Odor of the Day

On a cold winter day, a dog named Wellington is looking for a place to stay. After being rejected from a bulldog's doghouse, an eagle's nest, and even a tortoise's shell, he sneaks into a cabin with a fire and a cozy bed. However, he does have a rival, Pepé Le Pew, for the bed. The two battle by spraying each other with scents. Pepé has his foul odor, while Wellington has his perfume. The two then dive into a frozen lake in an attempt to remove the smells, and they catch colds in the process. Now unable to smell each other's scents, the two share the bed together.

Television[]

Warner Bros. Syndication package (1964–1990)
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1990–1995; 1998–2000)
Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon (1995–1997)
The Bugs and Daffy Show [Cartoon Network] (1999–2004)
The Looney Tunes Show [Cartoon Network] (2001–2004)
Looney Tunes on Boomerang (2003–2005; 2013–present)
Looney Tunes on Cartoon Network (2011–2015)
Bugs Bunny and Friends [Me TV] (2021–present)
Sunday Night Cartoons [Me TV +] (2021–present)

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Wellington, who previously appeared in "Doggone Cats", returns in this short.
Not counting "Dog Pounded", this is the only golden-age Pepé Le Pew short to not be directed by Chuck Jones or, in the case of "Really Scent", anyone who worked on Jones' unit.
This is the only cartoon to depict Pepé Le Pew as a screwball comic relief character instead of his usual love-seeking character.
- Because of this, many online classic cartoon animation forums have claimed that the skunk in "Odor of the Day" is not Pepé Le Pew but rather a skunk that just happens to look like him. Jerry Beck in the documentary Unsung Maestros: A Director's Tribute on the fifth volume of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD set says that the skunk is, in fact, Pepé Le Pew, but is "[Arthur Davis'] own weird version" of him. Additionally, Thad Komorowski has said surviving model sheets do say the character is, in fact, Pepé.^[2] Cementing this is the fact that "Odor of the Day" has been released on both Pepe Le Pew's Skunk Tales VHS tape from Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection collection in 1986 and the Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best DVD from the Looney Tunes Super Stars collection in 2011.
- The ToonHeads episode "Pepé Le Pew" further confirms that the skunk in the cartoon is Pepé Le Pew, albeit without the character's signature characteristics.^[3]
The original closing titles are presumed to be lost, as the DVD version of the short uses the 1957–59 Merrie Melodies ending title card.
- The original ending titles survive on a pre-restored Brazilian TV airing, but the original opening rings are replaced by the 1957–59 blue rings. Additionally, the opening credits are removed, along with the Looney Tunes theme being replaced with a shortened, synthesized version of the Merrie Melodies ending theme playing on both the opening card and the ending card.
When Boomerang airs this short, Wellington's and Pepé's vocal recordings get muted out throughout most of the cartoon, with the exception of when they say "Gesundheit" to each other at the end. The same version was initially available on HBO Max before being replaced with the original audio track.

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References[]

Pepé Le Pew Cartoons
1945	Odor-able Kitty
1947	Scent-imental over You
1948	Odor of the Day
1949	For Scent-imental Reasons
1951	Scent-imental Romeo
1952	Little Beau Pepé
1953	Wild over You
1954	Dog Pounded • The Cats Bah
1955	Past Perfumance • Two Scent's Worth
1956	Heaven Scent
1957	Touché and Go
1959	Really Scent
1960	Who Scent You?
1961	A Scent of the Matterhorn
1962	Louvre Come Back to Me!
1995	Carrotblanca

[1] ttps://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig3291213libr/page/111/mode/1up?view=theater

[2] ttps://cartoonlogic.libsyn.com/cartoon-logic-episode-26-art-davis-two-gophers-from-texas

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc_Dog5KMu0

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