Pinto Pink

Pinto Pink is the 32nd cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.

Plot

The Pink Panther waits for somebody near the Anaheim sign but the cars keep going by, then he tries to impress some people by showing his pink-and-white-striped leg, but the car runs over it, and the panther yells in pain, then the horse starts laughing at him. Later, the panther tries to pet the horse, but the horse steps on his foot and pulls his foot away from the horse, and his foot pops off, then he then kicks the horse, then the horse kicks the Pink Panther, causing him to crash on the fence. Pink attempts to get on the horse, but fails. He puts roller skates on the horse, and gets on, but the horse roars down the hill, fast, and the horse and the Pink Panther end up landing on a train track, and the train chases them, in the end, Pink ends up crashing into a "DEAD END" sign and the Anaheim sign too. Pink is covered in bandages, and he is waiting for somebody, again. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a car comes zooming past Pink, and the horse laughs at him while in the back of the car.

Laugh track

The Pink Panther Show contained a laugh track when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on NBC-TV. Currently, the laugh-tracked version airs on Poland channels TV 4, TV 6 and Spanish language Channel Cartoon Network or Boomerang TV channel.

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