Pink Sphinx (1968) User Reviews

Funny enough

[rbverhoef · 7/10 · 2 January 2004]

The pink panther is in Egypt. He wants a camel but has not enough money for a good one so he ends up with one that acts like a dog. He has a map that says where a treasure is hidden and together with his strange camel he enters the desert.

This short was funny enough to be entertained for a couple of minutes. Especially the camel acting like a dog gets some good laughs.

I found the camel most annoying!

[llltdesq · 6/10 · 23 September 2006]

This is a marginal short partially salvaged by an interesting ending. There will be mild spoilers in the portion which follows:

The Pink Pather is looking for artifacts and/or jewels in Egypt. He goes to buy a camel, but has little money and has to settle for a small camel that behaves as if it were a dog. The old saying truly holds here-he got what he paid for, which wasn't much. In spots, it reminds me all too much of the horse in Pinto Pink and other shorts The little camel causes the Pink Panther no end of trouble and gets chased away more than once here. There are a couple of interesting gags involving water in one way or another, with the strange sight of a camel guzzling a canteen being the most unusual.

The Pink Panther has a few experiences with explosives here and finally manages to get into a crypt-one with a warning of a curse on anyone who enters. He grabs a large gem and begins running, only to periodically change into things-a rat, a lizard, etc.

Not the greatest short, but it's only six minutes long and it does have a few moments which make it worth watching. It's on the Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection, which is well worth getting.

Since sphinxes are few and far between in this picture . . .

[pixrox1 · 6/10 · 27 December 2022]

. . . it's best to review what we know about them. These hybrid creatures were domesticated by the Aliens who built the Great Pyramids of Giza about 5,000 years ago. They were engineered with the head of a witch, the body of a lion and the feathers of a winged monkey. Ornithologists have discovered that they flocked in the millions along the Nile River until Napoleon had his troops blast them to extinction for target practice in 1812. Now most of our information about sphinxes is contained in a time capsule yet to be unearthed below the giant Sphinx statue of Giza. However, PINK SPHINX manages to avoid most of these unpleasant facts.

Lots Of Good Material, Enough To Make A Feaure

[ccthemovieman-1 · 9/10 · 6 May 2007]

The was a fun story and one in which you could have made a much longer Pink Panther cartoon out if it, judging by how much fun the writers obviously had in doing this.

You get an Indiana Jones adventure story, a slapstick comedy and a cute little camel for some human interest. There is a lot to like in this animated short which was good from start-to- finish. I hated to see it end. That ending was kind of goofy and little abrupt. That's another reason they should have expanded on this and made it a short featurette.

"Honest Abdul's Camel Lot" is where the Pink Panther strolls into, looking at "new and used" camels. He's in Egypt and needs some transportation. His goal is to find a treasure and he has a map. After some funny scenes at the Camel lot (pun intended), we have the PP's adventures of trying to get the treasure and his poor little camel (the only one he could afford) inadvertently making things more difficult.

Overall: very enjoyable.

Pink surely didn't get his money's worth!

[OllieSuave-007 · 4/10 · 27 July 2016]

The Pink Panther surely didn't get his money's worth when he purchased a puny camel for his Egyptian treasure hunt. All the animal could do was resist helping the panther carry his luggage and act like a overly cute, but dumb dog.

There are a couple of scenes that warrant a chuckle here and there, particular the parts where the Pink Panther gets frustrated with the misadventures headed his way. But, not a very exciting cartoon - just too concentrated on a useless camel and a treasure hunt that went particularly sour.

Grade D

Delightful

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 21 September 2013]

Apart from an abrupt ending(though it's also a funny one), Pink Sphinx is a winner all round and one of the better 1968 Pink Panther cartoons. It is vibrantly and crisply animated, as well as being effective in its simplicity. You can't go wrong either with the jazzy orchestral score and iconic theme tune. The gags are cleverly timed and hilarious throughout, as well as being one of the better 1968 Pink Panther cartoons Pink Sphinx also has to be one of the funniest. The story is exciting and adventurous, not as routine as some other Pink Panther cartoons certainly. Pinky is cool and likable with great comic timing and the little camel is both funny and adorable.

All in all, a delightful Pink Panther cartoon. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Original storyboard found

[ianmiska · 10/10 · 29 April 2020]

I have the original 14 page pencil storyboard from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises drawn/written by Jim Ryan for "The Pink Sphinx" production # 450 released in 1968. His original ending is different from final version. His original version has the Pink Panther and the camel running while getting hit by lightning bolts as they pass the "Gem" back and forth between them. The final cartoon has the Panther running from the tomb while his appearance is constantly changing.