oscaralbert Review of Odor of the Day

Odor of the Day (1948)

This is one of the better Pepe Le Pew leavings . . .

[7/10 · 6 October 2015]

. . . primarily because the only thing that Pepe says is, "Ah-Choo!" That's right, there's none of his phony baloney "French" Jibber Jabbering here. And though he winds up in bed hugging a male bulldog, it's more the result of a grudging Bromance truce than the creepy outcome of Pepe's crass importuning of an unwilling victim, as was the case in such earlier Looney Tunes\Merrie Melodies as ODOR-ABLE KITTY and SCENT-IMENTAL OVER YOU. In fact, the bulldog is actually a home-invading squatter, who's been previously evicted from another dog's house, an eagle's nest, and even a turtle's shell (!) in the middle of the winter cold. Is this tussle with a serial home snatcher enough to create a modicum of sympathy for Henry the Skunk (a.k.a., Pepe)? Not really. Once Pepe has chased the dog from his premises through a seemingly sexual use of his odoriferous defense mechanism, he sadistically retrieves said dog twice from a pond to torment him further. Still, perhaps this mutt makes a more fitting partner for Pepe than anyone or anything else. Fido's at least shut up the normally loquacious self-styled "Pepe," and that's much more than winning half the battle!