Pink Trumpet
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Pink Trumpet is the 96th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.
. However, the trumpet-playing disturbs the sleep of a guest staying next door (the little man
). Unseen by the oblivious panther, the little man makes several failed efforts to silence the incessant trumpet.
, with the roles of the Pink Panther and the Little Man reversed.
contained a laugh track
when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on ABC
-TV. Currently, the laugh track version airs on Boomerang
and previously aired on This TV
until September 2011.
Plot
While staying overnight at a motel, the Pink Panther decides to practice his trumpetTrumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
. However, the trumpet-playing disturbs the sleep of a guest staying next door (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...
). Unseen by the oblivious panther, the little man makes several failed efforts to silence the incessant trumpet.
Notability
Pink Trumpet is a remake of 1971's Pink Tuba-DorePink Tuba-Dore
Pink Tuba-Dore is the 65th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.-Plot:...
, with the roles of the Pink Panther and the Little Man reversed.
Laugh track
The All-New 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 ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
-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...
and previously aired on This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
until September 2011.
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