This is a list of the original 34 Inspector animated shorts produced from 1965 to 1969 by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE Films). All entries were featured on television as part of The Pink Panther Show starting in 1969.
# | Title | Date | Director | Synopsis | Notes |
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01 | The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation | December 21, 1965 | Friz Freleng | The Inspector is determined to retrieve the famous DeGaulle diamond from the three-headed jewel thief, the Matz-O'Reillys who are attempting to steal it. |
# | Title | Date | Director | Synopsis | Notes |
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02 | Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat | February 1, 1966 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector is after the notorious smuggler Captain Clamity and his sidekick Crab Louie. | The Commissioner do not appear. |
03 | Napoleon Blown-Aparte | February 2, 1966 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Mad Bomber escapes from Le Prison and swears vengeance on The Commissioner by blowing him up with an endless amount of bombs. | An alternate rendition of ‘’The Inspector’’ theme “A Shot in the Dark” is featured during the credits. |
04 | Cirrhosis of the Louvre | March 9, 1966 | Gerry Chiniquy | The insidious criminal known as The Blotch plans to steal all the paintings from the Louvre. | |
05 | Plastered in Paris | April 5, 1966 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector and Deux Deux chase a fugitive known as "X" across Africa. | |
06 | Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux | June 15, 1966 | Robert McKimson | The largest diamond in the world, 'The Plymouth Rock', has been stolen from Madame at her chateau,and the suspects turn out to be chickens. | An alternate rendition of ‘’The Inspector’’ theme “A Shot in the Dark” is featured during the credits. |
07 | Ape Suzette | June 24, 1966 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector thinks he is fighting a diminutive sailor but an ape gets in all the punches. | The Commissioner does not appear. |
08 | The Pique Poquette of Paris | August 25, 1966 | George Singer | Spider Pierre (who has four arms, two legs and a spider-web gun) picks pockets, especially those of the Inspector. | The Commissioner does not appear. |
09 | Sicque! Sicque! Sicque! | September 23, 1966 | George Singer | Deux-Deux drinks a flask of a green liquid and keeps changing into a big green monster. | The Commissioner does not appear. |
10 | That's No Lady—That's Notre Dame | October 26, 1966 | George Singer | Trying to catch a purse snatcher, the Inspector sets up a sting operation by disguising himself as a woman and soon falls afoul of the Commissioner's jealous wife. | |
11 | Unsafe and Seine | November 9, 1966 | George Singer | The Inspector and Deux-Deux search for an agent across the world. | |
12 | Toulouse La Trick | December 30, 1966 | Robert McKimson | The Inspector handcuffs Toulouse Le Moose and himself to prevent Toulouse from escaping. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
# | Title | Date | Director | Synopsis | Notes |
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13 | Sacré Bleu Cross | February 1, 1967 | Gerry Chiniquy | When they go after Hassan the Assassin, Deux-Deux gives the Inspector an unlucky rabbit's foot. | The Commissioner does not appear. |
14 | Le Quiet Squad | May 17, 1967 | Robert McKimson | The Commissioner is overworked and needs absolute quiet or he goes into uncontrolled fits of temper. The Inspector is assigned to look after him, but has trouble with a noisy cat, the bells of Notre Dame, and Bastille day festivities. | Sgt. Deux-Deux does not appear. |
15 | Bomb Voyage | May 22, 1967 | Robert McKimson | The Commissioner is kidnapped by aliens. | Music score is set to Ottorino Respighi's Pines of Rome. |
16 | Le Pig-Al Patrol | May 24, 1967 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector is sent after biker “Pig” Al and his biker gang. | Sgt. Deux-Deux does not appear. |
17 | Le Bowser Bagger | May 30, 1967 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector is given Private Bowser, a very energetic dog, in his efforts to track down a thief. | Sgt. Deux-Deux does not appear. |
18 | Le Escape Goat | June 29, 1967 | Gerry Chiniquy | Sacked for letting Louie Le Finke escape, the Inspector tries to stop him from taking vengeance on the Commissioner, but ends up becoming part of the manhunt himself. | Sgt. Deux-Deux does not appear. |
19 | Le Cop on Le Rocks | July 3, 1967 | George Singer | The Inspector is sent to prison having been mistaken for a bank robber who is his double. He soon realizes that his backfiring attempts to escape adds even more years to his sentence. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
20 | Crow De Guerre | August 16, 1967 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector is continually outwitted by a crow that steals jewels. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
21 | Canadian Can-Can | September 20, 1967 | Gerry Chiniquy | Sent to Canada on an exchange programme, the Inspector is sent after Two-Faced Harry, who has an innocent face on his front and an evil face on his back. | Sgt. Deux-Deux does not appear. |
22 | Tour De Farce | October 25, 1967 | Gerry Chiniquy | Through his own mistake, the Inspector is stranded on a deserted island with burly convict Mack Le Truck, who is trying to kill him. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
23 | The Shooting of Caribou Lou | December 20, 1967 | Gerry Chiniquy | On holiday in Canada as a Mountie, the Inspector is kidnapped by the diminutive but aggressive fur trapper Caribou Lou. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
# | Title | Date | Director | Synopsis | Notes |
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24 | London Derriere | February 7, 1968 | Gerry Chiniquy | Having chased international jewel thief Louie Le Swipe around Europe, the Inspector tries to nab him in London. Unfortunately, he runs afoul of the no-gun laws and a British Police Captain. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
25 | Les Miserobots | March 21, 1968 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector is fired after being replaced by an efficient police robot. He tries to destroy it, but his attempts backfire. | Sgt Deux-Deux does not appear. |
26 | Transylvania Mania | March 26, 1968 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector is sent to find a scientist who is making monsters without a license. The scientist is a vampire who needs a brain for his latest monster, and the Inspector arrives at just the right moment. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
27 | Bear De Guerre | April 26, 1968 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector goes quail hunting but runs afoul of a bear who thinks he is being hunted. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
28 | Cherche Le Phantom | June 13, 1968 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector searches for a wanted gorilla from the Paris zoo and a phantom that is hiding in the opera house. | |
29 | Le Great Dane Robbery | July 7, 1968 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector must get past a vicious dog named Tiny in order to retrieve a code cipher stolen from a French intelligence unit. | Sgt. Deux-Deux does not appear. |
30 | Le Ball and Chain Gang | July 24, 1968 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector tries to get into the house of an argumentative couple named Charlie and Edna. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
31 | La Feet's Defeat | July 24, 1968 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Commissioner assigns the Inspector and Deux-Deux to capture 'Muddy La Feet and encounter many booby traps, which Deux-Deux sets off. |
# | Title | Date | Director | Synopsis | Notes |
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32 | French Freud | January 22, 1969 | Gerry Chiniquy | A crooked Russian actress, Melody Mercurochrome and her "maid" (i.e. husband in drag also a psychiatrist) are trying to kill the Inspector to get at the Du Barry diamond. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |
33 | Pierre and Cottage Cheese | February 26, 1969 | Gerry Chiniquy | A Chinese robot named Charlie tries to help the Inspector capture Dirty Pierre Le Punk, who lives in a cottage. | Sgt. Deux-Deux does not appear. |
34 | Carte Blanched | May 14, 1969 | Gerry Chiniquy | The Inspector discovers he has accidentally stolen a shopping cart from his local supermarket. A voiceover suggests numerous ways to get rid of it before he is caught. | Sgt. Deux-Deux and the Commissioner do not appear. |