The Pink Panther has to be the world's grooviest cartoon star. In 1964, this pink-inked feline slinked onto the opening credits of Blake Edwards' caper film by the same name and threatened to steal the entire show. Sleek, sophisticated and witty, the animation, produced by Friz Freleng and David H. DePatie, was a stylish departure from its contemporaries…and an instant hit. A subsequent short film, The Pink Phink, would go on to win* an Oscar® and spawn a celebrated series of six-minute cartoons featuring the sly cat. Now, for the first time, 124 cartoons produced by Freleng and DePatie between 1964 and 1980 are collected here in a swingin' set. In some of the early cartoons it's noticeable that the picture is cut off the top and bottom losing the original 4:3 ratio when viewing on the television. Despite this, the Pink Panther Cartoon Collection is well worth having. Edition Details: |
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