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When United Artists commissioned David DePatie and Friz Freleng (whose new company was born from the eclipse of the old Warner Bros. cartoon unit) to make freestanding Pink Panther cartoons, their first effort struck gold. Literally: The Pink Phink won the Oscar for best animated short subject, and is still a prime example of circa-1964 line drawing and visual humor. Most of the early shorts display a sure sense of timing and a cheeky feel for the era; they were directed by Freleng and Hawley Pratt (Pratt's design for the Pink Panther had been selected by Blake Edwards from dozens of offerings at the time of the first feature). In two of the first handful, Sink Pink and Pink Ice, the Pink Panther himself speaks stray lines of dialogue, a mistake that would not be repeated later. One unwelcome aural intrusion: some of the cartoons here have a laugh track from the TV series, even on the Oscar-nominated Pink Blueprint.
Animation voiceover veterans of the era chimed in with narration or voices for other characters; for instance, the indefatigable Paul Frees does the narration on Phinkfinger, a funny spoof of 007-style spy movies. But most of the cartoons are wordless, which is one reason they remained popular internationally for so many years. The main reason is the slinky character of the Panther, a mischievous hipster who could be either the instrument of chaos or the victim, depending on the cartoon. The plots tend toward the cartoon verities: the necessity of catching a mouse or silencing an alarm clock, for instance. A documentary, Behind the Feline, gives a fine account of the history of the character; it is also bundled on a previous boxed set, The Pink Panther Film Collection. Useful new extras include a portrait of Friz Freleng by his daughters, an illuminating interview with animator-director Art Leonardi, and a delightful vignette with Leonardi instructing us on how to quickly draw the Pink Panther. The opening-title sequences from five Pink Panther movies are included. Throughout the cartoons and the extras, you will be reminded of one incalculable boost to the series: Henry Mancini's lithe, foxy theme music, which surely had much to do with the character's enduring fame. Mancini gets an onscreen shout-out in Pink, Plunk, Plink, in which the Panther tries to inject his theme into an orchestral performance of Beethoven's Fifth. --Robert Horton
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PURE PINK !!,
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This review is from: The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection (DVD)
This is one set that "Pink Panther" fans can definitely wrap their paws around! This incredible 5 disc DVD collection contains all 124 classic "Pink Panther" cartoons plus amazing bonus features. That's over 14 hours of non-stop "Pink Panther". I must admit that after 3 hours straight I needed a break, I was starting to get pink eye! There is just too much to watch and I suggest getting your pink fix in small doses. I don't know what kind of digital restoration went into this ultimate collection, but the cartoon images are better looking than I can remember seeing on television. The video transfer and colors are excellent and the sound is very good. My biggest complaint about this amazing box set is the terrible packaging. The 5 single sided disc digipak slides into a real neat looking vinyl case. It's really hard to grab hold of the digipak to pull it out when it's in the vinyl case. The other problem is that discs 2 & 3 and 4 & 5 sit on top of one another making them hard to get at and increasing the chance of scratching them. Overall this ultimate collection is a must for "Pink Panther" fans. Make lots of popcorn because there is plenty of material to cover.Disc #1 The Pink Phink Pink Pajamas We Give Pink Stamps Dial "P" for Pink Sink Pink Pickled Pink Pinkfinger Shocking Pink Pink Ice The Pink Tail Fly Pink Panzer An Ounce of Pink Reel Pink Bully for Pink Pink Punch Pink Pistons Vitamin Pink The Pink Blueprint Pink, Plunk, Plink Smile Pretty, Say Pink Pink-a-Boo Genie With the Light Pink Fur Super Pink Rock-a-Bye Pinky Pinknic Pink Panic Pink Posies Disc #2 Pink of the Litter In the Pink Jet Pink Pink Paradise Pinto Pink Congratulations It's Pink Prefabricated Pink The Hand Is Pinker Than the Eye Pink Outs Sky Blue Pink Pinkadilly Circus Psychedelic Pink Come on in! The Water's Pink Put-Put Pink G.I. Pink Lucky Pink The Pink Quarterback Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pink Pink Valiant The Pink Pill Prehistoric Pink Pink in the Clink Little Beaux Pink Tickled Pink Pick Sphinx Pink Is a Many Splendored Thing The Pink Package Plot Disc #3 Pink-Come Tax Pink-a-Rella Pink Pest Control Think Before You Pink Slink Pink In the Pink of the Night Pink on the Cob Extinct Pink A Fly in the Pink Pink Blue Plate Pink Tuba-Dore Pink Pranks The Pink Flea Psst Pink Gong With the Pink Pink-In Pink 8-Ball Pink Aye Trail of the Lonesome Pink Pink Da Vinci Pink Streaker Salmon Pink Forty Pink Winks Pink Plasma Pink Elephant Keep Our Forests Pink Bobolink Pink Disc #4 It's Pink, But Is It Mink? Pink Campaign The Scarlet Pinkernel Mystic Pink The Pink of Arabee The Pink Pro Pink Piper Pinky Doodle Sherlock Pink Rocky Pink Therapeutic Pink Pink Pictures Pink Arcade Pink Lemonade Pink Trumpet Sprinkle Me Pink Dietetic Pink Pink U.F.O. Pink Lightning Cat and the Pinkstalk Pink Daddy Pink S.W.A.T. Pink and Shovel Pinkologist Yankee Doodle Pink Pink Press Pet Pink Pebbles Disc #5 The Pink of Bagdad Pink in the Drink Pink Bananas Pink-Tails for Two Pink Z-Z-Z Star Pink Pink Breakfast Toro Pink Pink Quackers String Along in Pink Pink in the Woods Pink Pull Spark Plug Pink Doctor Pink Pink Suds Supermarket Pink Special Features Include: - Behind the Feline: The Cartoon Phenomenon - Pink Patter With Art Leonardi: The Story Behind the Animation - Remembering Friz - Think Pink: How to Draw the Pink Panther - Page to Screen: In the Pink - Page to Screen: Pink Blueprint Animated Main Title Sequences Of... - The Pink Panther - A Shot in the Dark - The Pink Panther Strikes Again - Revenge of the Pink Panther - Trail of the Pink Panther "Life in a Pink Panther Factory" From American Cinematographer
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Pink Panther, Complete Collection,
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This is an excellent find. The pink one is hilarious! I bought this item for my eight year old son; he loves the humour, and my four year old daughter is often in there with him laughing alongside. We especially enjoy the episodes that are silent. The episodes are short, but these disks are full,and it takes quite some time to work through the entire set.
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Think Pink,
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These cartoons are ageless. I enjoyed them as a kid and so do my kids and their Friends.This is a great buy.
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