List of The Inspector cartoons: Difference between revisions

This is a list of the original 34 ‘’[[The Inspector|Inspector]]'' animated shorts produced from 1965 to 1969 by [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]] (DFE Films). All entries were featured on television as part of ''[[The Pink Panther Show]]'' starting in 1969.

==1965==

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| 01

| {{nowrap|''[[The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation]]''}}

| {{nowrap|December 21, 1965}}

| {{nowrap|[[Friz Freleng]]}}

| The Inspector is determined to retrieve the famous DeGaulle diamond from the three-headed jewel thief, the Matz-O'Reillys who are attempting to steal it.|

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==1966==

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| 02

| {{nowrap|''[[Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat]]''}}

| February 1, 1966

| {{nowrap|[[Gerry Chiniquy]]}}

| The Inspector is after the notorious smuggler Captain Clamity and his sidekick Crab Louie.

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| 03

| ''[[Napoleon Blown-Aparte]]''

| February 2, 1966

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Mad Bomber escapes from Le Prison and swears vengeance on The Commissioner by blowing him up with an endless amount of bombs.

| The alternate rendition of ‘’The Inspector’’ theme “A Shot in the Dark” is featured during the credits.

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| 04

| ''Cirrhosis of the Louvre ''

| March 9, 1966

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The insidious criminal known as The Blotch plans to steal all the paintings from the Louvre.

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| 05

| ''[[Plastered in Paris]]''

| April 5, 1966

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector and Deux Deux chase a fugitive known as "X" across Africa.

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| 06

| ''[[Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux]]''

| June 15, 1966

| {{nowrap|[[Robert McKimson]]}}

| The largest diamond in the world, 'The Plymouth Rock', has been stolen from Madame at her chateau,and the suspects turn out to be chickens.

| The alternate rendition of ‘’The Inspector’’ theme “A Shot in the Dark” is featured during the credits.

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| 07

| ''[[Ape Suzette]]''

| June 24, 1966

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector thinks he is fighting a little man but an ape gets in all the punches.

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| 08

| ''[[The Pique Poquette of Paris]]''

| August 25, 1966

| George Singer

| Spider Pierre (who has four arms, two legs and a spider-web gun) picks pockets, especially those of the Inspector.

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| 09

| ''[[Sicque! Sicque! Sicque!]]''

| September 23, 1966

| George Singer

| Deux Deux drinks a flask of a green liquid and keeps changing into a big green monster who beats up,stomps on, and shoots the Inspector.

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| 10

| ''That's No Lady—That's Notre Dame''

| October 26, 1966

| George Singer

| Trying to catch a purse snatcher, the Inspector sets up a sting operation by disguising himself as a woman and soon falls afoul of the Commissioner's very jealous wife.

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| 11

| ''Unsafe and Seine ''

| November 9, 1966

| George Singer

| The Inspector and Deux Deux search for an agent across the world.

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| 12

| ''Toulouse La Trick ''

| December 30, 1966

| Robert McKimson

| The Inspector handcuffs Toulouse Le Moose and himself to prevent Toulouse from escaping.

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==1967==

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| 13

| ''Sacre Bleu Cross''

| February 1, 1967

| {{nowrap|Gerry Chiniquy}}

| When they go after ''Hassan the Assassin'', Deux-Deux gives the Inspector an unlucky rabbit's foot.

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| 14

| ''Le Quiet Squad''

| Ma7 17, 1967

| {{nowrap|Robert McKimson}}

| The Commissioner is overworked and needs absolute quiet or he goes into uncontrolled fits of temper. The Inspector is assigned to look after him, but has trouble with a noisy cat, the bells of Notre Dame, and [[Bastille day]] festivities.

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| 15

| ''Bomb Voyage''

| May 22, 1967

| Robert McKimson

| The Commissioner is kidnapped by aliens.

| Set to Repsighi's ''Pines of Rome''.

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| 16

| ''Le Pig-Al Patrol''

| May 24, 1967

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector is sent after biker “Pig” Al and his biker gang.

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| 17

| ''Le Bowser Bagger ''

| May 30, 1967

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector is given Private Bowser, a very energetic dog, in his efforts to track down a thief.

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| 18

| ''Le Escape Goat ''

| June 29, 1967

| Gerry Chiniquy

| Sacked for letting Louie Le Finke escape, the Inspector tries to stop Le Finke from taking vengeance on the Commissioner, but ends up becoming part of the manhunt himself.

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| 19

| ''Le Cop on Le Rocks ''

| July 3, 1967

| George Singer

| The Inspector is sent to prison having been mistaken for a bank robber who is his double. He soon realizes that his backfiring attempts to escape adds even more years to his sentence. |

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| 20

| ''Crow De Guerre ''

| August 16, 1967

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector is continually outwitted by a crow that steals jewels.

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| 21

| ''Canadian Can-Can''

| September 20, 1967

| Gerry Chiniquy

| Sent to Canada on an exchange programme, the Inspector is sent after Two-Faced Harry, who has an innocent face on his front and an evil face on his back.

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| 22

| ''Tour De Farce''

| October 25, 1967

| Gerry Chiniquy

| Through his own mistake,Inspector Clouseau is stranded on a deserted island with the large convict Mack Le Truck, who is trying to kill him.

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| 23

| ''The Shooting of Caribou Lou''

| December 20, 1967

| Gerry Chiniquy

| On holiday in Canada as a Mountie, the Inspector is kidnapped by the diminutive but aggressive fur trapper Caribou Lou.

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==1968==

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| 24

| ''London Derriere''

| February 7, 1968

| {{nowrap|Gerry Chiniquy}}

| Having chased international jewel thief Louie Le Swipe around Europe, the Inspector tries to nab him in London. Unfortunately, he runs afoul of the no-gun laws and a British Police Captain.

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| 25

| ''Les Miserobots''

| March 21, 1968

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector is fired after being replaced by an efficient police robot. He tries to destroy it, but his attempts backfire.

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| 26

| ''Transylvania Mania''

| March 26, 1968

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector is sent to find a scientist who is making monsters without a license. The scientist is a vampire who needs a brain for his latest monster, and the Inspector arrives at just the right moment.

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| 27

| ''Bear De Guerre''

| April 26, 1968

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector goes quail hunting but runs afoul of a bear who thinks he is being hunted.

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| 28

| ''Cherche Le Phantom''

| June 13, 1968

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector searches for a wanted gorilla from the [[Paris zoo]] and a phantom that is hiding in the opera house, who is really the gorilla himself.

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| 29

| ''Le Great Dane Robbery''

| July 7, 1968

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector must get past a vicious dog named Tiny in order to retrieve a code cipher stolen from a French intelligence unit.

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| 30

| ''Le Ball and Chain Gang''

| July 24, 1968

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector tries to get into the house of an argumentative couple named Charlie and Edna.

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| 31

| ''La Feet's Defeat''

| July 24, 1968

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Commissioner assigns the Inspector and Deux-Deux to capture 'Muddy La Feet and encounter many booby traps, which Deux-Deux sets off.

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==1969==

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| 32

| ''French Freud''

| January 22, 1969

| {{nowrap|Gerry Chiniquy}}

|A crooked Russian actress, Melody Marcuri and her "maid" (i.e. husband in drag also a psychiatrist) are trying to kill the Inspector to get at the Du Barry diamond, which he is guarding under his hat..

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| 33

| '’Pierre and Cottage Cheese''

| February 26, 1969

| Gerry Chiniquy

| A Chinese robot named Charlie tries to help the Inspector capture Dirty Pierre Le Punk, who lives in a cottage.

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| 34

| ''Carte Blanched''

| May 14, 1969

| Gerry Chiniquy

| The Inspector discovers he has accidentally stolen a shopping cart from his local supermarket. A voiceover suggests numerous ways to get rid of it before he is caught.

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