. . . for PINK-A-DILLY CIRCUS, but they're overlooking the need to deduct a minimum of two rating points for the tragic finale of this film. After Top Hat's wife spills a bag of groceries when she trips over a beer can discarded on the living room floor by her husband or his poker buddies, she induces the Pink Panther to defect his allegiance from her carousing spouse to herself, enabling her to break at least seven beer bottles on her better half's noggin. What's wrong with this picture? The problem is that this development is so 1900's, when smoking was legal and conspicuous consumption was America's national norm. In this our Enlightened 21st Century, those seven bottles would hold return deposit monetary value in many states. They'd be worth 70 cents in both Oregon and Michigan. That ain't hay!
7 Reviews
Most viewers will quibble with ratings lower than "10" . . .
pixrox117 December 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Pink Stanther
owen-watts23 May 2024
Pink Panther Odyssey Part XXXVIII
You know what, I'm beginning to have serious respect for the few Pink Panther shorts that have titles that are so bafflingly divorced from the content of the cartoon. As someone who comes up with review titles for loads of IMDb reviews that no one is ever going to read: it's a craft. A deeply underrated craft. Now I'm not going to do something extraordinarily crafty like go on to make this review nothing to do with the actual content of the cartoon itself. That would take a far smarter person than I am. I'm just someone who writes loads of superfluous reviews on IMDb for no reason.
You know what, I'm beginning to have serious respect for the few Pink Panther shorts that have titles that are so bafflingly divorced from the content of the cartoon. As someone who comes up with review titles for loads of IMDb reviews that no one is ever going to read: it's a craft. A deeply underrated craft. Now I'm not going to do something extraordinarily crafty like go on to make this review nothing to do with the actual content of the cartoon itself. That would take a far smarter person than I am. I'm just someone who writes loads of superfluous reviews on IMDb for no reason.
Not a bad PP cartoon, clever with minimal laughs.
OllieSuave-00718 September 2016
The Pink Panther accidentally steps on a tack and asks a passer by, the pointy-nosed man who comes out of a bar, to help him take the thorn out. He does and he instantly becomes the panther's benefactor. For some reason, the Pink Panther gets obsessed with the man and starts to worship him, doing everything at his bid. As a result, he moves in with him and helps him scare his wife so she could do anything the man pleases.
There are some back and forth man and wife problems in this one, with the panther helping the pointy-nosed man avoid being hen-pecked. Pretty entertaining with a few surprises in the end as well, even thought there isn't too much laughter in this one in my opinion.
Grade B-
There are some back and forth man and wife problems in this one, with the panther helping the pointy-nosed man avoid being hen-pecked. Pretty entertaining with a few surprises in the end as well, even thought there isn't too much laughter in this one in my opinion.
Grade B-
One Of My Pink Panther Favorites
ccthemovieman-124 April 2007
This was one of the best Pink Panther cartoon I've ever seen. It was extremely clever and funny. It probably wasn't appreciated as much for many wives in the theater, but us for us guys, this was great stuff.
Our usual little human guy takes a thorn out of one of the Pink Panther's hind paws and our hero is so grateful, that he can't thank him enough. He follows the man all the way home, even hiding in the trunk of his car, freaking out the man. However, upon arrival, his wife starts in on him. She and her mother are up waiting for the husband, who had been out at the nightclub, and they are giving to him, rolling pin and all! The Pink Panther comes to the rescue of his new-found idol and scares the women with a ferocious roar.
That sets up the main gag of the cartoon - the Panther making life all of sudden great for the guy. He no longer is henpecked. Thanks to the PP, who is there for him every time, he can now be the master of his house. The mother-in-law leaves and the man takes full advantage.
There are very funny gags with this.
The ending provides an ironic twist, the kind these cartoons like to have. Overall, this was just great.
Our usual little human guy takes a thorn out of one of the Pink Panther's hind paws and our hero is so grateful, that he can't thank him enough. He follows the man all the way home, even hiding in the trunk of his car, freaking out the man. However, upon arrival, his wife starts in on him. She and her mother are up waiting for the husband, who had been out at the nightclub, and they are giving to him, rolling pin and all! The Pink Panther comes to the rescue of his new-found idol and scares the women with a ferocious roar.
That sets up the main gag of the cartoon - the Panther making life all of sudden great for the guy. He no longer is henpecked. Thanks to the PP, who is there for him every time, he can now be the master of his house. The mother-in-law leaves and the man takes full advantage.
There are very funny gags with this.
The ending provides an ironic twist, the kind these cartoons like to have. Overall, this was just great.
Probably the worst Pink Panther short I have seen
CuriosityKilledShawn25 March 2016
So, in this cartoon Pinky has a nail stuck in his paw and a helpful human pulls it out for him. Pinky then idolises and worships this person for helping him and follows him home, I think.
I'll be honest, it was at that point that the cartoon lost me. I had no idea what on Earth was going on as it's just a seemingly random scattering of really not funny pratfalls. I hated it. None of it made sense, including the title. I don't mind puns but this one didn't apply to anything.
I hope this is as bad as the Pink Panther gets. If all of these shorts were released theatrically I'd be walking out before the main feature even started.
I'll be honest, it was at that point that the cartoon lost me. I had no idea what on Earth was going on as it's just a seemingly random scattering of really not funny pratfalls. I hated it. None of it made sense, including the title. I don't mind puns but this one didn't apply to anything.
I hope this is as bad as the Pink Panther gets. If all of these shorts were released theatrically I'd be walking out before the main feature even started.
Up there with one of Pinky's best
TheLittleSongbird11 August 2013
Most of the Pink Panther cartoons are good fun(though there are a few mediocre or disappointing ones too), then there are a handful that are great and even classic. Pinkadilly Circus is one of the classic ones. The animation is very true to most other Pink Panther cartoons, the style is simple but not overly-so while also clean and elegant. The music is equally great, the theme tune is a classic and rightfully so while the music in the cartoon itself has an upbeat, jazzy and catchy orchestration and style. The gags are clever and always never less than funny, the best of them are hilarious actually, while the cartoon moves quickly and has a story that serves the characters well. Pinky is still appealing and oozes coolness, his comic timing as always is perfectly pitched. The Little White Guy is the sort of guy who proves a funny foil and sometimes, especially here, in a way that makes you feel for him and his predicament. All in all, wonderful and up there with one of the Pink Panther's best. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Androcles and the Lion, anyone?
llltdesq14 September 2006
Warning: Spoilers
The plot of this one is similar in some respects to Androcles and the Lion-though far more humorous. As I intend to discuss this cartoon in a bit of detail, there will be spoilers:
The primary character opposite the Pink Panther in a great many of these shorts is a little white guy with a mustache, said to be patterned on Friz Freleng, a noted animator/director and one of the producers of the series. He often takes on a role specific to the plot of the short. Here, for example, he is a playboy type. He pulls a nail out of the Pink Panther's foot and thus wins a friend. He rapidly becomes disenchanted with the PP's enthusiastic gratitude and tries to lose him-until he gets home and his wife and mother-in-law are waiting up-bearing a rolling-pin. Enter his new-found friend and now protector, the Pink Panther, who scares the daylights out of the wife and causes the mother-in-law to leave.
The middle portion of the short is the little guy taking full advantage of his new "weapon" and his wife's efforts to get rid of the Pink Panther. Finally, in frustration, she nails up a note telling hubby that she's "going home to mother" and walks out. Our hero goes to see if she's leaving and winds up with a nail in his foot, which the wife pulls out, reversing the dynamic. She's now the beneficiary of gratitude and celebrates this by breaking bottles over her husband's head. Ah, the joys of karma! This short is available on the Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection and is well worth checking out. Recommended.
The primary character opposite the Pink Panther in a great many of these shorts is a little white guy with a mustache, said to be patterned on Friz Freleng, a noted animator/director and one of the producers of the series. He often takes on a role specific to the plot of the short. Here, for example, he is a playboy type. He pulls a nail out of the Pink Panther's foot and thus wins a friend. He rapidly becomes disenchanted with the PP's enthusiastic gratitude and tries to lose him-until he gets home and his wife and mother-in-law are waiting up-bearing a rolling-pin. Enter his new-found friend and now protector, the Pink Panther, who scares the daylights out of the wife and causes the mother-in-law to leave.
The middle portion of the short is the little guy taking full advantage of his new "weapon" and his wife's efforts to get rid of the Pink Panther. Finally, in frustration, she nails up a note telling hubby that she's "going home to mother" and walks out. Our hero goes to see if she's leaving and winds up with a nail in his foot, which the wife pulls out, reversing the dynamic. She's now the beneficiary of gratitude and celebrates this by breaking bottles over her husband's head. Ah, the joys of karma! This short is available on the Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection and is well worth checking out. Recommended.
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