Pepé Le Pew
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Pepé Le Pew is an animated character from the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, introduced in 1945. Depicted as a French striped skunk, Pepé is constantly on the quest for love. However, his offensive skunk odor and aggressive pursuit of romance typically cause other characters to run away from him.[1]
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Pepé Le Pew | |
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Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies character | |
First appearance | Odor-able Kitty (January 6, 1945; 79 years ago (1945-01-06)) |
Created by | Chuck Jones Michael Maltese |
Designed by | Bob Givens (1945) Robert Gribbroek (1947–present) |
Voiced by | Mel Blanc (1945–1989) Jeff Bergman (1990–1991, 2004, 2012–2015) Greg Burson (1990–2003) Maurice LaMarche (1996) Joe Alaskey (2000–2010) Billy West (2000–2003) Terry Klassen (Baby Looney Tunes; 2002–2005) Bruce Lanoil (2003) René Auberjonois (2011-2012) Eric Bauza (2017–present) (see below) |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Henri, Stinky (see Cameo appearances), Pepe Henri Le Pew (full name) |
Species | Striped skunk |
Gender | Male |
Significant other | Penelope Pussycat |
Nationality | French |
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Although initially a feature character with his own series of shorts, Pepé has drawn increasing criticism as treating the harassment of clearly unwilling women, often to the point of fleeing in fear of him, such as stalking and implied sexual assault as subjects of humor.