Pink in the Clink
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Pink in the Clink is the 49th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.
and helps a passenger. Later when they sneak into a factory
, he forces him to help break a safe in the factory, which frightens the panther of being on a "wanted" poster. After Pink Panther enters, a guard dog spots him, chases him, and bites him on the tail. So the burglar uses a wind-up
cat to distract the dog. When an alarm rings, Pink Panther throws it in a trash can. The can tips over, making the alarm ring again, then the burglar shoots it. When they reach the conveyor belt
, Pink Panther wants the burglar's money. He activates the magnet
, pulling up the burglar's wallet
, then he turns the magnet off, and the wallet falls into Pink's hand. Then, the burglar tries to holdup the Pink Panther for the wallet, so the panther activates the magnet once more. It attracts the burglar's gun. Then the Pink Panther turns off the magnet, causing the burglar to fall onto the conveyor belt. When the gun lands, it shoots the burglar, causing the burglar and his gun to go into rejects. Then, Pink Panther uses dynamite to blow the safe up, instead blowing the burglar up and sent in rejects again. Then, Pink Panther uses gas to open a hole in the safe. The fire from the welding tool hit the gas line, blowing the burglar into the 3rd Precinct Police Station. As the Pink Panther leaves, the alarm rings, causing the dog to wake up and chase Pink Panther again.
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 in the Clink being one of them. As a result, the laugh-tracked version is currently available.
Plot
At the beginning, Pink Panther is working at a train stationTrain station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
and helps a passenger. Later when they sneak into a factory
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
, he forces him to help break a safe in the factory, which frightens the panther of being on a "wanted" poster. After Pink Panther enters, a guard dog spots him, chases him, and bites him on the tail. So the burglar uses a wind-up
Wind-up
Wind-up or windup may refer to:* a verb for terminating the existence of a company or other entity with a view to its liquidation and dissolution* pain wind-up, central sensitization caused by repeated stimulation of C nociceptors...
cat to distract the dog. When an alarm rings, Pink Panther throws it in a trash can. The can tips over, making the alarm ring again, then the burglar shoots it. When they reach the conveyor belt
Conveyor belt
A conveyor belt consists of two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt forward. The powered pulley is called the drive pulley while the unpowered pulley...
, Pink Panther wants the burglar's money. He activates the magnet
Magnet
A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is responsible for the most notable property of a magnet: a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials, such as iron, and attracts or repels other magnets.A permanent magnet is an object...
, pulling up the burglar's wallet
Wallet
A wallet, or billfold, is a small, flat case that is used to carry personal items such as cash, credit cards, identification documents , photographs, business cards and other paper or laminated cards...
, then he turns the magnet off, and the wallet falls into Pink's hand. Then, the burglar tries to holdup the Pink Panther for the wallet, so the panther activates the magnet once more. It attracts the burglar's gun. Then the Pink Panther turns off the magnet, causing the burglar to fall onto the conveyor belt. When the gun lands, it shoots the burglar, causing the burglar and his gun to go into rejects. Then, Pink Panther uses dynamite to blow the safe up, instead blowing the burglar up and sent in rejects again. Then, Pink Panther uses gas to open a hole in the safe. The fire from the welding tool hit the gas line, blowing the burglar into the 3rd Precinct Police Station. As the Pink Panther leaves, the alarm rings, causing the dog to wake up and chase Pink Panther again.
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. 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 in the Clink 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