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An example of a one joke cartoon done well
'The Pink Panther' "Tickled Pink" (1968)
Opening thoughts: The Pink Panther to me is one of animation's most iconic characters. DePatie-Freleng Enterprises' output was very hit and miss, or at least post-1970 it was, especially the later theatrical series. With hits such as Pink Panther and the Ant and the Aardvark, and duds such as Crazylegs Crane. For me, The Pink Panther on the whole was the studio's best theatrical series, though The Inspector and Ant and the Aardvark ones come close. It did become very variable from the mid-70s onwards, but the 60s-early 70s output contained some of the studio's best work.
All the previous years' batches were on the whole very solid, with a very high number of good cartoons and mostly more than that. Of all the previous 1968 Pink Panther cartoons, only 'Pink Valiant' was barely average. Meanwhile, 'Little Beaux Pink' and even more so 'Pinkadilly Circus' particularly stood out in a good way. 'Tickled Pink' is an example of a one joke cartoon, which did have me worried upon rewatching it after a decade as one joke cartoons don't always work due to over-predictability and repetition. But this is an example of one that does.
Bad things: Sure, the premise is very more of the time and there is not much original. It is also on the thin side story wise.
Good things: However, so much is good. The animation is kept simple but has good detail and the colours are pretty. You don't expect the music to be any less than good, and it is good, in fact the music is great. It is jazzy and energetic and the theme tune still has its timeless value.
While there is nothing extraordinary or creative about the gags, that doesn't matter so much because they're still well-timed and funny. It's also very one-joke stuff but it's executed well. The accidental painting of the white lines and Pink's escape from the train in the subway were particularly good. The ending is funny too.
Pink is still of great likability, charm and coolness as a character, carrying the cartoon with no problems at all.
Closing thoughts: All in all, very good and fun, one-joke cartoons don't always work but 'Tickled Pink' did.
8/10.
Opening thoughts: The Pink Panther to me is one of animation's most iconic characters. DePatie-Freleng Enterprises' output was very hit and miss, or at least post-1970 it was, especially the later theatrical series. With hits such as Pink Panther and the Ant and the Aardvark, and duds such as Crazylegs Crane. For me, The Pink Panther on the whole was the studio's best theatrical series, though The Inspector and Ant and the Aardvark ones come close. It did become very variable from the mid-70s onwards, but the 60s-early 70s output contained some of the studio's best work.
All the previous years' batches were on the whole very solid, with a very high number of good cartoons and mostly more than that. Of all the previous 1968 Pink Panther cartoons, only 'Pink Valiant' was barely average. Meanwhile, 'Little Beaux Pink' and even more so 'Pinkadilly Circus' particularly stood out in a good way. 'Tickled Pink' is an example of a one joke cartoon, which did have me worried upon rewatching it after a decade as one joke cartoons don't always work due to over-predictability and repetition. But this is an example of one that does.
Bad things: Sure, the premise is very more of the time and there is not much original. It is also on the thin side story wise.
Good things: However, so much is good. The animation is kept simple but has good detail and the colours are pretty. You don't expect the music to be any less than good, and it is good, in fact the music is great. It is jazzy and energetic and the theme tune still has its timeless value.
While there is nothing extraordinary or creative about the gags, that doesn't matter so much because they're still well-timed and funny. It's also very one-joke stuff but it's executed well. The accidental painting of the white lines and Pink's escape from the train in the subway were particularly good. The ending is funny too.
Pink is still of great likability, charm and coolness as a character, carrying the cartoon with no problems at all.
Closing thoughts: All in all, very good and fun, one-joke cartoons don't always work but 'Tickled Pink' did.
8/10.
Did you know
- TriviaFirst episode where The Pink Panther was drawn with a black outline. For the rest of 1969, the outline would go back and forth from pink to black. All of the episodes from 1971 had The Pink Panther drawn with a black outline, the episodes from 1974-76 would go back and forth, and the final episodes from 1978 had a pink outline, excluding three with a black outline which are reissues of previous episodes from 1976.
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