The History of The Pink Panther Films

[@davidmeyer3795]

I was always confused as a kid with the disconnect between the movies and the cartoon

[@From_Here_To_Here]

Same. I remember reading the TV guide as a child, seeing the Pink Panther movie scheduled for that weekend, and being genuinely confused as to why this was live action and the Pink Panther I was looking for was only in the opening credits.

[@Invidente7]

@Gaylord Focker or that sheriff, or that wacky bird and the firefly.

[@marvelprince]

Thought it was me that was always confused as a kid. I watched the Steve Martin one for almost an hour waiting for the Pink Panther to show up

[@xanderguyer7512]

Hey, I'm an adult and it confuses me now! Haha

[@patjanus0069]

Depatie-Frieleng was the animation studio that created the animated titles credit sequence for the first Pink Panther movie, taking the concept of the pink panther shape inside the diamond and making it a cartoon character, and audiences at the theater laughed so hard during the credits that United Artists comissioned Depatie -Freleng to produce more animated shorts with the pink panther character to be shown before the UA movies in theaters (for example a James Bond movie in the sixties had a pink panther cartoon attached during the coming attractions), soon after tv networks bought the cartoons and made a pink panther show for tv and Depatie-freleng created more characters for the show like the Inspector and the ant etc. So in the movie "universe" the pink panther is just the diamond, in the cartoon universe the pink panther is the actual character.

[@shooter-vx7xy]

Strikes Again is my favorite. That Cato fight with the slow motion nunchuck to the face and subsequent slow motion "AAARRRGGHH!" is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And then it's followed up with someone tripping over Dreyfuss' periscope, causing him to slow motion fall and another slow motion "AARRRGHHH!" Absolutely hilarious!

[@stevenvanaria1267]

I totally agree and perfectly said!!!

[@karenryder6317]

Shouldn't it be KAY-to not Cat (as in the pussy)?

[@KejnTheImmortal]

It always sounded like a mooing cow to me.

[@docwho2828]

Great Scenes!Ihave to smile just thinking about it...

[@Nick-ty9us]

Pink Panther strikes again is my favorite pink panther movie I just love how cartoonish it is and fast paced to

[@therealbitwars]

I will always be grateful that my dad introduce me to these movies at an early age. Peter Sellers was brilliant.

[@TheBatNick2024]

Same here. My Dad loved this series.

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@TheBatNick2024my grandpa introduced me to these movies when I was younger

[@Huddison]

Ditto

[@leighfoulkes7297]

For me, "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" is the best one in the series. It was like watching a live action slapstick cartoon.

[@KilliK69]

yep. the sequence where he tries to enter the castle, is straight from a Chuck Jones cartoon.

[@kevhead1525]

The beginning with Dreyfus about to be released are some or the most hilarious moments in film.

[@roberttreacy8271]

The Pink Panther Strikes Again is my favorite in the series too.

[@Qualimar]

I think 'A Shot in the Dark' is the best of the Panther films. It might lack the sheer scale of the later films but the character is still fresh, Sellers brilliant, both Dreyfus and Cato immediately at home and even the romance angle is a lot of fun.

[@oaf-77]

Shot in the dark is my favorite of the series. It’s perfect.

[@Brian_Grant]

A strong argument to be made here, I agree.

[@ghanasoul]

‘A Shot in the Dark’ was a VERY well made film. VERY funny. I think Seller’s portrayal was more believable, even the Cato battles looked more legit and not over the top in the later films. As a kid, I’ll be honest, i loved the broad humor in the sequel .However, as i get older, i appreciate Seller’s Clouseau in the second film.

[@January.]

Agree

[@KilliK69]

i don't disagree, as a whole it is the most well made film in the series, and I prefer its theme over the PP one, but personally I consider Strikes Again the best as nonstop fun goes. That movie works both as a James Bond parody and as a Clouseau comedy.

[@MusicalJourneysThruCinema]

I watched all of the Pink Panther films directed by Blake Edwards back to back late last year. Excited to watch this video in full!

[@MichaelMichael-us6wq]

How was it (Especially with the 80’s, is when the franchise took a nose-dive.)

[@alvincash3230]

As much as I enjoy Steve Martin, his casting as Clouseau is one of the biggest mis-fires in movie history. A non-Clouseau Pink Panther is simply impossible.

[@chipchopbarbershop8426]

Clouseau makes a good mob boss

[@Ometecuhtli]

Ah, the old mob boss ploy.

[@Covette01]

Why just the Blake Edward’s one? Gotta do them all (I just finished all 11)

[@doublep1980]

Besides the absolute comedic genius that is Peter Sellers as Clouseau, Herbert Lom as Chief-Inspector Dreyfuss deserves a special mention. Specially in the later movies, where Clouseau has driven the poor guy into madness, Herbert Lom is just turning it up to 11.

[@DeuteriumLicious]

Absolutely, the movie is Sellers and Lom, such a great duo

[@JPSE57]

"That's a priceless Steinway!" "Not anymore."

[@u.v.s.5583]

And you mister Stiffsticker must count your bees. You may find that one of them is missing.

[@Ometecuhtli]

We have a cook that thinks he's the gardener ...

[@kathleenbergeron1292]

You missed something in Strikes Again: Herbert Lom playing the organ, dressed in a cape, is an homage to his previous role as the title character in a film version of “The Phantom of the Opera.” Brilliant!

[@frankbrody239]

I've always thought if only Peter Sellers could've lived at least twenty more years than we could have had him team up with Leslie Nielsen's Frank Drebin somewhere down the line! Oh the laughs that could have been!

[@54GodzillaFan]

I agree, that really could have worked! Clouseau is the wacky one and Frank Drebin is the straight man! It would have been a match made in Heaven!

[@54GodzillaFan]

I agree, that really could have worked! Clouseau is the wacky one and Frank Drebin is the straight man! It would have been a match made in Heaven!

[@thechuchofthecentury3853]

You already made that comment.

[@thechuchofthecentury3853]

You already made that comment

[@MsLeenite]

Return of the Pink Panther is my favorite Clouseau movie. Especially the part where he shows up at the Lytton home, pretending to be a telephone repairman - "Emil Fluornoy", pronounced as only Clouseau could. "There is trouble with the pheaunne!" is something I mutter to myself whenever I'm having, well, trouble with the pheaunne.

[@Ometecuhtli]

"I am an expert trouble shoeeter"

[@willrichard6921]

My dad said that he liked the first Pink Panther so much when it came out, he stayed in the theater and watched it again immediately after.

[@ovepayne]

These classic comedies are timeless and brilliant and the casting is spot on. I can´t imagine the superb acting of Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom and Burt Kwouk and their characters being played by any other actors anywhere!

[@scottziegler4238]

You can't really steal the show when you're working with Peter Sellers, but Herbert Lom comes really close.

[@tboyd5150]

Indeed! Lom is phenomenal in these movies!

[@Killpop-ls4vb]

An unrecognized genius

[@StephiSensei26]

Feeling a little down? You can never go wrong with a good dose of Peter Sellers to brighten your day! He was a "one of a kind"! thank you.

[@andrewpragasam]

Personally I think laugh for laugh Pink Panther Strikes Again is the highlight of the series.

[@prettyshinyspaghetti8332]

M favorite PP film

[@HappyCynic]

When Peter Sellers took time off from making the radio show The Goons, the BBC had to hire three actors to replace him.

[@thescreentroll8632]

Also when Stanley Kubrick had to replace Peter Sellers for Dr Strangelove as the pilot (yes he was going to do 4 roles). He chose to replace him with a "real" cowboy, one that acted that way their whole life. In the documentary on the DVD I remember someone saying you could only replace Peter Sellers with the real deal.

[@HappyCynic]

@@thescreentroll8632 A complicated, but immensely talented man.

[@taydrabrookshire347]

So he was already replaced 😂

[@SFTaYZa]

The Goon Show

[@SusanRandall-mf8vr]

The pink panther movies with peter sellers are always fun to watch over and over again. It is a timeless comedy. I cannot get enough of it😂

[@xanderguyer7512]

To me is seems like Inspector Clouseau invented Jack Sparrow Syndrome. Here, a serious, stand-alone movie has a fan-favorite, wacky side character, who creates a totally different (but still related) comedic-leaning franchise.

[@Restless_Hermit80]

54, jeez that's young. I've heard Sellers was a pain to live with irl, but damn he was funny on screen. R.I.P the one and only Inspector Clouseau.

[@hectormanuel8360]

Let us not forget the beautiful Richard Williams animations.

[@aaronsarchive82]

Agreed! The Williams' credits by themselves are works of art.

[@alanjones5436]

I'm Alan Jones and I took over as editor on 'Return of...' and became full editor on 'Strikes Again' - 'Revenge' and 'Trail' so I do know a bit. Too many little points to go into with this history but I will say that Peter became more and more difficult to work with and that Blake had suggested making a slightly different 'Trail' to Peter who refused to be involved. Blake believed this was Peter just being contrary and not wanting Blake (and him) to make easy money. I always felt 'Trail' should have been made as a tribute to the Peter Sellers Clouseau character and not as an introduction to new inept detectives but Blake had been so frustrated by Peter that he wanted to prove he could do it without him.....which he couldn't.

[@JaxenRossisback]

As being an editor to a few Pink Panther films, do you recall any scenes that didn’t make the final cut? I know based on my research for Strikes Again, the first cut supposedly ran about three hours before being trimmed down to its current length (103 minutes). And if possible, could these outtakes ever seek the light of day?

[@rustykilt]

Peter Sellers was irreplaceable as Clouseau, but Peter was always a difficult personality and like many comedians, he was a troubled and complex person, but brilliant.

[@orangefacedbuddah1776]

you need to write or record a you tube video,this would be very important.The bfi would probably do it.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

Sellers was a often an outright jerk, petty, obsessive, mean-spirited, at times cruel and self serving.

[@orangefacedbuddah1776]

@@CaptainSpalding72 correct on all points.

[@TheLukeMonster]

Herbert Lom was the real show stealer for me. The dentist/laughing gas scene from The Pink Panther Strikes Again is my favorite scene from that film, and Dreyfus' eulogy for Clouseu in Revenge of the Pink Panther was Oscar worthy.

[@u.v.s.5583]

That facial acting during the Clouseau burial scene when he suddenly recognizes his beloved colleague under the disguise is immortal.

[@karenryder6317]

IKR, Luke--just absolutely pitch-perfect acting.

[@jamesbarrett9466]

The insane Dreyfus scenes (e.g. at 13:50) allude to Lom's having played the Phantom of the Opera in an earlier film.

[@reignofrock]

I love Steve Martin, but no one will ever top Peter Sellers. Any of the films without him were pretty awful. Nice work, once again!

[@u.v.s.5583]

I would like to buy a Hamburger.

[@Fee212]

I didn't know they re did this with Steve Martin. No one, no one can play Inspector Clouseau but Peter Sellers. All for 💸 💵

[@aronjanzen]

Return and strikes again are my two favourites of the franchise! My favourite film series. So many good memories!

[@wstine79]

Speaking of David Niven and Peter Sellers, you need check out "Murder By Death." I grew up with that film.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Murder by Death is supremely funny. Love it. What a script and ensemble cast. And you can quote it 'til doomsday.

[@lilivonshtup3808]

They were together in Casino Royale, too.

[@melenatorr]

It's a very funny movie, with a great cast to go along with Niven and Sellers (and which led to a spin-off movie. "The Cheap Detective, with Peter Falk reprising his role in "Murder by Death". Incidentally, this isn't the only comedy in which Niven is overshadowed by a supporting character: in "Around the World in Eighty Days", he partners with Cantinflas, the great Mexican comic, who easily steals the movie.

[@dreamquesttv]

They're also in The Road To Hong Kong (not together).

[@timwingham8952]

Niven. Sellers.

[@GamerGuysReviews]

Pink Panther Strikes Again is one of the funniest films ever.

[@suk6323]

The best of them all !

[@laurencewhite4809]

Return Of The Pink Panther is A New Hope. The Pink Panther Strikes Again is The Empire Strikes back Revenge Of The Pink Panther is Reven... I mean Return of the Jedi.

[@michaelrwilson007]

Agreed! And it has nothing to do with the Pink Panther 😂

[@suk6323]

@@laurencewhite4809 And the films after Revenge of PP are like the SW prequels and sequels... May the fiource be wath you.. Alwas

[@TheRealNormanBates]

@@suk6323 the _fiorce?_ Could you imagine Peter Sellers as Obi-Wan Kenobi? Obi-Wan: “if you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine! _Hi-yaa! (charges forward)”_ Darth Vader easily spins on one foot, moving out of Obi-wan’s way Obi-wan runs past, flips over a railing and down a chasm. .... 5 minutes of Vader looking down, followed by sounds of someone climbing ladders, running up stairs and taking the elevator. Darth turns to face the elevator. The doors open.. Obi-wan slowly steps out... _yells and charges again!_ Vader sidesteps again and Obi runs past him and falls down the chasm.

[@night_speed]

Herbert Lom is so underrated in these movies. Return, Revenge and Strikes Again were my favorites growing up.

[@u.v.s.5583]

Lom is absolutely on par with Sellers as genius goes.

[@bryanbariteau9607]

Totally agree on this, he’s my favorite character from the pink panther films and I like him as much as Clouseau. My favorite Pink Panther films are A Shot In the Dark and The Return of the Pink Panther

[@night_speed]

@@bryanbariteau9607 oh man. That eye twitch and giggle never gets old. I actually hadn't seen A Shot in the Dark until recently. Pretty good but I definitely think that Return is the best made film out of all of them. It's genuinely suspenseful and has some decent action set pieces. That whole opening could be out of a Bond film. If it was about a murderer instead of a diamond thief it could fit right in with Italian giallo films.

[@bryanbariteau9607]

@@night_speed Totaly agree with you! it’s my favorite pink panther of all time as well and some of those action bits with Christopher Plummer do remind me a lot of Bond which was really cool.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

People often talk about the lost Dr Who episodes, but I'd give my eye teeth to have the lost Goon Show episodes get rediscovered. Its painful to think of some of Sellers best work lost forever.

[@paulleow8017]

Shit there's lost Goon Show episodes too? That's a travesty that some of Milligan, Sellers, and Secombe's work could be lost like that

[@Nick-ty9us]

But at least we have the pink Panther movies to see Peter sellers, genius

[@MegaMagicdog]

The original Pink Panther films hold a special place in my heart for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the talent involved. It's also a part of family history - sort of. My parents had just gotten married in June of 1965 and were on their way to Niagara Falls. On the long drive, they decided to see a film playing at the drive in: "A Shot in the Dark". They loved it!! They were fans of the series ever since!! Dad introduced me to the film series when they cam along in the 70s and 80s and we laughed uproariously! Whenever one of the original films comes on, I sit down to watch. I saw the attempts to continue the series (Trail of the Pink Panther, Curse of the Pink Panther and Son of the Pink Panther) and while they weren't too bad, nothing will ever come close to the genius of Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards.

[@the_resourceful]

I giggled my way through this entire video. Peter was a comedic genius. Loved him. The Blake/Sellers colab was beautiful.

[@AyeCarumba221]

This is an excellent compilation of Peter Sellers finest moments.

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

Always great to see David Niven and Peter Ustinov being appreciated by people who are either/both younger than me (though even within my generation knowing who both are is somewhat rare) and from outside of the UK. As ever dude I am enjoying your content, your hard work really seems to be paying off!

[@maxhonneger3278]

Peter Ustinov was at his comedic best (with Humphrey Bogart and Aldo Ray) in the original 1955 movie, "We're No Angels". Basil Rathbone (whom I admired greatly as the 1940s Sherlock Holmes played an old skinflint uncle of a hapless (and helpless) shopkeeper played by Leo G. Carroll. Another great movie for Christmastide.

[@blackbearbuilds3104]

I’m 25 years old for context but my dad introduced these to me as a kid and they are still some of my favorite comedies to watch. I still watch through them all maybe once a year. Peter sellers was just a legend in my opinion.

[@karlmcnealjr]

RIP Peter Sellers. Bought a dvd collection 2 years ago and just watched strikes again this past weekend. Comedic genius. Even my daughter who had to be talked into watching shot in the dark loved it. The way the world is today we all need to laugh, same reason I bought all 3 stooges and little rascals dvds. Bug hunt!

[@Nero68]

Return of the Pink Panther is one of my all time favorites. So many amazing gags and comedy by Peter Sellers.

[@Maitch3000]

I wish the director's cut of Strikes Again is released. The story is already bonkers. I'm curious for the 3 hour cut.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

So glad you're talking about these films because this will generate interest in the older movies if some younger viewers have only seen the more recent Clouseau stuff. It's my favorite comedy movies franchise, but I only include the ones with Sellers in this group. For me, the best films of the series (with Sellers) include Return of, Strikes Again, and Revenge Of. I suppose I like them silly. The more disguises, the better. And I suspect we shall never see cinematic comedy like this ever again; these films take sequences and do them with long careful takes and with cleverly composed choreography. The pacing is often almost languid but it makes things all the more funny. You just don't see this kind of comedy movie-making today. Maybe it's because of audience attention spans, although I can't be sure. I can't remember the last recent comedy film I enjoyed that had long takes, and big gaps of silence as parts of the gags. The Peter Sellers Pink Panther movies make me laugh every single time I watch them. There's at least one skirmish between Kato and Clouseau where at one point we go into slow motion ... but we also get to *hear* everything in slow motion; that is genius. It's so funny.

[@allenrubinstein3696]

Please, please do a video on the lesser known Sellers comedies. They vary from great to godawful, but he's just too much of a genius to let all those neglected films be ignored. Sellers is riveting to watch no matter how wasted the vehicle.

[@heroesfan236]

Any personal favorites I should add to my watchlist?

[@allenrubinstein3696]

​@@heroesfan236 I'm All Right Jack, Hoffman, The Optimists of Nine Elms, I Love You Alice B. Toklas. All at least have their moments story-wise, but I think they're worthwhile just to watch Sellers perform. The Ealing Comedies is definitely where you want to start. And for something completely different watch the bleak (post) war film The Blockhouse. Sellers is only one of a seven-person ensemble who get trapped in an underground bunker in Germany for seven years. Not a single laugh to be had, but it's brilliant.

[@Cyber_Elf_Elpizo]

This brought back so many childhood memories. Even with the later films ignoring it as "non-canon," Strikes Again is still entertaining as an "alternate timeline."

[@DicloniusRain33]

Honestly, my theory is that "Strikes Again " is a dream/nightmare/hallucination had by Dreyfus while he's still going insane in the psych ward. It would explain the ret-con and the weirdness of the whole film in general.😅

[@jaymesguy239]

This is the doco I've been waiting for! Great job in telling us the story of that hilarious character that's now a cinematic icon and the brilliant performer who gave him life.

[@gumbycat5226]

Oh thank you! I think the time I took my friends to see The Pink Panther Strikes Again was my funniest night at the movies, all those decades ago. My friends' mother had been exceptionally kind to me - she was a reserved lady and then that night showed us all another side... My favorite scene is the dancing on rice scene at the beginning but that's a hard call.

[@DoctorInk20]

Wahey! I've been rewatching the *DePatie-Freleng **_Inspector_** cartoons* recently, so this is a nice surprise! 😁 I adore all the Sellers films, but _A Shot In The Dark_ is, without a doubt, one of my favourite movies of all time. _Strikes Again_ is a close second. Cripes, even seeing the footage with just your voiceover has me in stitches. XD Thank you for this.

[@Orion-dg5qc]

Great narration voice, right background music. Smooth editing, this is a great, hats off for hats off entertainment!

[@RiverdudeCovers]

I was waiting for this episode!!! Some of the greatest comedies of all time

[@sergiom.a.1236]

A pleasure to see a fellow man of quality

[@TauGeneration]

a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@TheBaritoneCrooner]

Sir Charles’ nephew is George played by Robert Wagner and the ski resort was in Cortina d’Ampezzo, which is in the Italian Alps. Rome doesn’t get snow.

[@amplifier2]

Spot on.

[@MorleyQ]

I grew up watching the Pink Panther films, so when I saw this video pop up in my subscription feed, I was super excited to watch it! Can't wait to see your coverage of the...other Pink Panther..."films."

[@docwho2828]

Peter Seller was a brilliant comedian and a great actor. His more serious roles are also absolutely worth seeing.

[@hulotati]

The Panther's never tire for me. Been a fan since seeing Revenge Of at the cinema back in 78 when I was 12. Love em.

[@stvdagger8074]

In the Revenge of the Pink Panther, Dreyfus is not only re-instated as Chief Inspector but also re-constituted as he was disintegrated during The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

[@Doughty321]

A Shot in the Dark has one of my favourite themes from any film, love it.

[@WesJFin]

Thank you for this! Easily one of my favorite series and I can not wait for the 2nd part to this!!!!

[@scrambled5948]

Tbch when I was a kid, I thought the pink panther was a looney tunes style cartoon character from the 40’s And was extremely confused when I watched the movies only to see a detective getting in carry on style shenanigans

[@1heKing]

same honestly

[@johnashley327]

Loved these movies when I was a kid in the 70's. Many a great night at the drive-in.

[@rogermorris9696]

Peter Sellers was a member of a radio show team called The Goons (along with Harry Seacombe and Spike Milligan , who were a major influence Monty Python.

[@HappyCynic]

Not forgetting Michael Bentine.

[@JacobFKeller]

This absolutely my favorite mini doc so far. I learned so much.

[@alfredsmith4708]

The Pink Panther Strikes Again was one of the first DVDs my family owned. I think me and my dad watched it well over 50 times throughout my life. It's not the best of the film series, but man nearly every line is burned into my brain.

[@Armoured.Goomba]

You cant have pink panther without peter sellers he made them films his own and no one can replace him either, one of my favorite comedy icons of all time. He became more funnier in shot in the dark than in the pink panther and continued to become funnier as each film went on.

[@lynnfisher3037]

A perfect example of what you are saying is the attempt to keep The Three Stooges going after the death of Curley. Could you imagine Laurel with a different Hardy or ANYONE trying to replace W.C.Fields?

[@logananderson1025]

I've been binging your videos this whole weekend, keep up the amazing work

[@Guspool33]

I'd love for you to do a video on the Bob Hope Bing Crosby "Road To..." series of movies, which I believe also had Peter Sellers in it at one point.

[@Nick-ty9us]

He was in one of those movies

[@Halbared]

Love Sellers/Clouseau. I enjoy them all on a level, but A Shot in the Dark is a masterpiece. The next three made with Sellers are enjoyable on a slowly descending scale.

[@karenryder6317]

That about sums it up for me too. The more broad and heavy-handed the slapstick got, the sillier the whole concept became. In ASITD, you can at least conceive of Cluseau as a really dim cop who probably got promoted beyond his capabilities, but after that there's no possible human match for the cartoon caricature.

[@tombeyerlein3813]

For me, the only two really great entries were The Pink Panther and A Shot In the Dark. "Return" was ok, but I hated the rest of them with Sellers. Way too broad. I didn't bother with any of the post-Sellers films.

[@rustykilt]

Introducing Herbert Lom, brought a whole new dimension to the series. The foil for Clouseau was the ever suffering Dreyfus, who one could only feel sorry for.

[@mightyfilm]

You got to love a franchise so vast that it starts off as a romantic comedy about a detective that doesn't even realize his wife is cheating on him and ends up as fiberglass wall insulation. Recently checked out the Lupin III Pink Panther tribute episode. Parody Clouseau kept getting attacked by parody Kato. Really good episode, delightful tribute.

[@weirdproq]

I just checked out that episode recently to. It's quite the ridiculous episode.

[@mightyfilm]

I like how they even managed to work in references to the Pink Panther character and the movie animations into the homage.

[@_thomas1031]

I grew up on Steve Martin's pink panther movies and just loved them! I NEVER knew that there were older panther films that weren't the original cartoons?! I'll definitely check them out, Thank you!!😆🙌

[@Frank00]

I hope you enjoy them, I grew up watching these films

[@petersarubbi]

Sellers was in a class by himself... Ridiculously funny both physically and a total chameleon who can get lost in the many characters... And to this day... No matter how many times I see the parallel bars scene in "Strikes Again" I will laugh hysterically... Thank you for this tribute

[@Craigmt12]

The Pink Panther is one of my favourite film series. Peter Sellers is simply fantastic. None of the continuity makes sense, in later films we see that the former Mrs Clouseau is still in a relationship with The Phantom but where was she in The Return of the Pink Panther? Personal fav from this era is Strikes Again, very absurd but some fantastic gags. Revenge never really hit the mark for me for some reason but it’s still a classic. Looking forward to part 2 to hear what you think about the Blake Edwards reboot attempts. Roger Moore’s cameo is the only highlight.

[@Memespam]

I'd just like to say, I love your channel. I legitimately wish you the best, and look forward to future content.

[@MrDavey2010]

Peter Ustinov had accepted the role on the basis that Ava Gardner was to be his screen wife. When Miss Gardner dropped out and was replaced by another, Ustinov withdrew. There was litigation for breach of contract as a result but Clouseau had to be recast at short notice. Thus Sellers was cast and made the role his own.

[@kd1s]

My favorite of the movies is the Pink Panther Strikes Again - the pathos of Dreyfus is amazing.

[@BigCar2]

Another brilliant video. Thanks!

[@nosajdabeno]

It's interesting you mention Strikes Back was like a James Bond spoof considering Sellers was in the original Casino Royale (1967), the not really, Bond movie.

[@davincent98]

As was David Niven

[@nosajdabeno]

@@davincent98 Wow, I can't believe I forgot he was in it as well. You're absolutely right!!! Nice catch!!!

[@Maitch3000]

And a few more movies down the line, Clouseau was played by Roger Moore.

[@kchishol1970]

When I was a kid, I always wondered why the films were called the Pink Panther series, when it seemed like it should have been called The Inspector series, like the spin-off cartoon series.

[@KairuHakubi]

it is weird how all it takes is "we thought we could replace the director and actor and then call the movie Inspector Clouseau" to sully that name ever being used as a title again, even when it makes much more sense. Studios are so sensitive to that kind of thing, especially when it's their own doing.

[@markdicristofaro904]

Many actors have tried to recreate Clouseau, but Peter Sellers was the only one who could make it great. And Herbert Lom is the only one who could complete, Dreyfus. It's very rare when comedy becomes gold, these two captured it and the world benefited. And these movies wouldn't have had greatness without the rest of the actors and actresses. Everyone did a great job.

[@andrewbuhman1066]

Who is George Wagner? That's Robert Wagner. Who is Cat-Oh? It's Kato.

[@DelosFive]

Thank god someone else spotted these. 🙌🏼

[@nickgodalin6487]

Yeah, i was just about to point those 2 out m'self. But with this many comments, someone else MUST HAVE beat me to it! PS.... You might have wanted to add a correct phonetic for this guy....... KAY-TOE, my little yellow friend.

[@andrewbuhman1066]

@@nickgodalin6487 Yes, he nearly blew his little yellow skin off...

[@nickgodalin6487]

@@andrewbuhman1066 yes, he nearly did! Would someone who's name is, not Cato, but CAT-OH, even have yellow skin?

[@adamfox9651]

9:20 You can't beat a Jack Davis movie poster.

[@Diggy22]

Now I need to see the follow up to this vid! I grew up on the Sellers Pink Panther movies, especially Return Of The Pink Panther and The Pink Panther Strikes Again

[@calvinkatt662]

Great timing. I just rewatched The Pink Panther and A Shot in the Dark last weekend.

[@capinkevarino9674]

Thanks so much for putting this together! Growing up, it was incredibly confusing to me that my parents could enjoy this movie so much given that I was more familiar with the cartoon ... and the Pink Panther was barely in these! That irritated me to no end. But as a an of Laurel and Hardy (love how you dropped that in there) and physical comedy, I'll give Peter Seller and this series another shot.

[@READYTEDDYBEAR]

I also believe Harry Secombe must've had the patience of a saint to put up with the manic depression of Sellers and Milligan.

[@Boogenhagen100]

sir charles phantom-the notorious litton, gets me every time.

[@DrowningSorrows1]

This was a great retrospective, I have been meaning to see these films and I never knew which to avoid. Now I have a better idea and I am going to buy the DVD or blu-ray soon.

[@GeeVanderplas]

I grew up with these movies and still love them dearly! But I could never bring myself to watch Trail and the film without Peter Sellers. The first one is still my favorite. It's a bit different and the humor more subdued (comparatively), which puts it slightly ahead of the others for me.

[@Ometecuhtli]

I don't get how the 1st movie gets almost ignored nowadays, back then the original film and the party were held in high regard but I guess people's tastes do change.

[@tonyhemphill5366]

"Get your minky off the street" still cuts me up

[@ChoughCall]

I was just waiting for you to review these movies :) Underrated movies, Underrated channel

[@111oooo]

The best part of the first fight with Kato was you did not know he was with Cleauso so when Kato answers the phone it was hilarious

[@karenryder6317]

Loved that reveal!

[@jelt110]

Watching this with my parents, and later with my daughters, was priceless. In 2 or 3 years, my gradaughter will continue this tradition... I'm 60 years old and I can't wait!

[@Calculon1712]

I thought it would be great if you looked at the 2nd draft script of Romance of the Pink Panther to get your thoughts and see if you feel it would've worked or not even without Blake Edwards involved. The script for Romance is online its 115 pages long. It was planned as the final film in the series. If Sellers hadn't passed apparently the week after in Late July 1980 he was supposed to go to LA to have major open heart surgery, it was planned to start filming Romance in September of that year in Paris but if Sellers wasn't feeling up to it after the surgery it wouldve been delayed till January 1981. He also made arrangements to use the same studios in France that he used for his final film The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu

[@TimAllen624]

I remember renting these obsessively from Blockbuster as a kid. I definitely need to re-watch them.

[@VidtopiaEntertainment]

This is one of my favorite film franchises I was first introduced to the series with the animated shorts when they aired on Boomerang, and unfortunately the 2006 remake and then I discovered the old films and started watching them and I loved them, it’s sad how the series fell from grace after Peter Sellers’ death but I feel like there were some missed opportunities while they were making Curse of The Pink Panther they wanted the series to be the comedic answer to the James Bond series and that’s the way I see it.

[@thaitom6410]

02:55 -- a ski resort in... ROME???? Honestly? How about "a beach resort in Vienna" or "a mountaineering resort in Bagdad"? "A tropical island resort in Des Moines" also comes to mind. You know, just for completeness' sake...

[@TheIceAnt]

I was hoping based on your tweet we might get this. So excited! Can’t wait to watch it. Thank you!!

[@Protoman85]

A Shot in the Dark and Revenge of the Pink Panther are my favourites

[@drjeremywilliams]

You are doing a great job. I really appreciate your work.

[@ThomasTiernan]

Catherine Schell's character in Return is actually Clouseau's wife from the first film. She ran off with the Phantom in Pink Panther, and here she is still with him in Return. Weirdly, Clouseau doesn't recognize her, but she apparently does.

[@Gggmanlives]

No it’s not, they’re two different people.

[@Olya290795]

I wish they were the same people. Maybe, the plot would've been more logic.

[@ThomasTiernan]

@@Olya290795 It must be the same characters. The actress from the first Pink Panther came back with David Niven's character in Trail of the Pink Panther. Catherine Schell is addressed as Lady Litton in Return. I can't see David Niven running around with a mistress for one film and going back to his wife right after it. It's just more weird continuity from a film series full of odd stuff like that.

[@Ometecuhtli]

Can't be as Clouseau wouldn't act that way around his former wife. Clueless as he is the dynamic simple doesn't work if they're the same person.

[@ThomasTiernan]

@@Ometecuhtli So, Sir Charles married again after the events of the Pink Panther?

[@LaDracul]

"And Kato's hiding in the mustard, waiting to pop out and have a sparring session with Clouseau..."

[@bps3013]

Thank you for this, one of the greatest characters of all time and a high mark on Sellers' career! Only nitpick I have is that Clouseau's manservant's name is KAY-toh not CAT-oh but it's not a deal breaker here. :)

[@Nimroc]

While I love all of the films with Peter Sellers(aside for Trail), my favourite in the series is still the first one. I just love the scenes where most of the main cast plays part in the comedy, such as the scenes in Clouseau's room or the car chase toward the end. It does however lack Dreyfus who is probably my favourite character, even over Clouseau.

[@forthefunofit5487]

thank you for this video! Sellers and Edwards put together some great stuff. Its the best I have seen for comedy.