Odor of the Day

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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 Preceded By: Hare Splitter Succeeded By: The Foghorn Leghorn Odor of the Day

Odor of the Day is a 1948 Looney Tunes short starring Pepé Le Pew, here unnamed.

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.

Notes

• The dog 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.
• 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.

Availability

• 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

Gallery

Title card as seen on television and VHS release