Am someone who mostly likes the Pink Panther cartoons. Did remember The Inspector cartoons and remember liking them if not as much as the Pink Panther's, and when recommended to me by someone saying that if you like Pink Panther you'll like The Inspector. Seeing the cartoons, have to agree on the most part and as a young adult noticed and understood a lot more, which has lately been the beauty of watching a lot of animation recently, where childhood favourites have been even better through young adult eyes.
The Inspector series is not a consistent one, some cartoons inevitably are better than others. They are all worth a watch in some shape or form, and 'Plastered in Paris', which is neither among the best or worst of the series, is not an exception. 'Plastered in Paris' is not as good as the first two cartoons, but is much better than 'Naopoleon Blown-Aparte' and on the same level as 'Cirrhosis of the Louvre'.
It is very thin and predictable story-wise, which was not unexpected as it is part of a fairly formulaic series, and there are far more interesting and imaginative villains.
While none of the gags misfire and there are a sufficient amount, they are mostly more amusing than hilarious.
On the other side of the argument, the animation in 'Plastered in Paris' is great. With the different locations, actually think that it is one of the more visually interesting The Inspector cartoons. The sceneries are beautifully rendered, Fairly simple in terms of drawing but never ugly, while the somewhat abstract backgrounds have nice attention to detail, more so than the Pink Panther cartoons (not a knock at all on the animation of that series), and don't look sparse. But it is the deep and rich colours that stand out in this regard. Like the jazzy slinkiness of the music, it fits and it doesn't sound cheap.
'Plastered in Paris' physical comedy is nicely timed and never comes over as vulgar or tired. The verbal humour is suitably ironic with some amusing mumblings and subtle word-play. The highlight of the cartoon though is the absolutely hilarious ending. Really like The Inspector and Deux Deux's chemistry and their well contrasted personalities help make it work expertly. Pat Harrington Jr voices both The Inspector and Deux Deux and does wonderfully in providing the necessary energy and managing to differentiate the two voices that is important in making the contrast between the two believable.
Summarising, pretty solid. 7/10
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