The Pink Panther — Cartoon Collection - Volume 1 ...

If you have been searching for a dose of sophisticated slapstick and mid-century cool, is the essential starting point. The Accidental Superstar It is easy to forget that the Pink Panther was originally just a title sequence gag. When United Artists needed an animated opener for the 1963 film The Pink Panther , producer David DePatie and animator Friz Freleng (of Looney Tunes fame) drew a suave, panther-shaped hole in a diamond.

For millions of us, that sound doesn't just conjure images of Peter Sellers’ bumbling Inspector Clouseau. It brings to mind a long, lean, mischievous pink cat who never said a word but made us laugh until our sides hurt. The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection - Volume 1 ...

The Panther rarely makes a sound. He doesn't need to. The comedy is purely visual and perfectly synced to Mancini’s swinging score. You watch his eyes dart around a room, see a sly smirk cross his pink lips, and you know a Rube Goldberg-esque disaster is about to befall the Little Man. If you have been searching for a dose

Audiences loved him more than the movie. By 1964, the silent feline had his own theatrical short, The Pink Phink , which promptly won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. For millions of us, that sound doesn't just

Have you picked up Volume 1? Which classic Pink Panther short is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!