Pink Panther and Pals

As a big fan of the original Pink Panther cartoons, I watched Pink Panther and Pals expecting little. The show doesn't hold a candle to the original, and is not brilliant, however it is much better than I anticipated. The animation is not amazing, but far from bad either. I loved the colours and the animation on the Pink Panther, however some of the backgrounds lack fluidity and Aardvark's character design takes some getting used to. The music is upbeat and jazzy, plus it has a nostalgic vibe to it. The stories at first were juvenile, but now they're wittier and more inspired, while the show's writing and situations are getting funnier all the time. Voice acting is mostly solid, though Ant's voice can grate sometimes. Overall, a fun show, but I can understand why due to the rocky start some mayn't like it. 7/10 Bethany Cox

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.

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.

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.