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* CompositeCharacter: The role of Inspector Clouseau is fulfilled by The Pink Panther himself in this game.
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* RealSongThemeTune: Unsurprisingly, Henry Mancini's popular ''Pink Panther'' music plays during multiball.
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* BillingDisplacement: The jewel thief dominates the backglass, reducing the Pink Panther to a background character.
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'''Pink Panther''' is a {{pinball}} game [[LicensedPinballTables based on]] the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther popular comedy film series and cartoon character.]] It was designed by John Buras, illustrated by Jerry Simkus, and released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981.

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'''Pink Panther''' ''Pink Panther'' is a {{pinball}} game [[LicensedPinballTables based on]] the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther popular comedy film series and cartoon character.]] It was designed by John Buras, illustrated by Jerry Simkus, and released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981.
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The game's premise is a ''very'' loose adaptation of ''The Return of the Pink Panther''; the Panther is pursuing an attractive female jewel thief through a dimly-lit mansion as she pilfers its collection of gems. Get the black diamonds to enable the Secret Passage, then light the flashlight and enter the Hidden Staircase. Lock two pinballs to explore them, then start three-ball multiball for a frantic chase to collect the blue diamonds scattered around the playfield. Players who can collect the most diamonds are rewarded with a free game.

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The game's premise is a ''very'' loose adaptation of ''The Return of the Pink Panther''; ''Film/TheReturnOfThePinkPanther''; the Panther is pursuing an attractive female jewel thief through a dimly-lit mansion as she pilfers its collection of gems. Get the black diamonds to enable the Secret Passage, then light the flashlight and enter the Hidden Staircase. Lock two pinballs to explore them, then start three-ball multiball for a frantic chase to collect the blue diamonds scattered around the playfield. Players who can collect the most diamonds are rewarded with a free game.



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* LateArrivalSpoiler: Spoils that the movie's jewel thief is a woman.
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* BillingDisplacement: The jewel thief dominates the backglass, reducing the Pink Panther himself to a background character.

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* BillingDisplacement: The jewel thief dominates the backglass, reducing the Pink Panther himself to a background character.
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* MediumBlending: Done with the cartoonish Pink Panther and the more realistic-looking thief.

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* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: On the playfield, the Pink Panther pursues the jewel thief by a trail of small gems she drops behind her.

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* SpellingBonus: P-I-N-K enables the Extra Ball.
* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: On the playfield, the Pink Panther pursues the jewel thief by a trail of small gems she drops behind her.her.
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The game's premise is ''very'' loosely based on ''The Return of the Pink Panther''; the Panther is pursuing an attractive female jewel thief through a dimly-lit mansion as she pilfers its collection of gems. Get the black diamonds to enable the Secret Passage, then light the flashlight and enter the Hidden Staircase. Lock two pinballs to explore them, then start three-ball multiball for a frantic chase to collect the blue diamonds scattered around the playfield. Players who can collect the most diamonds are rewarded with a free game.

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The game's premise is a ''very'' loosely based on loose adaptation of ''The Return of the Pink Panther''; the Panther is pursuing an attractive female jewel thief through a dimly-lit mansion as she pilfers its collection of gems. Get the black diamonds to enable the Secret Passage, then light the flashlight and enter the Hidden Staircase. Lock two pinballs to explore them, then start three-ball multiball for a frantic chase to collect the blue diamonds scattered around the playfield. Players who can collect the most diamonds are rewarded with a free game.
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'''Pink Panther''' is a {{pinball}} game loosely [[LicensedPinballTables based on]] the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther popular comedy film series and cartoon character.]] It was designed by John Buras, illustrated by Jerry Simkus, and released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981.

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'''Pink Panther''' is a {{pinball}} game loosely [[LicensedPinballTables based on]] the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther popular comedy film series and cartoon character.]] It was designed by John Buras, illustrated by Jerry Simkus, and released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981.
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'''Pink Panther''' is a {{pinball}} game loosely [[LicensedPinballTables based on]] the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther popular film series and cartoon character.]] It was designed by John Buras, illustrated by Jerry Simkus, and released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981.

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'''Pink Panther''' is a {{pinball}} game loosely [[LicensedPinballTables based on]] the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther popular comedy film series and cartoon character.]] It was designed by John Buras, illustrated by Jerry Simkus, and released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981.



* AscendedExtra: The unnamed thief, a supporting character from ''The Return of the Pink Panther,'' receives billing here equal to the Pink Panther himself.

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* AscendedExtra: The unnamed thief, a supporting character from ''The Return of the Pink Panther,'' receives billing here equal to the Pink Panther himself.



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* PragmaticAdaptationPragmaticAdaptation: Of ''The Return of the Pink Panther,'' though the burglar is never identified as [[spoiler:Lady Claudine Litton]].



* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: On the playfield, the Pink Panther pursues the jewel thief by a trail of small gems she drops behind her.

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* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: On the playfield, the Pink Panther pursues the jewel thief by a trail of small gems she drops behind her.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Go ahead, hum that song.]]

'''Pink Panther''' is a {{pinball}} game loosely [[LicensedPinballTables based on]] the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther popular film series and cartoon character.]] It was designed by John Buras, illustrated by Jerry Simkus, and released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981.

The game's premise is ''very'' loosely based on ''The Return of the Pink Panther''; the Panther is pursuing an attractive female jewel thief through a dimly-lit mansion as she pilfers its collection of gems. Get the black diamonds to enable the Secret Passage, then light the flashlight and enter the Hidden Staircase. Lock two pinballs to explore them, then start three-ball multiball for a frantic chase to collect the blue diamonds scattered around the playfield. Players who can collect the most diamonds are rewarded with a free game.

''Pink Panther'' is noteworthy for being Gottlieb's first multi-ball pinball game. The rules are not too hard to grasp, yet the game is fast enough to tease players into one more try. Unfortunately, it wasn't profitable for Gottlieb, as fewer than 3,000 tables were produced, not enough to recoup the costs of the license. As such, used games for sale tend to fetch high prices from collectors.

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!!The ''Pink Panther'' pinball demonstrates the following tropes:

* AscendedExtra: The unnamed thief, a supporting character from ''The Return of the Pink Panther,'' receives billing here equal to the Pink Panther himself.
* BillingDisplacement: The jewel thief dominates the backglass, reducing the Pink Panther himself to a background character.
* ClassyCatBurglar
* LicensedPinballTable
* PragmaticAdaptation
* RealSongThemeTune: Unsurprisingly, Henry Mancini's popular ''Pink Panther'' music plays during multiball.
* SecretUndergroundPassage: The Hidden Staircase and the Secret Passage.
* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: On the playfield, the Pink Panther pursues the jewel thief by a trail of small gems she drops behind her.

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