner does not.
032	Pinto Pink	July 19, 1967	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther has a long journey and tries to tame a horse to ride home.
033	Congratulations It's Pink	October 27, 1967	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther steals a baby basket instead of a picnic basket and ends up having to take care of the baby until the parents return.
034	Prefabricated Pink	November 22, 1967	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther decides to work at a construction site, but wreaks havoc instead.
035	The Hand Is Pinker Than the Eye	December 20, 1967	Hawley Pratt	A cold Pink Panther sneaks into a house owned by a magician and gets irritated by a rabbit who keeps kissing him and putting his feet into his face.
036	Pink Outs	December 27, 1967	Gerry Chiniquy	A series of 12 miniature-cartoons that end when each one "pinks out."	11 of the 12 sequences were reused for connecting bumper sequences on The Pink Panther Show.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
037	Sky Blue Pink	February 21, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther decides to try kite-flying, and annoys a local homeowner in the process.
038	Pinkadilly Circus	March 1, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther comes to the aid of a hen-pecked man who pulls a thorn out of his foot.
039	Psychedelic Pink	March 13, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther visits a psychedelic bookshop where trouble arises.
040	Come On In! The Water's Pink	April 10, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther visits Biceps Beach, and gets the better of a muscleman.	The Little Man does not appear.
041	Put-Put, Pink	April 14, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther turns his hand to building motorcycles.
042	G.I. Pink	May 1, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther joins the army, and irritates his sergeant.	Footage reused in Pink-In.
043	Lucky Pink	May 7, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther keeps returning a lucky horseshoe to its bank robber owner, which in turn, causes incredible bad luck.
044	The Pink Quarterback	May 22, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther chases his rolling quarter.
045	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pink	June 30, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther builds a house between an observatory and the moon while annoying an astronomer.
046	Pink Valiant	July 19, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther has to rescue a princess kidnapped by the Black Knight, but must first tame his uncooperative horse.
047	The Pink Pill	July 31, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther ends up in a hospital and his elderly roommate laughs at all the panther's mishaps.
048	Prehistoric Pink	August 7, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther and a caveman try to work out the best way to move boulders.
049	Pink in the Clink	September 18, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther is forced to help a burglar break into a manufacturing warehouse to crack a safe.	Footage reused in Pink-In.
050	Little Beaux Pink	October 2, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther and a sheep come to live in Cattle County, Texas, and have to endure an abusive farmer.	The Little Man does not appear.
051	Tickled Pink	October 6, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	A fairy godmother gives the Pink Panther a pair of magic roller skates that he cannot control.	The Little Man does not appear.
052	Pink Sphinx	October 23, 1968	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther buys a camel and goes searching for a pyramid.	The Little Man does not appear.
053	Pink Is a Many Splintered Thing	November 20, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther decides to become a lumberjack, but has to deal with an overzealous lumberjack and a swarm of bees.
054	The Pink Package Plot	December 11, 1968	Art Davis	The Pink Panther is forced by a criminal to deliver a package to the Slobvanian Embassy, but must first get past the guard dog.	The Little Man does not appear; footage reused in Pink-In.
055	Pinkcome Tax	December 20, 1968	Art Davis	The Pink Panther tries to rescue am imprisoned peasant because he cannot pay taxes in medieval times.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
056	Pink-A-Rella	January 8, 1969	Hawley Pratt	Pink finds a magic wand and helps a girl in rags become glamorous to win a date with Pelvis Parsley.	The Little Man does not appear.
057	Pink Pest Control	February 12, 1969	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther has a problem with a termite who devours every wooden item in his house.	The Little Man does not appear.
058	Think Before You Pink	March 19, 1969	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther has difficulty crossing a busy traffic intersection.
059	Slink Pink	April 2, 1969	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther finds himself hiding in a hunter's house. However his dog knows someone is there.
060	In the Pink of the Night	May 18, 1969	Art Davis	The Pink Panther has problems waking up in the morning and buys a cuckoo clock, but it causes problems.	The Little Man does not appear.
061	Pink on the Cob	May 29, 1969	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther operates a farm and battles two crows trying to eat his corn.	The Little Man does not appear.
062	Extinct Pink	June 20, 1969	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther fights over a bone with a caveman and two dinosaurs.	Music scored by Doug Goodwin, which would used in future The Ant and the Aardvark, The Blue Racer, Roland and Rattfink and Tijuana Toads entries.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
063	A Fly in the Pink	June 23, 1971	Hawley Pratt	A fruit fly attacks the Pink Panther's apples, and he decides to get revenge.	Second of three cartoons where the panther battles a fly; the Little Man does not appear.
064	Pink Blue Plate	July 18, 1971	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther gets a job working in a busy café beside a building site, and has trouble serving food to the construction workers.
065	Pink Tuba-Dore	August 4, 1971	Art Davis	The Pink Panther's sleep is disturbed by a tuba player and his howling dog in the Alps, and he decides to stop it.
066	Pink Pranks	August 28, 1971	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther arrives at Nome instead of Rome, and meets a friendly seal, and a hunter trying to catch it.
067	The Pink Flea	September 15, 1971	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther is attacked by a dog flea and tries to get rid of it.	The Little Man does not appear.
068	Psst Pink	September 15, 1971	Art DaviS	While changing a flat tire, the Pink Panther loses his spare and goes after it.
069	Gong with the Pink	October 20, 1971	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther takes a job in a Chinese restaurant but annoys a man working at the restaurant's China shop.	Last Pink Panther cartoon directed by series creator Hawley Pratt.
070	Pink-In	October 20, 1971	Art Davis	The Pink Panther reads some old letters from his army friend Loud-Mouth Louie.	First "best-of" Pink Panther entry; recycles clips from G.I. Pink, Pink in the Clink, Pink Pajamas, Pickled Pink and The Pink Package Plot.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
072	Pink Aye	May 16, 1974	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther stows away on the S.S. Luxitania, only to be chased by the ship's waiter (the Little Man).
073	Trail of the Lonesome Pink	June 27, 1974	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther and some turtles battle fur trappers Jacques and Jules after his tail gets snagged in one of their foothold traps.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
074	Pink DaVinci	May 21, 1975	Robert McKimson	The Pink Panther is revealed as the true artist behind Mona Lisa's smile while irritating Leonardo Da Vinci (the Little Man).
075	Pink Streaker	June 27, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther is a ski instructor who teaches the Little Man the art of skiing.
076	Salmon Pink	July 25, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther meets a friendly salmon at the beach and keeps him as a pet.
077	Forty Pink Winks	August 8, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther sneaks into the Ritz Plaza Hotel for a good night's sleep.
078	Pink Plasma	August 8, 1975	Art Leonardi	The Pink Panther meets Dracula in Transylvania.
079	Pink Elephant	October 20, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	An elephant follows the Pink Panther home from the zoo.
080	Keep Our Forests Pink	October 20, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther keeps a forest park clean despite a camper's constant littering.
081	Bobolink Pink	December 30, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther tries to teach a small bird to fly south for the winter.	The Little Man does not appear.
082	It's Pink But Is It Mink?	December 30, 1975	Robert McKimson	Jane wants Tarzan to catch the Pink Panther for his pink fur.
083	Pink Campaign	December 30, 1975	Art Leonardi	The Pink Panther steals a lumberjack's house in revenge for the lumberjack cutting down his treehouse home.	Footage of the panther carting off a toilet is censored for some U.S. television broadcasts.
084	The Scarlet Pinkernel	December 30, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther decides to rescue dogs captured by the local dog catcher.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
085	Mystic Pink	January 6, 1976	Robert McKimson	The Pink Panther finds a magician's top hat, complete with a large rabbit.
086	The Pink of Arabee	March 13, 1976	Gerry Chiniquy	An Indian fakir's magic rope falls in love with the Pink Panther's tail.	Reissued as The Pink of Bagdad in 1978.
087	The Pink Pro	April 12, 1976	Robert McKimson	The Pink Panther teaches a reluctant man various sports.
088	Pink Piper	April 30, 1976	Cullen Houghtaling	The Pink Piper leads the mice out of town.	Only Pink Panther cartoon directed by Cullen Houghtaling.
089	Pinky Doodle	May 28, 1976	Sid Marcus	During the American Revolution, the Pink Panther is sent to notify townsfolk that the Redcoats are coming.	Reissued as Yankee Doodle Pink in 1978; the Little Man does not appear.
090	Sherlock Pink	June 29, 1976	Robert McKimson	Private Detective Pink tries to identify who stole his breakfast, instead finding another crook.
091	Rocky Pink	December 15, 1976	Art Leonardi	The Pink Panther adopts a pet rock, who is more trouble than he is worth.	Reissued as Pet Pink Pebbles in 1978.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
093	Pink Pictures	October 21, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther decides to become an amateur photographer.	The Little Man does not appear. First cartoon scored by Steve DePatie.
094	Pink Arcade	October 24, 1978	Sid Marcus	The Pink Panther visits an amusement arcade once getting tons of quarters from a broken weight machine.	The Little Man does not appear.
095	Pink Lemonade	November 4, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther is adopted by a little girl as her latest soft toy and she fights over it with her brother.
096	Pink Trumpet	November 4, 1978	Art Davis	Staying in a motel, the Pink Panther decides to practice his trumpet playing, while annoying the man next door in the motel.	Partial remake of Pink Tuba-Dore.
097	Sprinkle Me Pink	November 11, 1978	Bob Richardson	Trying to have a picnic, the Pink Panther tries to escape a cloud that keeps following him and raining on him.
098	Dietetic Pink	November 11, 1978	Sid Marcus	The Pink Panther decides to lose weight once believing he is 220 pounds when he really was 75 pounds.	The Little Man does not appear.
099	Pink U.F.O.	November 17, 1978	Dave Detiege	The Pink Panther catches a butterfly, but it turns out to be a small UFO.	The Little Man does not appear.
100	Pink Lightning	November 17, 1978	Brad Case	The Pink Panther buys Dr Jekyll's old car which he can't control.	The Little Man does not appear.
101	Cat and the Pinkstalk	November 18, 1978	Dave Detiege	The Pink Panther sells his cow for some beans and grows a large beanstalk, later facing a giant.	The Little Man does not appear.
102	Pink Daddy	November 18, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	The stork gets lost in a thunderstorm, and delivers a baby crocodile to the Pink Panther, whom had the wrong address.	The Little Man does not appear.
103	Pink S.W.A.T.	November 22, 1978	Sid Marcus	The Pink Panther attempts to get rid of a fly in his home.	Last of three cartoons where the panther battles a fly; the Little Man does not appear.
104	Pink and Shovel	November 25, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther buries a $5 bill, and tries to get it back after a hotel is built on top of it.
105	Pinkologist	December 2, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	The Little Man visits a psychiatrist, having been driven to insanity by the Pink Panther.	Recycles clips from Rock A Bye Pinky, The Pink Blueprint and Pink Posies.
106	Yankee Doodle Pink	December 2, 1978	Sid Marcus	During the American Revolution, the Pink Panther is sent to notify townsfolk that the Redcoats are coming.	Reissue of Pinky Doodle; the Little Man does not appear.
107	Pink Press	December 9, 1978	Art Davis	As a Dailey Blabbermouth reporter the Pink Panther tries to get past the security man and guard dog at Howard Huge's mansion.
108	Pet Pink Pebbles	December 9, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy, Art Leonardi (uncredited)	The Pink Panther adopts a pet rock, who is more trouble than he is worth.	Reissue of Rocky Pink.
109	The Pink of Bagdad	December 9, 1978	Art Davis, Gerry Chiniquy (uncredited)	An Indian fakir's magic rope falls in love with the Pink Panther's tail.	Reissue of The Pink of Arabee; the Little Man does not appear.
110	Pink in the Drink	December 20, 1978	Sid Marcus	The Pink Panther goes on a South Sea cruise but it was a trap, making him instead board a pirate ship. He is then forced to do his orders.
111	Pink Bananas	December 22, 1978	Art Davis	As Tarzan, the Pink Panther encounters a music-loving ape in the jungle.	The Little Man does not appear.
112	Pinktails for Two	December 22, 1978	Art Davis	The Pink Panther's tail grows to enormous proportinos after Speedy-grow fertilizer drips on it.
113	Pink Z-Z-Z	December 23, 1978	Sid Marcus	An alley cat keeps the Pink Panther awake; the Little Man does not appear.
114	Star Pink	December 23, 1978	Art Davis	The Pink Panther operates a gas station for space ships.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
115	Pink Breakfast	February 1, 1979	Brad Case	The Pink Panther unsuccessfully tries to make breakfast.	The Little Man does not appear.
116	Pink Quackers	April 4, 1979	Brad Case	The Pink Panther adopts a wind-up duck as a housepet.
117	Toro Pink	April 4, 1979	Sid Marcus	Pink Panther once again becomes a toreador once the first one chickens out.	Similar to Bully for Pink. The bull sharpening his horns may be a reference to the Bugs Bunny cartoon "Bully for Bugs"
118	String Along in Pink	April 12, 1979	Gerry Chiniquy	The Pink Panther follows a very long piece of string.
119	Pink in the Woods	April 27, 1979	Brad Case	The Pink Panther becomes a lumberjack again, but is chased by his boss.	Similar to Pink is a Many Splintered Thing.
120	Pink Pull	June 15, 1979	Sid Marcus	The Pink Panther uses a big magnet to find a lost coin that fell down a grate.
121	Spark Plug Pink	June 28, 1979	Brad Case	The Pink Panther needs a new spark plug to start his lawn mower.
122	Doctor Pink	November 16, 1979	Sid Marcus	As a hospital janitor the Pink Panther takes up first aid, to the disgust of the duty doctor.
123	Pink Suds	December 19, 1979	Art Davis	The Pink Panther goes to the launderette, and causes mishaps to a customer there.

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