Pepe Le Pew Is Cancelled

[Irwin]

I do appreciate Pepe as kind of an artifact or example of a stereotype in motion, hastening to add that I do not ascribe to his beliefs or actions! Pepe is not an A-list Warner Bros. character, not having the depth, range, or appeal of say, Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck; my God, did I just say that?! Rather, he was a predictable supporting cast player, kind of like Hugh Heffner in fur. Still, it's hard not to have a little liking for this rogue, this would-be French love god who was a self-mocking character. Many of us knew people who thought that they were a better catch than they actually were...and Pepe was, after all, just a 'toon...

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I heard he developed a serious drug problem during the '70s and lost most of his money due to drugs and gambling. Sad. He wound up playing bit parts in crappy, third rate cartoons.

 

[chic]

Not the bulk of a country.

It happens dude. Yes it does.

 

[mrstime]

I don't care what the roadrunner does I will always love him!

Our oldest daughter wanted to marry Mighty Mouse, after she found out that daddy already had a very jealous wife.

 

[Fyrefox]

don't understand a lot of the threads lately ?
I do know Betty Boop was a sexy flapper lady, released in the thirties, released in the mid 50's...

She was a cartoon character with enough sexual content to keep the adults interested.
That i understood,--- today ?

Homer Simpson is presented as a ineffectual slob, the household dynamics apparently appeal to mass audiences-why?

Here's a fun fact; Betty Boop was originally drawn as an anthropomorphic dog (as in canine). She gradually evolved to become the shapely, big-eyed flapper girl. Early cartoons could be the stuff of nightmares...

 

[rgp]

It's nothing to do with the younger generation. The 'Loony Left' have been let loose and are doing their best to disrupt normality. However, I think the tide is turning at last, in Britain anyway. Enough is enough!

While I do agree with the 'looney-left' comment, I still do believe there is a generational component as well.

 

[squatting dog]

Maybe it really is time.

 

[Sunny]

I absolutely agree, Bugs! That way, our U.S. response to the pandemic would be much more adult, sensible, and intelligent. We'd reach herd immunity a lot faster, with all the maskless, crowd-loving, sycophantic swaggerers out of the gene pool for good! Let's do it!

 

[fuzzybuddy]

This is another internet rumor gone viral. According to Warner Bros., Pepe was written out of the movie a year before the NYT article. WB did not state why. Plus, what the NYT published was an "oped" piece, which is a letter to the editor type piece. I'm tired of these BS media hypes.