Gong with the Pink

Gong with the Pink is the 69th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.

Plot

The Pink Panther works as a waiter at the Gong Ho Cantonese Restaurant, which features food orders being placed by striking a huge gong x amount of times, depending on the order. Unfortunately, a new fine china store called House of Glass moves in upstairs with a sign in the window declaring "Opening Soon." The end result are shards of broken glass every time the panther places an order. Despite several attempts by the store owner to prevent glass from flying everywhere, his store is reduced to rubble in a matter of a few hours.

Notes

• This was the final Pink Panther short directed by Hawley Pratt. Though an additional 40+ shorts would be produced for the series, critics noted that Pratt's touch for the manic was missed.^[1]
• The title Gong with the Pink is a parody of the film title Gone with the Wind.
• The Pink Panther Show contained a laugh track when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on NBC-TV in the U.S. When MGM released all 124 Pink Panther cartoons on DVD in 2006, the theatrical versions were, for the most part, utilized. However, several television prints made their way onto the DVD set, Gong with the Pink being one of them. As a result, the laugh-tracked version is currently available.^[2]

References

Further sources

• Meet the Pink Panther; by Hope Freleng and Sybil Freleng [1], (Universe Publishing, 2005).
• The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection [2] (2006). [DVD set]. New York: MGM Home Video.
• DePatie-Freleng website