Inspector Clouseau examines the crime scene

From the 1975 'The Return of the Pink Panther'

[@HEXist-z2m]

Just that first scene where he walks straight ahead gets me to the floor every time. He was a genius.

[@luiscrakson]

That scene is all i need and i am done 😂

[@arek3866]

He was extremely funny. Fantastic actor ! The new one Martin Something is not funny anymore, rather stupid. Peter 😢 will be missed forever 😢

[@ClamBurger66]

With such confidence....I cant lol

[@vashna3799]

The brilliance of Sellers performance is that despite he’s a walking disaster he never loses his own sense of huge self-importance and belief he’s a great detective.

[@cyanimation1605]

To be fair, aside from 3 different broken pieces of equipment, he still got the lead he needed and was right about the wax as Col Sharkey pointed out. Thinking it was Charles and not Simone is really not his fault, but more a credit to her deception.

[@vashna3799]

@@cyanimation1605think your taking it a bit too seriously, it’s a comedy.

[@jntj3007]

HAHAHAHA! Yes!

[@adrianaproudcatholic]

And he is.

[@gordonspond]

I work with a few people like that...

[@rnw2739]

3:31 This never fails to make me laugh - never. The 'boing' sound effect, the askew hat and the fact that not one person in the room reacts. Fantastic.

[@SimonNoina]

Same with me - and it sent my father into hysterics back in the day. The gag was inspired by the James Finlayson version in Laurel & Hardy in The Hoosegow - when carrying out the inspection and he trips and catches his top hat at the same time on the overhead wire - my father would cry with laughter every time he saw it!

[@nahtesalinas1917]

Same. As a kid it would send my Dad and I into hysterics, too. I would rewind it a couple of times to see it again and my Dad actually didn't mind at all. 😅

[@luiscrakson]

Everytime i cry laughing

[@joncox7704]

Love the opening 4 seconds with him walking the completely wrong direction

[@luiscrakson]

Gets me on the floor everytimw

[@dt6949]

Yes it’s so simple yet just so funny. 🤣

[@Solitude47152]

“This is where you are wrong, Wax is not just wax.” Best line in the movie.

[@BrianCuthbertson]

He's right though. Paraffin wax isn't the same as beeswax, or earwax for that matter.

[@freddyrichards878]

I love how Peter Sellers can just make any sort of slapstick like it was done accidentally and in one take

[@nimueh4298]

How do you know the scene was done in one take, were you there during the filming?

[@johnandersen6752]

@@nimueh4298 Freddy was saying that Peter Sellars made it LOOK LIKE it was done on the first take (even if it wasn't), because of his great talent of always looking spontaneous. That was the WHOLE POINT of his comment

[@ginog9684]

Saw this in the theater during its original run. There was a pretty good amount of laughter when Clouseau goes in the wrong direction, building through the other screw-ups -- at times it became hard to hear Sellers' voice over people giggling and gasping to each other -- until the huge metal disk crashes down onto the statue, when there was gigantic laughter and applause.

[@sk31370n]

i thought this was a movie

[@nothingposted9056]

Oh I would have loved to be there! It sounds like quite an event

[@BobbyStJohn-fg1kb]

One the funniest lines in any movie. "Of course I'm alright. I'm examining the wax "

[@seangrant3697]

Wax is wax

[@Solitude47152]

@@seangrant3697 This where you are wrong

[@JohnnyOrgan]

Absolute genius and by far the best movie in the series. I don't know how many times I watched this film as a kid. At least one hundred times.

[@heavenhelp1982]

+Johnny Organ For me, The Pink Panther Strikes Again just about edges out Return of the Pink Panther...but you can't lose with either film! As you say, it's absolute genius. Too funny. I wish I could get my stepson to watch these old gems with me someday but our sense of humor is different

[@johntoth9150]

Well.. I take it that you now work as a detective?

[@ShaneBales]

Both Strikes again, and Shot in the Dark are better I think, but this is probably the only other great one.

[@VambeefcoHorzey]

@@heavenhelp1982 Nah, Return... is far more consistent and works because it's more grounded. Strikes Again goes a bit too crazy towards the end.

[@DrDave-xq2lt]

My friends and I used to watch this as kids all of the time, too. We rewatched that last scene with Kato more times than I can count. 😂

[@DMPepe]

“so we meet again” this is my favourite Clouseau scene of all

[@Markus_Andrew]

Others have tried, but nobody but Peter Sellers will ever be Jacques Clouseau.

[@keithallver2450]

Or Herbert Lom as Chief inspector Dreyfus.

[@Markus_Andrew]

@@keithallver2450 Aye.

[@carminemurray6624]

I agree 👍 to both wholeheartedly 🙏 they will never be equaled.

[@alexanderpanayi7212]

So True.

[@peterfranks6243]

​@@keithallver2450Absolutely, The opening scene of 'Strikes Again at the lake of the mental institute is absolutely brilliant

[@Derek_Smallshorts]

I love how, whenever he even comes remotely close to demonstrating competent detective skills, he suddenly causes thousands of pounds worth of damage.

[@pacetti07]

Derek Smallshorts That's what made these movies so good. You never knew what was going to happen next.

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

What's a pound?

[@pacetti07]

suzycreamcheesez That's how citizens of the United Kingdom call their paper money. In other words a one pound note equals one US dollar.

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

mahalo I know I mean how much is a pound worth American?

[@Mr22thou]

Clouseau was always a disaster about to happen, then crash, bam, boom! BTW, the pound to U.S. dollar equivalency is so easy to Google. You could easily find out for yourself. It took me 15 seconds.

[@Tom-qk4vn]

Brilliant! Even after all this time I still have an outrageous laugh. Great actor and script thanks

[@coralroper6876]

If he were locked in a padded cell out in the middle of nowhere, Clouseau would accidentally destroy it, by blowing it up or something, and somehow walk away completely unharmed.

[@GoodOldDaysGaming]

After seeing the bloopers, you can see this take they were still holding back laughs and smiles, especially before and after the door slides down and back up.

[@clouseau186]

PinkPantherClips your a genius and thanks so much for your hard work showcasing the genius of Sellers as Clouseau.

[@byronleemarley9610]

"Very ingenious!" "He pulled himself across the floor." "He did?"

[@Saxowolf]

priceless! Mr Sellers is a legend.

[@t.b.g.504]

The best photographed entry of the the series. Geoffrey Unsworth's cinematography is epic!

[@laskinkin9969]

“Yes very effective, very effective indeed .. the element of surprise “ 😂😂😂

[@gkprivate433]

complete gut buster even after 40 years or more. Laughed so hard at this as a teen ager when it first came out and we saw it at the theater.

[@TeemuSintonen]

The timing is impeccable. Pure genius!

[@bravoswede]

Untouchable classic. "Of course, I'm exzamining ze wax"

[@urigeheadmot1196]

😂

[@Fy6jtgybuj8]

That karate chop 😂

[@mediasawdust2458]

Closeau continues walking straight ahead always cracks me up.

[@marionkidder1128]

Thankyou! Peter Sellers never fails to crack me up and after the rotten day I’ve had he was just what I needed.

[@gerdje1976]

why can't they make things like this anymore. I watch this as a child god knows how many times that even i knew what is coming i still laugh so hard. Peter Sellers was a perfectionist

[@kimkelly5512]

They don't have the talent anymore.

[@mottopanukeiku7406]

It is of a time and place that has passed unfortunately. The nice thing is that we can still watch and appreciate it now so easily and that it is still appreciated by multiple generations. Peter Sellers was also one of a kind.

[@hisheroship]

Political correctness means that we can’t say anything that might offend someone else. It has totally destroyed, satire and the movie industry.

[@HenryChinaski614]

A crime that they tried to imitate him in the movies after his passing. The rule being never fiddle with perfection.

[@richardconner15]

He was the inspiration behind the detective work in the OJ SIMPSON TRIAL.

[@gkprivate433]

haha that's a good one. I lived in Los Angeles at that time and even saw OJ's bronco drive by from one of the 405 over passes.

[@u.v.s.5583]

His calling card. The glove.

[@warplanner8852]

The detective work was great, the prosecuting attorneys f**k the dog on that one!

[@nietherniether7508]

@@u.v.s.5583 race card

[@enjolras76]

Love it

[@JordanElliott11065]

R.I.P. Peter Sellers

[@drivingschool11]

I agree

[@gregorcollins]

There would be no 80's Chevy Chase without this brilliant man.

[@289cobra9]

True.

[@domster091]

Closest influenced many characters e.g french inspector Crabtree from ello ello, Austin powers, mr bean etc

[@gregorcollins]

@@domster091 thanks - actually haven't seen allo allo, will check it out

[@davidwalter2002]

I won't hold that against him.

[@nothingposted9056]

I don't think Chevy Chase comes close to Peter Sellers, his technique is pretty sloppy and he tends to let the audience know he thinks he's funny too, his attitude is often "oh wow isn't me so clumsy? Isn't me so dumb?" like he's mocking the character alongside the audience When Peter Sellers does his slapstick, his characters tend to think "oh I am massively screwing this" and "I have to act professional/like I belong". Clousseau here is a detective first, and the butt of slapstick second. To me, someone with a disability that basically makes me be clumsy just like him, Sellers characters are the perfect balance between relatable and funny. I laugh because the stuff he does could very well happen to me, and I would probably react with the same attitude, and I have also seen other people react in quite the same way when they make a screw up. So like, Sellers wins. He's up there with Buster Keaton.

[@calebaguilar4880]

Oh my goodness. I like it when he fells down on the floor with the wax on the floor. And I like it when he pulls the string at the wall and the thing broke the statue off the wall. Very funny!

[@blkbushirishwhiskey]

The role was made for Peter Sellers.

[@seangrant3697]

You know he was inspired by a box of safety matches for the look of Inspector Clouseau

[@seangrant3697]

The role was intended for Peter Ustinov

[@richardrau8701]

Christopher Plummer absolutely relished getting to play Sir Charles "Phantom the Litton" in this one...(David Niven wasn't available)... who wouldn't, with Catherine Schell as Lady Litton.. RIP, C.P.

[@mwp62]

Thank You for posting.

[@StevenDunetz]

I met Peter Seller's and he never knew his own real voice!

[@richardnewton9586]

OMG this guy is so hilarious. I love how he just plays it off...

[@rednovember2205]

Thank you Squire for referencing this masterpiece!

[@SciTrekMan]

Therefore, the wax! The wax? Ahhhhhh! My friend and I fell all over the place the first time we saw this scene.

[@seangrant3697]

Lol Wax is wax

[@TuberADStv]

Classic humor never fails.

[@rcbits404]

"Sir Charles Phantom, the famous Lytton..."

[@faeyrune2044]

! :D :D

[@freddyrichards878]

Dan Åkerman "The phantom?" "Yes, one of the same" (claw hits his waist)

[@MechaTailsMK2]

​@@freddyrichards878 Waist, no... Groin, yes.

[@raeba318]

In that video I love when he pull that string down.”just wow this guy”.I still can’t believe that he is the world greatest dective in the world

[@entidadalan4967]

Esta película la vi cuando era niño. Y cuando la veo nuevamente me hace volver a esos tiempos de inocencia. Me acuerdo que reía sin parar. Y el doblaje que hacían en México para América Latina era muy muy bueno. El casting de voces, la intención de las mismas. Recuerdo con mucho cariño ésta película. Claro que en Chile la dieron por tv cuando Peter Seller ya había fallecido. Gracias a ésta pagina por subir extractos de La Pantera Rosa. Saludos

[@leighlewis199]

The awkward handshakes and walking ahead gets me every time

[@12classics39]

He is Sir Charles Phantom, the notorious Litton.

[@dianezodikoff4412]

Why can’t most detectives be as brilliant as Clouseau? No wonder our world is in such messes!

[@DanielCastro-x1l]

Clous3au was an idiot. H3 solv3d his cas3s through luck. Not 3xp3ri3nc3

[@1badjesus]

Magnifying Glass Drop🤣 LOST it when 8 STILL do at 48

[@seanpatrickcain2]

0:36 the element of surprise

[@bps3013]

"...it was rheaumored throughout the underweaurld -- BOING!" :D

[@derekgaffney7689]

How can Anyone not laugh at this is beyond me 😁😁😁😁🤣🤣👍👍

[@johnruby147]

Charles Phantom , the notorious Litton , classic

[@jamesvogt8252]

I saw "Return Of The Pink Panther" at the cinema a few times back in the spring of 1975 and laughed myself silly each time in the same spots...what was funny then is just as funny now......

[@citoante]

Charles Phantom, the notorious Litton.

[@johnclark3697]

class , pure class if you feeling down watch this. increeedeebel.

[@looneytunes851]

That talc lid coming off is the funniest moment in cinema history 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ribar6]

Even guardsman on the right can barely keep his face straight.

[@markdenton2078]

Give me 10 men like clouseau and I could rule the world.

[@alessandrorossini8704]

"...until the heat is off" click... bang! crash! The best guy ever, hands down...😂

[@Sojourning_]

the man was intuitive, Comedic while on his feet, sizes up a situational, the possibility and acting on upon it. in short, he was funny / fun to watch, entertainment with out force,. Clean, not ugly, no insulting. good stuff. always a joy to see him in action. The Lord Bless him.

[@AMS6thGradeBand]

"The wax? AHHH!" (crash) Priceless! :)

[@seangrant3697]

Wax is wax

[@charlielaudico3523]

No matter how many time i watch these clips i still laugh

[@Archangel6969]

“Today, paradise in the Swiss alps; tomorrow, a wasteland. Compared to Clouseau, Attila the Hun was a Red Cross volunteer!” - Chief Inspector Dreyfus

[@jessiejames7492]

even the outtakes of this movie was so funny

[@FastFordClub]

Loved his movies , genious

[@vivvpprof]

One of the translations of the last phrase is much better: "waits until the case becomes quiet" and then BOOM :D

[@anonymoushuman8962]

This guy was a genius. Timeless comedy.

[@milray]

"My instinct told me he would not remain in hiding for long." "4 years is not long?" "Time is not the issue here."

[@Sou1defiler]

"I am examining the wehx!!"

[@rad2gnarly9]

Lmao at "His calling card"

[@maintsmanphil]

I sure do miss all the great comidians

[@RMJ1984]

I kinda wish he would have talked like this in all the movies, he acts really smart here :P without being it lol

[@crimemastergogo2374]

What a True Legend 1 of a kind. They don’t make em like this anymore.

[@peterglynn2128]

Simply Brilliant !!

[@jarednielsen6232]

Priceless LOL. I remember when it first came out I almost choked and Never forgot it. some movies you just can't forget :) this is one of them👍👍👍

[@socksumi]

"Therefore the wax, the wax?... aaahhhhhh!"

[@seangrant3697]

Wax is wax

[@marcosmarcou4495]

Is one of the best clasick comedy ever.

[@KuDastardly]

I've seen this movie many times and dayum that last part got me! XD

[@emma-janeminshull-turner1242]

I just love Clouseau's innocence, I adore him!💚💎

[@Rawk4Life]

Clouseau: It is my guess that you will find it is English wax. General: Why? Clouseau: Because your thief is an Englishman. Detective: And how do you know that? Clouseau: It is my business to know that. HA HA!

[@capricagirl685]

"Sir Charles Phantom, the notorious Lytton!" :D

[@nicholasheredia4235]

Caprica Girl The Phantom?

[@drewski1535]

(HIGH PITCHED VOICE) His calling card

[@skuula]

It iz my biziness to løcate trøuble

[@Kusoka1]

An absolute classic movie!

[@Americaone1]

Sir Charles Phantom the notorious Litton.....😁😁😁😁😁

[@reneangulotrujillo1]

The Inspector goes with the flow (bubbling accidents)!

[@haroldflashman4687]

“His calling card..” in perfect falsetto!

[@ClamBurger66]

'Gives my trained instincts full reign'

[@mirandarights5566]

So that's where inspector gadget got his wardrobe style

[@Chioffi]

Fantastico

[@carltonslaine7756]

There's only one Peter seller he was just naturally funny as hell 😂 I laughed till I was weak he will always be a classic in my books rest in peace my man bless👍👊👊

[@ericemmons3040]

"I am Inspector Clouseau; I am here to examine the crime scene and to destroy as many museum pieces as I can in the process. . ."

[@squadgeman3247]

Excellent stuff!

[@DavidTheRoss]

"Euf ceurse ai new it wos geuing tu heppn all ze taim" xD

[@loricrockett-owens5117]

He is sir Charles phantom the notorious litton. LOL

[@peterfranks6243]

Peter Sellers WAS THE ONLY Inspector. And when he died, so did he.

[@fatihorkunss]

Peter sellers playing his role like he is already like this character.

[@apocyldoomer]

Still hilarious after all these years!!

[@josephineclay235]

Yes

[@hellobeautiful5225]

“Very ingenious That is where you are wrong. It is my business to know that. I will root him out. “ Even when he says simple little lines, they are hilarious.

[@TheBinaryWolf]

Is the insanely loud music introduction intended to dissuade visitors? The audio needs normalization.

[@nikmills]

My mother loved Peter Sellers so much all he had to do was walk onto the set and she'd start laughing.

[@angusmcangus7914]

God, I'd forgotten how funny The Pink Panther was!

[@greggstankowski5073]

I just got it---what a interesting museum have ...brilliant

[@Schugger1]

You know, there are not that many vids around where you have to laugh before you click them.