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The Phil Silvers Show (1955-59)

American sitcom TV series
Created by Nat Hiken
Produced by The CBS Television Network
Series: four (144 episodes)
Debut: April 20, 1957 (BBC Television)

Main cast

Phil Silvers as Sgt Ernest Bilko
Harvey Lambeck as Cpl Rocco Barbella
Paul Ford as Col John Hall
Allan Melvin as Cpl Steve Henshaw
Maurice Gosfield as Pvt Duane Doberman
Herbie Faye as Cpl Sam Fender
Billy Sands as Pvt Dino Paparelli
Bernie Fein as Pvt Gomez
Jack Healy as Pvt Mullen
Mickey Freeman as Pvt Fielding ZimmermanT
Maurice Brenner as Pvt Irving Fleischman
Terry Carter as Pvt Sugarman
Karl Lukas as Pvt Stash Kadowski (seasons 1-3, 1955-57)
P Jay Sidney as Pvt Palmer
Walter Cartier as Pvt Claude Dillingham (season 1, 1955-56)
Tiger Andrews as Pvt Gander (1955-56)

Writer(s): Various
Director(s): Al De Caprio
Producer(s): Nat Hiken, Edward J Montagne

The Pink Panther Show (1969-70)

American animated shorts TV series
Created by David H DePatie, Friz Freleng
Produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises for NBC
Series: two (32 episodes (96 shorts), 1969-70)
Debut: Unknown

Main cast

Martin Miller as Narrator, "The Commissioner (3rd)"
Paul Frees as "The Commissioner (2nd)"
Paul Harrington Jr as "The Inspector", "Sergeant Deux-Deux"
Larry Storch as "The Commissioner (1st)"
Mark Skor as "The Commissioner (4th)"

Writer(s): Various
Director(s): Various
Producer(s): David H DePatie, Friz Freleng

The New Pink Panther Show (1971-72)

American animated shorts TV series
Created by David H DePatie, Friz Freleng
Produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises for NBC
Series: one (17 episodes (51 shorts), 1971-72)
Debut: Unknown

Main cast

Mel Blanc as "The Pink Panther"
Paul Frees as "The Pink Panther" (1969-70 shorts)
John Byner as "Charlie Ant" and "Blue Aardvark" (The Ant And The Aardvark)

Writer(s): Various
Director(s): Various
Producer(s): David H DePatie, Friz Freleng

This series introduced The Ant And The Aardvark and only eight new Pink Panther cartoons were produced. The others shown were repeats from the 1969-70 season of The Pink Panther Show.

New Pink Panther episodes

A Fly In the Pink
Pink Blue Plate
Pink Tuba-Dore
Pink-In
Psst Pink
Gong With The Pink
Pink Pranks
The Pink Flea

Pipkins (1973-81)

British pre-school children's TV series
Created by Michael Jeans, Susan Pleat
Produced by ATV for ITV
Series: 10 (333 episodes)
Debut: January 1, 1973 (ITV, including Thames)

Main cast includes

George Woodbridge as Inigo Pipkin (1973)
Nigel Plaskitt as various characters including Hartley Hare, Tortoise, Narrator (voices)
Heather Tobias as Pig , Topov, Octavia (voices)
Lorain Bertorelli as various characters including Pig, Octavia, Topov (voices)
Elizabeth Lindsay as Topov, Octavia (voices)
Anne Rutter as Pig, Sophie the Cat (voices)
Wayne Laryea as Johnny

Writer(s): Various
Director(s): Various
Producer(s): Michael Jeans

The series was originally called Inigo Pipkin, after the character played by George Woodbridge. Pipkin was an elderly puppet maker who brought his puppets to life over the course of the first series. Unfortunately, Woodbridge died suddenly during the filming of the second series. At first, Inigo's absence was explained by his being on holiday but his death was later worked into the programme. Inigo's assistant, Johnny, takes over and the name of the show changed to Pipkins.