The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks

*The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks*
The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks
Genre	Comedy; Sports
Directed by	Friz Freleng
Music by	Rob Walsh
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	David H. DePatie; Friz Freleng
Running time	38 minutes
Production companies	DePatie–Freleng Enterprises; The Mirisch Company; United Artists Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	February 22, 1980

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 last Pink Panther production to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises before reorganizing itself as Marvel Productions as well as the last Pink Panther production involving creator Friz Freleng. He soon before departed the company to return to Warner Bros. Animation.

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 he and the Little Man fall off a ski lift, and having to saw his skis down after trying to get through a door while holding them widthwise), the Panther triumphs at downhill racing, ski jumping (after which he has to nurse the Little Man through a bad cold following a failed attempt by him to get a longer distance than the Panther did) and bobsledding and wins the Gold medal while the little man earns a Silver and his sneezing puts out the Olympic flame.

Home media

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

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 308. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ 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.

External links

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[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 308. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[Specials-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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Original films	The Pink Panther (1963) A Shot in the Dark (1964) Inspector Clouseau (1968) The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
Reboot films	The Pink Panther (2006) The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Shorts	The Pink Panther (1964–1978) The Inspector Roland and Rattfink The Ant and the Aardvark Tijuana Toads The Blue Racer Hoot Kloot The Dogfather Misterjaw Crazylegs Crane
Animated shorts	The Pink Phink The Pink Blueprint
TV series	The Pink Panther Show (1969–1980) Pink Panther and Sons (1984–1985) The Pink Panther (1993–1995) Pink Panther and Pals (2010)
TV specials	A Pink Christmas (1978) Olym-Pinks (1980) Pink at First Sight (1981)
Video games	Pink Panther (1988) Pink Goes to Hollywood (1993) The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril (1996) The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink (1998)
Music	"The Pink Panther Theme" "It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio stasera)" "Check on It" "A Woman Like Me"
Characters	The Pink Panther Inspector Clouseau
Related	DePatie–Freleng Enterprises Panthermobile The Lionhearts Owens Corning Pink Panthers (jewel thief network) The Pink Panthers (LGBT rights organizations)
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