Big Nose

Big Nose's History

Big Nose was a regular character who appeared in the original Pink Panther shorts created by David DePatie, Friz Freleng and Blake Edwards He is considered the main antagonist of the Pink Panther series.

Big Nose first appeared in 1964 in the first entry of the Pink Panther animated series, "The Pink Phink". The character became a foil for the Pink Panther and would appear throughout the series in its 16-year duration.

He appears in tons roles throughout the entire original series. He seldom speaks and has a distinctive big nose. He is usually white (with his overall physique resembling an egg), but sometimes skin colored. In some cases, he seems to be wearing nothing, but other times he wears a costume (or at least a hat) fitting to his particular role in the cartoon.

Several cartoons depict him with The Dog as his loyal pet and companion, who consistently tries to defend his master from all sorts of antics carried on by the Pink Panther, only to fail in his good-willed intentions and being blamed for anything bad that happens. A recurrent variant of this scenario has the dog often getting fed up from his master's unfair abuse and siding with the Pink Panther to teach him a lesson.

While he resembles The Inspector in the animated credits of Pink Panther films, Big Nose is usually said to be a caricature of Friz Freleng, with his mustache, short stature, and equally short temper (these same characteristics of Freleng had previously served as an inspiration for Freleng's Warner Bros. cartoon character Yosemite Sam).