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Odor of the Day

Directed By:		Arthur Davis
Produced By:		Eddie Selzer (uncredited)
Released:		October 2, 1948
Series:		Looney Tunes
Story:		Lloyd Turner
Animation:		Basil Davidovich Don Williams J.C. Melendez Emery Hawkins
Layouts:		Don Smith
Backgrounds:		Philip DeGuard
Film Editor:		Treg Brown (uncredited)
Voiced By:		Mel Blanc
Music:		Carl Stalling
Starring:		Pepé Le Pew Dog
Preceded By:		Hare Splitter
Succeeded By:		The Foghorn Leghorn

Odor of the Day

Odor of the Day-0

Pepe Le Pew - (Ep. 04) - Odor Of The Day

Looney Tunes - Pepe Le Pew - Odor of the Day (1949) (dublagem Cinecastro)

Odor of the Day is a 1948 Looney Tunes short directed by Arthur Davis.

Plot

On a cold winter day, a dog that is looking for a place to stay 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 the dog 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 decide to share the bed together.

Availability

VHS - The Looney Tunes Video Show, Volume 5
VHS - Classic Collection (WHSmith Exclusive Video) (United Kingdom only)
VHS - Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection: Pepe Le Pew's Skunk Tales
VHS - Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 14: Cartoon Superstars
DVD - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best

Notes

The dog in this short resembles Wellington from "Doggone Cats".
This cartoon is the first Pepé Le Pew cartoon not directed by Chuck Jones (or a member from Chuck Jones' unit)
This is the only one to depict Pepé Le Pew as a screwball comic relief character instead of the usual lovesick character that he's known for.
Arthur Davis is the first animation director other than Chuck Jones to direct a cartoon featuring Pepé Le Pew, the second is Friz Freleng in the cartoon "Dog Pounded" (albeit in here Pepé only makes a cameo at the end), and the third is Abe Levitow from Chuck Jones' unit in the cartoon "Really Scent".
This is the first time Pepé uses his bad odor as a weapon. The second time is in "Touché and Go" where Pepé uses his bad odor to scare away a shark.
Wellington sneezed eleven times while Pepé sneezed twice.
Pepé and Wellington have no lines of dialogue in this cartoon, save for only one line at the end of the cartoon "Gesundheit!". In addition, Pepé's speaking voice here lacks the familiar French accent, but he is still voiced by Mel Blanc.
The original closing titles are presumed to be lost, as the DVD version of the cartoon uses the 1957-59 Merrie Melodies ending title card. However, the original ending titles survive on a pre-restorted Brazilian TV airing but the original opening rings are replaced by the 1957-1959 blue rings and the opening credits are removed along with the LT theme being replaced with a short MM ending theme playing on both the opening card and the ending card.

Gallery

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

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 == Notes ==
-* The dog resembles Wellington from "[[Doggone Cats]]".
+* The dog in this short resembles Wellington from "[[Doggone Cats]]".
-* This cartoon is the first Pepé Le Pew cartoon not directed by [[Chuck Jones]] (or a member from Chuck Jones' unit) and the only one to depict Pepé Le Pew as a screwball comic character instead of the usual lovesick character.
+* This cartoon is the first [[Pepé Le Pew]] cartoon not directed by [[Chuck Jones]] (or a member from Chuck Jones' unit)
+* This is the only one to depict Pepé Le Pew as a screwball comic relief character instead of the usual lovesick character that he's known for.
 * [[Arthur Davis]] is the first animation director other than Chuck Jones to direct a cartoon featuring Pepé Le Pew, the second is [[Friz Freleng]] in the cartoon "[[Dog Pounded]]" (albeit in here Pepé only makes a cameo at the end), and the third is [[Abe Levitow]] from Chuck Jones' unit in the cartoon "[[Really Scent]]".
 * This is the first time Pepé uses his bad odor as a weapon. The second time is in "[[Touché and Go]]" where Pepé uses his bad odor to scare away a shark.

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