Dial 'P' for Pink (1965) User Reviews (10)

Driving A Burglar Bonkers

[ccthemovieman-1 · 8/10 · 15 May 2007]

These first Pink Panther cartoons all had the same thing: the panther driving someone nuts! In this case, it's a second-story burglar. Just inside the window is a safe and the little man is there to crack it. Unfortunately, the Pink Panther is inside. Why? We have no clue, but the fact is that he's there and he drives the totally befuddled thief insane by constantly changing locks, opening the top door and pushing him back out the window, etc.

For all but the last 50 seconds of the cartoon, the burglar doesn't know the Panther is inside the safe. When he discovers, some really strange scenes occur. It's amazing how many gags they produce in less than a minute!

Safe House

[CuriosityKilledShawn · 7/10 · 27 November 2004]

Probably still looking for a place to get some sleep, the Pink Panther has strangely chose a safe in a random building to catch some Zs. But some burglar dude turns up with the intention of breaking in. Old Pinky has fun changing locks and tormenting him, as usual. The little burglar dude can hardly believe his eyes when he finally sees whats inside, but the hijinks don't end there. Cleverly, Pinky convinces the burglar to take away the safe even though he suspects a bomb is inside.

There are plenty laughs to be had in this cartoon and by this point Pinky's cleverness was beginning to match even that of Bugs Bunny. The Pink Panther is a great character and I love him.

A Safe Bet

[boblipton · 7/10 · 6 November 2005]

One of the strongest of the Pink Panther shorts, this succeeds by a series of gags on the same theme: a safe cracker attempting to break into a safe inside of which is the Pink Panther -- the panther itself, of course.

It also is strengthened by not having the two problems of many of the Depatie-Freleng cartoons. It does not have actively ugly backgrounding -- the backgrounding, instead, is nondescript -- and it does not have a laugh track, so you can enjoy it on your own terms.

What it does have is the Pink Panther, a character with little personality, That is a weakness of all of the series. A comedian without a personality may do funny things and make you laugh, but he is also replaceable by any other comedian. It is odd that the old pros who did these cartoons seem to have forgotten that, but there you have it.

Pink Panther outsmarts robber!

[OllieSuave-007 · 10/10 · 24 July 2016]

This is a great, slick Pink Panther cartoon - one of his earlier ones - where he outsmarts a bumbling robber who wants to take away the panther's safe in his apartment.

From constantly having the safe fall on him from being blown away by a bomb, the robber hilariously falls for the panther's slick tricks.

There's no dialog or laugh track in this short, and the music score is perfect - classic Pink Panther that what makes these earlier cartoons funny, exciting and full of substance.

Overall, great little cartoon. Wished all robbers could be outsmarted like this.

Grade A

Dial "G" for great

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 5 April 2013]

There is much to love about the Pink Panther cartoons. He is a very iconic and likable character, and his cartoons make for at least amusing viewing. If you love Pink Panther, you'll love Dial "P" for Pink. The story isn't much of a surprise but at least it's never dull. And it helps that the gags are so great, all of them especially the ending range from funny to hilarious. The animation is simply designed, especially the background art, without being too simplistic. The colours are very nicely done. The music is the epitome of cool and catchy, the main theme is the most memorable and irresistible themes. Pinky still is a very likable character, while his foil matches him very well.

Overall, great and any Pink Panther fans will enjoy it. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Lots of funny gags and good laughters

[Atreyu_II · 10/10 · 26 March 2009]

This one is number 4 in the list of The Pink Panther's cartoons. This is definitely one of my favorites. So simple, yet so enjoyable. This one can make anyone give some good laughters.

This is original, creative, hilarious and has lots of imagination too. In this story, our friend feline deals with a thief who wants to crack a safe. Unfortunately for the thief, whenever he tries to do anything to the safe, his attempts always turn against him, thanks to Pinky (who's hidden inside the safe). Pinky makes the thief's life miserable, causing him to fall off the window, returning explosives to the thief (which always explode on the thief)...

There are many good gags in this. Even the ending is absolutely hilarious.

What makes the cartoon even funnier is that, most of the time, the thief doesn't even know that the Pink Panther is inside the safe and, as such, doesn't understand what's happening to him.

Not a safe bet for laughs.

[BA_Harrison · 3/10 · 15 August 2021]

I seem to be alone in thinking that the Pink Panther cartoons are fairly awful. This one does little to convince me otherwise, with predictable gags and horrible animation. In Dial P for Pink, a burglar tries to break open a safe, but doesn't realise that it is home to The Pink Panther, who isn't happy about being disturbed.

Why is The Pink Panther living inside a safe, especially one in which the top and sides open like doors, rendering it totally useless? Who knows, but this idea leads to lots of weak jokes in which the panther is able to nip in and out of the safe to cause all sorts of problems for the burglar. The gag in which the burglar mistakes a radio for the safe is lifted straight out of one of the Pink Panther movies.

Pink's Safe Space

[owen-watts · 8/10 · 21 November 2020]

Pink Panther Odyssey Part IV

Back on form after the strangely meandering and confusingly titled "stamp" mall run, this brilliantly deft burglar v a random safe-dwelling panther is gloriously explosive fun with a fantastically witty ending. A very consistent one and a serious lark.

An Pink Masterpiece

[stephen0684 · 9/10 · 2 March 2008]

In 1965, this short was released. The picture features the music from Shot in the Dark and was done wonderful by William Lava as well. In the film, the Pink Panther tries to sleep in the safe. However, an would be thief tries to rob the safe. No matter what the thief does, the panther always finds a way to have the thief fail. Eventually, the thief uses his head to carry the safe like an balloon but, the panther pops the balloon and dropped it on the thief. Next, the panther tricks the bandit into taking an exploding safe. Which at first the thief thought was an bomb but then thought it had money and reclaim the safe. I highly recommend the picture for the ending and the gags between the thief and the panther. It's was available on DVD so, if you can find the DVD, watch it and you'll enjoy it as well.

An 9 out of 10

After noting how many residents of this . . .

[tadpole-596-918256 · 8/10 · 27 November 2022]

. . . Our Modern 21st Century were totally mystified by the title of the Pink Panther episode preceding this one--that is, WE GIVE PINK STAMPS--it seems in order to perform a public service to elucidate DIAL 'P' FOR PINK, given that not every Pink Panther fan has a collegiate minor in the History of the 1900's. It all began in New York in 1894, when Old Tom Edison filmed three seconds of Fred's sneeze. During the next sixty years, another 100,000 films were copyrighted. Al Hitchcock replaced Old Tom as the Planet's Greatest Moving Picture Director, and eventually Al made a documentary highlighting the dangers of running with scissors titled DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER. That live action feature film is 105 minutes long, but some cartoonists thought their remake would be funnier if they trimmed out 99 minutes.