TheLittleSongbird Review of Pinkologist

Pinkologist (1978)

Along with 1971's Pink-In, the most pointless Pink Panther cartoon

[4/10 · 21 November 2014]

Pinkologist is not all bad, the music is as catchy and energetic as ever(in the recycled material), both the classic theme tune and the incidental scoring, the Little Man is quite touching here, Pinky is predictably likable with good interplay between the two and it was nice to see Rock A Bye Pinky, The Pink Blueprint and Pink Posies used. The problem though is that nothing interesting is done with them, the story is just an excuse to string along together recycled material and add a plot-line that is high on predictability(especially the ending) and with a run-out-of-ideas feel. The three cartoons themselves are fine, they are actually funny and well-animated, unfortunately the animation in the non-recycled is flat in colour and comparatively simplistic in drawing while Pinkologist outside of the recycled material is almost humourless and drawn out and the music in the non-recycled material lacks their vibrant orchestration and rhythmic energy. In conclusion, Pinkologist is one of the two pointless Pink Panther cartoons, the other being 1971's Pink-In(the one misfire in the 1971 batch). If you've not seen the older recycled material prior to watching Pinkologist you will get some enjoyment but if you have then you'll find Pinkologist very little more than a completely unnecessary copy-and-paste-up. 4/10 Bethany Cox