The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas
| The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas | |
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| Format | Animation Holiday Comedy |
| Directed by | Bill Perez |
| Country of origin |  United States |
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| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises The Mirisch Company United Artists Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original airing | December 7, 1978 |
The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas is a holiday-themed special starring the famous hip feline. It first aired on ABC on December 7, 1978.
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[edit] Plot
The Pink Panther is homeless and wandering a big city at Christmastime. Snow is on the ground and he is very cold and hungry. The cartoon follows his efforts to obtain food while overcoming a lot of crazy holiday mayhem in town. A chance discovery of a Santa suit leads to a job in department store as Santa, but when he takes a bite out of a little girl's lollipop he is chased by her irate mother and the department store manager. He also attempts to get himself arrested in order to get a meal in jail (a plot point borrowed from O. Henry's classic story "The Cop and the Anthem") and to earn money for a meal by shoveling the snowy stairs of a nearby house, but his efforts are thwarted at every turn.
After witnessing a robbery attempt with a police officer nearby, Pink chases after the cop's dropped doughnut which is rolling down the street. There, a little dog who is also hungry takes the doughnut, but Pink pushes him away and takes it for himself. After seeing the look on the little dog's face and realizing that his actions are not in line with the spirit of Christmas, the Pink Panther shares the doughnut with the dog. Then the Pink Panther goes to park and the dog follows him. Suddenly, a big table with an ample Christmas dinner magically drops from the sky. Pink looks up to see that Santa has dropped the food. He shares the dinner with the little dog and they both begin eating happily ever after.
[edit] Production
Most of the animation staff utilized for the 1978 made-for-television All New Pink Panther Show worked on A Pink Christmas. The special also utilized several portions of the musical score that appeared on the The All New Pink Panther Show as well.
[edit] DVD Release
On November 6th, 2007, The title special along with Olym-pinks and Pink at First Sight was released on the DVD collection The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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