In the Pink of the Night
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In the Pink of the Night is the 60th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.
, which contains a live cuckoo hellbent on getting the stubborn feline out of bed. Eventually, the Pink Pather tires of the cuckoo's relentless efforts, and promptly dumps the clock into the local river.
That evening, the panther's guilty conscience
gets the better of him. Fearing the little cuckoo is drowning alive, he rushes back to the river, with hopes of undoing the damage. He fails to find the cuckoo and his clock, and mopes his way home, unaware that the cuckoo has already crawled out of the river and placed himself on the panther's wall. Upon arriving home, the Pink Panther is so overcome with joy at the cuckoo's reappearance that he lets the little fellow snuggle in bed with him—and help disengage the blaring alarm clocks as well.
contained a laugh track
when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on NBC
-TV. Currently, the laugh track version airs on Boomerang
.
Plot
After missing his morning train to work, the Pink Panther realizes he needs something heavy duty to help him wake up in the morning. He decides to purchase a cuckoo clockCuckoo clock
A cuckoo clock is a clock, typically pendulum-regulated, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo's call and typically has a mechanical cuckoo that emerges with each note...
, which contains a live cuckoo hellbent on getting the stubborn feline out of bed. Eventually, the Pink Pather tires of the cuckoo's relentless efforts, and promptly dumps the clock into the local river.
Conscience
Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment of the intellect that distinguishes right from wrong. Moral judgement may derive from values or norms...
gets the better of him. Fearing the little cuckoo is drowning alive, he rushes back to the river, with hopes of undoing the damage. He fails to find the cuckoo and his clock, and mopes his way home, unaware that the cuckoo has already crawled out of the river and placed himself on the panther's wall. Upon arriving home, the Pink Panther is so overcome with joy at the cuckoo's reappearance that he lets the little fellow snuggle in bed with him—and help disengage the blaring alarm clocks as well.
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
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
-TV. Currently, the laugh track version airs on Boomerang
Boomerang
A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...
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