On our recent "research trip" to Burger King we snagged a couple of the Car Crazy Clouseau toys. The cool thing is, this little car is similar to the one Inspector Clouseau drives in the new movie. What's odd, however, is the toy features the original cartoon version, of the Inspector - used in the older films and a cartoon series of his own. The Pink Panther 2 movie uses a new model of the Inspector to more closely resemble Steve Martin's appearance in the film. Either way, it's a cool little collectible that ties in with both the movie and the great cartoon star. If you even look closely above the bumper you can see the logo for the new movie!
As with any good Happy Meal, there's not just one toy but eight to collect. Burger King usually does a pretty good job and offering different kinds of prizes instead of just doing eight different figures or eight different cars. This insert from the Kid's Meal prize shows the other toys available in this promotion. (This is the best picture I could provide!) There's a pink bracelet and sunglasses, there's a couple of role playing toys, and there's even a Pink Panther figure with Kung-Fu grip! The one toy called Pink Panther Caper is a magic trick which comes with a plastic replica of the Pink Panther jewel that you can make disappear and then reappear. Well played, BK...well played!
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Autumn got the Pink Panther PDA. It looks like a little game boy, and has one of those quasi-motion screens where the expression on the Panther's face changes when you tilt the toy back and forth.
That's all I need in a happy meal toy right there, but they went the extra mile and made it a sticker dispenser too. If you slide the screen up to reveal the pretend keyboard (like you would on a smart phone) then a little pink panther sticker pops out of the top. Cool!
I wonder if Burger King ever did a promotion for Pink Panther in the past and if they did, how they compare with the new toys?
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