History WesternAnimation / TheInspector

* SelectiveEnforcement: In "London Derrière", the criminal the Inspector chased all the way to England is blasting his gun willy-nilly, but the Scotland Yard inspector that liaises with the Inspector is much more driven to [[TheLopsidedArmOfTheLaw bludgeon the Inspector with his umbrella because UK police does not uses guns than actually stopping the criminal]] (when the Inspector finally convinces him to quit it and help him, the Scotland Yard inspector nearly lets the criminal go [[ASpotOfTea because it's time for tea]]).

Both the Inspector and Commissioner were revived as recurring characters in the 1993 ''Pink Panther'' revival.

* GratuitousFrench: The Inspector sprinkles his sentences by using some French words in-between. It's notable in that none of the other French characters do this.

* BrainTheft: "Transylvania Mania" has a MadScientist (who's also a vampire) attempting, with the aid of his BumblingSidekick, to steal the Inspector's brain for the latest monster he's created.

** In "Sicque! Sicque! Sicque!", the Inspector and Deux-Deux search for a monster created by another MadScientist. At the end, as the Inspector drives away with Deux-Deux chasing after him, begging him not to leave him alone with the monster, unaware that he himself is the monster, thanks to some Jekyll-Hyde formula he drank, mistaking it for seltzer, the real monster comes out at the end.

* CluelessDetective: The Inspector - though the cartoons go back on forth (often within the same cartoon) as to whether he's a bumbler with a HypercompetentSidekick, or bumbling but semi-competent with a clueless sidekick [[LetsGetDangerous who still manages to get the job done in the end.]]
* CombatPragmatist: In "Ape Suzette", the Inspector's sense of honor when confronting the sailor -a rather short and unimpressive-looking man- gets him a good beating (which is actually delivered by the sailor's pet gorilla, Judy, who was hiding in a room next to him). When it's Deux-Deux turn, however, he doesn't take any chances and beats the crap out of the little guy and arrests him on the spot, much to the Inspector's admiration.

* PhraseCatcher: Deux-Deux's "Sí- I mean, 'oui'..." when the Inspector reminds him "Don't say 'sí', say 'oui'."

** In "Plastered in Paris", the Inspector and Deux-Deux are ordered to be on the lookout for Mr. X, who leads them on a chase around the world. After the Inspector admits defeat, the Commissioner reveals that Mr. X is Captain Dumont, the newly-hired physical fitness instructor.

* BrainTheft: "Transylvania Mania" has a MadScientist (who's also a vampire) attempting to steal the Inspector's brain for the latest monster he's created.

* EyesAlwaysShut: Deux-Deux's eyes are typically shut unless he's shocked/surprised, when he turns into a monster in "Sicque! Sicque! Sicque!", and for the entirety of "La Feet's Defeat" (which also had him with a completely different personality).

** In "Sicque! Sicque! Sicque!", the Inspector and Deux-Deux search for a monster created by the MadScientist. At the end, as the Inspector drives away with Deux-Deux chasing after him, begging him not to leave him alone with the monster, unaware that he himself is the monster, thanks to some Jekyll-Hyde formula he drank, mistaking it for seltzer, the real monster comes out at the end.

** The Commissioner is always called that way, with the only character to ever mention his real name, Henri, being his wife in "That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame".

* LivingPainting: The Blotch from "Cirrhosis of the Louvre" is a living blotch of red paint.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Throughout the animated series, the titular character is simply known as the Inspector.

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* InsistentTerminology: Deux-Deux, being Spanish, frequently says "''sí''" for "yes". The Inspector, being French, always tells him, "Don't say ''sí'', say ''oui''," to which Deux-Deux would often respond, "''Sí''...I mean ''oui''."
** These exchanges were kept in the Spanish language dub, where every character speaks accented Spanish and no indication is ever given that Deux-Deux is Spanish, so the effect is much weirder.

* MadBomber: One comes after the Commissioner in "Napoleon Blown-Aparte." Hell, he even ''is'' called "the Mad Bomber" (or how the Inspector pronounces it, "the Mad Boomber")
* MamasBoy: Deux-Deux decides he needs to call Mom in the middle of ""Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat"."

** Subverted with the Commissioner in "That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame", when the Commissioner's wife calls him Henri.
* NonFatalExplosion: In "Napoleon Blown-Aparte", the Commissioner is targeted by a MadBomber and he keeps getting subject to various bomb attacks that leave him burnt and humiliated despite the inept efforts of the Inspector to protect him. At the end, the Commissioner is so annoyed that he attacks the Inspector with a bomb with the same effects.

* SnipeHunt: In "Plastered in Paris", the Inspector and Deux-Deux are advised to keep an eye out for "Agent X", chasing him all around the globe. When they return, the Commissioner introduces them to Mr. X, who just happens to be the police department's physical trainer that just led them on a long and exhausting workout that circled the globe. The Inspector is so mad, he starts to give Mr. X a workout of his own by strangling him.

* WildGooseChase: In "La Feet's Defeat", the Commissioner sends the Inspector and Deux-Deux after Muddy La Feet, a criminal who leaves a trail of muddy barefoot prints that the characters (or more specifically, Deux-Deux) follow into a series of traps. In the end, we see that it's actually the Commissioner leading the Inspector and Deux-Deux on an endless trail with a footprint stamp.

* TheEeyore: Deux-Deux really just wants to go home.

--->'''Monster:''' [[AsideComment Boy, am I glad those crazy fools are gone! They make a body nervous.]]

* NoNameGiven: The Inspector.

* HydeAndSeek: In the episode "Sicque! Sicque! Sicque!" , the Inspector and Sgt. Deux-Deux are called to investigate a mad scientist's laboratory. Sgt. Deux-Deux is TheFool and drinks a potion he finds in a beaker to calm his acid reflux because he believes it's water. Never mind the sick green color and the bubbles. It turns him into a monster that goes to torment the Inspector, who, of course, doesn't know it's Sgt. Deux-Deux.

** The Inspector frequently reminds Deux-Deux "Don't say 'Sí', say 'oui', and Deux-Deux [[PhraseCatcher will respond with a confused 'Sí- I mean 'oui'..."]]

-->'''The Inspector:''' ''(Angrily)'' We're not dealing with a pickpocket! We're dealing with a vacuum cleaner!

-->'''Monster:''' [[AsideComment Boy, am I glad those crazy fools are gone! They make a body nervous.]]

** When the Inspector assigns a task to Deux-Deux, he will usually say "That's an order, Deux-Deux".

---> "Sur-render in the name of the laaaaaawwwww..."