Pepé Le Pew voice for the character closely resembles the one he used for "Professor Le Blanc", the harried violin instructor on "The Jack Benny Program". Pepé Le Pew's cartoons were dubbed in French; in the French version ("Pépé le putois"), Pepé speaks with a heavy Italian accent. His voice is a parody of Yves Montand. Chuck Jones first introduced the character (originally named Stinky) in the 1945 short "Odor-able Kitty" (see "Variations"), in which he was revealed to be a married American skunk named Henry who had been faking his French accent. For the remaining cartoons Jones directed, Pepé retained his accent,
What a Cartoon! exclusive poolside screenings on 9' x 12' movie screens. Beginning February 26, 1995, each "What a Cartoon!" short began to premiere on Sunday nights, promoted as "World Premiere Toons". Every week after the premiere, Cartoon Network showcased a different World Premiere Toons made by a different artist. After an acclimation of cartoons, the network packaged the shorts as a half-hour show titled "World Premiere Toons: The Next Generation", featuring reruns of the original shorts but also new premieres. Eventually, all of the cartoons were compiled into one program which was used the name "World Premiere Toons: The Show" until the