Jones co-created Pepe Le Pew with Mike Maltese in that period. The feline-groping character made his visual debut under a different name in the short "Odor-able Kitty," released in 1945.

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As of now, a scene with Pepe Le Pew has been cut from Space Jam 2, and Warner Bros. is reportedly scrubbing the character from any future Looney Tunes content on HBO Max and other platforms.