John W. Dunn

Hawley Pratt

Gerry Chiniquy

The Pink Pill

Decent enough but nothing special

&apos;The Pink Panther&apos; &quot;The Pink Pill&quot; (1968)

Opening thoughts: All the previous years&apos; batches for the Pink Panther series were very solid and well worth watching. All the years had a couple of disappointments, but also even more very good and more cartoons. 1968&apos;s batch did see plenty of those. Sadly, &apos;The Pink Pill&apos; isn&apos;t one of the them. It is a long way from terrible, actually it is above average, but there is not much that is great let alone exceptional. Somewhat middle of the road. Marginally better than the previous cartoon &apos;Pink Valiant&apos; but only just.

Bad things: The story does lack energy at times and is rather routine too. The ending is ironic but not hugely funny and abruptly rounded off. That it may have been a little better with what happens to the characters reversed is a good suggestion.

And sadly the best of the gags (the opening scene and the wheezing laugh) are just amusing and little more, on the most part they&apos;re predictable and rather standard.

Good things: However, the animation is very nicely done, simple without being too simplistic, coloured in an elegant way without feeling too over-saturated and there are little signs of half-heartedness or that it was hurried. The characters are well drawn. The music is beautifully scored and catchy, hearing the theme tune you can understand completely why it&apos;s so iconic.

Pink is still his likable and cool self, and even with the scenario he is funny. The support he has support him very well and none of it feels pointless.

Closing thoughts: Overall, decent but not that great sadly.

6/10.

'The Pink Panther' "The Pink Pill" (1968)

Opening thoughts: All the previous years' batches for the Pink Panther series were very solid and well worth watching. All the years had a couple of disappointments, but also even more very good and more cartoons. 1968's batch did see plenty of those. Sadly, 'The Pink Pill' isn't one of the them. It is a long way from terrible, actually it is above average, but there is not much that is great let alone exceptional. Somewhat middle of the road. Marginally better than the previous cartoon 'Pink Valiant' but only just.

Bad things: The story does lack energy at times and is rather routine too. The ending is ironic but not hugely funny and abruptly rounded off. That it may have been a little better with what happens to the characters reversed is a good suggestion.

And sadly the best of the gags (the opening scene and the wheezing laugh) are just amusing and little more, on the most part they're predictable and rather standard.

Good things: However, the animation is very nicely done, simple without being too simplistic, coloured in an elegant way without feeling too over-saturated and there are little signs of half-heartedness or that it was hurried. The characters are well drawn. The music is beautifully scored and catchy, hearing the theme tune you can understand completely why it's so iconic.

Pink is still his likable and cool self, and even with the scenario he is funny. The support he has support him very well and none of it feels pointless.

Closing thoughts: Overall, decent but not that great sadly.

6/10.

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