Napoleon Blown-Aparte is the third short in the Inspector

The Inspector

The Inspector is a series of 1960s theatrical cartoons produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and released through United Artists. The titular character is based on Jacques Clouseau, a comical French police officer who is the main character in the Pink Panther series of films.-Plot:Although the...

series of theatrical cartoons

Animation

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. A total of 34 entries were produced between 1965 and 1969.

Plot

The Inspector protects the Commissioner when the Mad Bomber is out for revenge on him for sending him to prison. Despite this, the Commissioner ends up being the pawn of the Mad Bomber's tricks.

Laugh track

• The Pink Panther Show
  The 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
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  when the Inspector cartoons were broadcast on NBC-TV. When MGM released the first 17 Inspector cartoons on DVD in 2008, the theatrical versions were, for the most part, utilized. However, several television prints made their way onto the DVD set, Napoleon Blown-Aparte being one of them. As a result, the laugh-tracked version is currently available.

External links

• DePatie-Freleng website