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'Bully for Bugs' but with The Pink Panther
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.
'Bully for Pink', the fourteenth Pink Panther cartoon, is another thoroughly enjoyable effort. It is not one of the best Pink Panther outings, and not as good as classics like 'The Pink Phink' and 'The Pink Tail Fly', and doesn't have the most original of premises, but it is still very good. It does have many strong shades of the very good Looney Tunes cartoon 'Bully for Bugs', but it didn't feel too derivative of that and it certainly doesn't feel like it nicked anything of that cartoon.
It isn't perfect. Some of the backgrounds are a little too sparse.
Did find the ending rather rushed and it wasn't particularly funny.
However, a lot works incredibly well. The bull is very well drawn, terrifying at times but somewhat cute too, as is Pinky. The colours are lovely too. The theme tune is still infectious, even after hearing it umpteen times I am not annoyed at all by it, and the music for the cartoon is subtly used and easy to remember. The gags are not the same as those for 'Bully for Bugs', and they are well-timed and above all they are funny as well, especially the sequence with the rabbit.
Pink is still the cool and clever character we know him for, and the bull- the sound effects are priceless!- brings great support and contrast.
All in all, not one of the series' best but still very good and entertaining. 8/10.
'Bully for Pink', the fourteenth Pink Panther cartoon, is another thoroughly enjoyable effort. It is not one of the best Pink Panther outings, and not as good as classics like 'The Pink Phink' and 'The Pink Tail Fly', and doesn't have the most original of premises, but it is still very good. It does have many strong shades of the very good Looney Tunes cartoon 'Bully for Bugs', but it didn't feel too derivative of that and it certainly doesn't feel like it nicked anything of that cartoon.
It isn't perfect. Some of the backgrounds are a little too sparse.
Did find the ending rather rushed and it wasn't particularly funny.
However, a lot works incredibly well. The bull is very well drawn, terrifying at times but somewhat cute too, as is Pinky. The colours are lovely too. The theme tune is still infectious, even after hearing it umpteen times I am not annoyed at all by it, and the music for the cartoon is subtly used and easy to remember. The gags are not the same as those for 'Bully for Bugs', and they are well-timed and above all they are funny as well, especially the sequence with the rabbit.
Pink is still the cool and clever character we know him for, and the bull- the sound effects are priceless!- brings great support and contrast.
All in all, not one of the series' best but still very good and entertaining. 8/10.
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- TheLittleSongbird
- May 8, 2023
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