What is it about the animated Pink Panther,that you find so appealing ?

this movie isn't a cartoon. the cartoon was made years later. in these movies, the pink panther is actually a diamond

(insert clever movie quote here)

You said it: He's silent...I love how it's all visual.

That he tries to get thru life and sometimes succeeds and other times doesn't.

The way that it slinks about and suddenly appears from behind something. It gives that impression of elusiveness of a character that is hard to catch.