Pink Panther and Sons

Pink Panther and Sons
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Oscar Dufau Carl Urbano Ray Patterson (supervising director)
Voices of	Gregg Berger Billy Bowles Marshall Efron Jeannie Elias Sherry Lynn Shane McCob Sonny Melendrez B.J. Ward Frank Welker
Theme music composer	Henry Mancini (Original)
Opening theme	"Pink Panther and Sons"
Composer(s)	Rob Walsh
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie Kay Wright Friz Freleng (creative producer)
Editor(s)	Gil Iverson Robert Ciaglia
Running time	10–11 minutes
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng
Distributor	MGM/UA Television
Release
Original network	NBC (1984–1985) ABC (1986)
Original release	September 8, 1984 – February 26, 1985
Chronology
Preceded by	The Pink Panther Show
Followed by	The Pink Panther (1993 TV series)

Pink Panther and Sons is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions^[1] and Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1984 to 1985 and moved to ABC in 1986. Friz Freleng served as creative producer for the series; his production company, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, existed as an in-name-only enterprise by this time, as its operations were absorbed by Marvel Productions in 1981.

Plot

The series centers on The Pink Panther's two sons: pre-teen Pinky, his brother, toddler Panky and their friends in the Rainbow Panthers crew (the pretty Chatta, fighting Rocko, gibbersh-talking Murfel, overalls-wearing Anney, and mixed-up-talking Punkin). Each episode shows the Rainbow Panthers coming together for friendship and fun as they learn all about growing up and caring for each other as they take on a group of lions called the Howl Angels.

Characters

Rainbow Panthers

• Pinky (voiced by Billy Bowles) - Pinky is a very polite young panther. Pinky generally ends up getting in the most danger in situations, such as turning six inches tall in one episode, and is the one who comes up with most of the ideas. He is in love with Chatta, a purple panther in the group.
• Panky (voiced by B.J. Ward) – Panky is Pinky's little brother. His diaper is never tied correctly so he just holds it wherever he goes. Since he is still a toddler, he is considered very impressionable.
• Chatta (voiced by Sherry Lynn) – Chatta is a purple panther. She is in love with Pinky and often tries to impress him to win his affection.
• Murfel (voiced by Shane McCob) – Murfel is a green panther who wears an oversized knit cap. He muffles or mixes up everything that he says.
• Rocko (voiced by Frank Welker) – Rocko is a yellow panther who is very athletic. He is always seen sporting boxing gloves.
• Anney O'Gizmo (voiced by Jeannie Elias) – Anney is an orange panther wearing overalls and is the most scientific of the group.
• Punkin (voiced by B.J. Ward) – Punkin is a blue panther who wears a baseball cap and a wooly jumper. He is rather dense.
• Pink Panther – He is the mute father of Pinky and Panky.

Howl Angels

• Finko (voiced by Frank Welker) – Finko is the leader of the Howl Angels. He is a rival to Pinky and one time was babysitter to Panky at the time when Pinky and Chatta goes on a date to the movies.
• Howl (voiced by Marshall Efron) – Howl is a right-hand man to Finko.
• Liona (voiced by Jeannie Elias) – Liona is a lioness, she is tough but pretty, she has a crush on Rainbow Panthers club leader Pinky. She and Chatta fight for his affection.
• Bowlhead (voiced by Gregg Berger) –
• Buckethead (voiced by Sonny Melendrez) –

Episodes

No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	"Spinning Wheels"	Cliff Roberts	September 8, 1984
A local bike shop is looking for a representative in the Big Bike race and can only sponsor one racer. Panky and one of the Howl's Angels members compete in a one-on-one bike race to win a chance to be sponsored by said bike shop. However, Finko takes the unfair approach to ensure Pinky loses
2	"Pinky at the Bat"	Glenn Leopold	September 15, 1984
The Rainbow Panthers have a baseball battle with the Howl Angels.
3	"The Great Bumpo"	Jim Ryan	September 22, 1984
4	"Take a Hike"	Lane Raichert	September 29, 1984
The Rainbow Panthers hike in the wilderness, as the title implies.
5	"Haunted Howlers"	John Bates	October 6, 1984
6	"Traders of the Lost Bark"	Glenn Leopold	October 13, 1984
Panky receives a puppy for his birthday only for the pup to run away within minutes.
7	"Pink Enemy #1"	Denis Higgins	October 20, 1984
When the Pink Panther gets framed for a bank robbery Pinky recruits the Rainbow Panthers to solve the mystery of who really did the crime and prove his father's innocence.
8	"Pink Encounters of the Panky Kind"	Glenn Leopold	October 27, 1984
The Rainbow Panthers renovate their clubhouse and have their sleepover in it only to have the place taken over by Howl's Angels. Afterwards Panky gets abducted by aliens and replaced a robotic duplicate.
9	"Millionaire Murfel"	John Bates	November 3, 1984
10	"The Pursuit of Panky"	Glenn Leopold	November 10, 1984
11	"Sitter Jitters"	Jim Ryan	November 17, 1984
Pinky is going to the cinema with Chatta, and Finko must babysit Panky because he is too little for a scary movie.
12	"The Fix-Up, Foul-Up"	Lane Raichert	November 24, 1984
13	"Joking Genie"	Denis Higgins	December 1, 1984
Pinky and Panky find a lamp that contains a genie.
14	"Panky's Pet"	Glenn Leopold	December 8, 1984
15	"Punkin's Home Companion"	Jim Ryan	December 15, 1984
16	"Insanity Claus"	Lane Raichert	December 22, 1984
A person dressed as Santa Claus ends up breaking into Pinky and Panky's house, and only Panky believes it to be the real Santa, and after having the person sent to jail, the gang find out he was right. It was the real Santa Claus getting a jump on Christmas that year.
17	"Rocko's Last Round"	Glenn Leopold	December 29, 1984
A misunderstanding at the Doctor's office causes the rest of the Rainbow Panthers to think that Rocko is dying.
18	"Sleeptalking Chatta"	John Semper and Cynthia Friedlob	January 5, 1985
Chatta wins the radio contest but her sleepwalking causes trouble for the Rainbow Panthers especially when Howl and Finko take her off course so that they win the contest.
19	"Pink Shrink"	Denis Higgins	January 12, 1985
Annie's shrink machine causes Pinky to become six inches tall.
20	"The Pink Link"	Glenn Leopold	January 19, 1985
While the Pink Panther is preparing for a film festival, Pinky and Panky help to prepare their house for the arrival of Cousin Punky. Unbeknownst to them, they end up mistakening a defrosted prehistoric cat that was en route to a museum for Cousin Punky.
21	"Anney's Invention"	Jim Ryan	January 26, 1985
22	"Panky and the Angels"	Glenn Leopold	February 2, 1985
During a "top secret" meeting, the other members of the Rainbow Panthers do not allow Panky in. Thinking they're kicking him out or ignoring him, he decides to join up with the Howls Angels. However his time with them is cut short as well when Finko demands more money for dues than Panky has, so Panky decides to go and find his own clubhouse and decides on a train caboose (a possible shot at The Getalong Gang). When he somehow jars its brakes loose and goes rolling off uncontrollably, Pinky saves him. Panky then learns they were planning his birthday party in that meeting, hence why he wasn't allowed in.
23	"Arabian Frights"	TBA	February 9, 1985
24	"Brothers Are Special"	TBA	February 16, 1985
25	"A Hard Day's Knight"	TBA	February 23, 1985
The Rainbow Panthers tour Medieval Manor, an amusement park featuring a castle and robot knights.
26	"Mister Money"	TBA	February 26, 1985
Pinky and Panky want to buy a watch for their father as a present. For help in raising the money, they turn to the Rainbow Panthers and an adult purple panther who uses the alias Mr. Wright.

References

1. "Saturday morning switching at NBC". Broadcasting: 72. 1984-04-16.

External links

• Pink Panther and Sons at the Internet Movie Database
• Pink Panther and Sons at TV.com