Pink Aye
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Pink Aye is the 72nd cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980. Pink Aye was the first entry in the Pink Panther series after a two-year hiatus.
) finds the Panther and tries to capture him. However, the Panther's food-pilfering and the stewards attempts to catch him keep disrupting the opera star and Captain, and he feels the wrath of the Captain every time.
contained a laugh track
when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on NBC-TV. 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, Pink Aye being one of them. As a result, the laugh-tracked version is currently available.
Plot
The Pink Panther is a stowaway on the cruise ship Luxitania where a famous opera star is sailing. While the ship's captain courts her, the steward who is also assigned to her (the "little man"The Little Man (The Pink Panther)
The Little Man, was a regular character who appeared in the original Pink Panther shorts created by David DePatie and Friz Freleng.-History:The Little Man first appeared in 1964 in the first entry of the Pink Panther animated series, The Pink Phink...
) finds the Panther and tries to capture him. However, the Panther's food-pilfering and the stewards attempts to catch him keep disrupting the opera star and Captain, and he feels the wrath of the Captain every time.
Laugh track
The Pink Panther ShowThe Pink Panther Show
The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1979. The television series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American TV networks:...
contained a laugh track
Laugh track
A laugh track is a separate soundtrack invented by Charles "Charley" Douglass, with the artificial sound of audience laughter, made to be inserted into television programming of comedy shows and sitcoms.The term "laugh track" does not apply to the genuine audience laughter on shows that shoot in...
when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on NBC-TV. 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, Pink Aye being one of them. As a result, the laugh-tracked version is currently available.
Further sources
- Meet the Pink Panther; by Hope Freleng and Sybil Freleng http://www.amazon.com/dp/0789313081, (Universe Publishing, 2005).
- The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009S4J2I (2006). [DVD set]. New York: MGM Home Video.
- DePatie-Freleng website