# The Birth of the Pink Panther

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 19, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birth-of-the-pink-panther/240867 "2004-04-19T18:50:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-birth-of-the-pink-panther/240867/1 "2004-04-19T18:50:08Z")

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So, [a Pink Panther prequel](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0383216/) starring Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau and Jackie Chan as Cato (or “Kato”, as he’s credited here). Waddaya think, Sirs?

I’ll go with: Chan, terrific casting. Martin, my first guess is “no”, but he’s always surprising me, so I’ll give him a pass. Unfortunately, we’ll have \<shudder\> Beyoncé gumming up the works. Sing all you want, lady, but _please_ stop trying to act…