Heaven Scent
| Heaven Scent | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card. | |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | March 31, 1956 |
| Run time | 6:50 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc June Foray |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Chuck Jones |
| Animation | Ave Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris Ben Washam |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
| Series navigation | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| Title card | |
| |
| Second title card | |
| |
Heaven Scent is the four hundred and eighth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It is written by Chuck Jones, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Jones.
Penelope, wanting to get a fish but has problems with dogs wanting to bark at her, decides to disguise herself as skunk. It works well until a certain French skunk mistakes her for his potential lover.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Penelope: Lew mew.
Fisherman: Un Skunkette De Pole Pew!
Pepé Hey, baybee! Wait for me! I am strong too!
Pepé: As a distinguished colleague of mine once noted, there ees very little difference between men and women. But... Vive le diffrance!
Characters
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Locations
- Earth
- France
- French Rivera
- Jean Valjean Candlestiques et Bread
- M. Edourd Selzer Bottles
- Le Echo Pointé
- French Rivera
- France
Objects
- White-painted flagpole
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Pepé sings a French version of "While Strolling Through the Park One Day," by Ed Haley, during his entrance.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: March 31, 1956 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on "heaven sent." You're welcome.
- This cartoon is one of seven Pepé Le Pew cartoons in which Michael Maltese was not credited as the story writer.
- This cartoon is also one of eight mid-1950s Chuck Jones' cartoons where layout work was done by Ernie Nordli, who was more well known for his work at Walt Disney Studios, instead of Maurice Noble.
- When Penelope encounters the first dog, they are outside "M. Edourd Selzer Bottles", a reference to producer Edward Selzer.
Errors
Legacy
- A few scenes from this short were used in the TV Special, Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television.
- One of Penelope's attacks in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem is taken from this cartoon.
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 27, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best on DVD.
