. . . the proverbial horse's mouth concerning the origins of the Pink Panther cartoon character. Relying upon interviews with the three surviving--as of 2003--producers and a script supervisor never credited during the initial 62 Pink Panther animated shorts, THE CARTOON PHENOMENON includes a few bits of new "framing" animation, and some brief clips from this cartoon series--the longest of which is from the initial stand-alone offering, which was the only Pink Panther episode to win the award for "Best Animated Short." The clips also include a bit of the beta outing for this animated feline character, during the main credits of its namesake live-action feature.