In the 1980s and 1990s, the “Pink Panther” series starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau was a popular porn parody target. Could the porno guys think up any dirty wordplay using “pink”, “shot” or “Clouseau”? Let’s see …
The first was Inspector Cliteau in The Pink Panties in 1985. Herschel Savage played the title role with a funny hat and fake moustache. Female stars included Shanna McCullough, Nina Hartley, Lili Marlene and Kimberly Carson.
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Next up in 1990 was A Shot in the Mouth, referencing the first Clouseau movie A Shot in the Dark. This time around Randy Spears played the bumbling detective with the outrageous French accent searching for the missing “Pink Pussy” diamond. Female stars included Lauren Brice, Paula Price, Kim Alexis and Raven Richards. They made a sequel the following year (reviewed back in the day on Usenet), which does not circulate nowadays.
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Then in 1995 we got A Shot in the Pink with Dave Hardman as “Inspector Clitsoe”, plus Channone, Christi Lake, Kimberly Kummings, Tia Gunn and Crystal Gold.
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Hardman, Lake and Cummings returned for the 1996 sequel, which added Davia Ardell, Nina Cherry and Rebecca Lord.
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IAFD lists a lost 1995 porno title, Inspector Croissant: The Case Of The Missing Pinky, which sure sounds like another Pink Panther series porn parody but who knows.
For whatever reason, Steve Martin’s recent revival of the Pink Panther franchise did not spawn any new XXX spoofs.