The Ant and the Aardvark

Most of the 17 entries appear in their television syndication form (complete with an audible laugh track added by NBC-TV) on the video on demand service Amazon Video.

When The Ant and the Aardvark first appeared on The New Pink Panther Show in the fall of 1971, the series became wildly popular, so much in fact that the duo became a featured part of the NBC series.

Even though the 17 entries remained popular throughout the broadcast run of The Pink Panther Show, no new entries were produced.

The aardvark's body was solid blue: his only clothes—a pair of blue shorts and matching T-shirt—were a matching blue.

As such, the character's solid colors allowed them to stand out clearly against the multi-colored backgrounds featured prominently in the series.

The Ant and the Aardvark series was originally released by United Artists.