OllieSuave-007
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-
Shawn Watson
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.
TheLittleSongbird
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
Robert Reynolds
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.
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