Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Living… in France. Jacques Clouseau is just a lowly Gendarme until he gets promoted by Chief Inspector Dreyfus to work on the case of the Pink Panther. His days of directing traffic are finally over, and an exciting career as a Police Inspector awaits.
Visiting… New York City. Clouseau’s investigations have taken him to the city that never sleeps. He plans on interrogating Xania, a beautiful pop star and former fiancé of the recently murdered Yves Gluant.
Profession… a Police Inspector of the French National Police. Clouseau has finally received the promotion he has always wanted and he’s ready to start living up to his new title by cracking the case of the Pink Panther. Little does he know, the Chief Inspector only intends for Clouseau to be a distraction for the media, while a team of top investigators does the real work.
Relationship Status… single. But that doesn’t mean he can’t romance a lady. In fact, he has some choice words of wisdom for all the bachelors of the world: “A woman is like an artichoke… you have to do a bit of work before you get to her heart.”
Challenge… solving the case of the Pink Panther. Jacques Clouseau has to find the thief who took the precious diamond and discover who murdered its owner, Yves Gluant, the famous coach of the French national soccer team. It’s a tough case, but Clouseau thinks he has what it takes to crack it.
Personality… woefully klutzy and extremely pompous. Clouseau always manages to stand out… just never in a good way. As Chief Inspector Dreyfus says: “He’s very easy to spot. He’s got white hair, a thin mustache… Brimming with confidence and completely lost.”
Get to Know him in...
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Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin.
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Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world (and Charles Dreyfus) believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car after being shot off the road. Naturally, Jacques Clouseau knows differently, and taking advantage of not being alive, sets out to discover why an attempt was made on his life.
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The eighth and last of the Pink Panther series. The illegitimate son of Inspector Clouseau is on the case of the kidnapped Princess Yasmin.
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When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau to the case.
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When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.
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Now seriously mentally ill after working with Clouseau for such a long time, Inspector Dreyfus escapes from the mental asylum he was being held in and vows to destroy Clouseau forever. He kidnaps an eminent scientist and forces him to build a machine capable of destroying the world, with the intention of doing so unless Clouseau is delivered to him.
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The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French TV reporter Marie Jouvet sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau.
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The Pink Panther Show is a showcase of cartoon shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1979, starring the animated Pink Panther character from the opening credits of the live-action films. The series was produced by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was broadcast on two American television networks: from September 6, 1969 ? September 2, 1978 on NBC; and from September 9, 1978 ? September 1, 1980 on ABC.
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The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for Switzerland, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...
