I knew from the start which characters I wanted to sketch in my A2Z Looney Tunes series. Some of y’all even expressed your hopes for me to include Pepe Lew Pew. I don’t think this set would be complete without the French striped skunk and his heart desire.
Pepe’s debuted in Odor-able Kitty <—clip portion with Pepe ] in 1945 where he mistakes a male cat disguised as a skunk. The cartoons featuring this little stinker is typically the same, Pepe in pursuit of a female black cat who once again mistaken for a “la belle femme skunk fatale”. The female cat was later named Penelope Pussycat, often with white stripe painted down her back which happens usually accidentally when squeezing under a freshly white painted fence or other ways. Penelope frantically hurries away from Pepe because of his putrescent odor which doesn’t stop his pursuit for his love. The first time Pepe and Penelope appeared together is in the 1949 short, For Scent-imental Reasons.
Did you know the cartoon won an Academy Award? Apparently so according to Wiki. Other cartoons featuring the delightfully hilarious characters are Really Scent (1959) and Louvre Come Back to Me (1962) which I watched as a kid. Pepe has gotten a bad rap in MSM which is stupid. Good grief, it’s a cartoon and besides, it’s not his affections that bother her it’s his smell but she finds away to get past Pepe’s scent to embrace her love for him. I found a collection of clips, most of which I recall vividly, of Pepe’s persistent chase after his girl.
My pencil sketch was messy where I filled in the black areas. Trying to correct the mistake by erasing the smudged places didn’t work too well. I’m eager to bring this back as a clean version when I use the Procreate app re-draw it.
Thanks for allowing me to be a part of your day. Please leave a direct link for today’s post in comments to ensure others can find an easy way back to you. I’m heading over to the A2Z headquarters to see who’s joined the party now. I hope to see you again tomorrow for the next letter in the alphabet in my Looney Tunes Art Sketch series! X💋X💋 Cathy
Alphabetical Looney Tunes Art Sketch series quick links: