The Inspector is determined to retrieve the famous DeGaulle diamond from the three-headed jewel thief, the Matz-O'Reilly Bros, who are attempting to steal it.
The largest diamond in the world, The Plymouth Rock, has been stolen from Madame at her chateau, and the Inspector finds out the suspects are all chickens.
During an investigation at the Château de Vincennes, Sergeant Deux Deux clumsily drinks a swig of the formula of a mad scientist and therefore transforms into a Mr. Hyde-like creature who, in routines, tortures the Inspector.
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.
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.
Sacked for letting Louie Le Fink escape, the Inspector tries to stop Le Fink from taking vengeance on the Commissioner, but ends up becoming part of the manhunt himself.
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.
Having chased jewel thief Louie Le Swine around the world, the Inspector tries to nab him in London. Unfortunately, he runs afoul of the no-gun laws and a British Police Captain.
The Inspector is fired after being replaced by an efficient police robot. He tries to destroy it, but his attempts backfire. In the end the robot does such a good job that the Commissioner loses his job as well, and joins the Inspector in a skid-row soup kitchen.
The Inspector is sent to find a scientist who is making monsters without a licence. The scientist is a vampire who needs a brain for his latest monster, and the Inspector arrives at just the right moment.
The Inspector and Deux-Deux follow the footprints of Muddy La Feet and encounter many booby traps, which Deux-Deux sets off. The crook turns out to be the Commissioner, playing a prank on the Inspector. This is the only time that the Inspector accepts Deux-Deux's Spanish.
A crooked Russian actress and her "maid" (i.e. husband in drag) are trying to kill the Inspector to get at the Du Barry diamond, which he is guarding under his hat.
The Inspector accidentally steals his local supermarket's shopping cart, and he must get rid of it before he gets arrested. Everywhere he tries to get rid of it, someone calls the police on him. When he finally gets rid of it, he remembers that his fingerprints are still on it.
Between the 3 six-minute cartoons of each episode of The Pink Panther Show were very short Bumpers. Often these bumpers were 15 to 50 seconds in length.
Season 1 has 23 Solo Pink Panther Bumpers and 16 Bumpers featuring the Inspector.