Wild Over You

The structure for this one is the same as every other Pepe cartoon really. All accept for the cat. Here, instead of the ever timid Penelope (or whatever unofficial name she was given for any particular episode), she is a dangerously ferocious "wild cat" who escaped from the Paris zoo. To avoid being captured and put back in a cage, she disguises herself as a skunk. A move she will soon learn to be a big mistake. For when Pepe gets a look at her, the chase is on as usual. However, while the regular cat would try to squeeze her way out of Pepe's embrace and maybe kick him in the face once or twice, this cat nearly shreds him. There is a sudden blur of black fur with Treg Brown's cat-fight sound effects and pretty soon all that's left is some black fur floating to the ground and a scratched up Pepe. But, instead of being discouraged, Pepe exclaims "I like eet!" What?! Pepe enjoys getting beaten up while in the throes of passion??! In case anyone missed it, Pepe reiterates at the end when he is trapped in a hot-air balloon with her and must endure her constant abuse and says "Eef you have not tried eet, do not knock eet." Whoa! Pepe just advocated the practice of S & M in a cartoon made in the buttoned down 1950's in a cartoon that many unobservant parents assume is made for kids. Leave it to the Looney Tunes writers to sneak something brilliant into an already artistic work of genius.