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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 of those shorts were originally produced for theatrical release between 1964–1980. All TV shorts were also distributed to theaters. All entries would be aired and re-aired on television for example via The Pink Panther Show.

1964

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
001	The Pink Phink	December 18, 1964	Friz Freleng	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	Pink Panther sneaks into a house to stay the night and has to hide from its drunk owner.

1965

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
003	We Give Pink Stamps	February 12, 1965	Friz Freleng	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 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.	One of two cartoons where the Pink Panther has dialogue.
006	Pickled Pink	May 12, 1965	Friz Freleng	A partygoer takes Pink Panther home, and tries to hide him from his wife.
007	Pinkfinger	May 13, 1965	Friz Freleng	Pink Panther decides to become a secret agent.
008	Shocking Pink	May 13, 1965	Friz Freleng	Pink Panther tries to have a quiet afternoon but is interrupted by a voiceover (Larry Storch) persuading him to try various do-it-yourself tasks.
009	Pink Ice	June 10, 1965	Friz Freleng	Pink Panther attempts to rescue diamonds in South Africa from two English diamond hunters.	The second of only two cartoons where the Pink Panther has dialogue.
010	The Pink Tail Fly	August 25, 1965	Friz Freleng	Pink Panther has a late night, and his sleep is disturbed by a fly.	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	A voiceover (Paul Frees) plays Pink Panther and his neighbor Harry off against each other over garden tools.
012	An Ounce of Pink	October 20, 1965	Hawley Pratt	The Pink Panther encounters a talking weight machine (Larry Storch).
013	Reel Pink	November 16, 1965	Hawley Pratt	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	Pink Panther becomes a Toreador, borrowing his cloak from Marvelo the magician.

1966

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
015	Pink Punch	February 21, 1966	Hawley Pratt	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	Pink Panther buys a car and has a driving argument with Granny Flash, Senior Citizens Drag Champion, who drives a souped-up jalopy.
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.
018	The Pink Blueprint	May 25, 1966	Hawley Pratt	Nominated for Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons.
019	Pink, Plunk, Plink	May 25, 1966	Hawley Pratt	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	Pink Panther battles with a photographer in Pinkstone National Park.	Last cartoon scored by William Lava.
021	Pink-A-Boo	June 26, 1966	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther battles with a hungry mouse raiding his refrigerator, who throws a party.
022	Genie with the Light Pink Fur	September 14, 1966	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther finds a magic lamp and becomes a genie.
023	Super Pink	October 12, 1966	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther decides to be a superhero and keeps trying to help the same little old lady.
024	Rock A Bye Pinky	December 23, 1966	Hawley Pratt	A man staying in the woods with his dog keeps Pink Panther awake with his snoring.

1967

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
025	Pinknic	January 6, 1967	Hawley Pratt	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	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	Pink Panther replaces all the yellow posies in a garden with pink ones, while annoying the man who planted them.
028	Pink of the Litter	May 17, 1967	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther has to clear all of the litter in the town of Litterburg.
029	In the Pink	May 18, 1967	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther joins a gym, but does not have luck getting into shape.
030	Jet Pink	June 13, 1967	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink Panther flies an experimental fighter jet, but has trouble controlling it.
031	Pink Paradise	June 24, 1967	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink Panther arrives on a desert island to meet a man and his dog.
032	Pinto Pink	July 19, 1967	Hawley Pratt	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	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	Pink Panther wreaks havoc at a construction site.
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 twelve miniature-cartoons.

1968

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis
037	Sky Blue Pink	February 21, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther decides to try kite-flying, and annoys the Little Man man while doing it.
038	Pinkadilly Circus	March 1, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther comes to the aid of a hen-pecked Little Man who pulls a thorn out of his foot.
039	Psychedelic Pink	March 13, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther visits a psychedelic bookshop where trouble arises.
040	Come On In! The Water's Pink	April 10, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther visits Biceps Beach, and gets the better of a muscleman.
041	Put-Put, Pink	April 14, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink Panther turns his hand to building motorcycles.
042	G.I. Pink	May 1, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther joins the army, and irritates his sergeant.
043	Lucky Pink	May 7, 1968	Hawley Pratt	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	Pink Panther chases his rolling quarter.
045	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pink	June 30, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther builds a house between an observatory and the moon while annoying the Little Man astronomer.
046	Pink Valiant	July 19, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther has to rescue a princess kidnapped by the Black Knight (the Little Man), but must first tame his uncooperative horse.
047	The Pink Pill	July 31, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	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	Pink Panther and a caveman (the Little Man) try to work out the best way to move boulders.
049	Pink in the Clink	September 18, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink Panther is forced to help a burglar (the Little Man) break into a manufacturing warehouse to crack a safe.
050	Little Beaux Pink	October 2, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther and a sheep come to live in Cattle County, Texas, and have to endure an abusive farmer.
051	Tickled Pink	October 6, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	A fairy gives Pink Panther a pair of magic roller skates that he cannot control.
052	Pink Sphinx	October 23, 1968	Hawley Pratt	Pink Panther buys a camel and goes searching for a pyramid.
053	Pink Is a Many Splintered Thing	November 20, 1968	Gerry Chiniquy	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	Pink Panther is forced by a criminal to deliver a package to the Slobvanian Embassy, but must firstget past the guard dog.
055	Pinkcome Tax	December 20, 1968	Art Davis	Pink Panther tries to rescue am imprisoned peasant (the Little Man) because he cannot pay taxes in medieval times.

1969

#	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.
057	Pink Pest Control	February 12, 1969	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink Panther has a problem with a termite who devours every wooden item in his house.
058	Think Before You Pink	March 19, 1969	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink Panther has difficulty crossing a busy traffic intersection.
059	Slink Pink	April 2, 1969	Hawley Pratt	Pink finds himself hiding in a hunter's house.
060	In the Pink of the Night	May 18, 1969	Art Davis	Pink has problems waking up in the morning and buys a cuckoo clock.
061	Pink on the Cob	May 29, 1969	Hawley Pratt	Pink battles crows trying to eat ahis corn.
062	Extinct Pink	June 20, 1969	Hawley Pratt	Pink 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.

1971

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
063	A Fly in the Pink	June 23, 1971	Hawley Pratt	A fruit fly attacks Pink's orchard.	Second of three cartoons where the panther battles a fly.
064	Pink Blue Plate	July 18, 1971	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink gets a job working in a busy café beside a building site.
065	Pink Tuba-Dore	August 4, 1971	Art Davis	Pink's sleep is disturbed by a tuba player (the Little Man) and his howling dog in the Alps.
066	Pink Pranks	August 28, 1971	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink arrives at Nome instead of Rome, and meets a friendly seal.
067	The Pink Flea	September 15, 1971	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink is attacked by a dog flea and tries to get rid of it.
068	Psst Pink	September 15, 1971	Art Davis	While changing a flat tire, the Pink Panther loses his spare.
069	Gong with the Pink	October 20, 1971	Hawley Pratt	Pink takes a job in a Chinese restaurant.	Last Pink Panther cartoon directed by series creator Hawley Pratt.
070	Pink-In	October 20, 1971	Art Davis	Pink 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.

1972

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
071	Pink 8 Ball	February 6, 1972	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink loses a basketball and tries to get it back.

1974

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

1975

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
074	Pink DaVinci	May 21, 1975	Robert McKimson	Pink 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	Pink Panther is a ski instructor who teaches the Little Man the art of skiing.
076	Salmon Pink	July 25, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink meets a friendly salmon at the beach.
077	Forty Pink Winks	August 8, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink sneaks into the Ritz Plaza Hotel for a night's sleep.
078	Pink Plasma	August 8, 1975	Art Leonardi	Pink meets Dracula (the Little Man) in Transylvania.
079	Pink Elephant	October 20, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	An elephant follows Pink home from the zoo.
080	Keep Our Forests Pink	October 20, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink keeps a forest park clean despite the Little Man's best efforts.
081	Bobolink Pink	December 30, 1975	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink tries to teach a baby bird to fly.
082	It's Pink But Is It Mink?	December 30, 1975	Robert McKimson	Jane wants Tarzan (the Little Man) to catch the Pink Panther for his fur.
083	Pink Campaign	December 30, 1975	Art Leonardi	Pink steals a house in revenge for the lumberjack owner 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	Pink decides to rescue dogs captured by the Dog Catcher.

1976

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
085	Mystic Pink	January 6, 1976	Robert McKimson	Pink finds a magician's top hat, complete with rabbit.
086	The Pink of Arabee	March 13, 1976	Gerry Chiniquy	An Indian fakir's magic rope falls in love with Pink's tail.	Reissued as The Pink of Bagdad in 1978.
087	The Pink Pro	April 12, 1976	Robert McKimson	Pink teaches the Little 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	In 1776, Pink is sent to notify the town of the approaching redcoats.	Reissued as Yankee Doodle Pink in 1978.
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	Pink gets a pet rock.	Reissued as Pet Pink Pebbles in 1978.

1977

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
092	Therapeutic Pink	April 1, 1977	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink tries to get a dog removed from his tail.	Final theatrically Pink Panther entry; last entry to utilize Walter Greene and William Lava's music scores.

1978

The following entries were produced for The All New Pink Panther Show in 1978; they were later released theatrically.

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
093	Pink Pictures	October 21, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink decides to become an amateur photographer.	First cartoon scored by Steve DePatie.
094	Pink Arcade	October 24, 1978	Sid Marcus	Pink visits an amusement arcade.
095	Pink Lemonade	November 4, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink is adopted by a little girl as her latest soft toy.
096	Pink Trumpet	November 4, 1978	Art Davis	Staying in a motel, Pink decides to practice his trumpet playing.	Partial remake of Pink Tuba-Dore.
097	Sprinkle Me Pink	November 11, 1978	Bob Richardson	Trying to have a picnic, Pink tries to lose a cloud that keeps following him.	Only Pink Panther cartoon directed by Bob Richardson.
098	Dietetic Pink	November 11, 1978	Sid Marcus	Pink decides to lose weight.
099	Pink U.F.O.	November 17, 1978	Dave Detiege	Pink catches a tiny UFO instead of a butterfly.
100	Pink Lightning	November 17, 1978	Brad Case	Pink buys Dr Jekyll's old car.
101	Cat and the Pinkstalk	November 18, 1978	Dave Detiege	Pink sells his cow for some beans.
102	Pink Daddy	November 18, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	The stork gets lost in a thunderstorm and delivers a baby crocodile to Pink.
103	Pink S.W.A.T.	November 22, 1978	Sid Marcus	Pink attempts to get rid of a fly.	Last of three cartoons where the panther battles a fly.
104	Pink and Shovel	November 25, 1978	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink 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	Recycles clips from Rock A Bye Pinky, The Pink Blueprint and Pink Posies.
106	Yankee Doodle Pink	December 2, 1978	Sid Marcus	In 1776. Pink sends notes of the incoming redcoats, and has to repair the Liberty Bell.	Reissue of Pinky Doodle.
107	Pink Press	December 9, 1978	Art Davis	Dailey Blabbermouth reporter Pink 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)	Pink adopts a rock, which goes crazy, knocking everything in its way.	Reissue of Rocky Pink.
109	The Pink of Bagdad	December 9, 1978	Art Davis, Gerry Chiniquy (uncredited)	Pink's tail is in love with a rope.	Reissue of The Pink of Arabee.
110	Pink in the Drink	December 20, 1978	Sid Marcus	Pink goes on a South Sea cruise but finds out the captain is a pirate.
111	Pink Bananas	December 22, 1978	Art Davis	As Tarzan, Pink encounters a music-loving ape in the jungle.
112	Pinktails for Two	December 22, 1978	Art Davis	Pink'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 Pink awake.
114	Star Pink	December 23, 1978	Art Davis	Pink operates a gas station for space ships.

1979

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
115	Pink Breakfast	February 1, 1979	Brad Case	Pink tries to make breakfast.
116	Pink Quackers	April 4, 1979	Brad Case	Pink adopts a clockwork duck as a housepet.
117	Toro Pink	April 4, 1979	Sid Marcus	Pink is persuaded to become a toreador again.	Remake of Bully for Pink.
118	String Along in Pink	April 12, 1979	Gerry Chiniquy	Pink follows a piece of string.	Last Pink Panther cartoon directed by Gerry Chiniquy.
119	Pink in the Woods	April 27, 1979	Brad Case	Pink becomes a lumberjack again.	Remake of Pink is a Many Splintered Thing.
120	Pink Pull	June 15, 1979	Sid Marcus	Pink uses a big magnet to find a lost coin.
121	Spark Plug Pink	June 28, 1979	Brad Case	Pink needs his spark plug to start his lawn mower.
122	Doctor Pink	November 16, 1979	Sid Marcus	Hospital janitor Pink takes up first aid, to the disgust of the duty doctor.	Last Pink Panther cartoon directed by Sid Marcus.
123	Pink Suds	December 19, 1979	Art Davis	Pink goes to the Laundrette.	Last Pink Panther cartoon directed by Art Davis.

1980

#	Title	Date	Director	Synopsis	Notes
124	Supermarket Pink	February 1, 1980	Brad Case	Pink goes to the supermarket.	Final original Pink Panther short.

References

^ Plot summaries viewed on The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection (DVD, MGM Home Entertainment, {{subst:fy|2004}})

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[1] Plot summaries viewed on The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection (DVD, MGM Home Entertainment, {{subst:fy|2004}})

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v t e The Pink Panther
Original films	The Pink Panther (1963) A Shot in the Dark (1964) Inspector Clouseau (1968) The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
Reboot films	The Pink Panther (2006) The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Shorts	The Pink Panther (1964–1978) The Inspector Roland and Rattfink The Ant and the Aardvark Tijuana Toads The Blue Racer Hoot Kloot The Dogfather Misterjaw Crazylegs Crane
TV series	The Pink Panther Show (1969–1980) Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985) The Pink Panther (1993–1995) Pink Panther and Pals (2010)
TV specials	A Pink Christmas (1978) Olym-Pinks (1980) Pink at First Sight (1981)
Video games	Pink Panther (1988) Pink Goes to Hollywood (1993) The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril (1996) The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink (1998)
Music	"The Pink Panther Theme" "It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio stasera)" "Check on It" "A Woman Like Me"
Characters	The Pink Panther Inspector Clouseau
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