Official Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection Talkback Thread

[Jon Cooke]

Welcome to the official GAC talkback thread for The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection DVD set which will be released on Tuesday, Jan. 31. All discussion and talkback relating to this DVD set may be posted here.

Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=B0009S4J2I/theunofficlooneyA/)

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[Jon Cooke]

Here's an early review of the set:
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/683/683832p1.html


-Jon

[Sogturtle]

Well Jon, I'm impressed by the sound of the review... And the extras do sound interesting on it. It's not that I NEED any more copies of the Pink Panther toons (since I started taping them back in 1978-79) but just having them on disc will make them a little more accessible for me.:)

[cbrubaker]

Yeah. I, too, have all the Panthers, but I could buy this for easy access.

I'd prefer to buy an extra CD case due to bad layouts in the packaging.

[John Pannozzi]

This collection is apparently panned-and-scanned on some cartoons? I'm scared, yet still somewhat interested in the collection.

[Martin Juneau]

I hope to buy it. Just a note, the single Animation and movies DVD's was already available. (Already i have the movie Box-Set collection)

[Jon Cooke]

This collection is apparently panned-and-scanned on some cartoons? I'm scared, yet still somewhat interested in the collection.

Charles probably knows more about this than I do but I think the author of the review is mistaken. As far as I know, DePatie-Freleng never released any widescreen cartoons.

I've heard that the Pink Panther DVD set released in some countries actually put black bars on the top and bottom of full-screen cartoons to make them look widescreen.


-Jon

[cbrubaker]

Charles probably knows more about this than I do but I think the author of the review is mistaken. As far as I know, DePatie-Freleng never released any widescreen cartoons.
With the exception of animated openings to various movies, DFE always used the full frame method for their theatrical cartoons.

Sometimes, before the scene switches in the cartoon, the cameramen (John Burton Jr. in this case) shifts the screen to the left, making it seem it was being panned and scanned, but the truth is, that's how it looked in the original.

At least this set is not widescreened, although I might prefer to read the review on dvdtoons.com. Hopefully, the reviewer will know the history of the shorts and how the laughtracks were added later.

[MF TOON]

Yep, that reviewer is mistaken... all of the Pink Panther theatrical shorts were filmed in a 1.33:1 Academy ratio.

Nice to have confirmation that this has not been manipulated similar to the R2 collection; that was my only concern.

Can't wait to pick this up!! :thinkpink

[Banned Bunny]

Under the "Quotes" section on amazon, it has this:

Sargeant Toto: Yes, Inspector.
Inspector Clouseau: Don't say "yes". Say "oui".
Sargeant Toto: Yes, Inspector.

Where is this coming from ? A Redub ????

[cbrubaker]

Must be a mistake.

Sgt. Toto is a Spanish name for Sgt. Deux-Deux.

[Timber Wolf]

Also the quotes were actually:

Sgt. Deux Deux: Si.
Inspector: Don't say "si", say "oui".
Sgt. Deux Deux: Si... I mean oui.

[corey3rd]

who has the best price on the set? Deepdiscountdvd has it for $45.76

[Patrick McCart]

Looks like the reviewer messed up the title sequences. All of them are obviously 16x9, but the screencaps are not adjusted for the aspect ratio. Notice how they're squashed.

[rkish]

who has the best price on the set? Deepdiscountdvd has it for $45.76

I'd say that DeepDiscountDVD has the best price so far...and free shipping to boot. They shipped to me in Upstate NY on 1/24, so my guess is, that I'll get it on the release date or the next day after that at the latest. They are very good about hitting the release date as closely as possible.

[mobo85]

The reason the "Don't say 'si,' say 'oui'" quote appears on the Amazon.com page is because Amazon.com also owns the Internet Movie Database, and links information from appropriate IMDb sections to related items. In this case, they appear to have linked information from the IMDb page for The Pink Panther Show, which also included cartoons starring Inspector Clouseau alongside those starring the Panther himself. :thinkpink

[Banned Bunny]

The reason the "Don't say 'si,' say 'oui'" quote appears on the Amazon.com page is because Amazon.com also owns the Internet Movie Database, and links information from appropriate IMDb sections to related items. In this case, they appear to have linked information from the IMDb page for The Pink Panther Show, which also included cartoons starring Inspector Clouseau alongside those starring the Panther himself. :thinkpink
But on MY page (I'm not in Spain), it has Toto and Yes, not Deux-Deux and Oui! THAT is my question... where is this coming from ?

[cbrubaker]

But on MY page (I'm not in Spain), it has Toto and Yes, not Deux-Deux and Oui! THAT is my question... where is this coming from ?
Some guy who hasn't seen "The Inspector" in years contributed that without checking the cartoon to make sure the quote is right. This is very common on IMDB and to the lesser extent, Amazon.com

[Duck Dodgers]

Fellers ,


Is there someone here that knows some details on the set ?

I would love to buy it but first I wanna know if there are laughtracks in it .

[Jon Cooke]

I'd say that DeepDiscountDVD has the best price so far...and free shipping to boot. They shipped to me in Upstate NY on 1/24, so my guess is, that I'll get it on the release date or the next day after that at the latest. They are very good about hitting the release date as closely as possible.

It looks like Target will have it on sale this week for $39.99 (it is pictured in their Sunday flyer today). :thinkpink


-Jon

[grim_tales]

Fellers ,


Is there someone here that knows some details on the set ?

I would love to buy it but first I wanna know if there are laughtracks in it .

Hey,
Yes some cartoons do have laughtracks on them, like "Shocking Pink" and "A Fly In The Pink" (I think). I have the R2 set which despite the widescreen is very good, and I dont want to upgrade just for full-frame transfers (I know thats how they should be BTW).

[corey3rd]

Circuit City lists that you can get Movie Cash with the boxset so you can see the new Pink Panther flick (or you can put the coupon to use on the DVD). Anyone know if this is part of the DVD set anywhere you get it (kinda like what they did with Spongebob)?

[rkish]

It looks like Target will have it on sale this week for $39.99 (it is pictured in their Sunday flyer today). :thinkpink


-Jon

Thanks Jon...a little late for me, but if you figure in the sales tax, it's pretty close in price to DeepDiscountDVD.

Target will do that from time to time...it's hard to figure out when they decide to mark something down that far. The last one that I remember was the first Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection, which they had at $15.00 when it first came out.

[Nelson]

From what i've read in the review, there's no mention of any laughtracks on the set.

[Duck Dodgers]

From what i've read in the review, there's no mention of any laughtracks on the set.

Yep , but that does not look like a detailed review to me .

I'm waiting for a review made by someone here or by someone at DVDToons.com .

[Sogturtle]

Newsflash...;)

This just in... Amazon just notified me that they have now shipped the Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection...
Film at Eleven:D:D

[Unfortunately with the "free super saver" shipping used, they estimate delivery date as being FEB. 13, 2006:(]

[J Lee]

From what i've read in the review, there's no mention of any laughtracks on the set.

You would assume they would master the DVD from the original UA theatrical prints, and not from the ones done for NBC. However, judging by the prints UA sent to CN for the current Panther TV show, and the quality control issues on the Tom & Jerry series, I'm not going to fork over the credit card until I see a review on exactly what's on the DVD.

[Jon Cooke]

I was Wal-Mart a few minutes ago and noticed they had the shelf space already set aside for tomorrow's new releases. The price for the Pink Panther cartoon set was $39.87.


-Jon

[grundle]

I enjoyed these cartoons when I last saw them many years ago. But I don't remember anything about any specific ones. And I'm not a completist.

Do the 3 new individual DVD releases contain the cartoons from the first 3 discs of this set? Do the 3 releases have the cartoons in chronological order? Are the earleir cartoons better? Which one of those 3 releases would be the best for a person with just a casual interest in these cartoons?

[sumnernor]

Is there someone here that knows some details on the set ?
I would love to buy it but first I wanna know if there are laughtracks in it .

Hey,
Yes some cartoons do have laughtracks on them, like "Shocking Pink" and "A Fly In The Pink" (I think). I have the R2 set which despite the widescreen is very good, and I dont want to upgrade just for full-frame transfers (I know thats how they should be BTW).

As I may have mentioned earlier in this Forum or in another, the PP having "laughtracks" will not keep me from getting it. The German box does NOT have any laughtracks - in fact it doesn't even have the original audio! It does have the correct 4:3 picture unlike the UK and Belgium which have pseudo Widescreen. In this forum or in the animation show forum there were many people unhappy with the "widescreen" version. With the Tom and Jerry issued in Europe with cuts etc - I'd rather have those than nothing at all. The PP cartoons are so great - that it would be a shame NOT to get it (with or hopefully without laughtracks).

Some of my favorite PP cartoons are: "Pink Punch", "Super Pink", "Pink Posies", "Pink Outs"; "Little Beaux Pink"; "In The Pink of the night"; and "Pink DaVinci" to name a few. If you have not seen many of the PP cartoons - get it regardless. There will be no volume 2 coming of next year.

It might be good if one could list PP cartoons that have a laughtrack from previous releases. I believe as mentioned above that "Shocking Pink" has some.

[corey3rd]

Do the 3 new individual DVD releases contain the cartoons from the first 3 discs of this set? Do the 3 releases have the cartoons in chronological order? Are the earleir cartoons better? Which one of those 3 releases would be the best for a person with just a casual interest in these cartoons?
The first three DVDs match the single releases. But the big difference is that you don't get the free movie ticket - which you can use for any film at a theater that's showing Pink Panther.

[grundle]

The first three DVDs match the single releases. But the big difference is that you don't get the free movie ticket - which you can use for any film at a theater that's showing Pink Panther.
Thanks.

Which of those 3 discs do people consider to be the best?

[Nelson]

In regards to "Super Pink", I haven't seen this short since the mid 80s and I don't much remember the plot, but dosen't the Pink Panther briefly speak in this short?

[Duck Dodgers]

Questions to the ones who bought the set today :


Does the set have laughtracks ?

If the answer to this question is affermative , which cartoons contain laughtracks ?

[sumnernor]

In regards to "Super Pink", I haven't seen this short since the mid 80s and I don't much remember the plot, but dosen't the Pink Panther briefly speak in this short?
This cartoon has the PP as "Superman" trying to "save" an old women but doesn't. He does not speak. This cartoon is one of my favorites.

The 2 cartoons where he speakes are: "Sink Pink" and "Pink Ice"

[Noisejunkie]

Questions to the ones who bought the set today :


Does the set have laughtracks ?

If the answer to this question is affermative , which cartoons contain laughtracks ?

I haven't seen the other discs yet, but on disc one, both "Shocking Pink" and "An Ounce of Pink" have laugh tracks. Fortunately, most cartoons on disc one don't as far as I can tell.

[Jon Cooke]

It looks like the Panther set is selling well. It is currently in Amazon's Top 100 (#77 the last I looked). Maybe, just maybe, it will convince Sony to issue other classic cartoon collections.


-Jon

[mobo85]

I've just started looking at this set, and although I've only looked at one cartoon so far (The Pink Phink, which I've seen before), I've been tackling the special features, and they are rather interesting. The interview from American Cinematographer is very interesting, and so is the feature in which Art Leonardi draws the Pink Panther (it's always interesting to watch an artist draw his characters). It's nice to have the opening credits from the live-action films too, since some of them I haven't seen. The two directed by Leonardi have some very clever gags. (On an unrelated note, it's somewhat ironic that this set is a tie-in with the release of a new Pink Panther film, since the credits for Trail of the Pink Panther feature a dedication "for Peter [Sellers]...the one and only Inspector Clouseau!" Sellers died before the film was completed.)

[corey3rd]

I've just started looking at this set, and although I've only looked at one cartoon so far (The Pink Phink, which I've seen before), I've been tackling the special features, and they are rather interesting. The interview from American Cinematographer is very interesting, and so is the feature in which Art Leonardi draws the Pink Panther (it's always interesting to watch an artist draw his characters). It's nice to have the opening credits from the live-action films too, since some of them I haven't seen. The two directed by Leonardi have some very clever gags. (On an unrelated note, it's somewhat ironic that this set is a tie-in with the release of a new Pink Panther film, since the credits for Trail of the Pink Panther feature a dedication "for Peter [Sellers]...the one and only Inspector Clouseau!" Sellers died before the film was completed.)

Peter Sellers died long before the film was even put together. They just used outtakes from Pink Panther Strikes Back to squeeze out one more film.

[Dave Mackey]

It's a nice set... I enjoyed the features with Art Leonardi (our best living link to the Panther's artistic quality) and the daughters of Friz Freleng, Hope Freleng Shaw and Sybil Freleng Bergman, who gave me some great insight into Friz the family man.

The cartoons are all there, but there were some little glitches with title music on some of the earlier entries (most of them were replaced with the more contemporary version of the theme, among those that was not was "Bully For Pink" which is one of the greatest of all Panther cartoons).

There is only one cartoon that has TV titles - and that's "Pink Streaker". All the rest have their original main titles, and they fixed that optical glitch that marred the TV prints of "Salmon Pink" for years. None of the prints carry their original UA logos, either the Transamerica one or the later UA sculpture logo.
But that's picking nits. All the Panther cartoons are in one place and the package is well worth the $38 I paid for it at Costco. Now, where's the Inspector, the Ant and Aardvark and all the others?

[Nelson]

It's a nice set... I enjoyed the features with Art Leonardi (our best living link to the Panther's artistic quality) and the daughters of Friz Freleng, Hope Freleng Shaw and Sybil Freleng Bergman, who gave me some great insight into Friz the family man.

The cartoons are all there, but there were some little glitches with title music on some of the earlier entries (most of them were replaced with the more contemporary version of the theme, among those that was not was "Bully For Pink" which is one of the greatest of all Panther cartoons).

There is only one cartoon that has TV titles - and that's "Pink Streaker". All the rest have their original main titles, and they fixed that optical glitch that marred the TV prints of "Salmon Pink" for years. None of the prints carry their original UA logos, either the Transamerica one or the later UA sculpture logo.
But that's picking nits. All the Panther cartoons are in one place and the package is well worth the $38 I paid for it at Costco. Now, where's the Inspector, the Ant and Aardvark and all the others?

Dave, could you give us some info if the set contains laughtracks to a good amount of the shorts?I know that someone posted that two of the shorts has laughtracks.

But in a related Pink Panther note, this collection might be a real great seller, as I went to a couple of Best Buys in Manhattan yesterday and today and both outlets were completly sold out of the collection.

[drew]

I'm an infrequent poster here, but I'm a longtime avid Pink Panther fan and I have indeed purchased the dvd set. First of all, I must say that the set's video quality is almost always spectacular. Aside from the TV titles on "Pink Streaker" (strange since the old VHS "Pink Panther's Comic Capers," as well as the '90s CN and TNT versions, had the original titles intact), I have almost no quabbles with the set picturewise.

However, audio is a big problem throughout. "Shocking Pink," "An Ounce of Pink," "Pink Punch," "Pink Blueprint," "Super Pink," "Psychedelic Pink," "Pink in the Clink," "Extinct Pink," "Pink Tuba-Dore," "Gong with the Pink," "Pink Aye," and "Trail of the Lonesome Pink" all have those atrotious laugh tracks, rendering them all but unwatchable (it's especially frustrating for such a wonderfully artsy cartoon like "Psychedelic Pink" to be tagged with such a moronic feature). The audio quality of "Pink, Plunk, Plink" and "Pink Blue Plate" is wretched - they both sound muffled, as if they were recorded on VHS 20 years ago in EP mode. Other cartoons, such as "Dial P for Pink" and "Pink of Arabee," have music that is almost inaudible, yet at the same time sound effects that are at a normal volume level, so the whole thing sounds totally out of balance (you'll find yourself turning your TV's volume up when there's just music, and then when a variety of sound effects come into play - for ex., when the window shuts on the little man's neck in "Dial P..," you'll be holding your ears it's so loud).

Additional problems involve "We Give Pink Stamps," which doesn't have the "early" version of the Panther theme it is supposed to have, and then goes completely silent for about 2 seconds after theme is finished when there is suppposed to be music (in this case, blaring horns). "Reel Pink" doesn't have the correct ending title music. "Prehistoric Pink" has audio that oscillates wildly in volume throughout the cartoon, as do a couple of others.

So in all, the set is a mixed bag. You've never most of these cartoons look this great, and some - such as "Pink Panzer," "Smile Pretty, Say Pink," and others - actually sound great as well. Still, "Psychedelic Pink," "Pink Blueprint," "Super Pink," etc., are absolute classics which are absolutely ruined by these laugh tracks, and the other audio problems I mentioned are incredibly frustrating as well.

Hope this helps.

-Drew

[MF TOON]

Can anyone confirm whether Jerry's laserdisc Animation Archives compilation from the mid-90s featured any of the wretched laughtracks, specifically on Psychedelic Pink? I have a DVD port which I haven't watched in over a year and is packaged and waiting to be shipped off to a friend since picking up the 'Complete Collection' yesterday evening. It'd be a shame to know that these original soundtracks were readily available and previously sourced on past releases though. Psychedelic Pink is probably one of my top 5 PP cartoons. I'm especially dissapointed that it along with "Pink Punch" and "Pink Blueprint" use the TV laughtracks. Wasn't Pink Blueprint available in original audio form on the Jet Pink DVD as well?

[cbrubaker]

Wasn't Pink Blueprint available in original audio form on the Jet Pink DVD as well?
Nope. Laughtracks...

[darthxx3]

This collection sounds great, but what I'm really wondering is if any of the other cartoons are contained like Inspector Clouseau, Mr. Jaws, or the Aardvark and the Anteater? I'm really hoping they're included, too!

[Nelson]

This collection sounds great, but what I'm really wondering is if any of the other cartoons are contained like Inspector Clouseau, Mr. Jaws, or the Aardvark and the Anteater? I'm really hoping they're included, too!

Nope! It's only all of the Pink Panther cartoons ever made, on this set while we can only hope that the other DFE cartoons will see the light of day on dvd.

[darthxx3]

Thanks for the info, Nelson, much appreciated! That's too bad, but I'll cross my fingers (after all, I NEVER thought Invader Zim would make it to DVD). And, wow! I didn't realize Pink had 124 cartoons!

[MF TOON]

What was up with the print damage on 'We Give Pink Stamps'?

I don't think I've ever noticed this before?


Also, I forgot just how bad those laughtracks were! They are a complete contrast from the subtle pacing and stylized direction of these shorts. I only made it through Disc 1 so far, but 'Shocking Pink' was almost unwatchable for me. Luckily these weren't as pronounced on other shorts. I barely noticed it on 'Pink Blueprint', but it's a shame that some of the best and most creative and aesthetic of the cartoons, namely 'Psychedelic Pink', 'Pink Punch' and 'The Pink Blueprint' were affected.


Btw... what the hell was up 'Pink Ice'?!

That sure came as a surprise to me...more reminiscent of those awful mid-60's DFE McKimson Looney Tunes shorts than any Pink Panther cartoon! That was just terrible! Who's idea was it to have him talking throughout the entire cartoon anyway?


Well those criticisms aside, it's a fantastic set and I'm so glad to finally have all the PP theatricals conveniently packaged together... something I'd been hoping for since the beginning of animation on DVD!

Can't wait to make my way through the rest of the set this weekend and check out the bonus features. Are any of the documentaries the same as those featured on the bonus disc of the "Complete Film Collection"?

[J Lee]

What was up with the print damage on 'We Give Pink Stamps'?

I don't think I've ever noticed this before?


Also, I forgot just how bad those laughtracks were! They are a complete contrast from the subtle pacing and stylized direction of these shorts. I only made it through Disc 1 so far, but 'Shocking Pink' was almost unwatchable for me. Luckily these weren't as pronounced on other shorts. I barely noticed it on 'Pink Blueprint', but it's a shame that some of the best and most creative and aesthetic of the cartoons, namely 'Psychedelic Pink', 'Pink Punch' and 'The Pink Blueprint' were affected.


Btw... what the hell was up 'Pink Ice'?!

That sure came as a surprise to me...more reminiscent of those awful mid-60's DFE McKimson Looney Tunes shorts than any Pink Panther cartoon! That was just terrible! Who's idea was it to have him talking throughout the entire cartoon anyway?


Well those criticisms aside, it's a fantastic set and I'm so glad to finally have all the PP theatricals conveniently packaged together... something I'd been hoping for since the beginning of animation on DVD!

Can't wait to make my way through the rest of the set this weekend and check out the bonus features. Are any of the documentaries the same as those featured on the bonus disc of the "Complete Film Collection"?

Apparently, since the original Phantom in the first "Pink Panther" movie was played by David Niven as a suave British jewel theif, the idea in "Pink Ice" was to give the Panther a voice similar to Niven's. An experiment, and obviously, Friz and the gang decided the results were unsuccessful.

[rkish]

Newsflash...;)

This just in... Amazon just notified me that they have now shipped the Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection...
Film at Eleven:D:D

[Unfortunately with the "free super saver" shipping used, they estimate delivery date as being FEB. 13, 2006:(]

Hi Tim:

This isn't meant as a "rub", but just what I have learned so far as to how online companies deal with shipping new releases.

Unfortunately...it's hard to gauge the pricing on new releases, at least as far as the big retailers are concerned. You typically don't find out until the Sunday before a Tuesday release date, as to whether a release will be "on sale" and this time I got burned a little by both Walmart ($39.84) and Target ($39.99) on the Pink Panther release.

The only retail gauge you have in advance is Best Buy...you can hit their website. Sometimes they will mark new releases at a "sales price" well in advance of the release date. The good thing is, that Best Buy charges no shipping costs, so if you copy the listing from their website, they have to meet that sales price either online or at their store.

That said...if you opt to go the online route, there may be a couple of better options than Amazon...

I was turned on the CD Universe a couple of years ago and am happy with their Customer Service and shipping (they are located in CT. and shipping is typically done the day before a release and gets to me in 3 days or less (cheapest shipping - I live in Dutchess County, NY).

My latest preference has been DeepDiscountDVD...they offer free shipping (no matter how much you spend AND they will typically ship up to 10 tens before a release date to get you the DVD on or just shortly after the release date (Pink Panther got to me yesterday...just one day after it's release date). They ship out of Illinois and "free shipping" typically takes about 7-8 days to reach me. I use DeepDiscountDVD exclusively now, unless there is a particular title that they don't carry (this is where CD Universe is stocked with more obscure titles) or if I know in advance that the retailers (ie. WalMart and ANY Walt Disney titles) will have it for cheaper. I only got a little burned this time ($45.76 for Pink Panther...if you figure in tax for both Walmart and Target, that only comes to a couple of dollars and I didn't have to waste any gas).

I hope that this is of some use to you and/or any others here on the forum. Unfortunately, I am the King of Immediate Gratification, when it comes to certain DVD releases ;)

[Timber Wolf]

I'm an infrequent poster here, but I'm a longtime avid Pink Panther fan and I have indeed purchased the dvd set. First of all, I must say that the set's video quality is almost always spectacular. Aside from the TV titles on "Pink Streaker" (strange since the old VHS "Pink Panther's Comic Capers," as well as the '90s CN and TNT versions, had the original titles intact), I have almost no quabbles with the set picturewise.

However, audio is a big problem throughout. "Shocking Pink," "An Ounce of Pink," "Pink Punch," "Pink Blueprint," "Super Pink," "Psychedelic Pink," "Pink in the Clink," "Extinct Pink," "Pink Tuba-Dore," "Gong with the Pink," "Pink Aye," and "Trail of the Lonesome Pink" all have those atrotious laugh tracks, rendering them all but unwatchable (it's especially frustrating for such a wonderfully artsy cartoon like "Psychedelic Pink" to be tagged with such a moronic feature). The audio quality of "Pink, Plunk, Plink" and "Pink Blue Plate" is wretched - they both sound muffled, as if they were recorded on VHS 20 years ago in EP mode. Other cartoons, such as "Dial P for Pink" and "Pink of Arabee," have music that is almost inaudible, yet at the same time sound effects that are at a normal volume level, so the whole thing sounds totally out of balance (you'll find yourself turning your TV's volume up when there's just music, and then when a variety of sound effects come into play - for ex., when the window shuts on the little man's neck in "Dial P..," you'll be holding your ears it's so loud).

Additional problems involve "We Give Pink Stamps," which doesn't have the "early" version of the Panther theme it is supposed to have, and then goes completely silent for about 2 seconds after theme is finished when there is suppposed to be music (in this case, blaring horns). "Reel Pink" doesn't have the correct ending title music. "Prehistoric Pink" has audio that oscillates wildly in volume throughout the cartoon, as do a couple of others.

So in all, the set is a mixed bag. You've never most of these cartoons look this great, and some - such as "Pink Panzer," "Smile Pretty, Say Pink," and others - actually sound great as well. Still, "Psychedelic Pink," "Pink Blueprint," "Super Pink," etc., are absolute classics which are absolutely ruined by these laugh tracks, and the other audio problems I mentioned are incredibly frustrating as well.

Hope this helps.

-Drew

The same cartoons had laughtracks on European version too. Does Prefabricated Pink have that weird ending music too? On European version, it had it.

[drew]

Yep, "Prefabricated Pink" has the same ending music as "Reel Pink." There seems to be no quality control with this set - I wouldn't be surprised if we never see the correct versions of many of these cartoons again (hope you all hung on to your VHS copies - "Pink at First Sight," etc.).

[MF TOON]

Was "Psychedlic Pink" ever released on home video with it's proper audio tracks before and does anyone own Jerry Beck's Animation Archive laserdisc set?

Also, has anybody noticed the print damage in "We Give Pink Stamps" on television or previous home video releases?

[drew]

Was "Psychedlic Pink" ever released on home video with it's proper audio tracks before and does anyone own Jerry Beck's Animation Archive laserdisc set?

Yes, "Psychedelic Pink" was on the VHS "Pink at First Sight" tape with its proper audio track - including the "psychedelic" bongos during the titles (which, of course, are absent on the new DVD set). The laserdisc had the proper audio as well.

Also, has anybody noticed the print damage in "We Give Pink Stamps" on television or previous home video releases?

There was no print damage in "We Give Pink Stamps" on the "Pink Panther's Greatest Hits" VHS tape (and it had the proper "early" Pink Panther theme music as well), and I never noticed any on television either.

[sumnernor]

Thanks.

Which of those 3 discs do people consider to be the best?

To aid which single disk to buy (I suspect) as a start the first disk one should buy. I assume the cartoons as in time order - the first is Pink Phink and the last would be Supermarket Pink. I expect the order will be like the UK and the German sets.

Could some nice person give the 1st (and perhaps the last cartoon) on each of the 5 disks??? Where are the extras and where are the PP movie intros.

[sumnernor]

I also noticed on Amazon.com, many people, like the Germans when the PP cartoons came out, were saying where is the Inspector and Aardvark cartoons as if they expected to be included in the Pink Panther cartoon box!

I was looking at the "reviews" of the Pink Panther Cartoon collection on Amazon.com. There was a review from someone from Ohio who stated

"I love classic animation, but truth be told, Friz Freleng had lost his comic gifts when he got into the making of these excrutiatingly painfully unfunny, boring cartoons, which dragged on for years. ...

Whatever happens with the movie, just let these cheap-o Panther cartoons rest in peace. They're really terrible, and it is typical of the latest incarnation of MGM or Sony or whoever they are, to try to make gold out of dross." !!!!:mad:

It is clear that he is not working for MGM, Sony or Amazon!
Any comments?

[mobo85]

Could some nice person give the 1st (and perhaps the last cartoon) on each of the 5 disks??? Where are the extras and where are the PP movie intros.

Disks number 1, 2, and 3 are also available seperately. Discs 4 and 5 are only available with the complete boxed set.

Disk 1: The Pink Phink (December 1964) through Pink Posies (April 1967)
Disk 2: Pink of the Litter (May 1967) through The Pink Package Plot (December 1968)
Disk 3: Pink-come Tax (December 1968) through Bobolink Pink (December 1975)
Disk 4: It's Pink, But Is It Mink? (December 1975) through Pet Pink Pebbles (December 1978)
Disk 5: The Pink of Bagdad (December 1978) through Supermarket Pink (February 1980), plus Special Features including animated title sequences to five Pink Panther films (The same five which appear in the movie boxed set- Pink Panther, Shot in the Dark, ...Strikes Again, Revenge of..., and Trail of...), two storyboard-to-cartoon comparisons, four documentaries, and a text interview from American Cinematographer magazine.

The short MGM lion logo is tacked on to the end of each cartoon. When you put in the disk, the MGM DVD logo appears (which cannot be skipped), followed by an anti-piracy message from the MPAA (which can be fast-forwarded through).

[Nelson]

I just "FINALLY" picked up the collection, as I had a hard time finding this dvd set, after several store outlets were quickly sold out of the Pink Panther dvd collection and I'm looking foward to seeing this collection of classic Pink Panther cartoons.I was just thinking, do you know on how hard it is to collect every single short ever made by a cartoon character?It can be done, but it's not easy and I'm so glad to have every single Pink Panther cartoon short on disc.:thinkpink

[Nelson]

So which GAC members have gotten the PP set, so far?:thinkpink

[cbrubaker]

Not yet for me, although I will once I get some loose change.

In a not so OT news, my "Here Comes the Grump" set was just shipped.

[rkish]

So which GAC members have gotten the PP set, so far?:thinkpink

I've gotten the PP set Nelson...DeepDiscountDVD for $45.76 (free shipping). It arrived on Wednesday. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to view ANY of it. Looks like it's going to be a marathon this weekend with my 6 year old. He's seen the PP cartoons on Boomerang and just loves them.

I've got to say, I'm impressed with the "outer case" that the gatefold cardboard case slides into...that "cushy" plastic case was well made and unlike the HB plastic disasters actually protected the DVDs well...especially during shipping.

We all have our own expectations with this set...but I agree with Nelson...it's difficult to collect ALL the cartoons in one particular series and Sony was able to do it here and make it affordable. As this set seems to be selling very well...maybe they will get the hint and pooling cartoons together for subsequent releases with the Inspector, Aardvark, etc. will use better source material and a total lack of a laughtrack. In the meantime...enjoy this for what it is...a means of seeing these cartoons with no commercial interruption :)

[chuckamuck45]

I received mine yesterday from Amazon. So far I've watched all the bonus features and a few of my favorite cartoons.
We all have our own expectations with this set...but I agree with Nelson...it's difficult to collect ALL the cartoons in one particular series and Sony was able to do it here and make it affordable. As this set seems to be selling very well...maybe they will get the hint and start pooling together cartoons for subsequent release with the Inspector, Aardvark, etc., and will use better source material and a total lack of a laugh track. In the meantime...enjoy this for what it is...a means of seeing these cartoons with no commercial interruption :)
Could'nt agree MORE.

[magadizer]

:thinkpink I got it, but have only had a chance to view a couple shorts and some bonus features.

Josh

[Nelson]

I will write a post on the PP collection during the weekend, but what i've seen thus far, the prints look pretty good so far.

[cbrubaker]

Does "Jet Pink" have original titles? Previous releases of this short had TV titles and apparently transferred from a faded 16mm print.

[The G Man]

Does "Jet Pink" have original titles?
Yes it does.

And BTW, this is the best print ever of Pink-a-Rella: wineglass, and no canned laughter.

[Kevin McCorry]

Two things I'm curious about.

Does this release have the opening to The Pink Panther Show (TV) among the bonus features? And does the picture go black for a few frames in "Bully For Pink" as the Pink Panther first sees the bull and gulps in fear?

[The G Man]

Does this release have the opening to The Pink Panther Show (TV) among the bonus features? And does the picture go black for a few frames in "Bully For Pink" as the Pink Panther first sees the bull and gulps in fear?
No and no.

[Jack G.]

I watched about half of the first disc. I haven't seen these cartoons in ages and it was great to finally see them again.

Some thoughts:
I admire the uncluttered simpicity of the backgrounds.
I felt there was a touch of Bugs Bunny in the Panther's mischievous side.
I feel the cartoons without voices work best.
The design of that "White Guy" character seems to be influenced by the character Johnny in UPA's Rooty Toot Toot. When I saw RTT the first time that's what I thought.

The features are good. But watching Art Leonardi whip up drawings of the Pink Panther makes me envious! I am slug with my pen comparded to him.

The only reall disappointing aspect is the laugh tracks. There should of been a little more quality control there.

Why were laugh tracks put on these cartoons anyway? Pink Panther was not supposed to be a sitcom like say the Flintstones were. What's up with that?

[sumnernor]

Disks number 1, 2, and 3 are also available seperately. Discs 4 and 5 are only available with the complete boxed set.

Disk 1: The Pink Phink (December 1964) through Pink Posies (April 1967)
Disk 2: Pink of the Litter (May 1967) through The Pink Package Plot (December 1968)
Disk 3: Pink-come Tax (December 1968) through Bobolink Pink (December 1975)
Disk 4: It's Pink, But Is It Mink? (December 1975) through Pet Pink Pebbles (December 1978)
Disk 5: The Pink of Bagdad (December 1978) through Supermarket Pink (February 1980), plus Special Features including animated title sequences to five Pink Panther films (The same five which appear in the movie boxed set- Pink Panther, Shot in the Dark, ...Strikes Again, Revenge of..., and Trail of...), two storyboard-to-cartoon comparisons, four documentaries, and a text interview from American Cinematographer magazine.



Thanks for the info. I am not interested in buying a single PP DVD (perhaps later as a gift). I've ordered the PP Cartoon Box and expect to get it circa Feb 10-17. From the information supplied, the cartoon sequence seems to be the same on the UK and German sets. With the german set, one cartoon was missing and at least 2 other cartoons were cut.

[sumnernor]

Thanks.

Which of those 3 discs do people consider to be the best?
Thanks for the information from "mobo85 about what is on the 5 DVDs, I personally recommend that one buy the 1st single DVD. Its got a number of laughtracks (which help you to know when to laugh ;) !). I suspect many who buy the single DVD will eventually buy the whole set because they will want more.

May I note that the UK and German sets while not having the docs do have the intros to the 5 PP films (Pink Panther; Revenge of the PP; The Trail of the PP; The PP strikes again; and Shot in the Dark) AND ALSO has the intros to Inspector Clouseau; Curse of the PP; and Son of the PP. One final item is a 54 second intro to the Pink Panther Show.

One question, this Sunday (Feb 5th) - who is going to win - the Pink Panther or the Super Bowl?

[Barb Herholzer]

Got mine today, $39.99 at Wal Mart. I've watched a few of the cartoons and two of the documentaries. So far, I'm liking it!
Does this release have the opening to The Pink Panther Show (TV) among the bonus features?
No, but there is a clip of it in one of the docs. Wish they'd have included the whole sequence. Makes me long for The Inspector as well. :thinkpink

[J Lee]

The only reall disappointing aspect is the laugh tracks. There should of been a little more quality control there.

Why were laugh tracks put on these cartoons anyway? Pink Panther was not supposed to be a sitcom like say the Flintstones were. What's up with that?

Laugh tracks were pretty much everywhere in the late 1960s on TV, including on most of the Saturday morning cartoon shows. NBC was just going with the flow when they made D-FE add the canned laughs to the Panther shorts (The backlash against them wouldn't take hold until 1970, when many of the new sitcoms on prime-time rebelled against the canned laughs and went to filming or taping before studio audiences. The Saturday morning toons lost their laugh tracks a short time later).

[grundle]

Thanks to all of you who answered my questions!

[Jack G.]

I've also noticed there a quite a few gags that were lifted from Warner's cartoons. Like the gun with the bow tied on it and the gag with two saws. The bullfight cartoon reminds me alot of Bully for Bugs.

[Jon Cooke]

I've also noticed there a quite a few gags that were lifted from Warner's cartoons. Like the gun with the bow tied on it and the gag with two saws. The bullfight cartoon reminds me alot of Bully for Bugs.

Yeah, DePatie-Freleng reused a LOT of old Looney Tunes plots and gags. I believe there was a thread awhile back listing many of them.


-Jon

[Nelson]

I've watched the first disc and halfway through disc 2 and I'm blown away by this collection.One cartoon on disc 1, "Pink Punch" looks terrible, as in some scenes that Pink Panther looks white, but even some of the prints could have been better, but this is still an awesome dvd collection.Redgarding the laughtracks, some that currently air on Boomerang don't have them included ("Pink Outs" for example)in this set and it's great to see some of these shorts, that I have not seen in over twenty years.

The bonus materials are amazing, as I really enjoyed the tribute to Friz Freleng and the interview with Art Leonardi was very good.The dvd package itself looks great, as it's made up with heavy plastic covering and it almost looks like a animated cell on both sides of the cover.I've always thought of the DFE studios, to be Warner Bros. sister animation studio, since most of the staff comprised of ex Warner Bros. animators and was the best animation studio of the 1960s.

The one thing that should be noted on this collection, is that this is the first major dvd release of another classic cartoon studio besides Disney and Warners and I urge everyone to pickup this set.:thinkpink

[Howard Fein]

Laugh tracks were pretty much everywhere in the late 1960s on TV, including on most of the Saturday morning cartoon shows. NBC was just going with the flow when they made D-FE add the canned laughs to the Panther shorts (The backlash against them wouldn't take hold until 1970, when many of the new sitcoms on prime-time rebelled against the canned laughs and went to filming or taping before studio audiences. The Saturday morning toons lost their laugh tracks a short time later).

Actually, laugh tracks were used on Saturday AM shows from 1968 through 1982. H-B's BANANA SPLITS and Filmation's ARCHIE, both of which premiered in 1968, were basically comedy-variety shows in the vein of LAUGH-IN. So the network suits felt that in emulating this venerated form, the notion of having canned laughter (and applause after musical numbers) should be retained.
Most comedic Saturday AM shows from all studios- H-B, Filmation, DFE, Rankin-Bass, Kroft- had laugh tracks. H-B abandoned them in 1980. Filmation's last Saturday AM series GILLIGAN'S PLANET still used one as did early Marvel products (from which DFE evolved into) PANDAMONIUM and MEATBALLS & SPAGHETTI. These three series aired on CBS for one season, 1982-83.

When NBC acquired the Panther and Inspector shorts in 1969, it may have been thought that the cartoons, having recently been shown in theatres, might be too 'sophisticated'; hence the need for a laughtrack. Fortunately, ABC and CBS didn't harbor such sentiments when it acquired the WB theatricals. Can you imagine every one-liner from :bugs1: ,:daffy:, :tweety:, :ysam: or :foggy: being greeted with canned laughter?:eek: The placement of a laughtrack on H-B's SCOOBY-DOO was to promote the show's comedic aspects so as to downplay the scariness inherent in the premise.:rolleyes:

HERE COMES THE GRUMP, a DFE made-for-TV series that aired on NBC's Saturday AM schedule that same season, didn't have a laughtrack. The following season's DOCTOR DOLITTLE (which I never watched) has never been rerun in syndication or cable AFAIK, so I have no idea whether it had a laughtrack.

All subsequent DFE theatrical series aired by NBC on Saturday AM carried a laughtrack as well. (It seemed to work a little better with the Ant & Aardvark shorts, which relied heavily on wordplay and banter between the two characters, both marvelously performed by John Byner.) So did all comedic DFE series made for TV from 1972 on: THE BARKLEYS, THE HOUNDCATS, BAILEY'S COMETS, THE ODDBALL COUPLE, the MisterJaw shorts included in the PINK PANTHER LAUGH AND A HALF HOUR AND A HALF SHOW, the latter half of BAGGY PANTS and NITWITS. (NBC had the good sense to air the first half, a Charlie Chaplin parody, without a laugh track.)

When :thinkpink hit the airwaves in 1969, I had no idea his cartoons were made for theatres up to five years earlier. So I got used to hearing them with laughtracks. When the DFE library went into syndication in 1982, the shorts played in their original state: full theatrical titles, no laughtrack. They came off much better that way.

[Jack G.]

Actually, laugh tracks were used on Saturday AM shows from 1968 through 1982.
I would of been watching them as a kid then. But I must confess I don't remember. I find the whole canned laughter thing pretty silly. Apparently executives insist on having them on sitcoms. They believe the audience needs to be told where to laugh.:rolleyes:

[Sogturtle]

....
The following season's DOCTOR DOLITTLE (which I never watched) has never been rerun in syndication or cable AFAIK, so I have no idea whether it had a laughtrack.

Howard~

DFE's "Doctor Dolittle" was syndicated for a little while back in 1984... I caught it and videotaped it here where I live (hot, sweaty Arizona), and saw it the same year while on vacation in Hawaii! Sooooo it was syndicated for a wee bit.:)

[cbrubaker]

Oh, and "Doctor Dolittle" had no laughtracks.

[Jon Cooke]

You can watch some clips (and a trailer) from the new Pink Panther DVD set at iFilms.com:

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2693691


-Jon

[Timber Wolf]

On that site, they say that The Inspector cartoons are on the DVD though they really aren't! :eek:

[Jon Cooke]

On that site, they say that The Inspector cartoons are on the DVD though they really aren't! :eek:

It looks like somebody from iFilms just copied and pasted the description of "The Pink Panther Show" from the Internet Movie Database (Amazon did the same thing).


-Jon

[Duck Dodgers]

A request :

Could someone be so kind to make a list of ALL the Pink Panther cartoons in the set featuring laughtracks ?

[Timber Wolf]

A request :

Could someone be so kind to make a list of ALL the Pink Panther cartoons in the set featuring laughtracks ?

Shocking Pink
An Ounce of Pink
The Pink Blueprint
Pink Punch
Super Pink
Psychedelic Pink
Pink in the Clink
Extinct Pink
Pink Tuba-Dore
Gong with the Pink
Pink Aye
Trail of the Lonesome Pink

[Duck Dodgers]

Shocking Pink
An Ounce of Pink
The Pink Blueprint
Pink Punch
Super Pink
Psychedelic Pink
Pink in the Clink
Extinct Pink
Pink Tuba-Dore
Gong with the Pink
Pink Aye
Trail of the Lonesome Pink

Are you sure? Only these ones???

[Timber Wolf]

Are you sure? Only these ones???

At least on the Region 2 version. The versions from different regions are mostly similar.

[Duck Dodgers]

At least on the Region 2 version. The versions from different regions are mostly similar.

Well, if region 1 have only these "laugh-tracked" ones too, I will sure buy the set!

[Matt the Y]

I got my copy of the DVD yesterday and it's a pretty worthwhile watch. I mainly watched the ones I had never seen before such as "In the Pink" and "Pickled Pink" (I love Mel Blanc's voicework in that one, the only time he ever lent his voice to a Panther short... and didn't the drunk's wife in that short sound like a female Yosemite Sam?)
I also watched a good majority of the 1970's Panther shorts... and was really disappointed by a lot of them. You can see that the 1960's was when DePatie-Freleng was in its' prime. The 1978 Panther shorts (which were originally made for TV apparently) were particularly lacking in humor and inventiveness. But if I can also get such gems as "Sink Pink", "Pink Punch", and "Pink Pest Control" on the same DVD, I'm not complaining.

BTW, on a rather off-topic note, this is my "return" to this board after being away for a few months. The problem is I prefer to browse this board on my other computer (my family has two) on which I am not logged on. But I decided tonight that if I am indeed a member of this forum then I should still post here.

[Barb Herholzer]

I also watched a good majority of the 1970's Panther shorts... and was really disappointed by a lot of them. You can see that the 1960's was when DePatie-Freleng was in its' prime. The 1978 Panther shorts (which were originally made for TV apparently) were particularly lacking in humor and inventiveness.
I watched some of the later cartoons as well, most of which I've never seen. Pretty routine stuff, though still fun to watch, and nicely designed (the colors are striking, jumping off the screen).

I also like the DVD's simplistic menu. At first I thought the static screen was a little strange, being used to the animated menus on the HB and LT sets. But I like being able to go straight to the cartoons (or special features) without all the excessive menu animation, which grows tiresome after the first couple of times you see it.

[Thad]

I just picked up the Vol. 1 single today at Wal-Mart, since I'm a little strapped for cash now, and it has the best ones on it. ($9 for 27 cartoons? How can you beat that?!)

The quality is a mixed bag. It looks like they used DVNR on them, and a few of the soundtracks (especially Pink, Plunk, Pink) are muffled. There's actually an emulsion line on We Give Pink Stamps.

I noticed laughtracks on the following on Vol. 1 (or disc one on the complete set):

Shocking Pink
An Ounce of Pink
Pink Punch
Vitamin Pink
Pink Blueprint
Super Pink

Still, it wasn't a bad deal for 9 bucks. The first shorts directed by Friz are a riot. :thinkpink

-Thad

[Bugs Bunny]

I just picked up the 2 Vol. at Blockbuster, before I bought the DVD set I wanted to check the quality of the shorts. Hawley Pratt was at the top directing the Pink Panther meanwhile Gerry Chiniguy,and Art Davis joined him. The restorations of these cartoons are teriffic. My dad taped The Pink Panthe cartoons during the eighties ,the shorts compared to those recordings look great.

I am probably planning to pick it up during March when my birthday is there.:D :thinkpink

[Timber Wolf]

I just picked up the 2 Vol. at Blockbuster, before I bought the DVD set I wanted to check the quality of the shorts. Hawley Pratt was at the top directing the Pink Panther meanwhile Gerry Chiniguy,and Art Davis joined him. The restorations of these cartoons are teriffic.

Most of them are great quality, but there is one cartoon that is awfully damaged: We Give Pink Stamps.

[Bugs Bunny]

Most of them are great quality, but there is one cartoon that is awfully damaged: We Give Pink Stamps.

Thanks for the info Timber Wolf. ;) I think Sony could've tried a bit harder for the laugh tracks part. On Disc 2, "Pink in the Clink" has laughtaracks, when it was released on the video Pink Panther Cartoon Festival featuring "A Fly in the Pink" that had no laughtracks.

I am pretty sure non - laugh track versions of PP and A&A sill exist. Only, if they did a bit of more looking.

[Daffysleftfoot]

I apologize if this was brought up already somewhere in this thread. But y'see, I didn't buy this Pink Panther dvd until this thread was about 9 sections long already and I wasn't about to go reading every single post in here. So, if I'm repeating anything, oh well. :rolleyes:

Did anyone notice something rather eerie or ominous about Disc 4. The titles from It's Pink, But Is It Mink? and Rocky Pink were all released in 1975 and 1976. But, then Therapeutic Pink is the only toon released in 1977. The rest the disc are cartoons released in 1978. 1977 is the year Robert McKimson died which would have affected the production schedule immensely. I'm sure this is the reason for these release dates being what they are.

I personally would like to know what was the last Pink Panther toon that McKimson worked on, and/or which ones were started by him but then completed by someone else after his death. :(

[cbrubaker]

Okay, here's how it went.

DePatie-Freleng ended their theatrical schedule in 1977 with "Therapeutic Pink". Meanwhile, ABC Network commissioned "Pink Panther" cartoons for their Saturday Morning lineup. The result? 32 new titles for television plus 16 "Crazylegs Crane" (latter never released theatrically, although I think it did in Europe)

For some reason, United Artists and DFE agreed to have the made for TV shorts released theatrically (probably due to their contract agreement).

So, yeah, basically the last official theatrical from DFE was "Therapeutic Pink" (1977), but continued to fill their theatrical schedule for 1978 to 1980 with the made for TV stuff.

I don't think McKimson's ironic death during his birthday party was the reason the theatrical release dwindled. DFE already had several directors from the television department who could've took over McKimson. The real reason was because theatrical shorts business finally dried up.

[Debbie]

Did they re-score a few of the older shorts for TV? The Pink of Arabee and The Pink of Bagdad are almost the same short, with different music and a brief cut to the second version in the scene where the rope was smacking the Pink Panther around. (I have been kind of sampling a little of each disc for right now...will probably watch the whole thing in order when i have more time...)

[Timber Wolf]

Did they re-score a few of the older shorts for TV? The Pink of Arabee and The Pink of Bagdad are almost the same short, with different music and a brief cut to the second version in the scene where the rope was smacking the Pink Panther around.

Yes, they did. Other redubbed cartoons were:

Pet Pink Pebbles (a remake of Rocky Pink)
Yankee Doodle Pink (a remake of Pinky Doodle)

[Timber Wolf]

Here are some screenshots from the cartoons (NOTE: I made these from
the Region 1 version).

Damaged print (We Give Pink Stamps):

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/1342/screen11pz.png

End credits for The Pink Phink:

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9900/screen29jq.png



http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4376/screen36jw.png

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8296/screen49wr.png

MGM logo added in the ending of every cartoon:

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9785/screen55dd.png

[sumnernor]

Most of them are great quality, but there is one cartoon that is awfully damaged: We Give Pink Stamps.
I looked at that cartoon and saw the problem as given in your posted picture. Luckily it last for a short time. I also looked at the cartoon of the German box set (4:3 as opposed to the UK wide screen) and there was no problem there.

[kittarry]

Can anyone let me know which cartoons/episodes/shorts are on each of the five disc's.

I'm trying to find the three 1/2 hour specials:

A Pink Christmas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_in:_A_Pink_Christmas) (1978)
Olym-Pinks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_in:_Olym-Pinks) (1980, Olympics Special)
Pink at First Sight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_in:_Pink_at_First_Sight) (1981, Valentine's Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day) special)

[Sogturtle]

Can anyone let me know which cartoons/episodes/shorts are on each of the five disc's.

I'm trying to find the three 1/2 hour specials:





A Pink Christmas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_in:_A_Pink_Christmas) (1978)
Olym-Pinks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_in:_Olym-Pinks) (1980)
Pink at First Sight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pink_Panther_in:_Pink_at_First_Sight) (1981, Valentine's Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day) special)


Welcome Kittarry~

The three specials aren't on this set... They ARE on a new release set to come out in a couple of months, go to this thread (http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=9786) for the details...

[kittarry]

Welcome Kittarry~

The three specials aren't on this set... They ARE on a new release set to come out in a couple of months, go to this thread (http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=9786) for the details...

Thankyou sooo sooo sooooo much.

Olym-Pinks is my favourite of all and I haven't seen it for years.

This will make an old child very very happy.

[Sogturtle]

Thankyou sooo sooo sooooo much.

Olym-Pinks is my favourite of all and I haven't seen it for years.

This will make an old child very very happy.

Kittarry~

Glad to be of some help.:)

[starrman1234]

Pink Panther (100) episodes as well as ant and the ardvark complete set and misterjaws email me if ya need anything Starrman@rochester.rr.com maybe we can trade i do purchase as well for good prices and artwork on cases ;)