Pepe Le Pew
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Pepé Le Pew
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| Pepé Le Pew, as seen in Little Beau Pepé | |
| First appearance | A Wild Hare (1940) (prototype), Odor-able Kitty (1945) |
| Created by | Chuck Jones |
| Voiced by | Mel Blanc |
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| Aliases | Henry,Pepe |
| Friends | Penelope Pussycat (wanna be girlfriend) |
| Catch phrases | Ah, my little darling, it is love at first sight, is it not, no? |
Pepe Le Pew is a rancid skunk in the Looney Tunes family.
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[edit] Origin
Pepe Le Pew was introduced in 1945, debuting in the cartoon "The Odorable Kitty."
[edit] Design
Pepe sees himself as an attractive old-fashioned lover boy, but the ladies see him as a skunk who has problems "containing himself." His stench, in fact, is so bad, that many people, male and female, run away to avoid being sprayed. But Pepe's main attraction is a cat who has been unfortunate enough to have a white stripe painted on her back. Pepe sees this cat as his love interest, and has often tried to woo her. But the cat runs away before the two can get to become better friends.
[edit] Controversy
Pepe has never become truly famous, as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck have. Instead, he has attracted some controversy over the years. The idea of a skunk intent on wooing a lady or getting a kiss is not very popular with the adult generation of today, as it might teach kids lessons that they should not learn. However, it is strange how the murder attempts of Wile E. Coyote have never truly become as controversial as Pepe has.
[edit] Accent
Pepe has a very strong French accent, often using French words in his dialogue.
[edit] Filmography of Pepé Le Pew
- Odor-able Kitty (1945)
- Scent-imental Over You (1947)
- Odor of the Day (1948)
- For Scent-imental Reasons (1949), Academy Award
- Scentimental Romeo (1951)
- Little Beau Pepé (1952)
- Wild Over You (1953)
- The Cats Bah (1954)
- Dog Pounded (1954): a guest appearance in a Sylvester the cat and Tweety movie
- Two Scent's Worth (1955)
- Past Perfumance (1955)
- Heaven Scent (1956)
- Touché and Go (1957)
- Really Scent (1959)
- Who Scent You? (1960)
- The Bugs Bunny Show (1960, television series)
- A Scent of the Matterhorn (1961)
- Louvre Come Back to Me! (1962)
- The Porky Pig Show (1964, television series)
- Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (1977, television special)
- The Daffy Duck Show (1978, television series)
- Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979, television special)
- Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979, television special)
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)
- The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
- Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television (1982, television special)
- Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988, television special)
- Carrotblanca (1995), voice by Greg Burson
- Space Jam (1996), voice by Maurice LaMarche
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), voice by Bruce Lanoil
[edit] Quotes
- "Ya know, it is possible to be too attractive!"
