Pink, Plunk, Plink

The Pink Panther was practicing the Pink Panther theme on his violin and attempts to perform with the symphony at the concert hall, only to be thrown out. However, he sneaks back in and interrupts the orchestra's rendition of Beethoven's Symphony Number Five with the panther theme, angering the pointy-nosed and short-tempered conductor.

There are plenty of laugh-out-loud humor, from a violin bow going off like a shotgun to the panther switching the conductor's baton with a rocket. The panther's attempts to inject his theme into the music are hilarious and the conductor's reactions are just classic. There's even a special cameo at the end of the cartoon short. One of the funniest Pink Panther cartoons I've seen!

Grade A

In this cartoon the Pink Panther is practising his own theme on a violin at home. He fancies himself as a bit of a professional musician and sneaks into a grand concert of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. His various attempts at hijacking the orchestra into playing The Pink Panther theme fall flat as the overzealous conductor goes crazy at him.

The jokes mainly come from them outsmarting each other. Only some of them are imaginative but the rest is not that funny. A pretty average cartoon overall, I'm afraid. In the end, after his theme takes over, the only person in the audience is Henry Mancini. Who is obviously applauding.

The Pink Panther wants to be a professional musician in an orchestra, but instead of auditioning and earning his position like everyone else, he just sneaks into a concert hall and starts to play, much to the annoyance of the conductor.

Another nasty piece of horribly dated '60s animation, this one is badly drawn and garishly coloured, and suffers from horrible characters: the conductor pulls a gun and shoots someone in the audience for coughing (I kid you not), and the Pink Panther is his usual annoying self, deliberately acting like a total ass. The only good thing about the whole cartoon is the (live-action) cameo by composer Henry Mancini at the end, who applauds the panther for conducting the orchestra in playing the Pink Panther theme music.

3.5/10, rounded up to 4 for the ending.

Pink Panther Odyssey Part XIX

Getting their mojo back somewhat after figuring out (finally) that their best bet is to double-down on tormenting the little man - this brilliantly anarchic toon sees Pink creating orchestral chaos at the Hollywood Bowl and features a fantastically out-of-the-blue cameo at the end. Also, I know it's another WB swipe but the brilliant suddenness of the gunshot at the start made me bark with laughter.

Pink, Plunk, Plink is really not really among the Pink Panther's best cartoons and did have potential to be much more. The previous reviewers have summed up Pink, Plunk, Plink very well, and this review is not going to add much to what has already been said. The story's set-up is nice if rather unoriginal, but it does come across as thin and routine. Much of the cartoon is Pinky and the conductor trying to outsmart one another, not much different from other Pink Panther cartoons actually, and it is one of those that has some funny moments but it's never hilarious and the fun is not consistent or sustained throughout really. The conductor I also found to be annoying. However, Pinky is still cool and fun, and still a strong character to carry his cartoons. The animation is crisp and clean and elegantly coloured, while the music is still catchy and upbeat, fitting with the antics wonderfully. The theme tune for one so iconic is also infectious. The ending is very cute and unlike other endings of the Pink Panther cartoons, and it was nice to catch a glimpse of Henry Mancini in the audience. All in all, fairly enjoyable but I've seen better. 6/10 Bethany Cox