History YMMV / PepeLePew

* BaseBreakingCharacter: In this day and age, Pepe is hated by MoralGuardians and some fans due to ValuesDissonance and his shorts being formulaic. Those who don't hate Pepe see him as an EnsembleDarkhorse because the values dissonance of his cartoons presumably represent how free and audacious cartoons were back then compared to the ones made now.

* MST3KMantra: Generally, most of the people who like his shorts usually respond to those who hate it as something like "It's a cartoon about a talking french skunk. Calm down." Chances are, the writers didn't think of the implications at the time, and fans are quick to point out how the WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures gender-flipped version not only [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale doesn't get nearly as much complaints]], but is still one of the most popular characters.

* ValuesResonance: Pepe's actions may seem less charming today, but we were never really expected to root for him.

* ValuesDissonance: Not only do these cartoons perpetuate the (now long-dead) stereotype that French men are womanizers who never bathe, but Pepe himself is hardly seen as charmingly naïve in the 21st century and more of a stalker-cum-rapist, and there have been a number of fanart in which Pepe is slapped with a sexual harassment lawsuit for the exact same kind of "romance" he attempted in the 1940s.
There are fans who like him more as an adult [[CrossesTheLineTwice once they realize how politically incorrect the concept is]], however.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Depending on if you view him as a "villain" at least. Generally, most of his fans either portray him as a lonely [[TheWoobie woobie]] who just wants love because most living beings are terrified of skunks or a clueless nitwit who doesn't realize his actions could be seen as terrible. [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Or both]].

* MST3KMantra: Generally, most of the people who like his shorts usually respond to those who hate it as something like "It's a cartoon about a talking french skunk. Calm down." Chances are, the writers didn't think of the implications at the time, and they also tend to point out how the WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures gender-flipped version [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale doesn't get nearly as much complaints]].
* ValuesDissonance: Egads, these cartoons haven't aged well (in terms of moral values) since the 1940s. In this day and age, Pepe would totally be branded a stalker-cum-rapist (this was lampshaded on Creator/DaveChappelle's infamous bit on ''Killing Them Softly'' about how most TV shows you watched as a child have a dark side to them when you grow up). On the flipside of this, there are some Looney Tunes fans who enjoy the Pepe cartoons more when they're older thanks to this interesting bit of Values Dissonance.
** Probly best represented with a bit of fan art from the late 1990s, where Pepe is hugging a resisting Penelope, whereupon he receives a sexual harassment lawsuit notice from a human lawyer.
** ValuesResonance: We were never exactly expected to root for him in the first place.

* MemeticMolester: If you look like a female skunk, Pepe ''will'' repeatedly kiss you, come hell or high water.

* BaseBreaker: In this day and age, Pepe is hated by MoralGuardians and some fans due to ValuesDissonance and his shorts being formulaic. Those who don't hate Pepe see him as an EnsembleDarkhorse because the values dissonance of his cartoons presumably represent how free and audacious cartoons were back then compared to the ones made now.

* UnfortunateImplications: PlayedForLaughs, but considering Penelope's very panicked reaction to Pepe's unwanted advances, his cartoons are a little uncomfortable to watch.

%%* MemeticMolester: See below
* MST3KMantra: Generally, most of the people who like his shorts usually respond to those who hate it as something like "It's a cartoon about a talking french skunk. Calm down." Chances are, the writers didn't think of the implications at the time, and they also tend to point out how [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures the gender-flipped version]] [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale doesn't get nearly as much complaints]].

* MST3KMantra: Generally, most of the people who like his shorts usually respond to those who hate it as something like "It's a cartoon about a talking french skunk. Calm down." Chances are, the writers didn't think of the implications at the time, and they also tend to point out how [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventure the gender flipped version]] [[DoubleStandRapeFemaleOnMale doesn't get nearly as much complaints]].

* ValuesDissonance: Egads, these cartoons haven't aged well (in terms of moral values) since the 1940s. In this day and age, Pepe would totally be branded a stalker-cum-rapist (this was lampshaded on Creator/DaveChappelle's infamous bit on ''Killing Them Softly'' about how most TV shows you watched as a child have a dark side to them when you grow up). On the flipside of this, there are some Looney Tunes fans who enjoy the Pepe cartoons more when they're older thanks to this interesting bit of ValuesDissonance (see BaseBreaker above).

* BaseBreaker: In this day and age, Pepe is hated by MoralGuardians and some fans due to ValuesDissonance (see below) and his shorts being formulaic. Those who don't hate Pepe see him as an EnsembleDarkhorse because the values dissonance of his cartoons presumably represent how free and audacious cartoons were back then compared to the ones made now.

* MemeticMolester: See below

* TheWoobie: Penelope, and any other cat character who has had the misfortune of being painted in skunk colors and left to be harrassed by Pepe. In cases such as "Odor-able Kitty" and "Scent-imental Over You" the victims actually had pretty bad before they even met him.

** Another WeirdAlEffect: The beginning of "The Cats Bah" is a parody of the original 1950s TV version of ''The Continental'' (way before ChristopherWalken would make a recurring sketch out of it on ''SNL'').

* BizarroEpisode: "Odor Of The Day" is completely detached from the standard formula, with Pepe (a mostly SilentProtagonist here) instead in a feud with a dog over shelter in the snow. The animation and visuals are also far different from Chuck Jones' usual style, due to being created by Arthur Davis' unit.

* ValuesDissonance: Egads, these cartoons haven't aged well (in terms of moral values) since the 1940s. In this day and age, Pepe would totally be branded a stalker-cum-rapist (this was lampshaded on DaveChappelle's infamous bit on ''Killing Them Softly'' about how most TV shows you watched as a child have a dark side to them when you grow up). On the flipside of this, there are some Looney Tunes fans who enjoy the Pepe cartoons more when they're older thanks to this interesting bit of ValuesDissonance (see BaseBreaker above).

* TheWoobie: Penelope, and any other cat character who has had the misfortune of being painted in skunk colors and left to be harrassed by Pepe. In cases such as "Odor-able Kitty" and "Scent-imental Over You" the victims actually had pretty bad before they even met him.

* BizarroEpisode: "Odor Of The Day" is completely detached from the standard formula, with Pepe (a mostly SilentProtagonist here) instead in a feud with a dog over shelter in the snow. The animation is also far different from Chuck Jones' usual style, due to being directed by Arthur Davis.

* BizarroEpisode: "Odor Of The Day" is completely detached from the standard formula, instead Pepe (a mostly SilentProtagonist here) instead in a feud with a dog over shelter in the snow. The animation is also far different from Chuck Jones' usual style, due to being directed by Arthur Davis.

* BizarroEpisode: Odor Of The Day is completely detached from the standard formula, instead Pepe (a mostly SilentProtagonist here) instead in a feud with a dog over shelter in the snow.

* TheWoobie: Penelope, and any other cat character who has had the misfortune of being painted in skunk colors and left to be harrassed by Pepe.

** Probly best represented with a bit of fan art from the late 1990s, where Pepe is hugging a resisting Penelope, whereupon he recieves a sexual harassment lawsuit notice from a human lawyer.

* ValuesDissonance: In this day and age, Pepe would be labeled a rapist. DaveChappelle has mentioned this in his infamous bit from "Killing Them Softly" about how the perception of children's shows differ in the eyes of an adult.

* ValuesDissonance: In this day and age, Pepe would be labeled a rapist. Dave Chappelle has mentioned this in his infamous bit from "Killing Them Softly" about how the perception of children's shows differ in the eyes of an adult.

* BaseBreaker: In this day and age, Pepe is hated by MoralGuardians and some fans due to ValuesDissonace (see below) and his shorts being formulaic. Those who don't hate Pepe see him as an EnsembleDarkhorse because the values dissonance of his cartoons presumably represent how free and audacious cartoons were back then compared to the ones made now.

* MemeticMolester
* ValuesDissonance: In this day and age, Pepe would be labeled a rapist.
* TheWoobie: Penelope.