Pepé Le Pew

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Pepé Le Pew is a romantic, overly confident skunk from the Looney Tunes cartoons, best known for his comedic, French-accented pursuit of love.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Looney Tunes character
anthropomorphic skunk
cartoon character
fictional character
alignment comic antagonist
appearsIn Looney Tunes
Merrie Melodies
awardAssociated Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
catchphraseType romantic French endearments
creator Chuck Jones
Michael Maltese
definingCharacteristic strong body odor
unwanted romantic advances
distribution theatrical animated shorts
firstAppearance Odor-able Kitty
firstAppearanceYear 1945
franchise Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
gender male
hasParodyOf French lover archetype
language French-accented English
laterAppearancesIn compilation films
modern Looney Tunes TV series
television specials
medium animated short films
nationality French
notableEra 1940s
1950s
partOf Golden Age of American animation
personalityTrait amorous
overconfident
persistent
romantic
producedBy Warner Bros. Cartoons
setting various European-inspired locales
shortFilmWinningOscar For Scent-imental Reasons
shortFilmWinningOscarYear 1949
species skunk
targetAudience general family audience
tone parody of French romantic stereotype
typicalGag chasing a female cat mistaken for a skunk
typicalTarget Penelope Pussycat
visualCharacteristic black fur with white stripe
half-closed eyes
prominent tail
voicedBy Eric Bauza
Greg Burson
Jeff Bergman
Joe Alaskey
Maurice LaMarche
Mel Blanc

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