Pepé Le Pew human characters are given minimal dialogue, often nothing more than a repulsed "Le pew!"). Sometimes this formula is varied. In his initial cartoon, "Odor-able Kitty", Pepé (who was revealed to be an American skunk named Henry in this short) unwittingly pursues a "male" cat who has deliberately disguised himself as a skunk (complete with the scent of Limburger cheese) in order to scare off a bunch of characters who have mistreated him. "Scent-imental Over You" has Pepé pursuing a female "dog" who has donned a skunk pelt (mistaking it for a fur coat). In the end, she removes her pelt,
What a Cartoon! custom in live action film and television, the company did not pay each creator for the storyboard submitted and pitched. For the first time in the studio's history, individual creators could retain their rights, and earn royalties on their creations. While most in the industry scoffed at the idea, encouragement, according to Seibert, came from the cartoonists who flocked to Hanna-Barbera with original ideas. The format for "What a Cartoon!" was ambitious, as no one had ever attempted anything similar in the television animation era. The shorts produced would be a product of the original cartoonists' vision, with no executive