Cancel Culture: “Pepé Le Pew”
Before Florence Pugh, there was 'Pepé Le Pew', officially canceled from the "Looney Tunes" cartoon roster, as he is now considered more of a wolf than a skunk:
Created in 1945 by Chuck Jones, 'Pepé Le Pew' starred in more than 12 animated films, with the cartoon "For Scent-imental Reasons" winning an Oscar for 'Best Animated Short Subject' (Cartoons) in 1949.
The narcissistic skunk would stroll around Paris in the springtime, looking for 'l'amour' conquests, while his gagging stank, unknown to him, chased everyone away.
Storylines typically involved Pepé in pursuit of what appears to be a female skunk, but is actually a black cat ('Penelope Pussycat') who had a white stripe painted down her back, often by accident from paint or dye.
Usually Penelope ran away from Pepé, not only because of his stench, but also because of his obnoxious, seductive manner.
'Franglais' was spoken in the cartoons, by adding 'le'...
Created in 1945 by Chuck Jones, 'Pepé Le Pew' starred in more than 12 animated films, with the cartoon "For Scent-imental Reasons" winning an Oscar for 'Best Animated Short Subject' (Cartoons) in 1949.
The narcissistic skunk would stroll around Paris in the springtime, looking for 'l'amour' conquests, while his gagging stank, unknown to him, chased everyone away.
Storylines typically involved Pepé in pursuit of what appears to be a female skunk, but is actually a black cat ('Penelope Pussycat') who had a white stripe painted down her back, often by accident from paint or dye.
Usually Penelope ran away from Pepé, not only because of his stench, but also because of his obnoxious, seductive manner.
'Franglais' was spoken in the cartoons, by adding 'le'...
- 5/8/2025
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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