*THE PINK PANTHER* Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@jenmurrayxo]

Should we watch more Pink Panther? DR STRANGELOVE Reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3bFo3avq5Vllas See David Niven in CASINO ROYAL 1967 Reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qofTooScqpaJeJY

[@geniusjohn8280]

Yes.

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

absolutely yes⚛😀

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Massive YES ! You laughed a ton in this one so will laugh even more in the next and that's a guarantee 🔥😀🔥😀

[@tomhoffman4330]

Everyone says that these Sequels just keep getting Better, so Why Not?!?👍

[@techauthor324]

l will be in the minority here but, no, this first movie was the pinacle.

[@MartinBeerbom]

The cartoon panther was developed for the opening credits of this movie. It was such a big hit that they made it into the animated TV series.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Loved the Pink Panther cartoon.

[@InfraMajin]

Actually, they were a series of animated short subjects, made for theatrical release to be shown in front of feature films. The first short in the series, THE PINK PHINK (1964), won the Oscar for best animated short for that year. Another series of DePatie-Freleng cartoon shorts, "The Inspector", inspired by Sellers as Clouseau and from the opening credits of the next movie in the series, A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964), began in 1965 and continued through 1969. By 1969, when enough of the Pink Panther shorts were made, they then ran them (as well as The Inspector) as a Saturday morning TV cartoon show, THE PINK PANTHER SHOW (1969-1978), on NBC in the USA. Further shorts, made from 1969 onward, were made for both theatrical play and for broadcast on the TV show, until ending production in 1978-79. DePatie-Freleng was the very last Hollywood studio unit producing cartoon shorts for theaters on a regular basis.

[@fredklein3829]

A related, sister production by the same cartoonists is called "The Aardvark and the Ant". Also very enjoyable especially if you've never seen a blue aardvark speak with a Yiddish accent.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

"Why can't man be more like animal?"

[@KWHCoaster]

Have the box set

[@tubekulose]

Yes, Jen! Let's start a Peter Sellers film series! 😊😊😊

[@jonanderson559]

Peter Sellers doing French farce in the swinging sixties. What's not to love? Clouseau started out as the comic relief in this one and so comprehensively stole the movie that he got his own franchise.

[@5ilver42]

OMG. I think Jen will have a blast with these. You have to continue with Peter Sellers films.

[@davemcbroom695]

There are at least 2 Peter Sellers movies you should see that are not part of The Pink Panther franchise. They are 1. The Party and 2. Being There. Both were critically acclaimed.

[@Dillpicks95]

This is such a classic, Peter Sellers was excellent and definitely one of the OG kings of comedy. The theme is so iconic and check out the sequel “A shot in the dark” it’s a fantastic film.

[@treetopjones737]

A Shot is funnier than PP, full on Clouseau in the story. The opening animation and music is funny and cool.

[@spikesecho724]

A Shot in the Dark is my favorite!

[@JAYSCLASS]

David Niven was a good and decent man. He even gave up Hollywood in the 40s to fight for his country. Can't see many stars today doing that. He's called David as he was born on St David's Day 🐉

[@JAYSCLASS]

Blake Edwards the director (married to Julie Andrews) was friends with Peter Sellars. They realised pretty quickly that the Clousau character was people's favourite part, and so the later movies were focussed more on him. And they're very fun. You'll enjoy them.

[@ConstantineFurman]

Blake Edwards had never met Peter Sellers before this movie. And they straight up became enemies while shooting "A Shot in the Dark," each vowing never to work with the other again, which is why no further Panthers were made the rest of the decade. Sellers only did "The Return of the Pink Panther" in 1975 because he needed to do it, at which point Sellers and Edwards went from enemies to frenemies.

[@NecramoniumVideo]

Nobody could play him like Peter Sellers, they tried to replace him with other actors, including with that failed reboot from years ago. But Peter Sellers, he WAS the inspector!

[@dakotaturpin8816]

This is my favorite example of a franchise that blew up way beyond what the filmmakers expected. David Niven was supposed to carry this movie as just another fun little crime comedy, and that would be that. But Peter Sellers totally stole the show and people loved Clouseau so much they did an entire series.

[@ConstantineFurman]

Not quite. This was planned to be the first in a series about suave jewel thief Charles Litton/The Phantom. But, of course Sellers stole the show and Clouseau got the series instead.

[@SmartCookie2022]

@@ConstantineFurman And not forgetting the third movie without Peter Sellers called _Inspector Clouseau_ (1968) with Alan Arkin as the Inspector.

[@ConstantineFurman]

@@SmartCookie2022 It is not the third movie, it's just a movie. "Inspector Clouseau" is not canon to the "Pink Panther" films; it's just its own thing standing out in left field.

[@tomfowler381]

To see dramatic chops of David Niven, watch The Guns of Navarone (among others). Terrific actor.

[@jasonward1470]

In my top five war movies. Huge Gregory Peck fan too.

[@gamleskalle1]

Archtypical British gentleman.

[@robertchurch5646]

“Number Two, you look so healthy and youthful.”

[@davemcbroom695]

Saw these in the theater with my Dad. He would laugh so hard....I'll never forget it. I had a cool Dad.

[@blueroseknight]

My grandmother introduced me to them in the "90s. She gave me all of her VHSes. I returned the favor a few years ago and gave her the DVDs.

[@BiddyBiccy]

My dad loved these movies too. He would laugh until he was crying. I wish I could still watch stuff with him and laugh our heads off.

[@HeavymetalHillbilly]

Another amazing Blake Edwards movie is The Great Race starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Woods and Peter Falk. I'm absolutely positive that you'd love it Jen.

[@joelwillems4081]

One of my favorite films!

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

"Push the button Max." I still think it still has the biggest pie fight in movie history.

[@AnthonyMShadows]

You HAVE to keep going with these! They just get better and better! So much more quotable with every film.

[@brom00]

A classic. Jen, I'd love to see you continue with the Clouseau films. The next one is 'A Shot in the Dark'.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

This was fantastic Jen seeing you laughing and having such a good time is the best 🙌Clouseau stole the show for sure his bungling is so funny and his clumsyness is hilarious, his tripping on everything is literally ME 😂 definitely watch the others they are indeed better especially the next one it's hilarious

[@gregschultz8639]

If you like Peter Sellers and David Niven, I would recommend Murder By Death it's also got Peter Falk (Princess Bride Narrator/Columbo), Eileen Brennan (Mrs. Peacock from Clue), Maggie Smith (Professor McGonnagall), Elsa Lanchester (Katie Nanna from Mary Poppins), Truman Capote and Sir Alec Guiness (OG Obi-Wan Kenobi!)

[@donaldjz]

A SHOT IN THE DARK is a must see, classic Peter Sellers. THE PARTY is another good one

[@JarrettGaza]

The best pink Panther series movie in my opinion was” a shot in the dark” you will love it.

[@kevinpogue7294]

It was originally a stage play that was unconnected to to the Pink Panther series of films. We did a production of it in our collage theater program one year.

[@kurtfrancis4621]

Elke Sommers was scrumptious.

[@ronniegraham1]

A Shot in the Dark is a must watch. They then get progressively less funny, but they all have their moments.

[@richarddefortuna2252]

That's the next film in the series. "Return" was pretty damn funny, though!

[@blueroseknight]

I don't know that they get progressively less funny. Revenge of the Pink Panther is my favorite after A Shot in the Dark.

[@jasonward1470]

Get funnier for me. As a child I always liked "Strikes Again"

[@agentalbert]

Yeah, A Shot In The Dark is the only one I think is truly great.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Don't know about less funny...but the humour gets less subtle and more slapstick 🎩

[@johnnehrich9601]

Mystery queen author Agatha Christie's most beloved character was detective Hercule Poirot, appearing in 47 stories. He was best known for his role in Murder on the Orient Express. He was a little Belgium (with sort of a French accent), described as having an egg-shaped head and elegant moustache. He was always so prim and proper, people laughed at him (in the stories), even while he was busy gathering clues to solve each case. In 1975, his obituary was published on the front page of the NY Times, the only time a fictional obituary was so featured. Over the years, there were many film adaptations of Christie's stories, with different actors playing Poirot more or less faithful to books. Often they would try to use a Belgium accent, many times painfully awful. I think Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau with his hideious accent was meant to parody this.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

The "P" on the glove stands for The Phantom,Charles nickname, the Pink Panther is the Diamond 🎩

[@jefferylynn8848]

Yes watch all of them they are great. Wait till you meet Kato inspector Clouseau Butler

[@fayesouthall6604]

Oh yeah

[@MLJ7956]

And with each sequel the Kato & Clouseau fights got more & more elaborate and hilarious. 😆

[@konowd]

Fave Pink Panther flick is The Pink Panther Strikes Again, still hilarious to this day imho

[@mgwilliams1000]

Great pick, it was fun watching this with you. Peter Sellers was at his best. The best movie for me in this series is the 1975 release Return of The Pink Panther... hilarious

[@robertstallings6020]

“Return” has the best heist plot of the series, perhaps because it’s a comedic re-imagining of Hitchcock’s classic 1955 film, “To Catch A Thief”.

[@hbron112]

You have every reason to love Peter Sellers. I like his last movie, "Being There" The best, but honestly, any of them are great.

[@keithmartin4670]

DEFINITELY more Pink Panther! Most of the supporting characters are introduced in “A Shot in the Dark”, the immediate sequel. There were several sequels in the 1970s.

[@rogermorris9696]

Peter Sellers was a massive British movie star. He was in The Ladykillers (1955), The Naked Truth, Two Way Stretch and The Mouse That Roared.

[@JeffGes]

I also like THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT, with Sellars as a celebrity pianist trailed by a 9-year-old fan who keeps getting into Henry's rooms, practice halls, cars.

[@maschwab63]

Don't forget Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Strangelove, and Dr. Strangelove.

[@3DJapan]

I loved the remake of The Ladykillers.

[@shawnmiller4781]

@@3DJapanthe original is better though Alec Guineas smoked Tom Hanks in the role

[@JeffGes]

@@3DJapan I did not like the remake. I think it was 'meaner' and perhaps my tolerance for a Mean Tom Hanks was the bigger issue. But I've only seen it once whereas the original I've seen maybe a dozen times over 25 years. I use "rewatch" as a large judgment for "like/dislike". Did you see the Remake before the Orig? I suspect that's part of 'my' dislike.

[@chillysauceprophecii]

i watched these as a child of the 80's.. to me these are timeless comedy classics and they get funnier with each movie. Jen thx for reacting to this, I feel like watching all of them again.

[@FilkWriter]

"Someone over here, someone over there, people just missing each other". Now add "Murders!" to the plot and you have completely described "A Shot In The Dark", the second Pink Panther/Clouseau movie. You'll like that one too. (Another Henry Mancini score!) Looking forward to your reaction!

[@witchwood9668]

This was originally intended to be the first in a series of caper movies centered around David Niven as Sir Charles but Peter Sellers completely stole the movie. The result was Clouseau became the focus instead.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Jen, I loved your reaction to this, I really hope that you do the others in the series. The cartoon came later after the films it was based on them.

[@scogio465]

Jenn you're one of my favorite people we have the exact same sense of humor ..when I was a kid I loved the pink panther movies

[@joelwillems4081]

I had a high school friend whose family didn't let him watch t.v. He only had the Pink Panther films. We'd watch them when staying over at his house.

[@andrewcorrigan9880]

Haven't seen this in ages! haha So much fun, such a classic... one of my favourite Peter Sellers is The Party, one worth checking out. ;) "Birdie num-num". lol

[@Spec-FiveCarr]

...and the toilet paper! 😂

[@andrewcorrigan9880]

@@Spec-FiveCarr Haha, gold!!

[@sneakyfox4651]

And the opening scene with the fighting in the mountains where his own comrades turn their guns on him to silence his awful trumpeting.

[@Spec-FiveCarr]

@@sneakyfox4651 😂 Oh yeah! I'd forgotten about that. 😂

[@sneakyfox4651]

@@Spec-FiveCarr Or how he blew up the fort because he used the plunger as a support when he tied his laces. Or when he ruined a scene by wearing his modern divers watch. And so many other scenes.

[@ryanelogan5540]

The 1970's "Panther" films with the late, great Peter Sellers were always my favorites to watch on television as a young child.

[@stevevalk4074]

More Panther...!!! The ultimate Sellers movie is "The Party"...!!! A must see...!!!

[@shawnmiller4781]

Didn’t care for that one. I’m not woke but the character was a bit too stereotypical for my taste. The Mouse that Roared is my preferred movie

[@WildMoonLacquer]

Yes! I'd love to see reactions to the rest of the series, I think you'll enjoy them too. This is actually one of my favorites though. I liked the lodge location, and the scene at the beginning where the wife escapes by pulling a clever outfit change is still one of my favorites. The bumbling comedy continues with the series, so lots more goofy mistakes, close calls, and silliness from Sellers. ~Caroline

[@anthonywopaness2927]

Can't go wrong with "A shot in the dark" best Pink Panther movie

[@ramonacosta2647]

The next movie in the series, A Shot in the Dark, is actually way better and has one of the coolest open scenes ever.

[@Wayne-fo9ew]

A Shot In The Dark, the sequel to this is hilarious. The Return of the Pink Panther is actually very funny too!

[@ronb8500]

My two favorite ones.

[@bigbow62]

These 3 are the best Pink Panther films... A Shot in the Dark (1964) Return of the Pink Panther (1975) Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) These three will have you rolling... Peter Sellers at his very best !

[@Piquet2]

Agreed. She should stop after Pink Panther Strikes Again.

[@igorbuckel8060]

I believe Peter Sellers most underrated performance is Hrundi V. Bakshi in The Party. Even today there is no reaction to this gem.

[@chrispittman8854]

Saw this at a drive-in double feature with "A Shot in The Dark." "Do you have a... li cense uh?"

[@user-mr6qu8jr3i]

Love the Pink Panther! You must watch the follow on movies!

[@ink-cow]

Before Sellers made movies, he was several characters in the 1950s UK radio show, The Goon Show. He was primarily the suave George Sanders-like villain, a dumb boy scout, and a blustering army major accompanied by a barrage of bombshells and artillery which was generally hinted to be his bowel movements.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

3:59 Jen Murray: "Watch out for those hills." Adam Janikowski: "And those barrancas."

[@JaySpangler]

Soo much fun to watch this with you, Jen. You’re going to love what is coming yet in this series of movies. The focus now goes fully on Peter Sellers . And as long as Sellers is playing Clouseau, the comedy is classic!! :)

[@AstroXeno]

The Pink Panther cartoon was inspired by the title sequences from the movie. Gold Key also published a comic book back in the 70s (where the Pink Panther always spoke in rhyme????) He only actually speaks in two of the old cartoons.

[@btrenninger1]

The opening sequence of the sequel, A Shot in the Dark, is one of the all time great bits. It gives all the evidence to solve the mystery, but only if you watch very carefully.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

YES!!!! This is one of the coolest theme songs ever! The Theme from Peter Gunn is pretty darn cool too Stickler!!!

[@robertstallings6020]

The theme from “A Shot In The Dark” is another cool and jazzy Henry Mancini earworm.

[@bodan1196]

Have a strong memory of watching Revenge of the Pink Pather on VHS as a teen, together with friends... we were literly "rofl"-ing, rolling on the floor laughing.

[@marvinsarracino116]

Luv seeing and hearing you laugh! 😂 i knew you would enjoy this movie! How did you like the theme? Peter Seller's is great in these movies i hope you will continue the p.p. series! Thanks for sharing Jen ❤️💛

[@Orieni]

The old dude’s chair is a boss move, by the most calm and collected character in the film.

[@ink-cow]

The next one doesn't include "Pink Panther" in the title, but it's my favorite. A Shot in the Dark puts Sellers in the center of the story and builds his entire little world around him.

[@merlinscat]

Sellers was a total genius you should defo watch the other panther movies there was also many British comedies from the 50s and 60s that he was hilarious in.

[@Stone_Horse]

More Pink Panther please & thank you Jen.

[@e.d.2096]

Jen, great reaction! A little known Peter Sellars film...THE PARTY! You will love the accent! Thanks againJen for all your hard work and dedication 😊

[@kingscorpion7346]

and hence, the Pink Panther cartoons was born from this movie... also, this movie is a sequel to the movie A Shot in the Dark, that introduced the world to Inspector Clouseau.

[@GetMeThere1]

I remember first seeing the pink panther movies many years ago -- and seeing Peter Sellers for the first time. By the end of the movies my ribs hurt from laughing so hard.

[@Aurochhunter]

Ah, the day we've all been waiting for. You clearly enjoyed this Jen (who wouldn't?) I hope you'll watch the other Pink Panther movies at some point, with new characters to add to the fun. Without giving too much away: the interactions between Clouseau, and his superior Chief Inspector Dreyfus are priceless.

[@joeblankenship377]

I loved the Pink Panther cartoons when I was a kid. I remember when this would come on TV, I'd always be disappointed that it was just some old movie and not the cartoon.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

The sax theme is so cool, and is, to quote Jen, "good sneaking music."

[@danielkaspar4572]

David Niven was a highly decorated commando in WWII. Super tough.

[@davezwieback4208]

Peter Sellers as Clauseau is pure Comedy gold. Love the Pink Panther movies.

[@susanliltz3875]

Pink Panther was a cartoon on tv and when you’d go to the theater to see a movie before the actual movie started they would play a couple cartoons and one was usually The Pink Panther !! Yes I’ve always loved the theme song. !!!

[@tomhoffman4330]

Good Afternoon, Jen💝I'm here for some Funny Laughs😂and some Smooth Jazz!🎷(LOL)👍

[@kineuhansen8629]

these movies are so much fun and the just the way he talk

[@darrellyounyvski591]

you should've been a world famous jewel thief🤩

[@robmann400]

Two of Sellers’ best films are, ‘The Party’ (1968), and, ‘Being There’ (1979). ‘The Party’ is problematic for some because Sellers’ plays a man from India, and so he is in brown face to look the part. His character in the movie is an innocent, truthful, loveable man, who ends up being the sanest, nicest person in the film. In the end he wins a girl’s heart but it seems like they both know it’s too difficult to go further into a relationship because of their racial differences. It’s quite heartbreaking. Apparently, the movie was well liked in India. Most of the film is just a wild party with Sellers doing one hilarious thing after another in an ultra modern, gadget filled Hollywood mansion where the party takes place. It’s one of my favourite comedies of all time. ‘Being There’ has Sellers playing a man of incredibly low intellect who, through a series of misfortunes, ends up being mistaken as some kind of economic genius by the most powerful people in Washington D.C. It sound kind of like a dumb premise, but it’s a brilliant film. It was one of the best films of 1979 which I think is the strongest year ever for great films. 1979 has an incredibly deep bench of above average films as well as quite a few of the best movies of all time. Thanks for making videos eh.

[@shawnmiller4781]

I would swap “The Mouse that Roared” for the party

[@t_bone12571]

Henry Mancini wrote the Pink Panther theme, and Don Menza played the saxophone; years later, Don's son Nick Menza played drums for eleven years with Megadeth before his dismissal from that band. In 2016 Nick had a heart attack on stage playing with his group OHM and sadly passed away. Niven and Sellers owned this movie.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Has anyone seen the Sellers-less, Edwards-less film “Inspector Clouseau” from the late ‘60s? Apparently, Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards had a big fight about which of them was responsible for the success of their collaborations (they made several movies in the ‘60s as well as “Pink Panther” and “Shot in the Dark”) and the studio figured, ‘fuck both of these guys’ and tried to make a movie without either of them. Alan Arkin played Clouseau, which intrigues me, but one doesn’t hear much about the movie at all. In any case, it took career slides on the part of both Sellers and Edwards to lure them back for more in the mid-70s but throughout their late collaboration they carried on the old fight. Rather sad, I always thought.

[@ramonacosta2647]

I watched the first 10 minutes of it once and it was dreadful.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

@@ramonacosta2647 No wonder they only made one, I guess. Alan Arkin was often amazing, more so as he aged, but his vibe was completely different from Sellers’ and I can’t imagine them playing the same role at all.

[@ramonacosta2647]

@@karlmortoniv2951 He's had a lot of great roles. I don't know how this one managed to be a stinker.

[@88wildcat]

I watched it once probably 30 or 40 years ago. I can't remember one thing about it. Considering how much I remember from the ones with Sellers that can't be a good thing.

[@tileux]

For those that dont know, a pink panther is an impossibility. Thats because a panther is a black jaguar or black leopard. Its not a species or type of big cat. In oder to be a panther a big cat needs to be black. Which is why a panther cant be pink. Thats a hidden joke that few people pick up. And, yes, ‘black panther’ is a tautology. All the pink panther movies are great. In fact they get crazier and funnier as they go along. This movie was intended as a one off light comedy but closeau - and the pink panther animation (and theme song) - were such a hit they spawned a number of offshoots (including strawberry flavoured ‘pink panther’ chocolate, which i loved when i was a kid). Ps loving your recent choices of viewing - youre not following the highway all the other reactors are on.

[@eZTarg8mk2]

Clueso was a character on the animated Pink Panther show, and i think his name was less recognisable to audiences, (as the main recurring human character, he was an easy choice for a live action story), while The Pink Panther was much more well known, having product tie ins and been used in advertising, so it made more sense to market this as a "Pink Panther" film

[@countgeekula9143]

Peter Sellers was a comedy genius. I love all the Pink Panther movies with him in as he is always brilliant and they all have at least a couple brilliant and memorable comedy set pieces.

[@GodlessScummer]

Hi Jen. Obviously in this movie The Pink Panther is a gem but the animated intro was popular enough that The Pink Panther would become a much beloved animated character. When I was growing up I knew The Pink Panther as a cartoon character before I even realised this film existed.

[@fuzzzone]

I had forgotten just how good this movie is. Thanks for the reminder!

[@Stenbrotsgatan]

Peter Sellers was a last minute replacement when the previous actor became ill before filming. It was Sellers idea to make Clouseau clumsy. The first scene filmed with him was with the rotating globe, no one on set knew he was going to fall and it was almost ruined because everyone behind the camera cracked up. This was meant to be David Niven’s film but the audience talked about nothing else but Sellers after each screening, and the rest is history:)

[@dirtyburd71]

Keep on with The Pink Panther! More to come!!!! CLASSIC!!!!

[@Yngvarfo]

14:32 "I wish he was in this more." Director Blake Edwards thought the same thing. He made the movie with David Niven as the lead, but quickly realised that Peter Sellers was the best thing in it. His next movie, A Shot in the Dark, was turned into another Clouseau movie, and set the formula for all the Pink Panther movies that followed.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

22:55 A truly _classic_ scene ensues, here. The kind of scene, you can tell, they put all the parts for, in place, _many_ scenes ago.

[@tremorsfan]

If you notice the main plot revolves around the attempt to steal the titular jewel. Peter Sellers was only supposed to have a small role but he proved so funny that they kept adding more scenes.

[@krisfrederick5001]

I loved this cartoon as a kid. And literally just got done watching the hamburger scene with Steve Martin. Absolutely hysterical.

[@Sirala6]

David Niven was class. He was at the end of his run as a leading man but he had been in pictures 30 years by the time this one was made.

[@cshubs]

I grew up on reruns of these movies on TV in the 70s.

[@nkfd4688]

Inspector - Does your dog bite? Hotel Owner - No IYKNYK 😅

[@white-dragon4424]

That's from Strikes Again, isn't it? The best one of the series, and the most cartoonish.

[@allengray5748]

YES! I need a ruchkkume! Yes! That is what I said you idiot! 😂

[@RJHart1214]

SPOILER (?!) - - Clouseau: I thought you said your dog does not bite? Hotel Clerk: That is not...my dog. 🤣

[@white-dragon4424]

@@RJHart1214 Shh, don't give the jokes away.

[@allengray5748]

@@RJHart1214 Ahhhh yes. The parallel bars. ☮️

[@maschwab63]

Don't forget the Animated TV series!!!! People so like the opening credits, they made a TV series, with 0 words in 25 minutes.

[@InfraMajin]

Actually, they were a series of animated short subjects, made for theatrical release to be shown in front of feature films. The first short in the series, THE PINK PHINK (1964), won the Oscar for best animated short for that year. Another series of DePatie-Freleng cartoon shorts, "The Inspector", inspired by Sellers as Clouseau and from the opening credits of the next movie in the series, A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964), began in 1965 and continued through 1969. By 1969, when enough of the Pink Panther shorts were made, they then ran them (as well as The Inspector) as a Saturday morning TV cartoon show, THE PINK PANTHER SHOW (1969-1978), on NBC in the USA. Further shorts, made from 1969 onward, were made for both theatrical play and for broadcast on the TV show, until ending production in 1978-79. DePatie-Freleng was the very last Hollywood studio unit producing cartoon shorts for theaters on a regular basis.

[@xzonia1]

I loved The Pink Panther so much as a child! It's fun seeing these movies again with you, Jen! I hope you watch them all. :) Peter Sellers really was the best!! Thanks for the memories.

[@istiles1]

You should also watch "The Mouse that Roared"

[@commanderkruge]

The animation was an original creation for the movie, returned in the sequels and was later turned into the Pink Panther TV show which wasn't too shabby.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Crap, I missed the premiere! Still, I got to laugh along with Jen to this fun stylish farce, punctuated often with Jen's hearty "IDIOTS!" Nice job calling the slap at 12:06; indeed, you are truly a lady.

[@TheWebcrafter]

10:09 - PRINCESS DALA - Portrayed by Claudia Cardinale. Also known for portraying newly widowed homesteader, Jill McBain in 'Once Upon A Time in the West', opposite Henry Fonda, cast against type as the villain, Charles Bronson as his nemesis and Jason Robards as a bandit. BONUS FACT Back To The Future 3 pays homage to this western with a cinematic shot-for-shot introduction to the town of Hill Valley.

[@Frangucci]

My family doesn't really get along well, but going back to my grandparents these Peter Sellers movies always brought together with so many laughs. It's sad to me that my generation does not know about these movie (they think of the cartoon first probably). Love that you're starting this. The best Pink Panther movies are 'Return of the Pink Panther' (75) and 'Pink Panther strikes again' (76)

[@Piquet2]

Please consider the next few Pink Panther movies as well Jen, they only get better. 😊

[@5ilver42]

The next one, _A Shot in the Dark,_ is probably my favorite of the bunch.

[@nealsterling8151]

I've seen this and the succeding movies countless times since i was 8 or so and loved it since the first time. The first one has always stood out for being very different, because it didn't focus on Clouseau but on Sir Charles.This doesn't make the movies not less entertaining, but very different from the others imo.

[@88wildcat]

Also the series didn't really start rolling until the character of Lieutenant Dreyfuss was introduced. Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom worked so well together.

[@nealsterling8151]

@@88wildcat Absolutely.

[@charcoalberries819]

26:44 yes, This was a lot of fun! 😁 as not many reactors tend to watch super old/vintage films on KZbin 😄

[@youssefverse]

Fun review, as always. TPP still holds up as a classic. Thank you for presenting the movie in its original widescreen aspect ratio! And yes, keep going...they are all funny!

[@Johnny_Socko]

I'm so glad you reacted to this! It's crazy because just the other day I was thinking that nobody has really done reactions to these movies. One thing I had forgotten about this one was that ALL of the main characters had moments of physical comedy, not just Clouseau. That would change in the later movies, when only the comical characters would do pratfalls, but the "suave" characters would not. Looking forward to future reactions in this series!

[@88wildcat]

Just SUM Reactions has done reactions to three or four of them and Cam and Zay did A Shot in the Dark but other than that I haven't seen anyone react to any of the later Pink Panther movies.

[@white-dragon4424]

I didn't expect you to do the Pink Panther movies. I think the best ones are Shot in the Dark and Pink Panther Strikes Again, especially the hunchback scene. However, I'm not going to say anything else because I don't want to spoil it for you when it does happen.

[@white-dragon4424]

This was the very first of the Pink Panther series. The cartoons came later.