The Pink Panther is an animated fictional character who appeared in the credits of the Pink Panther comedy-mystery series with Inspector Jaques Clouseau and the Pink Panther Show where he is the main character and comics. The popularity of the Pink Panther spawned a large spin-off franchise of theatrical shorts, merchandise, a comic book, and cartoons on TV. Pink Panther's real name is Pinky. The Pink Phink featured Pink harassing his foe, a little mustached man who is actually a caricature of Friz Freleng, the show's director. Pink Panther is often shown as a curious prankster, he pranks the janitor whenever he's seen. A fanart cartoon progress bar for YouTube with Pink Panther Run.