WHY GOD CREATED YOUTUBE™: Manimal Panther Transformation

I'm old enough to remember watching NBC's Manimal, but I honestly didn't remember anything about what it looked or sounded like until Dartanjal emailed me this clip last night. And after watching this -- with its horrendous matte effects, its lingering shots of Simon MacCorkindale all overstaying their welcome, its Sid & Marty Krofft-quality makeup work, and its aesthetically disconnected music -- I am deeply saddened to learn that Manimal is not yet available on DVD. But then...

...truly, this is why God created YouTube.™