The Pink Phink

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The Pink Phink Pink Panther series

Directed by	Friz Freleng Hawley Pratt
Produced by	David H. DePatie Friz Freleng
Story by	John W. Dunn
Music by	William Lava
Animation by	Laverne Harding Bob Matz Norman McCabe Don Williams
Backgrounds by	Tom O'Loughlin
Studio	DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	December 18, 1964
Color process	Deluxe
Running time	6' 47"
Language	English
Followed by	Pink Pajamas

The Pink Phink was the first Pink Panther animated short released by United Artists and was produced at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.

1 Plot
2 Popular Culture
3 Notes
4 Credits
5 References

[edit] Plot

The painter's defeat by the end of the cartoon.

The Pink Panther and a painter (unnamed, but affectionately known as the "little white man"^[1]) compete over whether a house should be painted blue or pink. Each time the painter attempts to paint something blue, the panther thwarts him in a new way. Finally, the painter inadvertently turns the house and everything around it pink and the panther moves in.

[edit] Popular Culture

An episode of the animated series Dexter's Laboratory, entitled "A Silent Cartoon", is a homage to this short; the short features Dexter (filling the role of the painter) trying to construct a blue laboratory, while an all-pink version of his sister DeeDee finds clever ways to turn the blue lab into a completely pink lab.

[edit] Notes

The Pink Phink won in 1964 the Academy Award for Short Subjects, Animated Films. It marked the first time in history that a studio won an Academy Award with its very first animated short film.^[2]

[edit] Credits

"Pink Panther" Theme: Henry Mancini
Produced by David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng
Directed by Friz Freleng
Co Director: Hawley Pratt
Story: John W. Dunn
Animation: Don Williams, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, LaVerne Harding
Layout: Dick Ung
Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
Film Editor: Lee Gunther
Production Supervision: Bill Orcutt
Music: William Lava

[edit] References

^ Beck, Jerry. (2006) Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town!; DK ADULT, ISBN 0756610338
^ DePatie-Freleng website

The Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau

Theatrical films

Peter Sellers as Clouseau	The Pink Panther (1963) · A Shot in the Dark (1964) · Return of the Pink Panther (1975) · The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) · Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) · Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

Alan Arkin as Clouseau	Inspector Clouseau (1968)

Roger Moore as Clouseau (cameo)	Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)

Without Clouseau	Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

Steve Martin as Clouseau	The Pink Panther (2006) · The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

Theatrical shorts

The original Pink Panther shorts (1964–1980) · Driving Mr. Pink (1993)

Television shows

The Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1969–1970 and various spinoffs) · Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985) · The Pink Panther (Syndication, 1993–1995) Pink Panther and Pals (Cartoon Network, 2009)

Television specials

The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas (ABC/TV special, 1978) · The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks (ABC/TV special, 1980) · The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight (ABC/TV special, 1981)

Characters

The Pink Panther · The Little Man · The Inspector · Deux Deux · The Ant and the Aardvark

Music

The Pink Panther Theme · Meglio Stasera

Other

Romance of the Pink Panther

v • d • e The Original Pink Panther Shorts

1964	The Pink Phink (001) · Pink Pajamas (002)

1965	We Give Pink Stamps (003) · Dial 'P' for Pink (004) · Sink Pink (005) · Pickled Pink (006) · Pinkfinger (007) · Shocking Pink (008) · Pink Ice (009) · The Pink Tail Fly (010) · Pink Panzer (011) · An Ounce of Pink (012) · Reel Pink (013) · Bully for Pink (014)

1966	Pink Punch (015) · Pink Pistons (016) · Vitamin Pink (017) · The Pink Blueprint (018) · Pink, Plunk, Plink (019) · Smile Pretty, Say Pink (020) · Pink-A-Boo (021) · Genie with the Light Pink Fur (022) · Super Pink (023) · Rock A Bye Pinky (024)

1967	Pinknic (025) · Pink Panic (026) · Pink Posies (027) · Pink of the Litter (028) · In the Pink (029) · Jet Pink (030) · Pink Paradise (031) · Pinto Pink (032) · Congratulations It's Pink (033) · Prefabricated Pink (034) · The Hand is Pinker than the Eye (035) · Pink Outs (036)

1968	Pinkadilly Circus (037) · Sky Blue Pink (038) · Psychedelic Pink (039) · Come On In! The Water's Pink (040) · Put-Put, Pink (041) · G.I. Pink (042) · Lucky Pink (043) · The Pink Quarterback (044) · Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pink (045) · Pink Valiant (046) · The Pink Pill (047) · Prehistoric Pink (048) · Pink in the Clink (049) · Little Beaux Pink (050) · Tickled Pink (051) · Pink Sphinx (052) · Pink is a Many Splintered Thing (053) · The Pink Package Plot (054) · Pinkcome Tax (055)

1969	Pink-A-Rella (056) · Pink Pest Control (057) · Think Before You Pink (058) · Slink Pink (059) · In the Pink of the Night (060) · Pink on the Cob (061) · Extinct Pink (062)

1971	A Fly in the Pink (063) · Pink Blue Plate (064) · Pink Tuba-Dore (065) · Pink Pranks (066) · The Pink Flea (067) · Psst Pink (068) · Gong with the Pink (069) · Pink-In (070)

1972	Pink 8 Ball (071)

1974	Pink Aye (072) · Trail of the Lonesome Pink (073)

1975	Pink DaVinci (074) · Pink Streaker (075) · Salmon Pink (076) · Forty Pink Winks (077) · Pink Plasma (078) · Pink Elephant (079) · Keep Our Forests Pink (080) · Bobolink Pink (081) · It's Pink But is it Mink? (082) · Pink Campaign (083) · The Scarlet Pinkernel (084)

1976	Mystic Pink (085) · The Pink of Arabee (086) · The Pink Pro (087) · Pink Piper (088) · Pinky Doodle (089) · Sherlock Pink (090) · Rocky Pink (091)

1977	Therapeutic Pink (092)

1978	Pink Pictures (093) · Pink Arcade (094) · Pink Lemonade (095) · Pink Trumpet (096) · Sprinkle Me Pink (097) · Dietetic Pink (098) · Pink U.F.O. (099) · Pink Lightning (100) · Pink Daddy (101) · Cat and the Pink Stalk (102) · Pink S.W.A.T (103) · Pink and Shovel (104) · Pinkologist (105) · Yankee Doodle Pink (106) · Pink Press (107) · Pink Lightbobs (108) · Pet Pink of Pebbles (109) · Pink in the Drink (110) · Pink Bananas (111) · Pinktails for Two (112) · Pink Z-Z-Z (113) · Star Pink (114)

1979	Pink Breakfast (115) · Pink Quackers (116) · Toro Pink (117) · String Along in Pink (118) · Pink in the Woods (119) · Pink Pull (120) · Spark Plug Pink (121) · Doctor Pink (122) · Pink Suds (123)

1980	Supermarket Pink (124)