Pink Panther Classics 5

Pink Panther Classics 5

It’s a, what else, “Pink Christmas” for the DePatie-Freleng feline.

Waking to the tinkling of a Salvation Army Santa’s bell and a frigid blanket of snow, Pinkie spends the day trying to survive. With no food or warm clothing – beyond his natural fur coat – the combination of impending starvation and freezing temperatures make it all the harder.

As with most misadventures without his usual foil, the stumpy, mustache wearing “Little Man,” the Panther suffers indignities and bruises at the whim of his writers.

For purists, this is not the mute, slinky Panther of early years, but the Panther sporting the David Niven-styled purr.

Oh, and the book does come with a ho, ho, ho and happy ending for Pinkie who finally gets his belly full and his hide warmed.