"I can't believe they took Road Runner and Coyote off of TV because it was too violent! What do they think kids are going to drop anvils on each other's noggins?" "Did you hear the Cookie Monster eats fruits and vegetables now instead of cookies, seriously he is a monster, cookies might be good for him." At some point I am sure you have heard rhetoric like this in past couple of years. And maybe these people are correct. However, I always enjoyed Pepe Le Pew, and looking back in retrospect, I am appalled with myself.
Pepe Le Pew Facts:
1.) Pepe had a drinking problem
2.) Pepe glorified smoking
3.)Pepe was guilty of sexual harassment
Were we to believe that simply because of the cultural differences between us and the French that Pepe Le Pew's antics should be tolerated? Watching Pepe Le Pew now, it is easy to tell the cartoon has no place being shown to children. On the other hand (you have fingers), I watched Pepe Le Pew and I consider myself a relatively well adjusted adult. One trait I did absorb while watching Mr. Le Pew was his stunning use of bathrobes. Comfort and convenience are hard to argue with.
Let us discuss for a moment Penelope Pussycat. This was the primary 'love' interest of Pew. Could she possibly have worse luck? Pepe is clearly a man of class and would never be attracted to a cat, however he is easily fooled by any semblance of a white racing stripe. I only recently began to wonder about the number of white, freshly painted picket fences in this neighborhood. Poor Penelope seemed to stain her jet black coat with a white stripe in nearly every episode. This unfortunate feline seemed to have a white paint magnet implanted where her spine should be located.
Conclusion: Along with the implementation of the bathrobe, I have also decided to incorporate Pepe Le Pews playful bounding as my new way of getting from Point pep-A to Point Pew.
Exhibit A:
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