Acme products, the favorite purveyor of WB cartoon characters, is also Pinky's choice here.
Fellow cartoon character Snoopy, of the Peanuts family, was similarly battling the Red Baron at the time. The theme spilled over into TV shows, films, and even songs.
Once again, Pinky simply breaks the fourth wall with a quiet shrug.
In another Peanuts comic strip nod, kite flying was a popular pastime, thanks to the futile efforts of Charlie Brown to get his kite aloft and away from a deadly kite eating tree. So Pinky took to the skies as well, albeit more successfully than that round headed kid.