In the 1970s, children’s television was heavily occupied by a presence that’s nearly forgotten today; an artifact from the opening credits of a slapstick detective franchise, called the Pink Panther.
Like Bugs Bunny, the Pink Panther was a former smoker. Many cartoon animals smoked in the 20th century.
If you were a kid in the 1980s, the sight of that character reminded you of a piece of Henry Mancini’s distinctive score. This is the Pink Panther Problem.
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Filed under Animation Analysis, Bad Influences, Faint Signals, Saturday Movie Matinee, Thousand Listen Club
Tagged as 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Blake Edwards, David H. DePatie, Disney, Friz Freleng, Germany, Harrison Ford, Hawley Pratt, Henry Mancini, Jackson 5, John Byner, John Zorn, laughter, movies, music, Naked City, Peter Sellers, Ralph Bakshi, Ron Howard, Saturday morning cartoons, Star Wars, The Pink Panther
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