The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks

The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks, is an animated sports-themed special featuring the Pink Panther.[1] The show first aired on ABC on February 22, 1980 to coincide with the 1980 Winter Olympics.[2] This was the final Pink Panther cartoon to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises as well as the last Pink Panther production involving creator Friz Freleng before his departing to return to Warner Bros. Animation.

The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks
GenreAnimation
Comedy
Sports
Directed byFriz Freleng
Music byRob Walsh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersDavid H. DePatie
Friz Freleng
Running time38 minutes
Production companiesDePatie–Freleng Enterprises
The Mirisch Company
United Artists
DistributorMGM Television
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseFebruary 22, 1980 (1980-02-22)

The previous ABC Pink Panther special, A Pink Christmas, aired in 1978. A third special, Pink at First Sight was broadcast in 1981.

Plot

In Lake Placid, New York, the Pink Panther and the Little Man are competitors in a series of Winter Olympic games. The problem is, the Little Man is a very bad sport who will resort to outrageously blatant cheating to win. Despite several comical mishaps (including being chased by a piano that seemingly wants his head on a silver platter, an upside-down chase through the snow after falling off a ski lift and trying to nurse the Little Man through a bad cold), the panther triumphs at downhill racing, ski jumping and bobsledding and wins the Gold medal while the little man earns a Silver and his sneezing puts out the Olympic flame.

Home release

On November 6, 2007, Olym-pinks was released alongside Pink at First Sight and A Pink Christmas on the DVD collection The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas from MGM Home Entertainment/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

References
  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 308. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. p. 303. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.


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