Not among the best of the Pink Panther cartoons, but still very entertaining. Pinky does look different which may a little odd to some, and the ending is agreed rather bizarre. The animation mostly is elegantly drawn with nice colours, while wisely keeping things simple. The music is jazzy and almost seductive-sounding, serving the story and gags nicely without losing the pace, and the classic theme tune still hasn't gotten old. The gags range from amusing to very funny, never hilarious but never are you kept straight-faced either. The story is on the routine side, but it's not dull and the gags keep it afloat. As does the chemistry between Pinky and the fruit fly. Pinky, even with his different look to usual, is cool and likable with comedy coming naturally to him, while the fly is one crafty foil without being too sadistic. The voice of the TV announcer, reminding me a little of Jonathan Winters, is suitably droll. Overall, entertaining cartoon from the Pink Panther but not among his best, and a tad disappointing after 1969's almost excellent sweep of Pink Panther cartoons(though it is better than the previous cartoon Extinct Pink). 8/10 Bethany Cox