Penelope Pussycat

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Penelope Pussycat

Le mew... Le meow... Le purr...
Species Cat
Gender Female
Affiliation Pepé Le Pew
Bugs Bunny
Occupation Fashion designer[Note 1]
Father Pierre[Note 2]
Mother Fifi[Note 3]
Sister(s) Jeanette[Note 4]
Marital status Single
First appearance LT: For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)
Played by Mel Blanc (1949-1961)
June Foray (1959
Julie Bennet (1962)
Tress MacNeille
Frank Welker (2000)
Eric Bauza (2018)
Sali Saffoti (2023)
File:Kitty Ketty.png
Carrotblanca

Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas

Bugs Bunny Builders

Penelope Pussycat, also known as Fifi[1] and Fabrette,[2] is an anthropomorphic cat and recurring character in the Looney Tunes animated franchise. She is often featured in classic animated shorts along with Pepé Le Pew, who often mistakes her for being a skunk due to a white stripe painted on her back. Although she is usually non-verbal, her voice was originated by Mel Blanc.

Character description

Penelope is a black and white cat best known for being the bewildered love interest of Pepé Le Pew. She is often presented as a normal cat, though by some means or another, she finds herself in odds with a white stripe on her back, whether painted intentionally or by accident. Additionally, Penelope isn't much a verbal speaker and usually relies on using "meows" and "purrs" (or in her case, "le mews" and "le purrs"), although this averted in rare instances.

She usually finds herself chased by Pepé's romantic pursuits, but when the occasion arises, Penelope is also the romantic pursuer of Pepé. This is shown in the shorts For Scent-imental Reasons, Little Beau Pepé, and Really Scent, which have all shown Penelope to have an attraction to him whenever his scent is neutralized, though in each cited instance, these circumstances causes to Pepé to become repulsed by her in a role reversal.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Shorts

Comics

Video games

Biography

Le Courts Métrages Animés

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We're All a Little Looney

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Come on and Slam! And Welcome to the Jam!

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Back in Action

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Bah Humduck!

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Penelope Gets Modern (sort of...)

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Penolope: Expert Fashionista

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Penelope in the Funny Pages

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Development

Initially, Penelope remained as a nameless character for the most of the classic shorts and didn't have a permanent name. She was first given a name in the 1954 short The Cats Bah, where her owner refers to her as "Penelope". However, the name was later contradicted in the 1959 short Two Scent's Worth, in which she was named "Fifi", and the 1959 short Really Scent, where she was identified as "Fabrette"; her mother was confusingly named Fifi in the latter short. While not mentioned on-screen, she was also named "Felice" in a color guide for Louvre Come Back to Me!,[3] and "Le Cat" in a model sheet produced in 1992.[4]

Penelope was left without an official name until the release of 1995's Carrotblanca, which canonized the name "Penelope" in promotional material for the short.

Gallery

Main article: Penelope Pussycat/Gallery

Behind the scenes

  • Penelope is suggested to have a French nationality, as suggested by her limited vocalizations in the classic shorts, although in Carrotblanca, she talks in an American accent instead. In Bugs Bunny Builders, Penelope goes back to speaking with a French accent.
  • Penelope was originally planned to appear in Space Jam: A New Legacy as a member of the Tune Squad, but was later cut in the final product, presumably due to the absence of Pepé Le Pew in this film. However, Penelope was left intact in both the film's teaser and merchandising.

In popular culture

  • In the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode "Kimmy Makes Waffles!", Idiot Randy discusses with a cat whether or not a skunk could be fooled by a white line painted across a cat.

Notes

  1. ↑ In Bugs Bunny Builders.
  2. ↑ In Really Scent.
  3. ↑ In Really Scent.
  4. ↑ In Really Scent.

References

  1. ↑ Merrie Melodies: Two Scent's Worth (1955).
  2. ↑ Merrie Melodies: Really Scent (1959).
  3. ↑ 1961 color guides for Louvre Come Back to Me!
  4. ↑ 1992 model sheet of Penelope.
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