Touché and Go (1957) User Reviews

"Le whew."

[utgard14 · 7/10 · 26 September 2015]

Funny Pepé Le Pew short that's pretty typical for the series - a black cat accidentally gets a white stripe painted down her back then attracts the attention of amorous Pepé. There's a lot of love for this one here on IMDb, which is nice. I always like to see classic Looney Tunes get some love. I can't say that I share the enthusiasm quite as much as other reviewers but I did like it. I just don't think it stands out in any way above the best Pepé shorts. Mel Blanc's voice work is flawless. The animation is very good with nice, bright colors. The music is energetic and fun. Love Pepé's lyrics put to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad." As I said, it's not my favorite Pepé short but it is a good one.

"If you are a skunk you learn to hold your breath for a long time . . . "

[pixrox1 · 6/10 · 4 May 2021]

. . . Henry the Stinker confides to the camera midway through TOUCHE AND GO. But isn't he begging some sort of an Existential Question with this comment? In other words, does a skunk really KNOW that it stinks? I doubt that sheep realize they're in extremely poor taste, mostly relegating their consumption to parts of the world that still include insects, bark and various sorts of dirt among human palate delights. Just as one may not wish to take the notions of a Billy goat or a shark as their guide to gourmet eating, do we really want to accede to the nose of a skunk for the final word in fragrance?

Three Penny Opera figures prominently . . .

[oscaralbert · 6/10 · 17 October 2015]

. . . in this "Merrie Melody" about Warner Bros.' serial rapist skunk, "Pepe Le Pew." One of "Mack the Knife's" initial sex-slaying victims, Jenny Towler, is introduced in Kurt Weill's ballad with her corpse stretched out on the sandy strand. Mr. Le Pew is depicted at the close of TOUCHE AND GO attempting to trot all night on a sandy beach until his hapless female cat victim is run into a shallow grave. The fact that a shark briefly swallows Mr. Le Pew during this chapter of his Beginner's Guide for Stubborn Stalkers is the animators' way of declaring that Pepe IS the shark--that he embodies a fearsome, single-minded unrelenting voraciousness that means certain inexorable doom for anyone in his clutches. He modifies the song that begins "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You" to croak out "The Lips of Pepe Are Upon You" as he forces his slobbery "kiss" smack into the scrunched-up face of the terrified, desperately struggling cat. In Real Life, America's primary school playgrounds have been populated now for decades with pint-sized predators sadistically chortling to terrified young girls, "Let's play Pepe Le Pew!"

My absolute favorite Pepe LePew

[llltdesq · 10/10 · 16 November 2000]

This is without a doubt my favorite cartoon by a somewhat overshadowed character. A takeoff on Charles Boyer, Pepe has some great lines in this one and the opening of the cartoon is just a riot! Although I do have some sympathy for the dog. The reason I love this cartoon is that I agree with one of Pepe's observations about fish in the sea, but don't call it a weakness! *sigh*

"I am the captain and you darling are my first mate"

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 1 February 2013]

One of Pepe LePew's best cartoons along with Scent-imental Romeo, For Scent-imental Reasons and The Cats' Bah. As I've said before quite a fair number of times, Pepe is not one of my favourite Looney Tunes characters but he is very funny- though the humour may go over the head from a child perspective- and certainly stands out. With Pepe's cartoons, you do know what to expect story-wise, but I don't consider that a big issue here as the material is so strong. The animation is vibrant and very elegant-looking with some of the better character designs of any Pepe cartoon. The music has that charming French character to it as well as the distinctive action-enhancing Looney Tunes style. The dialogue is deliciously witty- Touche and Go has some of Pepe's best ever lines- the fish and ending lines are hoots as is "I am the captain and you darling are my first mate". While the humour is mainly verbal, there are some good visual gags as well, the opening scene is the best of all opening scenes from any of Pepe's cartoon, simply brilliant. Pepe is wonderfully amorous and does have a certain likability to him, while the cat while not that much different from before is a worthy conquest. The voice work of Mel Blanc, as always, is spot-on. So overall, one of Pepe's best cartoons and a great cartoon in general. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Painte Blanc

[lee_eisenberg · 9/10 · 27 February 2007]

As always, Penelope accidentally gets painted white, and Pepe Le Pew thinks that she's a female skunk (note: he doesn't say "belle femme skunk" in this one). One thing that I saw in "Touche and Go" that may or may not have been an in-joke was the paint that gives her that white stripe: the can is called "Painte Blanc". I immediately assumed that it was probably an allusion to Mel Blanc; after all, the Looney Tunes cartoons were chock full of in-jokes.

But even ignoring that, this is still a really funny cartoon, packed with some great one-liners (namely the part about fish). Because remember: the game of love doesn't end at sundown.