Pink Tuba-Dore
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Pink Tuba-Dore is the 65th cartoon produced in the Pink Panther series. A total of 124 6-minute cartoons were produced between 1964 and 1980.
, the little white man
's incessant tuba-playing results in the entire community threatening to evict him. Taking the hint, the man and his loyal dog head for the mountains to practice his tuba in supposed seclusion. However, the tuba-playing disturbs the sleep of a tree-dwelling Pink Panther, who, unseen by the man makes attempts such as dropping a potted plant, bubble gum, cement, including soap and water into the tuba
, crushing it with a rock and making it fall to him which makes him fall to a waterfall where his dog saves him. The man, undaunted, persists in playing and blames his dog for these attempts to silence the tuba.
Plot
In a quaint village in the Swiss AlpsAlps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
, the little white man
The Little Man (The Pink Panther)
The Little Man, was a regular character who appeared in the original Pink Panther shorts created by David DePatie and Friz Freleng.-History:The Little Man first appeared in 1964 in the first entry of the Pink Panther animated series, The Pink Phink...
's incessant tuba-playing results in the entire community threatening to evict him. Taking the hint, the man and his loyal dog head for the mountains to practice his tuba in supposed seclusion. However, the tuba-playing disturbs the sleep of a tree-dwelling Pink Panther, who, unseen by the man makes attempts such as dropping a potted plant, bubble gum, cement, including soap and water into the tuba
Tuba
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
, crushing it with a rock and making it fall to him which makes him fall to a waterfall where his dog saves him. The man, undaunted, persists in playing and blames his dog for these attempts to silence the tuba.
Further sources
- Meet the Pink Panther; by Hope Freleng and Sybil Freleng http://www.amazon.com/dp/0789313081, (Universe Publishing, 2005).
- The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009S4J2I (2006). [DVD set]. New York: MGM Home Video.
- DePatie-Freleng website