Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pink is the 45th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.

Plot

Pink purchases a hilltop plot, building a house that by coincidence lies between an astronomical observatory and the moon. Pink and the astronomer soon engage in a battle with one another, with Pink defending himself against an intrusive telescope. Eventually the astronomer turns his telescope into a cannon, which backfires, ejecting the astronomer onto the moon. Pink is then seen charging visitors a token fee to view his former nemesis on the moon through his home telescope.

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