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When
Warner Brothers shut down its animation department
in 1962, Freleng teamed up with cartoon producer
David DePatie to make animated commercials and
industrial films. At this time, directory Blake
Edwards approached Freleng about providing animation
for the opening moments of his next film, The
PINK PANTHER.
Though the theatrical cartoons continued for
almost twenty years, it is the earlier entries
- those directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley
Pratt - which are considered classics. Freleng
and Pratt placed the Panther in many offbeat
situations: spoofing 60s trends such as secret
agents in PINKFINGER and youth culture in PSYCHEDELIC
PINK ; exploring musical themes in PINK, PLUNK,
PLINK and romping into the surreal in PINK PUNCH.
However the most entertaining of all the shorts
are those featuring "the little man," who can
turn up as anyone - including a safecracker
in DIAL 'P' FOR PINK and a drunk in PINK PAJAMAS.
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When
Edwards directed an Inspector Clouseau follow-up
the next year, a similar situation occurred.
The DePatie/Freleng opening title for A SHOT
IN THE DARK, (1964) brought demands for yet
another theatrical series. The resulting group
of witty and distinctive cartoons, entitled
THE INSPECTOR, featured the voice talents of
comedian Pat Harrington as both the not-so-clever
Inspector and his faithful assistant Deaux-Deaux.
ACTIVITY: Females spend just over half a 24
hour day browsing. Males somewhat less (43%).
Nights are spent Iying down resting, especially
hours after dark and before dawn. Bulls spend
about 22% of the 24 hours walking, compared
to 13% for cows. Males walk more in search of
cows to mate with.
The Pink Panther live-action feature films continued
into the 70s, 80s, and 90s, each beginning with
lavish animated opening titles.
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