The Inspector

**The Inspector** is a series of theatrical cartoon shorts created by **David H. DePatie** and **Friz Freleng**, produced by their studio, **DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE)** and released through **United Artists**. The cartoons were produced from December 21, 1965 to May 14, 1969, totaling 34 cartoon shorts.

## Premise

The cartoons are dedicated to an animated counterpart of **Inspector Clouseau**, comically battling against a rouges' gallery of internationally-styled villains. The shorts revolve around the Inspector and his Spanish-Gendarme assistant, **Sergeant Deux-Deux**, apprehending French-styled villains and criminals, or recovering items assigned to them. If the Inspector is defeated by his nemeses, he is forced to face the wrath of his supervisor, **The Commissioner**, who is blustery and ill-tempered, holding him in well deserved contempt.

Much of the humor in the shorts is derived in part from the surreality of the villains and situations, and also from the stylized animated slapstick humor, most of which is endured by the Inspector.

## Characters

**Main Characters**

* **The Inspector -** A senior detective, who works for the Surete, and the main protagonist of the series. Though his actual name is never mentioned, he is clearly based on **Inspector Jacques Clouseau** from the live-action Pink Panther films. The Inspector is slightly more competent and inept, but is still prone to bad luck and poor judgement.
* **Sergeant Deux-Deux** - The Inspector's Spanish assistant. He is a Spaniard, a descendant of Spain and Gendarme who works for the Surete or the French police. He loves Mexican cuisines. He often replies in his native tongue by saying "**Si**", only to be reminded by the Inspector who often tells him "**Don't Say 'Si', Say 'Oui'**, which sometimes leads to confusing situations between the two. Deux-Deux will usually respond afterwards by intoning "**Si, I mean Oui**". He also exclaims "**Holy Frijoles!**" (translates to **Holy Beans** in English). Deux-Deux's eyes are mostly closed, but will open in great stress, excitement or when disaster occurs. In one cartoon (**Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat**), He said "**Ouisick**" instead of "**Seasick**". On a couple of occasions, when the Inspector is incapacitated, Deux-Deux himself almost effortlessly manages to apprehend to culprit. He even talks about how he thinks the Inspector is the hero. Whenever he is forced to take risks, he wishes he could be relaxing in what he calls "**sunny**" Barcelona.
* **The Commissioner -** The Inspector's boss/supervisor. He is short-tempered and will often punish the Inspector if his foolishness accidently lets the criminals escape. In "**That's No Lady-That's Notre Dame!**", he has a wife. It's revealed in this short that his actual name is **Henry Vincent**.

**Villains**

* **The Matzorileys -** A pair of black shadowed three-headed criminals who share a body together. They appear in "**The Great DeGaulle Stone Operation**".
* **Captain Clamity -** An anthropomorphic gray clam who is a smuggler criminal. He hiccups pearls whenever he is irritated and has a hatred for officers. He appears in "**Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat**".
* **Crab Louie -** The assistant of Captain Clamity. He is a red crab-like lobster and appears in "**Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat**".
* **The Mad Bomber -** A villain who is covered in orange hair and wears a hat. He appears in "**Napoleon Blown-Aparte**" where he escapes out of Le Prison and swore vengeance on the Commissioner for sending him to prison by using his attacks, which are blowing him up with an endless amount of bombs.
* **The Blotch -** An insidious criminal who is coated in red paint. He is able to manipulate his body shape into a paint splat and can escape by slithering on the floor, as well as hide behind people's shadows. He appears in "**Cirrhosis Of The Louvre**".
* **X -** A criminal fugitive who wears black clothing and black glasses. He appears in "**Plastered In Paris**". In the end, it's revealed he is the Surete's new physical training instructor after leading the Inspector and Deux-Deux on a adventure which he stated was a workout.
* **Sailor -** A sailor man who is diminutive and speaks with a British-accent. He was mistaken as a hijacker and got beaten by Sergeant Deux-Deux. He appears in "**Ape Suzette**".
* **Judy The Ape -** A brown ape-like gorilla who is believed to be the sailor's pet. She is scolded by the sailor for leaving her room and taking a banana and punches the Inspector numerous times in "**Ape Suzette**".
* **Spider Pierre -** An anthropomorphic green spider. He is an expert pickpocket and appears in "**The Pique Poquette Of Paris**".
* **Mad Scientist -** A old mad scientist. He is taken away by police as his experiments were responsible for the interruptions of television sets. He is seen acting insane and appears in "**Sicque! Sicque! Sicque!**".
* **Insurance Agent -** An insurance agent who only appears in "**Unsafe And Seine**". He was thought by the Inspector to be a secret agent, but revealed to him he wanted the policy signed and covered for the everyday hazards of police work.
* **Toulouse La Moose -** A criminal who is wanted for jumping bail from prison. He appears in "**Toulouse La Trick**". He is somewhat unbelievably strong as the Inspector attempts to move him.
* **Hassan The Assassin -** A trigger-happy criminal who appears in "**Sacre Bleu Cross**".
* **Extraterrestrials -** A duo of green alien creatures who capture the Commissioner for a collection on Planet Yornova. One of them chase the Inspector, Deux-Deux and the Commissioner away. They appear in "**Bomb Voyage**".
* **Pig-Al -** A biker criminal who is the leader of the **Pig-Al Gang,** a group of bikers. He and the gang were wanted for terrorizing the countryside. He appears in "**Le Pig-Al Patrol**".
* **Louie Le Finke -** A criminal who appears in "**Le Escape Goat**". He swore vengeance upon the Commissioner for sending him up a river, but ends up becoming part of a manhunt.
* **Two-Faced Harry -** A two-faced criminal who's one face is good-natured and the other is evil. He appears in "**Canadian Can-Can**".
* **Mack Le Truck -** A burly convict who attempts to rid of the Inspector on a deserted island. He appears in "**Tour De Farce**".
* **Caribou Lou -** A diminutive, aggressive fur trapper criminal. He captures the Inspector as a hostage for freedom. He appears in "**The Shooting Of Caribou Lou**".
* **Louie Le Swipe -** An international jewel thief who is wanted for stealing jewelry. He appears in "**London Derriere**".
* **Dracula -** A mad scientist who appears in "**Transylvania Mania**". He attempts to find the right brain for his latest monster and goes after the Inspector for the task.
* **Urg -** Dracula's assistant. He appears in "**Transylvania Mania**".
* **Phantom -** A phantom-like creature who appears in "**Cherche Le Phantom**". He is wanted for haunting the **Paris Opera House**.
* **Tiny -** A vicious guard dog who resides in a building where a secret code cipher is hidden after being stolen by a French intelligence unit. He aggressively attacks the Inspector multiple times trying to enter. He appears in "**Le Great Dane Robbery**."
* **Charlie & Edna -** An argumentative couple who blame each other for crimes they are wanted for. They appear in "**Le Ball And Chain Gang**".
* **Melody Mercurochrome -** A female French criminal who wears a black suit and has yellow hair. She and her husband (who was dressed as a psychiatrist and a maid) try to get rid of the Inspector to steal the Du Barry diamond.
* **Dirty Pierre Le Punk -** A criminal who appears in "**Pierre And Cottage Cheese**". He was revealed to be in the disguise of a Chinese robot he named Charlie, tricking the Inspector into many failed attempts to capture him.

**Other**

* **Private Bowser -** The Inspector's police dog. He is very energetic and talented. He only appears in "**Le Bowser Bagger**".

## Cast

* **Pat Harrington Jr.** - The Inspector, Sergeant Deux-Deux (except for La Feet's Defeat - in this entry, Sergeant Deux-Deux is portrayed by Don Messick)
* **Paul Frees** - The Commissioner (1966-1967)
* **Larry Storch** - The Commissioner (1965-1966) (The Great DeGaulle Stone Operation, Napoleon Blown-Aparte)
* **Marvin Miller** - The Commissioner (1967, 1968-1969), The Inspector (The Pink Panther Show)
* **Mark Skor** - The Commissioner (1967) (Canadian Can-Can)

## Cartoon Shorts

**The Inspector -** **DePatie-Freleng Enterprises** & **United Artists**

**1965**

* **The Great DeGaulle Stone Operation**

**1966**

* **Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat**
* **Napoleon Blown-Aparte**
* **Cirrhosis Of The Louvre**
* **Plastered In Paris**
* **Cock-A-Doodle Deux-Deux**
* **Ape Suzette**
* **The Pique Poquette Of Paris**
* **Sicque! Sicque! Sicque!**
* **That's No Lady - It's Notre Dame!**
* **Unsafe And Seine**
* **Toulouse La Trick**

**1967**

* **Sacre Bleu Cross**
* **Le Quiet Squad**
* **Bomb Voyage**
* **Le Pig-Al Patrol**
* **Le Bowser Bagger**
* **Le Escape Goat**
* **Le Cop On Le Rocks**
* **Crow De Guerre**
* **Canadian Can-Can**
* **Tour De Farce**
* **The Shooting Of Caribou Lou**

**1968**

* **London Derriere**
* **Les Miserobots**
* **Transylvania Mania**
* **Bear De Guerre**
* **Cherche Le Phantom**
* **Le Great Dane Robbery**
* **Le Ball And Chain Gang**
* **La Feet's Defeat**

**1969**

* **French Freud**
* **Pierre And Cottage Cheese**
* **Carte Blanched**

All shorts are available to watch on the Official Pink Panther Youtube Channel.

## Home Media

On March 4, 2008, A DVD set was released, containing 17 shorts by **MGM Home Entertainment**/**20th Century Fox Home Entertainment**. Another DVD set titled "**Pink Panther And Friends Classic Cartoon Collection**" was released on January 27, 2009 by **MGM**, containing the previously released set of the first 17 shorts and a second set of the last 17 shorts.

On April 26, 2016, **Kino Lorber** released "**The Inspector: The DePatie-Freleng Collection**" on DVD and **Blu-Ray**. It is a 2-disc DVD/Blu-Ray release set that collects all 34 classic shorts (17 shorts for each disc), along with retrospective featurettes focusing on **DePatie-Freleng Enterprises**.

From 1986-1987, **Viddy-Oh! For Kids** released two VHS tapes of the series, two of each containing five cartoon shorts; titled **Inspector Clouseau:** **Napoleon Blown-Aparte**, released on October 14, 1986 and **Inspector Clouseau: Ape Suzette**, released on May 19, 1987.

A VHS tape titled "**Bomb Voyage**" was distributed by MGM/UA Home Video in the UK.

* **Pink Panther And Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: The Inspector - DVD**
* **Pink Panther And Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: The Inspector: Part Deux - DVD**
* **The Inspector: 34 Cartoons - The DePatie-Freleng Collection - DVD**
* **Inspector Clouseau: Ape Suzette - VHS**
* **Inspector Clouseau: Napoleon Blown-Aparte - VHS**
* **The Inspector: Bomb Voyage - UK VHS**

The Inspector - Napoleon Blown-Aparte - VHS (October 14, 1986) Viddy-Oh! For KidsThe Inspector - Ape Suzette - VHS (May 19, 1987) Viddy-Oh! For KidsInspector Clouseau: Bomb Voyage - VHS (UK)The Pink Panther And Friends Classic Cartoon Collection - The Inspector - Vol. 6 - DVD (March 2008)The Pink Panther And Friends Classic Cartoon Collection - The Inspector: Part Deux - DVD (January 2009)The Inspector - 34 Cartoons - Two-Disc DVD Set - The DePatie-Freleng Collection (April 2016)The Inspector - 34 Cartoons - Two-Disc DVD Set - The DePatie-Freleng Collection - Blu-Ray (April 2016)

## Revival

The Inspector was revived in 1993 for the syndicated revival series, **The Pink Panther (1993)**, voiced by **Brian George**. The Inspector often works alongside the Pink Panther when he is depicted in law enforcement.

## Other Media

The Inspector has appeared regularly in the **Pink Panther** comics published by **Gold Key Comics**.

## Trivia

* "**La Feet's Defeat**" marks the final appearance of **Sergeant Deux-Deux**. He appeared as a much younger and more naive version than he is in other shorts. He is voiced by **Don Messick** instead of **Pat Harrington Jr**.

## Gallery

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