Odor of the Day

Odor of the Day
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	October 2, 1948
Run time	7:20
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	George Hill
Animation	J.C. Melendez Don Williams Emery Hawkins Basil Davidovich
Director(s)	Arthur Davis
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Odor of the Day is the two hundred and forty-fourth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on October 2, 1948. It was written by George Hill and Bill Scott, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Arthur Davis.

Wellington, a homeless dog in need of shelter, seeks refuge at a lone cabin, but is unaware that the home belongs to Pepé Le Pew.

Memorable quotes

Pepé and Wellington: Gesundheit!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Wellington	Mel Blanc
Bulldog	N/A
Eagle	N/A
Turtle	N/A
Pepé Le Pew	Mel Blanc
Doctor Jekyll
Doctor Gazunthett

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bulldog's house
    • Lake
    • Pepé's residence

Objects

• Clothespin
• Skates
• Mustard powder

Vehicles

• None

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1948 (MCMXLVIII).

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Crew credits

• Layouts: Don Smith
• Backgrounds: Philip de Guard

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 2, 1948

Behind the scenes

• The title is a play on "order of the day." You're welcome.
• The MPAA certificate number is 12509.
• It is the only theatrical Pepé Le Pew short to be directed by Arthur Davis, and the only cartoon in which Pepé is not usually portrayed as a lover.
• Pepé does not speak in this short, save for one line that he shares with Wellington at the end.
• It is the only theatrical cartoon in which Pepé uses his smell as a defense mechanism.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 28, 1986: Warner Home Video releases Pepe Le Pew's Skunk Tales on VHS.
  • December 27, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best on DVD.