OllieSuave-007
This Pink Panther cartoon reminds me of the Disney short movie Donald in Mathemagical Land. The Pink Panther sees a door with an eye on it and is hypnotized. He is then taken into a topsy-turvy world full of books, lamps and signs, and he also runs into the the pointy-nosed man in the world as well.There are so funny gags in this one coupled with some ruffling with the pointy-nosed man. A cleverly done cartoon short that will make you suspend reality and enter the world of wacky imagination - almost like Wonderland stuff.Grade B+
TheLittleSongbird
Not one of the Pink Panther's greatest cartoons, but thoroughly entertaining still. The only real annoyance is the laughter track, which is not just distracting but unnecessary. The animation though is just wonderful, the images seen are fascinating and psychedelic personified and the colours are some of the most striking of any Pink Panther cartoon. It's drawn beautifully as well as you'd expect. The music is jazzy and upbeat, also very easy to remember and well matched with Pinky's antics. The theme tune was a classic and still is now. The gags are very clever, are imaginatively timed and are more importantly funny. The ending rounds things off nicely, and the story is a classic Pinky vs. the little white guy story and done with much humour, energy and heart. Pinky is a character full of charisma and natural comic timing and is likable and cool, those can all be seen in a cartoon that plays to his strengths. The little white guy is a great supporting character, he's funny too and often in his outings with Pinky is one we feel sympathy for. The two work with and against one another wonderfully. All in all, apart from the laughter track, Psychedelic Pink is a very good entry in the Pink Panther cartoon series. 8/10 Bethany Cox
ccthemovieman-1
So far, in watching some of these Pink Panther cartoons for the first time in 40 years I have yet to find a lemon.....until now. This is just not funny. What's really bad is there is a "laugh track" inserted in here, one of the most annoying things I've ever heard in a cartoon. Whose idea was that? Even the laugh track didn't have much to laugh about because the jokes simply were low-grade slapstick stuff.The story involves our hero going to the "Bizarre Book" club during the psychedelic days of the late '60s. It was fun to see some of the art work of the period, something I recall with fondness. My hopes for a nostalgic and funny cartoon, however, were dashed when very little happened.The only part I thought was clever was near the end with the Pink Panther and "the little white guy" get into a fight and brawl in front of several posters promoting "love," which was the popular "in" word of the psychedelic years. It was a jab at the hypocrisy of the naive hippies of the late '60s.
Robert Reynolds
This short is a very effective and funny piece of work with some fascinating bits. I will be discussing details, so this is a spoiler warning: The Pink Panther comes upon a door with an eye and enters a realm of the odd and wonderful as a result. He comes upon a character who resembles "The Little White Guy" with a beard and dressed as a beatnik. The Pink Panther pulls down a book on "fire rituals" and hands it to the beatnik, who opens it with predictable results. Not being one to hold a grudge, the guy hands our hero a book on "The Love Lives of Panthers".Much of the rest of the cartoon revolves around the Pink Panther's attempts to read this book. He and the book fall through a hole, only to have the book "injured" severely enough to necessitate "surgery", which is done by the beatnik, with some assistance from our pink friend. A light bulb in a lamp burns out and the PP tries without success to replace it by using a machine marked "Lights", from which he gets almost every kind of light except a light bulb. He finally gets one by having an "idea" occur to him and taking the resulting light bulb from above his head! Off and on, various calamities befall the beatnik, courtesy of the star of the series, until the poor guy finally loses his temper and goes after him with a most unusual weapon. The ending of the short is a bit mixed, but the final shot is quite nice.This short is on the PInk Panther Classic Cartoon Collection and is most definitely worth checking out. Recommended.
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