Pepe Le Pew is a French skunk who is continuously in amorous pursuit of a female cat named "Penelope Pussycat". Despite his attempts to woo her, however, Penelope usually tries to get away from him due to his smell. Ironically, Pepe is revealed to be frightened of overly affectionate women and tries to get away from Penelope whenever the cat falls in love with him and reverses the roles. Some Looney Tunes merchandising (such as ornaments, salt-and-pepper shakers, glass wear, statuettes, and children's activity-books) has depicted Pepe and Penelope as being mutual "sweethearts," but other modern media maintains their classic "chasing" relationship.