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The recently released DVD set “The Pink Panther: Classic Cartoon Collection” offer fans of “Panther” and of other high-quality classic animation a whopping 192 cartoons on 9 DVDs, three of which are not available as individual sets. Four of these sets are devoted to the Panther’s friends The Inspector, the ant and the aardvark, and the lesser known Roland and Ratfink. These cartoons range from 1964 to 1980.
The first set, “Pranks in the Pink,” gets things off to a purrfect start by offering 27 of the earliest “Panther” cartoons. This includes “The Pink Phink,” which is distinctive because it was the first cartoon that was released and was the only one that won an Academy Award for Short Subject, Cartoon.
“Pink Phink” offers a typical “Panther” plot of the panther antagonizing a short, squat, and large-nosed contractor who is trying to paint a room blue despite the efforts of the panther to paint it pink. This is the first cartoon on the “Pink” disc and illustrates well why most of these cartoons were mostly silent. The panther is very much like silent film legends Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton in that his clever and hilarious antics often make not very bright and or officious characters look very foolish.
Other notable cartoons in the “Pink” set include “Sink Pink” and “Pink Ice,” which are the only two cartoons in which the panther speaks. Additionally, the few cartoons in this set that have live-action sequences include “Pink, Plunk, Plink,” in which “Pink Panther Theme” composer Henry Mancini makes an appearance. Appropriately, Mancini does not speak.
I would like to add that I have looked forward to this collection since being reintroduced to “Panther” in the fall of 2007 and am eager to report back as I watch more sets. I welcome your memories of these cartoons and other comments as additions to this entry or as e-mail to tvdvdguy@gmail.com.
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