Pink Panther and Sons is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1984 to 1985, with reruns airing on ABC in 1986. Friz Freleng served as creative producer for the series as his and David H. DePatie's production company, DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, was used as an in-name-only enterprise by this time, as it was acquired by Marvel Productions in 1981. The show is based on the Pink Panther, a character created in 1963.