Pepe Le Pew
Pepe Le Pew is an anthropomorphic, French skunk in the Looney Tunes continuity who is always on the lookout for romance; he usually finds it with a female cat named "Penelope," but she tries to get away from him due to his disturbingly foul smell.
Name:
Pepe Le Pew
Publisher:
Real name:
Pepe Le Pew
Aliases:
- Stinky
- Henry
- Captain Louis
Birth date:
January 6th, 1945
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Adaptive
- Chemical Secretion
- Stamina
- Super Smell
- Super Speed
First issue:
Looney Tunes (1955) #240
Pepe Le Pew is a French skunk who is continuously in amorous pursuit of a female cat named "Penelope Pussycat". Despite his attempts to woo her, however, Penelope usually tries to get away from him due to his smell. Ironically, Pepe is revealed to be frightened of overly affectionate women and tries to get away from Penelope whenever the cat falls in love with him and reverses the roles. Some Looney Tunes merchandising (such as ornaments, salt-and-pepper shakers, glass wear, statuettes, and children's activity-books) has depicted Pepe and Penelope as being mutual "sweethearts," but other modern media maintains their classic "chasing" relationship.
Pepe Le Pew in 2020 was retired as a Looney Tunes character after being deemed to encourage unwanted sexual inappropriate behavior.
