Jake in the desert<p>I'm a big Pink Panther fan and need to write up something for the 60th anniversary of 'The Pink Phink' (the Pink Panther's debut) this year, soon for <a href="https://animatedtvblog.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">animatedtvblog.wordpress.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. Until then, spotted this good writeup via Animation Magazine: <a href="https://archive.ph/CC5wc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/CC5wc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>“The key to the Pink Panther is simplicity and identification. And there’s something else that goes along with it too, and that’s sophistication.”</p><p>— David DePatie, Behind the Feline: The Cartoon Phenomenon (2023)</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/PinkPanther" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PinkPanther</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePinkPanther" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePinkPanther</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoons</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MGM</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePinkPhink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePinkPhink</span></a></p>