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,
Richard Pew Richard Pew Richard Pew (born April 22, 1933) is a recognized American engineering psychologist in the field of human factors. Pew earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1956 where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He earned an AM in psychology from Harvard University in 1960. He completed a PhD in psychology in 1963 under the guidance of Paul Fitts at the University of Michigan, and subsequently became a faculty member there. Pew has spent many years as a research scientist at BBN Technologies, and is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics