Pink Panther and Pals

Growing up with this show as a kid and now rewatching it after having a taste of the original DePatie-Freleng cartoons, I can say that this is a pretty nice modern reimagining!

They kept the characters very faithful to the original cast, the voice acting is pretty good and spot on to the original voices, the plots for each episode personally never annoyed or bothered me and the artstyle was fun!

I think my only complaint would be the consistency in animation. There would be occasions (especially in the Ant and the Aardvark shorts) where the animation would falter and become stiff. It did kind of ruin the immersion for me but other than like maybe two episodes (Those being Shutter Bugged and Happy Hunting.) I enjoyed the show. Shame that it only ever aired 26 episodes.

In summary? A good modern remake.

My 8 year-old daughter loves the old Pink Panther cartoons. She has all 6 DVDs. She likes the Inspector. But she isn't too much of a fan of the Ant and the Aardvark.

However, we just watched the new Pink Panther and Pals. She's the one who gave it a "10." She thinks it is better than the old stuff. That's a bit of a debate on my part. But, we did set the DVR to record all the new episodes, so we won't miss them.

Pink Panther and Pals is fun. Fun for the whole family. So, don't worry whether you you enjoy the old episodes or not. Watch this one for its own merits.

As a fan of the original cartoon I thought this was pretty good. The episodes are interesting, the jokes are funny and the characters are enjoyable to watch. It's like the original though with even wackier stories. From jumping into arcade games to surviving a haunted mansion. Some of them have been done before but the show manages to do something new with them.

I also like the Ant and Aardvark shorts. They're pretty funny as well. It's a shame this show was canceled early because it had a lot going for it. If you can find it i'd say check it out.

Oh, good Lord! The original Pink Panther series, which started in the 60s, was and still is a classic cartoon. Those episodes actually made sense. They were funny, inventive, and the voice actors were skilled. The series had various iterations over the following decades. But then, in the 2020s, the Panther suffered the same fate as many others - it got a reboot. And this series was released. Or rather, I wouldn't call it a "series", but more of an abomination. A monstrosity. I can't even think of a suitable word for it. I hate this series. I hate it! The animation style is indeed faithful to the original, updated to HD. But everything else. The episodes are idiotic. Boring. Stupid. Meaningless! They make no sense! And worst of all, the voice acting. The big-nosed guy does nothing but SHOUT in this series! SHOUT!!!! AND SHOUT SOME MORE!!!!! It's really fun to watch a series where one of the characters SHOUTS ALL THE TIME!!!! I haven't actually watched this series myself, but my son has. I've had to see it out of the corner of my eye, and I wish I hadn't. Horrible series! I wish it had never happened.

Cartoon Network broadcasts terribly bad shows like "Clarence" or "The Amazing World of Gumball". "Pink Panther & Pals" was cancelled just in its first year, and was exchanged by other series I don't know. But its not a good one. In the "Pink Panther" segments, Pinky has been made a teenager, he's fat and short. The Little Man has been renamed "Big Nose" and makes voice gestures, like groaning or shouting. The gags are not funny. "The Ant & the Aardvark", is still good, the plot is just the old one (Aardvark trying to eat Ant), but it has its bad things: Ant has been also made as teenager, his voice is not the one that impersonates Dean Martin and his head is different. With Aardvark is everything good. The gags made me laugh. In my opinion, "Pink Panther & Pals" has not the best gags, but some things are good, not perfect, but good. Also a bad thing that "The Inspector" characters (at least the Inspector) weren't included.