Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here. 
This week I’m celebrating getting my book into a local independent book store! I’ve always wanted to see my book on an actual brick-and-mortar store shelf. I’m really excited about it!
And now for today’s A to Z — 
C is for — Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau from Blake Edward’s Pink Panther films.
Jacques Clouseau is a police inspector in the French Surete. Dimwitted, bumbling, and hilariously inept, he, nevertheless, and usually completely by accident, manages to solve the case. At least, most of the time.
Anyone who has ever watched any of the Pink Panther movies starring Peter Sellers knows he is a slapstick comedic genius. The first time I watched the movies, I laughed myself to tears. The silliness of his clumsy antics and his over-the-top disguises still bring fits of giggles. And his warped French accent is priceless. How he did all that with a straight face, I’ll never know.
The movie series with Sellers includes The Pink Panther (1963), A Shot in the Dark (1964), Return of the Pink Panther (1975), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). Other Pink Panther movies were made with other actors, both before and after Sellers’ death in 1980, but in my book, Sellers owned the character, and none of the others even comes close to equaling his portrayal.
Here’s a brief example of Sellers’ inspired lunacy from The Pink Panther Strikes Again:
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
What other celebrations are going on out there?
© Lori L. MacLaughlin and Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams, 2015. All rights reserved.
Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams 
OMG! That’s so exciting about getting your book on the shelves of a local bookstore! You should take a picture of them there and splash it all over FB and your blog – we’ll all be so thrilled for you! I love Peter Sellers/Clouseau, too. Have a great weekend! 🙂
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Thanks, Lexa! Pictures will be forthcoming. Enjoy your weekend!
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I used to love those movies! Gosh, it’s probably been close to 30 years since I’ve seen them. Might be time to re-watch them. 🙂
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I was thinking that, too. 🙂
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I have to admit, I’ve never seen the old Pink Panther movies…but I’ve seen the cartoon 🙂 Congrats on the book being in stores. Very exciting.
TheCyborgMom
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Thank you! Yes, I love the old cartoons, too.
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The old Pink Panther movies are so much fun!
And congratulations on getting your book into your local bookstore!!! Go, take a picture. (Trust me, the bookstore owner will get it.) 🙂
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Yes, they are.
Thank you! I plan to take pictures, even if it does look silly. Got to commemorate the occasion.
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I remember those old movies! I’m going to need to watch those again now.
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Ha, ha. Me, too!
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That’s so exciting that you got your book into a local indie bookstore. Congrats Lori! Definitely take photos!
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Thank you! I will.
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Bahahaha, now I have the Pink Panther song stuck in my head. Fun!
Good luck with the 2015 A to Z Challenge!
A to Z Co-Host S. L. Hennessy
http://pensuasion.blogspot.com
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Ha, ha, that happens to me, too, sometimes. After watching the movies, I find myself humming the tune.
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I can agree with this, Clouseau is hysterical! I discovered him through the 70s movies, which I saw when they first came out, so I prefer them to the earlier ones.
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Yay! I agree. I think the later ones are funnier with the slapstick.
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Congrats on your book news.
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Thank you very much!
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Excellent choice. I loved these movies. I’m a big fan of the James Bond series, so these were like a comic version of the whole international espionage genre.
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Yes, they were a class unto themselves.
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Awesome you got your book into a local bookstore!
No one was the inspector except Sellers. He owned that role.
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Thanks, Alex!
I agree completely!
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Peter Sellers was a comic genius. I have to go watch those again now!
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Yes, he was amazing. Those movies make for a fun evening.
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Peter Sellers was a genius in my book. He always made me laugh so much. I totally agree with you that there is no comparison between him and the others!
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I’ve seen those movies countless times, and I still laugh myself silly. I don’t know how he did it.
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I grew up on those movies and always loved watching them with my dad when they were on. I even had a stuffed pink panther that my daughter now has. I can’t believe it’s in as good a shape as it is.
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A stuffed pink panther — how cute! Yes, those movies are fun!
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I love the Pink Panfher. And congratulations on the book. I agree wIIth the first comment, splash photos everywhere.:)
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Thank you! Yes, I’ll have to do that!
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Congratulations. I bet it’s an amazing feeling seeing your book out there.
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Thanks! It sure is!
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Congratulations on your book and thanks for the fond memories 🙂 Those were hilarious!
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Thank you, and you’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
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