The Pink Panther is a series of comedy films featuring the bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau. Inspector Jacques Clouseau (later chief inspector is a fictional Detective in Blake Edwards 's Pink Panther series The role was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British Most of the films were directed and co-written by Blake Edwards, with notable theme music composed by Henry Mancini. Blake Edwards (born July 26, 1922) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Screenwriter, and producer Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor

Despite its use in the titles of most of the films of the series, "The Pink Panther" is not the Clouseau character, but a large and valuable fictitious diamond which is the "MacGuffin" of the first film in the series. A MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin) is a Plot device that motivates the characters or advances the story but the details of which are of little or no importance It bears that name because the flaw at its center, when viewed closely, is said to resemble a leaping pink panther. The phrase reappears in the title of the fourth film, The Return of the Pink Panther, in which the theft of the diamond is again the center of the plot – that film also marked the return of Sellers to the role after a gap of ten years, which may have contributed to the confusion between the character and the diamond. The Return of the Pink Panther is the fourth film in the Pink Panther series released in. The phrase has been used for all the subsequent films in the series, even when the jewel does not figure into the plot (the diamond has only appeared in five of the ten films in the series).

The first film in the series had an animated opening sequence (created by DePatie-Freleng) set to the theme music by Henry Mancini, featuring The Pink Panther character. DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE was a Hollywood-based American animated production company active from 1963 to 1981 Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor The Pink Panther cartoon character is the main character in a series of animated short films. This character, designed by Hawley Pratt, was subsequently given its own series of animated films — as well as being featured in the opening of every film in the series except A Shot in the Dark and Inspector Clouseau — and came to be known simply as "the Pink Panther". Hawley Pratt ( June 9, 1911 — March 2, 1999) was an American Film director and Animator, who directed (or A Shot in the Dark is a Comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and is the second installment in the Pink Panther series Inspector Clouseau is a 1968 United Artists feature film the third in the popular Pink Panther movie series

Films and themes

The best-known of the films starred Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau and were directed and co-written by Blake Edwards. The popular jazz-based theme music was composed by Henry Mancini. In addition to the credits sequences, the theme accompanies any suspenseful sequence involving "the Phantom" at work on a theft, both in the first and in subsequent films.

Mancini's other themes for the first film include an Italian-language set-piece called "Meglio Stasera" whose purpose seems primarily to introduce young actress Fran Jeffries. Meglio Stasera (known in English as It Had Better Be Tonight) is a 1963 song with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Fran Jeffries, (born Frances Makris in San Jose California in 18 May 1937 was a singer/actress/model in the 1960s and early-1970s Portions of its instrumental version also appear in the underscore of the film several times. Other segments include "Shades of Sennett", a "honky tonk" piano number introducing the film's climactic chase scene through the streets of Rome. Mack Sennett ( January 17, 1880 &ndash November 5, 1960) was an Academy Award -winning director and was known as the innovator A honky tonk (also called a honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is a type of bar with musical entertainment that is common in the Southwestern Most of the soundtrack album's other entries are early 1960s orchestral jazz pieces, befitting the style of the era. Orchestral jazz is a Jazz genre developed in the United States in the 1920s most significantly by Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington. Although variations of the main theme would be reprised for many of the Pink Panther series entries, as well as the cartoon series, Mancini composed a different theme for A Shot in the Dark.

The Pink Panther of the title is a diamond supposedly containing a flaw which forms the image of a "leaping panther", which can be seen if held up to light in a certain way. The beginning of the first film explains this, and then the camera zooms in on the diamond to reveal the blurry flaw, which focuses into the Panther (albeit not actually leaping) to start the opening credits sequence (this is also done in Return). The plot of the first film centers around the theft of this diamond, which is mentioned in only four other films in the series (The Return of the Pink Panther, Trail of the Pink Panther, Curse of the Pink Panther, and the 2006 film The Pink Panther. The Return of the Pink Panther is the fourth film in the Pink Panther series released in. Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 Comedy film starring Peter Sellers. Curse of the Pink Panther is a 1983 comedy film the eighth installment of the Pink Panther series of films started by Blake Edwards in the early The Pink Panther is a Comedy Film released in 2006. It is an adaptation of the similarly titled film series The name stuck once "the Pink Panther" became synonymous with Inspector Clouseau, in much the way that "Frankenstein" was used in film titles to refer to Dr Frankenstein's monster or The Thin Man was used in a series of detective films. Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, generally known as Frankenstein, is a Novel written by the British author Mary Shelley The Thin Man was the first of six comic detective Films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a hard-drinking

A Shot in the Dark, a film which was not originally intended to feature Inspector Clouseau, is the only film in the series that features neither the diamond nor the distinctive animated Pink Panther in the opening credits and ending. Many critics, including Leonard Maltin, regard this entry as the best in the series. Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American Film critic and Film Historian.

In the original Pink Panther movie, the main focus was on David Niven's role as Sir Charles Lytton, who is the infamous jewel thief "the Phantom", and his plan to steal the Pink Panther from its owner. James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed The Inspector Clouseau character played essentially a supporting role as Lytton's incompetent antagonist, and provided slapstick comic relief to a movie that was otherwise a subtle, lighthearted crime drama, a somewhat jarring contrast in styles which is not atypical of Edwards' films. The popularity of Clouseau caused him to become the main character in subsequent Pink Panther films, which were more straightforward slapstick comedies.

Mancini's theme, with variations in arrangement, is used at the start of all but a few of the Clouseau films.

As of 2006, ten Pink Panther films have been made, all but two having "Pink Panther" in the title:

The first five Peter Sellers–Blake Edwards films were released theatrically by United Artists until the company was sold to MGM. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Then Trail and Curse were released by MGM/UA Entertainment. Son of the Pink Panther, although produced by UA, was released by MGM. Son of the Pink Panther (1993 was the ninth entry in the 30-year-old Pink Panther film series The Return of the Pink Panther is the only film that is not fully owned by MGM/UA, as some ancillary rights (including television broadcast rights) are controlled by British production company ITC Entertainment through successor-in-interest Granada International, while others (including home video) are now owned by Universal Pictures' Focus Features division--Focus recently re-issued this film on DVD for Region 1. The Return of the Pink Panther is the fourth film in the Pink Panther series released in. The Incorporated Television Company (ITC is a British television company largely involved in production and distribution Granada Productions is one of Europe 's leading commercial television production and distribution companies Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Focus Features (formerly USA Films, Universal Focus and Good Machine) is the art house films division of NBC Universal 's Universal Original distributor UA does own the film's copyright as well as the theatrical distribution rights via MGM as the latter studio handles theatrical distribution for the ITC/Granada theatrical library.

ITC originally intended to make an Inspector Clouseau television series, but Blake Edwards convinced the production company to back a feature film first and then a series if the film proved successful. The film exceeded expectations by becoming the most profitable film of 1975. United Artists quickly bought out ITC's investment and work immediately proceeded on the next feature film.

Although official, the 1968 film Inspector Clouseau is generally not considered by fandom to be part of the Pink Panther "canon" since it did not involve Sellers or Edwards. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Inspector Clouseau is a 1968 United Artists feature film the third in the popular Pink Panther movie series This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series Some elements of Arkin's performance and costuming, however, were retained when Peter Sellers took back the role for Return in 1975. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Despite common misconception, Alan Arkin does not appear in Trail of the Pink Panther. Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 Comedy film starring Peter Sellers.

A new film, called The Pink Panther, starring Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau, directed by Shawn Levy, and produced by Robert Simonds, was released in February 2006. The Pink Panther is a Comedy Film released in 2006. It is an adaptation of the similarly titled film series Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Shawn Adam Levy (born 1968 is a Canadian - American director and Actor. Robert Simonds is one of Hollywood’s most prolific and profitable producers of motion picture comedies The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest This is the first Panther film to be released by Columbia Pictures, which along with UA sister studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is part of the Sony/Comcast consortium. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc ( SPE) is the television and Film production/distribution unit of Japanese Media conglomerate Sony Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone It is set in the present day and introduces different main characters, therefore belonging to a different continuity. Martin also stars in a sequel, The Pink Panther Deux, scheduled for release in 2009 and has also revealed that he is in talks to do The Pink Panther 3.

Characters

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Jacques Clouseau is a bumbling simpleton of a policeman who believes himself to be a brilliant detective, if not a genius. Inspector Jacques Clouseau (later chief inspector is a fictional Detective in Blake Edwards 's Pink Panther series A genius is a person of great Intelligence or remarkable abilities in a specific subject who shows an exceptional natural capacity of intellect and/or ability especially He inexplicably speaks in English with a ludicrous French accent, while other characters speak English, often with their own accents. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people In Linguistics, an accent is a manner of Pronunciation of a language Clouseau's accent is far less pronounced in the first film; from A Shot in the Dark onwards the exaggerated accent became part of the joke. It has been suggested that portraying the incompetent policeman as French is based on a British stereotype of the French police, or even the French population as a whole.

Peter Sellers, the actor portraying Clouseau, remarked that in his opinion, deep down inside, Clouseau knew he was a buffoon; but Clouseau has an incredible knack for survival. Sheer luck or clumsiness usually saves him. Luck (also called fortunity) is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a person's control. In the first film, a farcical car chase around one of Rome's fountains results in the loud collision of all the vehicles (off-camera, witnessed only by a bemused pedestrian), resulting in the capture of the thieves (all of whom were wearing gorilla costumes). Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 This approach accelerates, with Clouseau falling down stairs; falling into pools and fountains; causing fires and disasters; and even being blown up with bombs repeatedly throughout the series. In The Pink Panther Strikes Again, assassins from all over the world are sent to kill Clouseau; he bends down to tie his shoelace, falls over, etc. The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the fifth Film in the Pink Panther series and continues the story after the end of The Return of the Pink Panther , at just the right moment to ensure that the killers eliminate one another. In Trail of the Pink Panther, we see in one of the flashback that during World War II, Clouseau even fought in the French Resistance movement against the German occupation, but the flashbacks again only serve to reiterate the fact that Clouseau can survive anything despite his incompetence. Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 Comedy film starring Peter Sellers. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The French Resistance is the collective name used for the French Resistance movements which fought against the Nazi German

Inspector Clouseau is a patriotic Frenchman; his country is professedly his highest priority. He has been prone to infatuation (which is often reciprocated) ever since being cuckolded by Sir Charles Lytton. He is repeatedly perplexed by transvestites, to the extent that he addresses them as "Sir or Madam".

The role was originated by Peter Sellers, but has also been played by Alan Arkin (in Inspector Clouseau), Roger Moore (a cameo as a surgically altered Clouseau in Curse of the Pink Panther), and Steve Martin (in the 2006 Pink Panther film and its 2009 sequel). Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26 1934 is an American Actor and director. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Additionally, Rich Little supplied the voice of Clouseau, impersonating Sellers, for additional scenes in Trail of the Pink Panther. Richard Caruthers "Rich" Little (born November 26, 1938) is a Canadian impressionist and Voice actor.

Chief Inspector Charles LaRousse Dreyfus

Clouseau's superior, Charles Dreyfus, was introduced in A Shot in the Dark, where he held the rank of Commissioner. A Shot in the Dark is a Comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and is the second installment in the Pink Panther series He is eventually driven murderously insane by his exasperation with Clouseau's stupidity. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries In The Return of the Pink Panther, Dreyfus has assumed the rank of Chief Inspector, instead of Commissioner; as before, he goes crazy by the end of the film, which ends with Dreyfus straitjacketed in a padded cell writing "Kill Clouseau" on the wall with his toes. The Return of the Pink Panther is the fourth film in the Pink Panther series released in. A straitjacket is a Garment shaped like a Jacket with overlong Sleeves The ends of these can be tied to the back of the wearer so that the arms are kept Toes are the digits of the Foot of an animal Many animal species such as Cats walk on their toes and are described as being Digitigrade Throughout this movie, Dreyfus initially suffers a variety of personal injuries (involving his gun and a cigarette lighter of a similar shape) before accidentally strangling his therapist while fantisising of Clouseau's death. In The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dreyfus is about to be released from the asylum after making a complete recovery, but within 5 minutes of Clouseau arriving (to speak to the board on Dreyfus' behalf), he suffers a variety of injuries and re-lapses back into murderous insanity. The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the fifth Film in the Pink Panther series and continues the story after the end of The Return of the Pink Panther Dreyfus breaks out of the insane asylum and kidnaps a scientist, forcing him to build a disintegrator ray; the device is then used to blackmail the rest of the world into attempting to assassinate Clouseau. A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is The disintegrator ray is a fictional beam that destroys its targets by breaking them down into their basic components which may entirely disperse in the air Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public a family member or associates unless a demand made upon the Dreyfus appears to disintegrate at the end of Strikes Again; but subsequently, and without any explanation, he can be found in the asylum again at the onsets of Revenge of the Pink Panther and Trail of the Pink Panther, and he is allowed to return to his position as Chief Inspector when Clouseau is missing, presumed dead. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978 is the sixth film in the Pink Panther film series and last with Peter Sellers, though a later film in the Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 Comedy film starring Peter Sellers. Herbert Lom famously gave his character a pronounced wink which occurred when he was under particular stress and an accompanying child-like giggle when plotting Clouseau's murder.

In Son of the Pink Panther, Dreyfus (as Chief Inspector) deals with Clouseau's equally buffoonish son Jacques Gambrelli. Son of the Pink Panther (1993 was the ninth entry in the 30-year-old Pink Panther film series Compared to his treatment of Clouseau, Dreyfus is more accepting of Gambrelli. At the end of the film, Dreyfus falls in love with Clouseau's former lover, Maria Gambrelli (Jacques Gambrelli's mother), and they get married. At the subsequent wedding, Dreyfus is shocked to learn that Clouseau and Maria actually conceived twins: Jacques and Jacqueline Gambrelli.

In the 2006 reboot, The Pink Panther, Dreyfus (again as Chief Inspector) uses Clouseau as a decoy while he himself attempts to solve the crimes. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew The Pink Panther is a Comedy Film released in 2006. It is an adaptation of the similarly titled film series A decoy is usually a person device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for Dreyfus merely views Clouseau as an idiot, and never attempts to have him killed; whereas Clouseau attacks his employer at one point, mistaking his identity. Later in the film, Dreyfus is dragged accidentally behind Clouseau's Smart Car. Smart, formerly Smart GmbH (formerly MCC Smart GmbH is an automotive brand of Daimler AG, is a manufacturer of Microcars and superminis based Dreyfus ends up in the hospital, where Clouseau's bumbling causes him further physical pain. Pain, in the sense of physical pain, is a typical sensory experience that may be described as the unpleasant awareness of a noxious stimulus or bodily harm

Dreyfus was played by Herbert Lom in the Blake Edwards films, and by Kevin Kline in the 2006 film. Herbert Lom IPA {{IPA|ɦɛrbɛrd lom}} (b 11 September 1917) is a Czech British international Film actor Blake Edwards (born July 26, 1922) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Screenwriter, and producer Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24 1947 is an American Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and two time Tony Award -winning stage and film He will be played by John Cleese in the 2009 sequel. John Marwood Cleese (ˈkliːz born 27 October, 1939) is a British Actor, Comedian, Writer, Film producer

Cato Fong

Cato (spelled "Kato" in A Shot in the Dark) is Clouseau's house boy, and an expert in martial arts. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. It is unclear whether he believes Clouseau to be a great detective or whether he merely humors him. It is a running joke that he is instructed to unexpectedly attack Clouseau, to keep Clouseau's combat skills and vigilance sharp. The running gag is an often amusing Joke or reference that appears repeatedly throughout a work or series of works If they are interrupted during such an attack (as by a telephone call), Cato ceases to project the image of assailant and becomes a well-disciplined valet. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information In its most general sense discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a Disciple. Valet and Varlet are terms for Male servants who serve as personal attendants to their employer

In later films, Cato helps Clouseau on some cases, including one in Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Here, Cato wears glasses to be inconspicuous, but ends up running into various objects because of his now-impaired vision. In Psychology, visual perception is the ability to interpret information from Visible light reaching the Eyes The resulting Perception is also

At first, Cato appears to conform to the Chinese racial stereotype of speaking in "broken English" and grinning; however, Revenge of the Pink Panther reveals him to actually be fluent in English, including nonstandard English. An ethnic stereotype is a generalized representation of an Ethnic group, composed of what are thought to be typical characteristics of members of the group Engrish refers to non-standard variations of English often found in East Asian countries Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978 is the sixth film in the Pink Panther film series and last with Peter Sellers, though a later film in the It is suggested that a love-hate relationship exists between the two men, sometimes bordering more on the "hate" side for Cato.

In Revenge, Cato, believing his master to be dead, ran a covert brothel in Clouseau's apartment. For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series. The password used to get into the brothel was to claim to be Inspector Clouseau, which caused a humorous scene when the true Inspector Clouseau showed up. Cato opened another brothel in Curse of the Pink Panther, and converted Clouseau's apartment into a museum featuring all the disguises the inspector had worn over the years. Curse of the Pink Panther is a 1983 comedy film the eighth installment of the Pink Panther series of films started by Blake Edwards in the early A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the The choice of a brothel as his interim business may variously suggest that Cato is less than entirely honest, somewhat lecherous, aware of other people's lechery, or eager to earn money. Literature In Dante's Inferno, the first Canticle of the Divine Comedy, the lustful are punished by being continuously He is otherwise loyal to Clouseau.

Cato was based on Kato, the sidekick of the Green Hornet. Kato is a fictional character from The Green Hornet series This character has also appeared with the Green Hornet in Film, Television, book SideKick was an early Personal Information Manager (PIM Software application by Borland launched in 1983 under Philippe Kahn The Green Hornet (also referred to as simply Green Hornet) is a masked fictional Crime fighter The credits of A Shot in the Dark even list his name spelled with a "K", though it was changed to a "C" for all subsequent appearances. A Shot in the Dark is a Comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and is the second installment in the Pink Panther series

Cato was played by Burt Kwouk. Burt Kwouk ( Chinese: 郭弼 Pinyin: Guō Bì (born July 18, 1930) is a Chinese - English Actor who was Kwouk was also considered for a part in the 2006 revival, but was passed over, and the role of Cato was offered to Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong Sang, 陳港生 on 7 April 1954 is an Actor, action choreographer, Film director Ultimately, however, the character was scrapped completely, for fear that the Chinese stereotype was too politically incorrect for modern audiences. Political correctness (adjectivally politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to Language, ideas policies or behavior Cato was replaced by a new character, Gendarme Gilbert Ponton, assigned by Chief Inspector Dreyfus to watch over Clouseau. In a reversal of the setup with Cato, Clouseau would often attack Ponton unexpectedly; Ponton always won the fight, as opposed to Cato, who often lost. The fights featuring Cato were always more destructive and longer than those featuring Ponton.

Sergeant François Chevalier

François, Dreyfus' assistant, generally observes his boss's interactions with Clouseau (and subsequent emotional breakdowns) with placid bemusement. André Maranne, a French actor, played François in six Panther films, and in Son of the Pink Panther, he was replaced by Dermot Crowley. André Maranne (1926 - 1992 was an Anglo-French Actor prominent in the 1970s Son of the Pink Panther (1993 was the ninth entry in the 30-year-old Pink Panther film series He later becomes Clouseau's assistant.

Sir Charles Litton/The Phantom

"The Phantom" is a jewel thief; Clouseau's archenemy (after Dreyfus) in several of the films; and known to the public as Sir Charles Litton. He leaves a "calling card" at the scene of every crime: a white glove with a stylized letter "P". In the first film he was played by David Niven, and in Return by Christopher Plummer. James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13 1929 is a Canadian Theater, Film and Television actor. In later films he had cameos, again performed by a by-then aging and frail Niven, whose voice was overdubbed by impressionist Rich Little. Richard Caruthers "Rich" Little (born November 26, 1938) is a Canadian impressionist and Voice actor.

Homages and references to the films

• In an episode of the anime series Lupin the Third, entitled "Black Panther" (American-dub title "My Birthday Pursuit"), master criminal and title character Lupin attempts to steal the Black Panther diamond as a birthday gift for his girlfriend/rival Fujiko. (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the Pen name of " Monkey Punch " Normally, Lupin has to deal with the interfering Inspector Zenigata, but in this episode, Zenigata is aided by a clearly Clouseau-inspired character, Inspector Conaiseau. Conaiseau is even assisted by a Cato-inspired character, Hageito. Also within the episode, Lupin and Conaiseau both infiltrate a nudist colony, much like Clouseau does in A Shot in the Dark. Also, as a note of interest, the Black Panther diamond, when light shines on it at a certain angle, shows within it a black version of the Pink Panther cartoon character. This "toon" seems to give the diamond a life of its own, as whenever it is unexpectedly dropped, the diamond appears to run off like a loose panther, with the "toon" visible to the audience as it does so.
• In an episode of the animated series Jackie Chan Adventures, entitled "Enter. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Jackie Chan Adventures is a successful American animated television series chronicling the adventures of a fictionalized version of Action . . the Viper", Jackie Chan and his niece Jade must protect the "Pink Puma" diamond from a female jewel thief called Viper. Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong Sang, 陳港生 on 7 April 1954 is an Actor, action choreographer, Film director
• In The Simpsons episode "This Little Wiggy", an announcer on Chief Wiggum's television is heard saying "We now return to The Return of the Pink Panther Returns, starring Ken Wahl as Inspector Clouseau". " This Little Wiggy " is the eighteenth episode of the animated television series The Simpsons ' ninth season, which originally Born as Anthony Calzaretta ( October 31, 1954) this Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe winning American film and television
• In the The Simpsons Season 5 episode "Homer the Vigilante" the Springfield Cat Burglar character is based on the Phantom. " Homer the Vigilante " is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. When he burglarizes the Simpsons house the background music is very similar to the Pink Panther music, and he leaves a calling card at the scene of the crime. He steals the world's largest cubic zirconia from a museum, much like the Phantom stealing the Pink Panther diamond. When he is captured he turns out to be a suave, David Niven-like character.
• In an ad for Apple Computer's iPhone, Inspector Clouseau is seen briefly answering his telephone. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics The iPhone is an internet-connected Multimedia Smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc
• Cato appears in the movie Inspector Gadget during the Minions Anonymous meeting. Inspector Gadget is a 1999 Live-action Film based on the characters of the popular Animated cartoon series of the same name
• On The Price is Right, the Pink Panther theme music was used during the Safe Crackers pricing game, from 1976-1992. The Price Is Right is an five time Emmy Award-winning American Game show centering on contestants guessing the retail prices of featured prizes Safe Crackers is a pricing game on the American Television Game show The Price Is Right. However, the production company had to pay licensing fees every time the song was used, so they replaced it with stock music.

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Video games

The Super Nintendo/Sega Genesis game Pink Panther Goes to Hollywood was developed by Altron and released by HeadGames Publishing in 1993, where the Pink Panther was being pursued by Inspector Clouseau through the MGM studios, and finds himself in various movie parodies, including "Honey, I Shrunk the Pink", "Cat on a Hot Pink Roof" and "Pinkenstein" (oddly enough, few of the parodies are of MGM movies). The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 Altron is a Japanese Video game developer and publisher It has developed or published games for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts Honey I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 Comedy film released through Walt Disney Pictures. This is an article about the movie adaptation For the original play see Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( 1958 Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, generally known as Frankenstein, is a Novel written by the British author Mary Shelley The game did poorly with critics and sold badly, and is now mostly forgotten.

The cartoon character was used in a PlayStation game Pinkadelic Pursuit published by French company Cryo Interactive in 2002, as well as a Game Boy Advance version developed by Wanadoo FTG in 2003, which were both barely marketed and quickly forgotten. The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console Cryo Interactive Entertainment was a French video game development and publishing company founded in 1992, but existing unofficially since 1989 The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. Sony published a Pink Panther game for Mobile Phones in 2004. He was the central character in the storyline of the point-and-click cartoon PC games "Pink Panther's Passport to Peril" and "Pink Panther in Hokus Pokus Pink" Published by Wanderlust Interactive in 1996. Point-and-click is the action of a Computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen ( point) and Compedia developed PC CD-Rom games for kids, which were released in Fall 2007.

References

External links

• The Pink Panther Page
• Inspector Clouseau Page - Tribute Site to Peter Sellers
• Official Page of Peter Sellers
• Pink Panther at the Internet Movie Database
• 'Therapeutic Pink' - Discussion forum devoted to the Pink Panther
• Obsession - the Fran Jeffries Blog