Trail of the Lonesome Pink

Trail of the Lonesome Pink(awesome title) is one of those Pink Panther cartoons that is not among the best/classics but not among the worst either. If anything it's a solid and entertaining cartoon. The story doesn't hold that many surprises outside of the gags, if you are familiar with the concept of Pinky getting revenge after being wronged in some way it's pretty much the same here. I also have to agree about the laugh track, while it's not usually a problem elsewhere it's distracting here and wasn't needed. The animation is very good however, the colours are vibrant and the drawing is simple but never scrappy or sparse. The music is as slinky and jazzy as ever in a way that doesn't dull the pace at all, while the theme tune is still catchy classic status, it's amazing at how a theme tune heard so many times still doesn't annoy. The sight gags here are inventive and assuredly timed with not a weak one really to speak of, the second half with Pinky in his "Pink Avenger" guise faring much better than the first. The on-screen translations further add to the fun. The two French-Canadians are fun characters and serve as good foils for Pinky, who makes even more of an impression(fitting as he is the title character), even though he's the vengeful character he is still characteristically likable and cool. All in all, not quite award-worthy but very entertaining and solid stuff, yes even with the annoying laugh track. 7/10 Bethany Cox