Post #263993 by ikitnrev on Thu, Nov 2, 2006 5:41 AM

I will be honest, and say that my first reaction to this mug was ...'What the ...?, but more in a mystified curious accent than a visceral shout of anger.

But the more I think about this mug, the more I like it. One can interpret it in so many ways. Is the Pink Panther hiding from the Inspector by crawling into the tiki's mouth? Is the Tiki mouth meant to represent the television screen itself? Or is this one of those Cannibal tikis, annoyed by the sound of too-loud early Saturday morning television sets, about to take revenge by biting down on a Pink Pu-pu offering?

I like the pink accent colors. I already own Munktiki's drunken Pink Elephant mug, and an additional Pink Panther mug will fit in well with that early 60's pink Pop Culture vibe.

I like it because the whole exotica nature of the Pink Panther theme. Everytime I see the Pink Panther character, I can't help but to think of Mancini's Pink Panther Theme - I love that song whether it is done by the Hollywood Studio Orchestra (on the Ultra-Lounge CD), or by Oranj Symphonette (from the Shots in the Dark surf compilation), or by Mancini himself. I have created a personal mix CD that include this song, along with other spy jazz and Hawaiian music, and it all fits together nicely.

And I do like it because it stretches the boundaries of tiki a bit, into the world of cartoon figures, without being too garish. I think it is quite tastefully done.

Vern