The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks

The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks
GenreComedy
Sports
Directed byFriz Freleng
Music byRob Walsh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersDavid H. DePatie
Friz Freleng
Running time38 minutes
Production companiesDePatie–Freleng Enterprises
The Mirisch Company
United Artists Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 22, 1980 (1980-02-22)
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The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks, is an animated sports-themed special featuring the Pink Panther.[1] The show first aired on ABC on February 22, 1980 to coincide with the 1980 Winter Olympics.[2] This was the last Pink Panther production to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises before reorganizing itself as Marvel Productions as well as the last Pink Panther production involving creator Friz Freleng. He soon before departed the company to return to Warner Bros. Animation.

The previous ABC Pink Panther special, A Pink Christmas, aired in 1978. A third special, Pink at First Sight was broadcast in 1981.

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 308. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 303. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.