Past Perfumance
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | May 21, 1955 |
| Run time | 7:00 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Animation | Ken Harris Richard Thompson Lloyd Vaughan |
| Director(s) | Charles M. Jones |
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Past Perfumance is a three hundred and ninety-first Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 21, 1955. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Chuck Jones.
A casting director of a French film studio paints a white stripe on a cat's back to make her look like a skunk. Meanwhile, Pepé arrives to audition for a role and is mistaken for an actual skunk without its smell.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Security guard: Leaping lizards! Le Pew!
Pepé: Flattering, yes?
Director: HOLY SMOKE! QUE EES LA REAL THING!
Casting director: Un skunk sons pew, M’sieu lé Directeur.
Pepé: For me? Por thank, monsieur. Merci beaucoup, por thank.
Casting director: Le yipe...
Pepé: (to Penelope) 'Ello, cheri...
Pepé: Julio! Julio! Herefore art me, Romiette!
Athos: Je ne moi Athos.
Porthos: Je ne moi Porthos.
Pepé: Je ne moi Pepé!
Athos and Porthos: Le yipe!
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 21, 1955 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on "past performance."
- This is the only short in which Pepe realizes that Penelope is not a real skunk, but still pursues her anyway.
Errors
Legacy
- Pepe's Romeo outfit would be remade into a Bard Costume for Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.
Critical reception
In other languages
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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.
