▁the ▁US ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁edition , ▁a ▁television ▁commercial ▁showed ▁Hol mes ▁and ▁Watson ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁particularly ▁compet itive ▁game . ▁Ad just ing ▁with ▁the ▁times , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁US ▁TV ▁commer ci als ▁a ▁detect ive , ▁res emb ling ▁a ▁b umb ling ▁Ins pect or ▁Cl ouse au ▁from ▁the ▁popular ▁P ink ▁Pan ther ▁film ▁franch ise , ▁looks ▁for ▁cl ues . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁market ing ▁s log an ▁added ▁" Class ic ▁Det ect ive ▁Game " ▁which ▁pers ists ▁through ▁the ▁last ▁ 2 0 0 2 / 2 0 0 3 ▁edition . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁Cl ued o ▁did ▁not ▁start ▁using ▁" The ▁Great ▁Det ect ive ▁Game " ▁market ing ▁s log an ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s , ▁which ▁it ▁continued ▁using ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁edition ▁when ▁it ▁adopted ▁the ▁" Class ic ▁Det ect ive ▁Game " ▁s log an . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s ▁W adding tons ▁also ▁adopted ▁a ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes - type ▁detect ive ▁to ▁ad orn ▁their ▁box ▁covers ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁time , ▁though ▁unlike ▁the ▁US ▁ed itions , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁acknowled g ement ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁actually ▁the ▁famous ▁detect ive . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁Sher