''The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks'', is an

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featuring

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. The show first aired on

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on February 22, 1980 to coincide with the

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. This was the last ''Pink Panther'' production to be produced by

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before reorganizing itself as

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as well as the last ''Pink Panther'' production involving creator

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. He soon before departed the company to return to

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. The previous ABC Pink Panther special, '' A Pink Christmas'', aired in 1978. A third special, '' Pink at First Sight'' was broadcast in 1981.

Plot

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and the Little Man are competitors in a series of

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games. The problem is, the Little Man is a very bad sport who will resort to outrageously blatant cheating to win. Despite several comical mishaps (including being chased by a piano that seemingly wants his head on a silver platter, an upside-down chase through the snow after he and the Little Man fall off a ski lift, and having to saw his skis down after trying to get through a door while holding them widthwise), the Panther triumphs at downhill racing,

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(after which he has to nurse the Little Man through a bad cold following a failed attempt by him to get a longer distance than the Panther did) and

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and wins the Gold medal while the little man earns a Silver and his sneezing puts out the

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Home media

On November 6, 2007, ''Olym-Pinks'' was released alongside '' A Pink Christmas'' and '' Pink at First Sight'' on the DVD collection ''The Pink Panther: A Pink Christmas'' from

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References

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