Pink Punch
| Pink Punch | |
|---|---|
| Pink Panther series | |
 | |
| Directed by | Hawley Pratt |
| Produced by |
David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Music by | William Lava |
| Animation by |
Warren Batchelder Don Williams Norm McCabe Bob Matz LaVerne Harding |
| Backgrounds by | Tom O'Loughlin |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | February 21, 1966 |
| Color process | Deluxe |
| Running time | 6' 24" |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Bully for Pink |
| Followed by | Pink Pistons |
Pink Punch is the 15th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.
Plot
The Pink Panther appears on a stage, advertising his "Pink Punch" drink via a series of placards with pink lettering. On the placard with the product name, the dot above the "i" in "Pink" is a six-pointed asterisk. However, the moment he displays it, the asterisk turns green. The Panther tries various stratagems (some involving the drink) to change the asterisk back to pink, but it stubbornly changes back to green, turns the placard green, then jumps off the placard and begins taunting him, squirting green ink all over him. When he tries to destroy it, he is confronted with an extremely large, threatening green five-pointed asterisk, evidently the small one's parent or guardian.
The situation continues in the Panther's laboratory where he is mixing more punch. The green asterisk appears with a beach umbrella and towel, and dives into the basin, turning the punch green. The Panther pulls the plug to send the asterisk down the drain, but the large asterisk appears again and forces him to fish the small asterisk out with a plunger.
When the Panther flies his small prop plane trailing an advertising banner, the asterisk shows up in midair and falls in love with the airplane's propellor, proposing that they have a family of green asterisks, and the propellor pops off the airplane and joins the asterisk, leaving the hapless Panther plummeting to the ground.
Covered in bandages, the Panther limps back to the stage area and grimly puts up more placards advertising "Drink Green Punch", this time in all-green lettering with the asterisk proudly dotting the "i" of "Drink". Drinking the punch turns the Panther green. As he turns away, the asterisk turns itself pink.
Production notes
Pink Punch is a reversal of the Pink Panther's antics seen in various cartoons such as The Pink Phink and The Pink Blueprint, where the Panther constantly replaces another color (usually blue) with Pink, driving the one who has to continually replace it to wits end.[1]
The Pink Panther Show contained a laugh track when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on NBC-TV. This version is currently available on all DVD releases.[2]
References
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (2006). Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town!. London, England: DK Adult. pp. 20–23, 126–135. ISBN 0-7566-1033-8.
- ↑ Alvin81 (2006). Review/plot summary written by Oanabay04 as Alvin81 for imdb.com.
External links
- Pink Punch at the Internet Movie Database
- Pink Punch at the DePatie-Freleng website
- Watch Pink Punch here
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