Smile Pretty, Say Pink
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Smile Pretty, Say Pink is the 20th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.
Every time the photographer attempts to snap a picture with his camera (first a crank-operated camera, then an instant camera
), the Pink Panther somehow manages to appear in the picture, unbeknownst to the beleaguered photographer. In the end, the photographer gets his vengeance by luring the Pink Panther to a fake movie shooting whereupon he literally blasts the Pink Panther with a gun disguised as a movie camera. At the end, the charred and stunned panther has his cigarette holder
ruined and his tooth
falls out.
Plot
A photographer visits Pinkstone National Park to take some pictures of gorgeous scenery. However, he opts not to donate at the donations box at the park entrance. Inside the box is the Pink Panther, insulted that the photographer is a cheapskate. Naturally, the feline tries his best to make the photographer's visit a living hell.Every time the photographer attempts to snap a picture with his camera (first a crank-operated camera, then an instant camera
Instant camera
The instant camera is a type of camera that generates a developed film image. The most popular types to use self-developing film were formerly made by Polaroid Corporation....
), the Pink Panther somehow manages to appear in the picture, unbeknownst to the beleaguered photographer. In the end, the photographer gets his vengeance by luring the Pink Panther to a fake movie shooting whereupon he literally blasts the Pink Panther with a gun disguised as a movie camera. At the end, the charred and stunned panther has his cigarette holder
Cigarette holder
A cigarette holder is a fashion accessory, a slender tube in which a cigarette is held for smoking. Most frequently made of silver, jade or bakelite , cigarette holders were considered an essential part of ladies' fashion from the mid-1910s through the early-1970s, and are still widely popular...
ruined and his tooth
Tooth
Teeth are small, calcified, whitish structures found in the jaws of many vertebrates that are used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or for defensive purposes. The roots of teeth are embedded in the Mandible bone or the Maxillary bone and are...
falls out.
Further sources
- Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town!; by Jerry Beck (DK ADULT, 2006).
- 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.