The Pink Panther - A Pink Christmas (1978)
Pink Panther DVDs

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It was surprisingly thoughtful of MGM to release the other two
Pink Panther TV Specials here on this DVD along with "A Pink
Christmas"! It's not obvious from the cover or the DVD info listed
that all three Pink Panther TV Specials are on this disc, but they
indeed are. "A Pink Christmas" which aired on ABC Dec 7, 1978; "Olym-Pinks"
which aired on ABC Feb 22, 1980; and "Pink At First Sight" which
aired on ABC May 10, 1981 were all approximately 25 minutes in
length. "A Pink Christmas" was adapted from a 1906 O. Henry short
story called 'The Cop and the Anthem' (credited in the cartoon) and
is a wonderful 'haves and have-nots' type story that makes a perfect
adaptation to the world of the Pink Panther - it's not an exact
re-telling, the character in the short story is trying to get into
jail so he can be warm and have food, while the Panther is on a
quest for food, but he does try at one point to get into a jail. "Olym-Pinks"
capitalized on the 1980 Winter Olympics that were held in Lake
Placid, New York that year, and is a series of very competitive
olympic games played between Panther and the 'little man' (as the
animators referred to him). And "Pink At First Sight", although
aired in May of '81, is essentially a Valentine's Day story. The
studio could easily have only released the Christmas special and
charged the same amount, but they used some foresight and gave we 'completists'
a bonus with the other two TV Specials. While not having the
'classic-ness' (for lack of a better word) of the 1960s Panther
cartoons, the specials are fun, and clearly the Christmas special is
the highlight of the DVD and easily worth the price in and of
itself. I remember when it first aired (I was 9) and it didn't
really repeat all that often over the years. And as a fan of
animation, it's cool to actually have it on DVD after nearly 30
years.