The Pink Blueprint is the 18th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.
| The Pink Blueprint | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Hawley Pratt |
| Produced by | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Animation by | Warren Batchelder Don Williams Norm McCabe Dale Case LaVerne Harding |
| Backgrounds by | Tom O'Loughlin |
| Color process | Deluxe |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Running time | 6' 24" |
| Country | United States |
Plot
A frustrated building contractor battles with the Pink Panther over the design of a house being built. The original design has blue overtones and a more traditional "milk carton" shape; conversely, the panther's is futuristically rounded, sleek, and all pink. Several unsuccessful attempts are made at swapping the original house blueprint with the pink version. In conclusion, it appears that Pinky gets the outlandish house he wants, but it is really the boringly-designed house the contractor was going to build, with a fancy-looking pink "facade" (false-front wall) loosely tacked onto the front for disguise.[1]
Notes
- The concept of substituting a pink version of something for the original color was borrowed from The Pink Phink. Both The Pink Blueprint and The Pink Phink were nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film, with the latter winning.[1]
- Footage from The Pink Blueprint would be reused as a flashback in the made-for-television entry Pinkologist.[1]
- The Pink Panther Show contained a laugh track when the Pink Panther cartoons were broadcast on NBC-TV. When MGM released all 124 Pink Panther cartoons on DVD in 2006, the theatrical versions were, for the most part, utilized. However, several television prints made their way onto the DVD set, The Pink Blueprint being one of them.[citation needed]
See also
References
Further sources
- Meet the Pink Panther; by Hope Freleng and Sybil Freleng [1], (Universe Publishing, 2005).
- The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection [2] (2006). [DVD set]. New York: MGM Home Video.
- DePatie-Freleng website
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