query: who sang it had better be tonight in the pink panther

pos: Meglio stasera Meglio stasera "Meglio stasera" (known in English as "It Had Better Be Tonight") is a 1963 song in samba rhythm with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the 1963 film "The Pink Panther" where it was performed by Fran Jeffries. In addition to the vocal performance, instrumental portions of the song appear in the film's underscore, sometimes as an introduction to the main "Pink Panther Theme". The beginning of the song, in the original Italian, is here followed by a literal translation and the first two lines

pos: The Pink Panther (1963 film) in Rocca di Papa) was a homage to a similar sequence 26 minutes into Alfred Hitchcock's "Foreign Correspondent" (1940). Fran Jeffries sang the song called "Meglio stasera (It Had Better Be Tonight)" while she danced provocatively around a fireplace. Niven had portrayed "Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman", a character resembling the Phantom, in the film "Raffles" (1939). The movie was a popular hit, earning estimated North American rentals of $6 million. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" wrote, "Seldom has any comedian seemed to work so persistently and hard at trying to be violently funny with weak material"; he called

pos: Fran Jeffries Fran Jeffries Fran Jeffries (born Frances Ann Makris; May 18, 1937 – December 15, 2016) was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Jeffries was born Frances Ann Makris on May 18, 1937, in Mayfield, California, the daughter of Esther A. (née Gautier) and Steven G. Makris, a Greek-immigrant barbershop owner. Jeffries's film debut came in the 1958 film "The Buccaneer." She appeared in the 1963 film "The Pink Panther," in which she sang "Meglio Stasera (It Had Better Be Tonight)" while dancing provocatively around a fireplace. Her figure was highlighted, briefly, in a minor role in "Sex and the

pos: Meglio stasera Meglio stasera "Meglio stasera" (known in English as "It Had Better Be Tonight") is a 1963 song in samba rhythm with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the 1963 film "The Pink Panther" where it was performed by Fran Jeffries. In addition to the vocal performance, instrumental portions of the song appear in the film's underscore, sometimes as an introduction to the main "Pink Panther Theme". The beginning of the song, in the original Italian, is here followed by a literal translation and the first two lines

pos: Meglio stasera Meglio stasera "Meglio stasera" (known in English as "It Had Better Be Tonight") is a 1963 song in samba rhythm with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the 1963 film "The Pink Panther" where it was performed by Fran Jeffries. In addition to the vocal performance, instrumental portions of the song appear in the film's underscore, sometimes as an introduction to the main "Pink Panther Theme". The beginning of the song, in the original Italian, is here followed by a literal translation and the first two lines

neg: Mike Clifford and sang on American Bandstand and also Where the Action Is (ABC-TV). He was a favorite on Baltimore's Buddy Deane Show (1962). Clifford recorded the songs "Pretty Little Girl in the Yellow Dress" from the Universal Pictures "The Last Sunset" in 1961, "Look in Any Window" from the Allied Artists picture "Look in Any Window" in 1961, "Joanna" from the TV production "Peter Gunn" in 1961, "At Last" for the United Artist release "The Last Time I Saw Archie" in 1961, "It Had Better Be Tonight" from the Mirisch-G&E Production "The Pink Panther" in 1963, "Barbara’s Theme" from the motion

neg: David Niven motorcyclists, and mountain climbers: it ran for 21 episodes. In 1975, he narrated "The Remarkable Rocket", a short animation based on a story by Oscar Wilde. His last sizeable film part was in "Better Late Than Never" (1983). In July 1982, Blake Edwards brought Niven back for cameo appearances in two final "Pink Panther" films ("Trail of the Pink Panther" and "Curse of the Pink Panther"), reprising his role as Sir Charles Lytton. By this time, Niven was having serious health problems. When the raw footage was reviewed, his voice was inaudible, and his lines had to be dubbed by

neg: The Party (1968 film) Had Better Be Tonight," which was a song Mancini composed for the first "Pink Panther" film. The compact disc was originally released on August 20, 1995 by BMG Victor. Track listing The Party (1968 film) The Party is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers and Claudine Longet. The film has a very loose structure, and essentially serves as a series of set pieces for Sellers's improvisational comedy talents. The comedy is based on a fish out of water premise, in which a bungling Indian actor accidentally gets invited to a lavish Hollywood dinner

neg: Supermarket Pink picking up the cans, the Pink Panther runs into a food test, where the salesman tells him to drink Cups "A" and "B". Pink, wanting to be on television and steal the spotlight, then makes funny faces at the camera so the cameraman gets mad and grabs the panther's tail. Then, the Pink Panther finally chooses to sample the two cups. After he's finished sampling, the salesman attempts to make Pink say that Cup "B" is better than "A". Pink disagrees, saying that cup "A" is better, and causes the man to become furious. The salesman fights with the Pink

neg: Blake Edwards "Revenge of the Pink Panther" (1978). (1968's "Inspector Clouseau", the third film in the series, was made without the involvement of Edwards or Sellers.) The films were all highly profitable: "The Return of the Pink Panther", for example, cost just $2.5 million to make but grossed $100 million, while "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", did even better. After Sellers' death in 1980, Edwards directed three further "Pink Panther" films. "Trail of the Pink Panther" (1982) consisted of unused material of Sellers from "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" as well as previously-seen material from the earlier films. "Curse of the Pink

neg: Son of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards, who also co-wrote and produced all the previous "Panther" films except for "Inspector Clouseau". It is also the last film to be scored by Henry Mancini. Son of the Pink Panther Son of the Pink Panther is a 1993 Italian-American comedy film. It is a continuation of "The Pink Panther" film series. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are "Panther" regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963 film, Claudia Cardinale. It was the final film for both filmmaker Blake

neg: Revenge of the Pink Panther Revenge of the Pink Panther Revenge of the Pink Panther is a 1978 British comedy film. It is the sixth film in "The Pink Panther" comedy film series. Released in 1978, it is the final on-set performance released during the lifetime of Peter Sellers, who died in 1980. It is also the last entry to be distributed solely by United Artists, which was purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1981. The opening credits are animated by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. Philippe Douvier (Robert Webber), a major businessman and secretly the head of the French Connection, is suspected by his New York Mafia drug trading

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther of the Pink Panther". "Curse of the Pink Panther" had been the original working title for what became "Revenge of the Pink Panther", made five years previously. In "Trail of the Pink Panther", Joanna Lumley had been a TV investigative reporter. Here she is cast as the aristocratic owner of a health spa, Countess Chandra. Dudley Moore, previously briefly considered for the role of Clouseau for "Romance of the Pink Panther" following Sellers' death, had been Blake Edwards' original choice for the role of Det. Clifton Sleigh, but Moore turned it down, not wishing to commit to a series following

neg: Pink Panther (character) of David Niven (who had portrayed Clouseau's jewel thief nemesis in the original live-action film). (Years later, Little would overdub Niven's voice for "Trail of the Pink Panther" and "Curse of the Pink Panther", due to Niven's ill health.) All of the animated "Pink Panther" shorts utilized the distinctive jazzy theme music composed by Henry Mancini for the 1963 feature film, with additional scores composed by Walter Greene or William Lava. In the fall of 1969, the "Pink Panther" cartoons made their way to NBC television shown Saturday mornings via "The Pink Panther Show". NBC added a laugh track to

neg: Pink Panther and Sons Panther is shown speaking. The story was where the Pink Panther had been hired as a magician for a party and asked Pinky to assist him, upsetting Panky who left out. The Pink Panther decides to start his act creating "two Pink Panthers!" displaying Pinky and Panky onstage. Pink Panther and Sons Pink Panther and Sons is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1984 to 1985 and moved to ABC in 1986. Friz Freleng (a close friend of Joe Barbera) served as creative producer for the series

neg: Pink Panther jewel Pink Panther jewel The Pink Panther is a fictional diamond with a distinctive flaw which resembles a leaping panther. The diamond was a major plot device in a series of films which are collectively known as the Pink Panther movies. In addition, the Pink Panther is an animated character who appeared in the title sequences for these films and eventually appeared in his own cartoon series. The Argyle diamond mine is located in North of Western Australia. It produces over 90 percent of the world's pink diamonds; 0.1% of diamonds in the mine are classified as pink. The pink diamond

neg: The Return of the Pink Panther notorious Phantom, is now played by Christopher Plummer rather than David Niven (as in "The Pink Panther", 1963), who was unavailable. The Pink Panther diamond once again plays a central role in the plot. In the fictional country of Lugash, a mysterious thief seizes the Pink Panther diamond and leaves a white glove marked with a gold-tinted "P". With its national treasure once again missing, the Shah of Lugash requests the assistance of Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) of the Sûreté, as Clouseau had recovered the diamond the last time it was stolen. Clouseau has been temporarily demoted to beat cop

neg: Bobby McFerrin AIDS. A modified version of the song "Thinkin' About Your Body" (as "Thinkin' About Your Chocolate") from the album "Spontaneous Inventions" was used in a series of UK Cadbury's chocolate adverts in 1989/1990. As early as 1992, widespread rumors circulated that falsely claimed McFerrin committed suicide. The rumors intentionally made fun of the distinctly positive nature of his popular song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by claiming McFerrin took his own life. In 1993, McFerrin sang Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther" theme for the movie "Son of the Pink Panther". In addition to his vocal performing career, in 1994, Mr. McFerrin was

neg: The Pink Panther Strikes Again The Pink Panther Strikes Again The Pink Panther Strikes Again is a 1976 British comedy film. It is the fifth film in "The Pink Panther" series and the third to include the phrase "Pink Panther" in its title, although the Pink Panther diamond is not a part of the story. The plot picks up three years after "The Return of the Pink Panther", with former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) about to be released from a psychiatric prison after having been driven mad by Inspector Jacques Clouseau's (Peter Sellers) bumbling in the previous film. A typically disastrous visit from

neg: The Pink Panther 2 The Pink Panther 2 The Pink Panther 2 is a 2009 American action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. It is the eleventh installment in The Pink Panther film series and the sequel to the 2006 film "The Pink Panther", a reboot of the popular comedy series. The film was released on February 6, 2009 in North America. In the film, Inspector Clouseau must team up with detectives from other countries to rout a daring burglar, The Tornado, who has returned after a decade of inactivity. Steve Martin, who reprised the role of Clouseau, originated by Peter Sellers, polished the

neg: The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight is an animated Valentine's Day special starring "The Pink Panther" which premiered on ABC on February 14, 1981. This would be David H. DePatie's first and only solo work on "The Pink Panther" without Friz Freleng, the final new "Pink Panther" production by DePatie before his retirement from animation in 1984 and the first "Pink Panther" cartoon produced by Marvel Productions, which would go on to make new animation for the opening titles of "Trail of the Pink Panther" and "Curse of the Pink

neg: Queen of Hip-Pop icon and her transition to R&B/Hip-Hop music. The album art theme is that of the Pink Panther. Amuro happened to be a big fan of the Pink Panther cartoon character and wanted to include its image. A licensing deal was struck with MGM studios allowing Amuro to freely use the character in her album artwork and promotion. A special character "Namie Panther" based on Amuro herself was also created as a counterpart to the Pink Panther. Because of the Pink Panther deal, all of the material released for the album has been pink (Amuro had stated in an interview years

neg: The Pink Phink The Pink Phink The Pink Phink is a 1964 animated short comedy film, directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt. It is the first animated short starring the Pink Panther. The Pink Panther and an unnamed painter (known as the "Little Man") compete over whether a house should be painted blue or pink. Each time the painter attempts to paint something blue, the panther thwarts him in a new way, and paints the object/area pink. At the end, the exasperated painter inadvertently turns the house and everything around it pink (first by repeatedly shooting at the elusive panther with a

neg: The Pink Panther was released in February 2006 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and was co-produced with Columbia Pictures. It is set in the present day and introduces different main characters, therefore belonging to a different continuity. Martin also stars in the sequel, "The Pink Panther 2," released in 2009. On March 31, 2014, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced plans to develop a new live-action/animated "Pink Panther" film, which it said would be directed by David Silverman and produced by Walter Mirisch and Julie Andrews (who, in addition to her career accomplishments, is Blake Edwards' widow). This film would not focus on Inspector Clouseau, but it will instead focus

neg: The Little Man (The Pink Panther) rid of the Pink Panther, only to side with the feline later on in the short. The Little Man (The Pink Panther) The Little Man was a regular character who appeared in the original "Pink Panther" shorts created by David DePatie and Friz Freleng. The Little Man is considered the main antagonist of the Pink Panther series. The Little Man first appeared in 1964 in the first entry of the "Pink Panther" animated series, "The Pink Phink". The character became a foil for the Pink Panther and would appear throughout the series in its 16-year duration. The Little Man appears

neg: The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight production due to him and DePatie breaking up their studio and returned to Warner Bros. Many of the characters' voices on this special (saving the silent Panther himself) were done by Frank Welker, Brian Cummings, Marilyn Schreffler and Hal Smith. The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight is an animated Valentine's Day special starring "The Pink Panther" which premiered on ABC on February 14, 1981. This would be David H. DePatie's first and only solo work on "The Pink Panther" without Friz Freleng, the final new "Pink Panther" production by DePatie

neg: Pink Panther (character) Pink Panther (character) The Pink Panther is a fictional animated character who appeared in the opening and/or closing credit sequences of every film in the "Pink Panther" series except for "A Shot in the Dark" and "Inspector Clouseau". In the storyline of the original film, "the Pink Panther" was the name of a valuable pink diamond named for a flaw that showed a "figure of a springing panther" when held up to the light in a certain way; in the credits this was translated to an animated pink panther. The character's popularity spawned a spin-off franchise of theatrical shorts, television

neg: The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks, is an animated sports-themed special which first aired on ABC on February 22, 1980 to coincide with the 1980 Winter Olympics. This was the final Pink Panther cartoon to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises as well as the last Pink Panther production involving creator Friz Freleng before his departing to return to Warner Bros. Animation. Unlike NBC, which required all Panther broadcasts to be fitted with a laugh track, ABC did not insist upon laughter being added — a first for the series. In Lake Placid, New York, the Pink

neg: Sweet'n Low sponsorship deal with Metro Goldwyn Mayer, who at the time had recently released the 2006 spy comedy film remake "The Pink Panther". As a result, the Pink Panther animated character himself had his appearance in 2 promotional commercials (One for the 2006 film and the other one for the remake's sequel, "The Pink Panther 2") and on the sweetener's iconic pink packets and its box packaging. The name "Sweet'n Low" derives from an 1863 song by Sir Joseph Barnby, which took both its title and lyrics from an Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, entitled "The Princess: Sweet and Low". Sweet'n Low

neg: Alvin and the Chipmunks variation of NBC's "Let's All Be There" campaign for its Saturday-morning lineup in 1984 (shows included "The Smurfs", "Snorks", "Going Bananas", "Pink Panther and Sons", "Kidd Video", "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends", "Mister T", etc.). After 1988, the show was renamed just "The Chipmunks" to indicate that there were now two groups of them. Also introduced was the boys' "Uncle" Harry, who may or may not have actually been a relative. The show reflected contemporaneous trends popular culture; the Chipmunks sang recent hits, and wore contemporary clothing. One "documentary" episode spoofed John Lennon's 1966 infamous comment that the Beatles had

neg: Pink Goes to Hollywood door from which the final boss emerges, and it will cause instant and continuous harm to the Pink Panther if he makes contact with it. Like in the SNES version, The Pink Panther also starts the game shrunken down and inside a house, which also serves as the hub that leads to all the other levels of the game; but unlike the SNES version, the hub isn’t a level that’s supposed to be finished, and there are no hazards nor abysses that can harm the Pink Panther. From here, the player can navigate the Pink Panther to all the other

neg: The Little Man (The Pink Panther) The Little Man (The Pink Panther) The Little Man was a regular character who appeared in the original "Pink Panther" shorts created by David DePatie and Friz Freleng. The Little Man is considered the main antagonist of the Pink Panther series. The Little Man first appeared in 1964 in the first entry of the "Pink Panther" animated series, "The Pink Phink". The character became a foil for the Pink Panther and would appear throughout the series in its 16-year duration. The Little Man appears in various roles throughout the entire original series. He seldom speaks and has a distinctive big

neg: Pink Panther (character) who is often considered a caricature of Friz Freleng (this character is officially known as The Little Man), by constantly trying to paint the Little Man's blue house pink. "The Pink Phink" won the 1964 Academy Award for Animated Short Film, and subsequent shorts in the series, usually featuring the Pink Panther opposite the Little Man, were successful releases. In an early series of Pink Panther animated cartoons, Pink generally remained silent, speaking only in two theatrical shorts, "Sink Pink" (one line) and "Pink Ice" (throughout the film). Rich Little provided Pink's voice in these shorts, modeling it on that

neg: DePatie–Freleng Enterprises work. Many of the animators who had worked at Warner Bros. in the 1950s and 1960s returned to the old Warner cartoon studio to work for DFE. The first entry in the "Pink Panther" series, "The Pink Phink", was directed by Freleng and won the studio its only Academy Award in 1964. In 1967, DFE would receive another Academy Award nomination for "The Pink Blueprint". "The Pink Panther" theatrical series of cartoons became the basis of a Saturday morning television series, "The Pink Panther Show", which also included theatrical cartoons of "The Inspector" and eventually "The Ant and the Aardvark",

neg: The Pink Phink channel on YouTube. The Pink Phink The Pink Phink is a 1964 animated short comedy film, directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt. It is the first animated short starring the Pink Panther. The Pink Panther and an unnamed painter (known as the "Little Man") compete over whether a house should be painted blue or pink. Each time the painter attempts to paint something blue, the panther thwarts him in a new way, and paints the object/area pink. At the end, the exasperated painter inadvertently turns the house and everything around it pink (first by repeatedly shooting at the elusive

neg: Pink Panther (character) popular character. In addition to the regular airing of the classic cartoon, the panther also appears in the following: The Pink Panther was considered one of the possible cameos in the 1988 film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". The Pink Panther is featured in multiple computer and video games: The Pink Panther is associated with a number of cancer awareness and support organisations. The Pink Panther is the mascot of the New Zealand Child Cancer foundation and for a line of clothing to promote breast cancer awareness. California based children's cancer charity The Gary L. Hoop Foundation humorously places The Pink

neg: The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight miming a 50s-ish sounding ballad), a snobby classic violinist (after the Panther, who had the wrong recording on at the time, used a Stradivarius violin like an electric guitar), a priest (whom the Panther apparently gave the wrong present to) and a crime boss and tough gangsters (which their present was a bomb). Finally, after warding off the crime boss and his gang with a cassette containing excerpts of a police radio show (before the cops heard it, saw them and went after to arrest them), our hero meets the pantheress of his dreams, the ideal feline valentine. "Pink at

neg: Trail of the Pink Panther appearance as Clouseau in the World War II flashback. The film was a critical failure. Although the film was marketed as a tribute to Sellers, it was widely panned by critics. It was released for Christmas 1982 and grossed only $9 million - $22,971,889.12 in 2017 dollars ($1,341,695 on opening weekend in 800 theaters; $3,247,458 on opening week) against its $6 million budget. In contrast, the previous film in the series, "Revenge of the Pink Panther", had made over $49 million. Nonetheless, it was soon followed by a further "Pink Panther" film, "Curse of the Pink Panther", which was shot

neg: The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink ten original songs and over 300 fact-filled pages containing information and photos of the countries in which players find themselves. It is also characterized by comic graphics similar to those from the animated shorts. The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink is an adventure game for the PC released on October 18, 1997 by Wanderlust Interactive. It is based on the Pink Panther cartoon and is a sequel to "". After the successful events in "The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril", the Pink Panther gives up his life as an agent for Inspector Clouseau and

neg: The Pink Panther The first film in the series had an animated opening sequence, created by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, featuring The Pink Panther Theme by Mancini, as well as the Pink Panther character. This character, designed by Hawley Pratt and Friz Freleng, was subsequently the subject of his own series of animated cartoons which gained its highest profile when aired on Saturday mornings as "The Pink Panther Show." The character would be featured in the opening of every film in the movie series except "A Shot in the Dark" and "Inspector Clouseau". Although the original film was actually centred on the Phantom/Sir Charles Lytton,

neg: Revenge of the Pink Panther on the set of the new film ("Curse of the Pink Panther"). Composed by Henry Mancini in his fifth Pink Panther, its theme music and much of the soundtrack draw heavily from the disco trends of the late 1970s. The "Pink Panther Theme" itself was reworked to include a more dancy bassline, electric piano and guitar solo. Revenge of the Pink Panther Revenge of the Pink Panther is a 1978 British comedy film. It is the sixth film in "The Pink Panther" comedy film series. Released in 1978, it is the final on-set performance released during the lifetime of Peter

neg: The Pink Panther 2 in fact, kept the real Pink Panther in his possession, having switched them at the museum before he was about to leave France. The Tornado, an expert on gems, would have recognized the Pink Panther to be a fake; therefore, his suicide note was forged, and he was murdered. He reveals that he had given Sonia's car a ticket two days before the Pink Panther was stolen, contradicting her alibi of having been delayed to the crime scene because of her flight, which revealed to him that Sonia was the culprit. Dreyfus tries to claim credit for having appointed Clouseau

neg: The Pink Panther Show preceding the show featured Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther Theme" played under a segment from "Pink Outs" featuring the Pink Panther folding the backdrop into a square to be eaten. The closer featured the last few seconds of the theme played under a scene from "Reel Pink" featuring the panther water skiing. MGM/UA created two versions of the syndication package. The first consisted of "The Pink Panther", "Inspector", "The Ant and the Aardvark" and "Texas Toads" entries sourced from film elements utilized during the program's original network run. The second version consisted of "The Pink Panther", "The Ant and the Aardvark"

neg: The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas with "Olym-pinks" and "" was released on the DVD collection "The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas" from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas is a holiday-themed special starring "The Pink Panther". It first aired on ABC on December 7, 1978. The Pink Panther is homeless and wandering an early-20th century big city at Christmastime. Snow is on the ground and he is very cold and hungry. The cartoon follows his efforts to obtain food while overcoming crazy holiday mayhem in town. A chance discovery of

neg: The Pink Panther "Return.") The plot of the first film is based on the theft of this diamond. The diamond reappears in several later films in the series, "The Return of the Pink Panther," "Trail of the Pink Panther," and "Curse of the Pink Panther." It also appears in the revival of the Inspector Clouseau character in the much later Steve Martin films "The Pink Panther" (2006), and its sequel "The Pink Panther 2" (2009). The name "the Pink Panther" became attached to Inspector Clouseau in much the same way that "Frankenstein" has been used in film titles to refer to Dr. Frankenstein's

neg: The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink is an adventure game for the PC released on October 18, 1997 by Wanderlust Interactive. It is based on the Pink Panther cartoon and is a sequel to "". After the successful events in "The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril", the Pink Panther gives up his life as an agent for Inspector Clouseau and gets a job as a door-to-door-salesman. However, his more slow-paced life is soon interrupted as Nathan, son of the lunatic dentist and teeth-based jewelry collector Dr. Periowinkle, steals utensils from the warlock Dr. Strangeblood

neg: Pink Panther (character) Panther in various locations on its website and in its advertisements, paying homage to both the cartoon and their late namesake Gary Hoop, who once carried "The Pink Panther" as a nickname. Animation historian Jerry Beck has called the Pink Panther "the last great Hollywood cartoon character", noting that "Classic animation pretty much died in the '60s, everyone had kind of bailed out. But his creators didn't rest on their laurels. They didn't make the cartoons to look like Warner Bros. cartoons, or Disney cartoons, or the UPA look of Mister Magoo and Gerald McBoing-Boing. They came up with their

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther have been robbed, and a white monogrammed glove has been left behind. "Swine Phantom!" mutters Clouseau, knowing only too well who is responsible for the theft. In the final scene, Sir Charles, Simone, and George are sailing away on board their yacht with The Pink Panther jewel, which Simone has stolen. In a post-credits scene, the animated Pink Panther is shown stealing the Pink Panther jewel. Realizing it's heavy, he slips out of the shot and drops the diamond offscreen, shattering it. The credits roll shortly afterwards. The film was shot at the same time as linking footage for "Trail

neg: Pink Panther (character) broadcast TV in the case of "The Flintstones". Freleng's colleagues credit his sense of creative timing as a key element to the cartoon's artistic success. Freleng himself regarded the Pink Panther as his finest achievement and the character he most identified with, according to family and colleagues interviewed on the 2006 DVD release. Pink Panther (character) The Pink Panther is a fictional animated character who appeared in the opening and/or closing credit sequences of every film in the "Pink Panther" series except for "A Shot in the Dark" and "Inspector Clouseau". In the storyline of the original film, "the Pink

neg: Supermarket Pink it, causing it to start rolling down the supermarket. The shopping cart goes outside of the supermarket and crashes. After that the Pink Panther has to pay for the things he intends to buy. He finds out he has no money and, the clerk, furious, calls the employer, so the employer throws the food at the Pink Panther who gets away and goes home...with the food, after it has all been thrown out the door at him. Then, after realizing he was had once again, the employer pushes a button on the register, causing the register to print "No Sale".

neg: Trail of the Pink Panther concurrently with "Trail". That film did not feature Peter Sellers at all (with the exception of some archival voice work that he was not given credit for) and was instead employing the talents of Ted Wass as Clouseau replacement Clifton Sleigh. That film would be a critical and commercial failure. Trail of the Pink Panther Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. It was the seventh film in "The Pink Panther" series, the first film in the series following Sellers' death and also the last in which he

neg: The Pink Panther 1993-1996 animated TV series.. The animated Pink Panther character has also appeared in computer and console video games, as well as advertising campaigns for several companies, most notably for Owens Corning Fiberglass insulation. There was also a short-lived animated series called "Pink Panther and Pals" (2010) which is aimed at younger children. In 2014, MGM announced (see above) that it was planning an animation / live-action hybrid film reboot of the franchise, to be directed by David Silverman and produced by Walter Mirisch and Julie Andrews. The animated Pink Panther character also appeared in a short animated segment on the

neg: The Pink Panther later adopted by the animated spin-off series, "The Inspector." Although official, the live-action film "Inspector Clouseau" (1968) starring Alan Arkin, is generally not considered by fans to be part of the series canon, since it involved neither Sellers nor Edwards. Some elements of Arkin's performance and costuming, however, were retained when Peter Sellers resumed the role of Clouseau for "Return" in 1975. Despite speculation, Alan Arkin does not appear in "Trail of the Pink Panther." The film that launched the second Pink Panther series, "The Pink Panther," starring Martin as Clouseau, directed by Shawn Levy and produced by Robert Simonds,

neg: The Pink Panther (TV series) The Pink Panther (TV series) The Pink Panther is an American animated television series starring the Pink Panther and his co-stars from the original cartoon shorts in a series of brand new stories. The program was credited as being a co-production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng and United Artists, though only the former was responsible for its production, as the other properties either ceased to exist or were transferred to MGM a decade before it was aired. It was distributed by Claster Television and not MGM Television, despite MGM owning "The Pink Panther". Unlike other animated series featuring the Pink Panther,

neg: Pink Goes to Hollywood to collect a token that has stairs on it - which is placed right above the Pink Panther at the start of the level - and use it at the nearby “Toll” to spawn a staircase that the Pink Panther can climb to get to the door. The timer is also set to 30 seconds, and the game will reset if the player lets it run out; the game will also simply reset if the Pink Panther ever perishes in this level. A secret area behind the doors can also be accessed by activating the debugging mode (see below) and

neg: The Pink Phink shotgun that the panther had poured pink paint into, and then by burying the panther's pink paint cans in the soil outside the house, where they "sprout"), and the panther moves in. But just before he moves in, he paints the white man completely pink. The painter gets upset and bangs his head against the mailbox outside. The Pink Panther then walks into the house as the sun (also turned pink) sets and the cartoon fades out. "The Pink Phink" was the first Pink Panther animated short produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and by winning the 1964 Academy Award for Animated

neg: The Pink Panther Strikes Again thereafter, a cartoon image of Clouseau emerges from the water, which has been tinted pink, and begins swimming, unaware that a gigantic version of the Pink Panther character is waiting below him with a sharp-toothed, open mouth (a reference to the film "Jaws", made further obvious by the thematic music). The film ends when the animated Clouseau gets chased by the Pink Panther as the credits roll. "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" was rushed into production owing to the success of "The Return of the Pink Panther". Blake Edwards had used one of two scripts that he and Frank Waldman

neg: The Pink Panther Show the ending credits, the Inspector climbs back into the Panthermobile, but leaves the Pink Panther behind, who is seen chasing after the car. The show's title song, "Panther Pink Panther From Head To Toes", was written by Doug Goodwin and played over the opening and closing sequence. The entries utilized for the second season featured complete original theatrical titles. With only two exceptions, the first and third cartoons of each episode were Pink Panthers, and second was an Inspector. In the two exceptions, the first and third cartoons were Inspectors, and the middle one was a Pink Panther. Unlike Season

neg: The Return of the Pink Panther said that Eric Pleskow of United Artists was offered the chance to come into the movie as a partner but declined, thinking the movie would be a financial failure; he only wanted UA to distribute. Richard Williams, later the animation director on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", did the animated open and closing titles for this picture and "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", due to DePatie-Freleng's work on the "Pink Panther" shorts and other cartoon projects for TV and film. Williams got help animating this from two animation legends, Ken Harris and Art Babbitt. Catherine Schell can be seen laughing on

neg: The Pink Phink Short Film, it marked the first time that a studio won an Academy Award with its very first animated short. A laugh track was added to the theatrical Pink Panther cartoons when they were broadcast as part of the "Pink Panther Show" aired on NBC, and this laugh track still appears on when the show is aired on the Spanish language Boomerang TV channel, and the France Channel Gulli. Most American broadcasts currently air minus the laugh track. "The Pink Phink" can be viewed in its original form with full titles and sans laugh track on The Official Pink Panther

neg: The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas is a holiday-themed special starring "The Pink Panther". It first aired on ABC on December 7, 1978. The Pink Panther is homeless and wandering an early-20th century big city at Christmastime. Snow is on the ground and he is very cold and hungry. The cartoon follows his efforts to obtain food while overcoming crazy holiday mayhem in town. A chance discovery of a Santa suit leads to a job in the department store as Santa, but when he takes a bite out of a little girl's

neg: The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril Man stock character from Pink's animated shorts in the role of a camp counselor. He also reconnects with an old friend of his, Von Schmarty, a scientist and caricature of Albert Einstein who shows him his numerous inventions. Soon after Pink arrives, the children start acting strangely and contradictory to their nature, hating their camping experience despite Pink's every effort to appease them. Pink finds himself traveling around the world, followed by three dogs who claim to represent the "Better Camping Bureau", to solve the mystery and restore order to the camp. Armed with a PDA (which stands for "Pink

neg: Pink Panther (character) and jokes from viewers. This version flopped, and would change back to the original half-hour version in 1977. In 1978, "The Pink Panther" moved to ABC and was rebranded "The All New Pink Panther Show", where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm entirely. The ABC version of the series featured sixteen episodes with 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 of Crazylegs Crane. The 32 entries were later released theatrically by United Artists. In 1971, Gold Key Comics began publishing a Pink Panther comic book, with art by Warren Tufts. "The Pink Panther and the Inspector" lasted

neg: Pink Panther (character) sons, Pinky and Panky. While popular, critics complained that there was not enough Pink Panther to maintain interest for a full 30 minutes. A new series of cartoons were created in 1993, simply titled "The Pink Panther", produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, premiered in syndication in 1993, and had the Pink Panther speaking with the voice of Matt Frewer (of "Max Headroom" fame). Unlike the original shorts, not all episode titles contained the word "pink," although many instead contained the word "panther." Voice impressionist John Byner returned to voice both the Ant and the Aardvark. In July 2007, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and

neg: The Pink Panther Show The Pink Panther Show The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1978, starring the animated Pink Panther character from the opening credits of the live-action films. The series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American television networks: from September 6, 1969 to September 2, 1978, on NBC; and from September 9, 1978 to September 1, 1979, on ABC (as "The All New Pink Panther Show"). When "The Pink Panther Show" first aired in 1969, it consisted of one cartoon

neg: The Pink Panther Show 32 new Pink Panther cartoons, and 16 featuring Crazylegs Crane: no bumpers were produced for "The All New Pink Panther Show", but 10 second "Stay tuned..." bumpers explaining an upcoming entry were produced for the first several episodes. The 32 "All New Pink Panther Show" entries were eventually released to theaters by United Artists. Henry Mancini composed "The Pink Panther Theme" for the live action films, which would be used extensively in the cartoon series as well. Doug Goodwin composed the show's opening title music while William Lava and Walter Greene composed music scores heard throughout the cartoons, many of

neg: The Pink Panther Show Aardvark" entries featured shorter opening titles with introduction music from either "The New Pink Panther Show" (1971–1974) or "The All New Pink Panther Show" (1978–1979). Closing credits featuring the Pink Panther disco dancing from "The All New Pink Panther Show" closed out the episodes. Other versions of "The Pink Panther Show" have been seen and aired only in Spanish. The Pink Panther Show The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1978, starring the animated Pink Panther character from the opening credits of the live-action films. The

neg: The Pink Panther (TV series) of speaking throughout the episodes, to allow more interaction with other characters. Voiced by Matt Frewer, he was given a humorous American accent in order to appeal to younger children, which was in sharp contrast to the sophisticated British accent supplied by impressionist Rich Little who voiced the Panther briefly in two 1965 cartoon shorts, "Sink Pink" and "Pink Ice". Alongside the Pink Panther, a number of his co-stars from the original theatrical shorts appear in the series, including: "The Inspector", who the Panther assists in the guise of an American police officer; "The Ant and the Aardvark", with John

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther with the cartoon Panther (who talks) to solve crimes. This "Roger Rabbit" knock-off never aired. Finally, after much effort, Edwards's "Son" was released in 1993, starring Roberto Benigni as Clouseau's illegitimate son. However, like this and "Trail", it didn't do well at the box-office, signalling the end of Edwards' involvement with the franchise for good. A commercially successful revival, "The Pink Panther", starring Steve Martin as Clouseau, was released in 2006, though this film is a rebooting of the franchise rather than a continuation or remake. Martin once again played Clouseau in "The Pink Panther 2", though that film was

neg: Friz Freleng so popular that United Artists, distributors of "The Pink Panther", had Freleng produce a short cartoon starring the character, "The Pink Phink" (1964). After "The Pink Phink" won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), Freleng and DePatie responded by producing a whole series of Pink Panther cartoons. Other original cartoon series, among them "The Inspector", "The Ant and the Aardvark", "The Dogfather", "Roland and Rattfink" and "Crazylegs Crane", soon followed. In 1969, "The Pink Panther Show", a Saturday morning anthology program featuring DePatie–Freleng cartoons, debuted on NBC. "The Pink Panther" and the other original DePatie–Freleng series would

neg: Pink Panther and Pals Pink Panther and Pals Pink Panther and Pals is an American animated television series and is a modern adaptation of the classic DePatie-Freleng Pink Panther shorts from the 1960s. The program was produced for Cartoon Network by Desert Panther Production and Rubicon Studios in association with Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng and MGM Television, and premiered on the channel on March 7, 2010, both in HD and SD. KidsClick picked up this show on July 1st, 2017, and debuted it in both HD and SD as well. Like the classic cartoon show, the programme is composed of two seven-minute "Pink Panther" shorts and a

neg: Yoshikazu Yahiro Yoshikazu Yahiro Yoshikazu Yahiro (born July 5, 1970 in Tsu, Mie, Japan), better known by his stage name Panther and formerly as Circuit V. Panther, is a Japanese metal guitarist. His stage name was comes from the place he was born, Mie Prefecture where the Suzuka racing "circuit" is, his favorite guitarist, Steve Vai from which he adopted the letter "V", and his look, many people think he looks like a "panther", especially when he had pink-dyed hair. He joined Sex Machineguns in April 2001 as a tour supporter and became an official member in September 2001. When Sex Machineguns

neg: The Pink Panther Show its entirety (including bumpers and laugh track) on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. It was previously shown on UK Gold, BBC One, Boomerang (2000–2009) and Cartoon Network (1993–2002). In the late 2000s, it aired in Canada on Teletoon Retro weekday mornings at 8:00 AM. Teletoon Retro showed all 32 episodes of "The Pink Panther Show" with the panther and the Inspector, all 17 episodes of "The New Pink Panther Show" with the panther and the Ant and the Aardvark, and select episodes of the first syndicated "Pink Panther Show" series (only those episodes with the middle cartoon being an

neg: Curse of the Pink Panther had been the stars of the original "Pink Panther" film. This was Niven's final film and due to his failing health, his voice was dubbed by impressionist Rich Little during post-production. Roger Moore's scenes were shot during a break from shooting "Octopussy". He was credited as "Turk Thrust II", a nod to actor Bryan Forbes, who was credited as "Turk Thrust" in the 1964 Clouseau film, "A Shot in the Dark". Clouseau turning to a life of crime and living together with a criminal Countress was an element borrowed from Peter Sellers' unfilmed "Romance of the Pink Panther" script which

neg: The Pink Panther Niven and Capucine reprise their original roles from the first Pink Panther film. "Trail" was a critical and commercial failure. Inspector Clouseau and the Pink Panther diamond, both of which had gone missing in "Trail," are pursued by a bungling American detective, Sgt. Clifton Sleigh (Ted Wass). Clouseau returns, after having plastic surgery to disguise his identity, in a cameo played by Roger Moore (who is credited as Turk Thrust II). Although intended to spawn a new series of misadventures for Sergeant Sleigh, the film's dismal box-office performance and critical drubbing led to a decade-long hiatus of the series. Blake

neg: The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight Panther". It is Valentine's Day and the Pink Panther is lonely and has no money (except for seven cents). He goes to a messenger service for a job but messes his rehearsal up. He then goes to a store, buys a cassette player and pre-recorded cassettes with the seven cents he had left and goes back to the messenger service miming to "Vesti la giubba", an aria from Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "Pagliacci", and gets hired as a messenger. Antics on the job entangle the breezy cat with a jealous husband (after the Panther steals the heart of a housewife whilst

neg: Pink Panther and Pals this series. The series had its UK premiere on Boomerang on April 19 and began airing on Boomeraction and on Boomeringo on September 11. The show premiered on Pop in 2018. Pink Panther and Pals Pink Panther and Pals is an American animated television series and is a modern adaptation of the classic DePatie-Freleng Pink Panther shorts from the 1960s. The program was produced for Cartoon Network by Desert Panther Production and Rubicon Studios in association with Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng and MGM Television, and premiered on the channel on March 7, 2010, both in HD and SD. KidsClick picked up this show

neg: Revenge of the Pink Panther he would write and shoot new footage around it with Sellers and company. Sellers balked at this and insisted that "Revenge" feature all new footage. Sellers' contract for "Revenge" gave him story approval, which is why that film carries a story credit for Edwards that none of the previous films had. The opening animated titles in the film were designed by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, who had been involved with the series since the animated titles of the original 1963 film, "The Pink Panther". It was the first time since "Inspector Clouseau" in 1968 that DePatie-Freleng animated the opening titles of a

neg: Son of the Pink Panther In 1996 MGM approached Robin Williams and Jim Carrey about the series. MGM would cut a deal for a Panther reboot with Edwards (allowing the film to proceed without his participation) in 1997. The series was rebooted in 2006 with the release of "The Pink Panther" starring Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau and Kevin Kline (previously considered for the role of Clouseau) as Charles Dreyfus. "The Pink Panther 2" saw Kline's Dreyfus replaced by John Cleese. This is the last film of the original iteration of the "Pink Panther" franchise. This was the last film to be directed by

neg: Son of the Pink Panther Son of the Pink Panther Son of the Pink Panther is a 1993 Italian-American comedy film. It is a continuation of "The Pink Panther" film series. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are "Panther" regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963 film, Claudia Cardinale. It was the final film for both filmmaker Blake Edwards and composer Henry Mancini; Edwards retired from movie making, and Mancini died the following year. Princess Yasmin of Lugash (Debrah Farentino) is abducted in French territorial waters

neg: The Pink Panther Strikes Again had written for a proposed "Pink Panther" TV series as the basis for that film, and he used the other as the starting point for "Strikes Again". As a result, it is the only "Pink Panther" movie which has a storyline (Dreyfus in the insane asylum) that explicitly follows on from the previous film. The movie was in production from December 1975 to September 1976, with filming taking place from February to June 1976. The strained relationship between Sellers and Blake Edwards had further deteriorated by the time production of "Strikes Again" was underway. Sellers was mentally and physically in

neg: Supermarket Pink Supermarket Pink Supermarket Pink is the 124th cartoon produced in the "Pink Panther" series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between December 18, 1964 to December 31, 1978. Pink Panther becomes hungry and rushes down to the kitchen, only to find no food. Pink then goes to the supermarket, gets in after some trouble with the automatic door, and collides with the employer. He runs from the employer who jumps and ultimately crashes into a pile of cans. After he picks the cans up, Pink removes some from the pile, causing it collapse again. While the employer is

neg: Supermarket Pink Supermarket Pink Supermarket Pink is the 124th cartoon produced in the "Pink Panther" series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between December 18, 1964 to December 31, 1978. Pink Panther becomes hungry and rushes down to the kitchen, only to find no food. Pink then goes to the supermarket, gets in after some trouble with the automatic door, and collides with the employer. He runs from the employer who jumps and ultimately crashes into a pile of cans. After he picks the cans up, Pink removes some from the pile, causing it collapse again. While the employer is

neg: Lew Grade been prospering for a few years. Only Grade's second big budget feature, ITC produced the eventual film "The Return of the Pink Panther" (1975), while United Artists (UA), who had earlier rejected the project themselves, gained distribution rights and a 5% share of the profits. Distribution in other countries was undertaken by ITC. "The Return of the Pink Panther" was a commercially successful release. It also prompted Grade to move into the film industry, where he had success with "Farewell My Lovely" (1975). Other films of the period made with Grade's involvement include the co-releases "The Boys From Brazil" (1978)

neg: Pink Panther (character) Jordan's Rubicon animation company began co-production of the animated series "Pink Panther and Pals" Prequel to The Pink Panther Show portraying a teenaged panther and his friends. The 26 episode TV series premiered worldwide in spring 2010 on Cartoon Network. On December 7, 2011, a new 22-minute holiday special entitled "A Very Pink Christmas", starring the classic iteration of the panther, aired on ABC Family. The Pink Panther is known as "Nathu" and "Pangu" in East and South Asia, "Paulchen Panther" (Little Paul the Panther) in Germany and "Пинко розовата пантера" (Pinko the Pink panther) in Bulgaria. He remains a

neg: Trail of the Pink Panther Trail of the Pink Panther Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. It was the seventh film in "The Pink Panther" series, the first film in the series following Sellers' death and also the last in which he appeared as Inspector Clouseau. Sellers died before production began. His performance consists only of deleted scenes from previous films. When the famous Pink Panther diamond is stolen again from Lugash, Chief Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is called on the case despite protests by Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). While on

neg: The Pink Panther Show 1976, the half-hour series was revamped into a 90-minute format, as "It's the All New Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show Introducing Misterjaw"; this version included a live-action segment, where comedian Lenny Schultz would read letters and jokes from viewers. This version performed poorly and eventually reverted to the original 30-minute version in 1977 as "Think Pink Panther". After nine years on NBC, the Pink Panther moved to ABC in 1978 and was retitled "The All New Pink Panther Show", where it lasted one season before leaving the network realm entirely. The ABC version of the series featured sixteen episodes with

neg: The Pink Panther (TV series) Byner reprising the role of both characters; "The Dogfather" and his henchdogs Pugg and Louie, who were redesigned for this series; The Muscle Man from the 1968 cartoon "Come On In! The Water's Pink"; The Witch from the 1969 cartoon "Pink-A-Rella"; and "The Little Man", who like the Panther, was also designed to speak in the series, with Wallace Shawn providing his voice. The series also featured new characters, including a mask-wearing tribal witch doctor named Voodoo Man, a little red-headed girl named Thelma, and a sweet old lady named Mrs. Chubalingo and her pet parrot Jules. The Pink Panther

neg: The Pink Panther (2006 film) $9,391,182. To date the film has sold 1,579,116 copies—$23,216,770 of consumer spending. Christophe Beck is credited with the film score which was released as the soundtrack album "The Pink Panther" about one month following the release of the film. R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, who co-stars as Xania, performed two songs for the film, "A Woman Like Me" and #1 hit, "Check on It". The latter serves as the film's theme song aside from the Pink Panther theme. Numerous other songs were used in small parts, but only Beck's original score was included on the soundtrack album. The sequel to this

neg: The Pink Panther Show featuring The Inspector, sandwiched by two Pink Panther entries. (Because of the number of shorts produced, two episodes feature a Pink Panther cartoon sandwiched by two Inspector entries.) The 30-minute show was then connected via bumper sequences featuring both the panther and Inspector together, with announcer Marvin Miller acting as an off-camera narrator talking to the panther. Bumper sequences consisted of newly animated segments as well as recycled footage from existing cartoons "We Give Pink Stamps", "Reel Pink", "Pink Outs" and "Super Pink", fitted with new incidental music and voice-over work from Miller. Pink Panther shorts produced after 1969 (starting

neg: The Pink Panther derives its name from the eponymous pink diamond that has an enormous size and value. The diamond is called the "Pink Panther" because the flaw at its center, when viewed closely, is said to resemble a leaping pink panther. The phrase reappears in the title of the fourth film "The Return of the Pink Panther", in which the theft of the diamond is again the centre of the plot. The phrase was used for all the subsequent films in the series, even when the jewel did not figure in the plot. It ultimately appeared in six of the eleven films.

neg: Revenge of the Pink Panther him into a firework warehouse, accidentally activating all the fireworks inside. After the events that occurred in Hong Kong, Douvier and Scallini are arrested. Clouseau is awarded for their arrest by the President of France, and he and Simone spend an evening together. When United Artists spent three months on previews and continuous editing of the previous Pink Panther movie "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (according to Daily Variety in 1976), Edwards decided he would try to salvage any humorous material remaining. He suggested that "Revenge of the Pink Panther" should primarily be made up of this footage and that

neg: The Pink Panther (2006 film) film, titled "The Pink Panther 2", was released on February 6, 2009. It again features Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau, Emily Mortimer as Nicole Durant, and Jean Reno as Gendarme Ponton, but was notable because Dreyfus was played by John Cleese instead of Kevin Kline. Beyoncé Knowles did not return for the sequel either. The film features Clouseau and a "Dream Team" of the world's best detectives formed to catch the international mastermind thief El Tornado, who has stolen several valuable treasures, including the Shroud of Turin, the Pope's Ring and the Pink Panther diamond. The film grossed $75,946,615 at

neg: The Pink Panther Theme 1991, the theme also served as the think music for "Safe Crackers", a pricing game featured on the American game show "The Price Is Right. In the 1978 film "Revenge of the Pink Panther", the theme, and much of the soundtrack from this entry in the series, draw heavily from the disco sound of the late 1970s. The theme itself was reworked to include a more dancy bassline, electric piano, and guitar solo. A similar thing was done for 1983's "Curse of the Pink Panther", where it had more electronic sounds incorporated. The theme was used in John McLaughlin and

neg: The Pink Panther Strikes Again the Pink Panther" (1978), once again as Chief Inspector. French comic book writer René Goscinny of Asterix fame was reportedly trying to sue Blake Edwards for plagiarism at the time of his death in 1977 after noticing strong similarities to a script titled "Le Maître du Monde" (The Master of the World) which he had sent Peter Sellers in 1975. Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film two and a half stars out of four and wrote, "If I'm less than totally enthusiastic about "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", maybe it was because I've been over this ground

neg: The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas is also hungry takes the doughnut, but Pink pushes him away and takes it for himself. After seeing the look on the little dog's face and realizing that his actions are not in line with the spirit of Christmas, the Pink Panther is ashamed of himself, and shares the doughnut with the dog. Then the Pink Panther goes back to the city park and the dog follows him. Suddenly, a little tree just beside the bench they sit on (the same bench that the panther sat on at the start of the special) magically becomes covered with candles and ornaments,

neg: The Pink Panther (1963 film) Cardinale. If not for Sellers' hilarious pratfalls, "The Pink Panther" could be mistaken for a luxuriant caper movie like "Topkapi" ... which is precisely what makes the movie so funny. It acts as the straight man, while Sellers gets to play mischief-maker. The film holds an approval rating of 90% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews with an average rating of 7.3/10. The American Film Institute listed "The Pink Panther" as No. 20 in its 100 Years of Film Scores. The soundtrack album was released on RCA Victor, and consisted of music written by Henry

neg: Inspector Clouseau (film) Inspector Clouseau (film) Inspector Clouseau is a 1968 British comedy film. It was directed by Bud Yorkin, written by Frank Waldman and Tom Waldman and stars Alan Arkin as Inspector Clouseau. It was filmed by Mirisch Films at the MGM-British Studios, Borehamwood and in Europe. Screenwriter Frank Waldman would later co-write "The Return of the Pink Panther", "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", "Revenge of the Pink Panther", and "Trail of the Pink Panther". Tom Waldman would co-write "Trail" with Frank. The film was not directed by Blake Edwards, did not have a score by Henry Mancini and the title role

neg: Inspector Clouseau (film) hilarious blend of Keaton and Sellers." Inspector Clouseau (film) Inspector Clouseau is a 1968 British comedy film. It was directed by Bud Yorkin, written by Frank Waldman and Tom Waldman and stars Alan Arkin as Inspector Clouseau. It was filmed by Mirisch Films at the MGM-British Studios, Borehamwood and in Europe. Screenwriter Frank Waldman would later co-write "The Return of the Pink Panther", "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", "Revenge of the Pink Panther", and "Trail of the Pink Panther". Tom Waldman would co-write "Trail" with Frank. The film was not directed by Blake Edwards, did not have a score by

neg: Trail of the Pink Panther ex-wife Lady Simone (Capucine). All of these interview scenes provides flashbacks to scenes of earlier Pink Panther films ("The Pink Panther", "A Shot in the Dark", "Return of the Pink Panther", "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", and "Revenge of the Pink Panther"); but Jouvet also interviews Clouseau's father (Richard Mulligan), at his winery in the south of France, providing glimpses of Clouseau's childhood (wherein he is played by Lucca Mezzofanti), and his early career during college, nearly leading him to commit suicide after a girl of his life gets married to another person, especially in the French Resistance (in which