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The Pink Panther decides to construct and fly a kite, and a dog promptly jumps right through it. The panther rebuilds his kite and attempts to fly it, and, as usual, the problems begin for a little, pointy-nosed man, who in this cartoon is a home-owner. Capping an increasingly destructive series of accidents, the panther's kite tracks through the little man's barbecue and catches fire. It lands on the man's house and sets it ablaze. Within seconds, the house is reduced to smoldering rubble. The man goes ballistic and flies a biplane Red Baron-style in a vengeful attempt to shoot down the Pink Panther, who is soaring through the air in his new, wing-sized kite. Written by
Kevin McCorry <mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca>
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G
Most of this cartoon is the Pink Panther and his many futile attempts to become a successful kite flier. After watching others do it, and buying a "Make Your Own Kite Kit" from Acme (who else?), he has trouble getting the blasted thing off the ground as a dog runs through it, he runs through it and various other people and inanimate objects make it difficult. The poor little "white guy," as I call him because that's his color from head to toe, gets inadvertently involved on a number of these kite attempts, all with slapstick endings that are harmful to him.
Finally, the little guy has had enough. At that point, the cartoon began to get a lot better as he does his World War I flying ace 'Red Baron' imitation and goes up in the sky to shoot down the Pink Panther who is attached to his kite and flying.
Overall, except for the last two minutes, I didn't think this was anything special.