Fantasia: Movie 05: Pepé Le Pew & Company

***Pepé Le Pew & Company*** is the 5th film of *Fantasia* and the 35th film of *The Wonderful World of Toons* (franchise). It is loosely based on the Charles Dickens novel *Oliver Twist*.

## Overview

Pepé Le Pew and his friends to help Stonekeeper to pay Arceus money back for 3 days. Unfortunately, they been tricked. Then, Pepé Le Pew led his friends to save Anais Watterson from the wicked pokemon.

## Plot

The Film Begins where Pepé Le Pew opens the champagne bottle and pours on two cups and dumps he bottle in the block of ice and puts on the robe and pick up the ciagre and begins the story how he and his friends had done well. In Paris, Penelope Pussycat is on the mission alone, attempting to steal the hotdogs. Pepé Le Pew sees her and immediately mistakes her for another skunk, she attempts to wiggle free from Pepé's embrace, Pepé Le Pew told her that he and Penelope Pussycat are going to steal the hotdogs, by creating diversion. She steals some hot dogs from a hot dog vendor with the help of Pepé Le Pew. Together they are successful, Pepé Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat return home, Odie followed them.

They both eventually arrives at the castle along with his meal, to share with his friends: Crash and Eddie, Despereaux, Magda, Ajar and Meeko. Odie sneaks into their home, located below the city's docks, and is discovered by animals. At first, they, except Pepé Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat, think that he is a spy, but when he explains his smell Pepé Le Pew's hot dog theft from earlier that day, they begin to develop respect for him. Later, Stonekeeper comes in and explains that he is running out of time to repay the money he borrowed from Arceus, a shipyard agent and ruthless loan shark. He and his devils, Pain and Panic, arrive. Stonekeeper tries to appease Arceus with leftover items located from the streets, but it does not work.

While Pain is sniffing around the castle, Panic flirts with Magda. When Crash tries to attack him, after Pain threatens Ajar after he insulted him, he is held back by Eddie, then Despereaux tells Panic to pick on somebody his own size, but Panic is not intimidated by him. He is asked by Pepé Le Pew about whether he lost his sense of humor or not and in reply, Panic smashes their painting. It is then that Pain finds Odie. He bites his stomach after Pain attempts to kill him and Pain and Panic both intend to tear him apart when Pepé Le Pew and the gang gets between them. Before further violence can ensue, Arceus calls his henchmen back to his car, and they leave while making threats towards the gang and Odie.

After this, a soaking wet Stonekeeper returns to the castle, happily that he has only three days to find the money he owes Arceus, or else. He discovers Odie and, considering that they all need help, accepts him into the gang.

Next day, Stonekeeper sets out into the city with Edward with the gang and Odie. While he tries to sell his wares at a pawn shop, the animals come face-to-face with a limousine driven by Charlemagne. He is the butler of the forest and is taking care of Anais Watterson, while they're out of the country on business in Europe. The animals stage an elaborate ruse in order to get Charlemagne out of the car. Magda hits it to make it look like Charlemagne had hit someone and Despereaux comes in his place to play the role of the hit dog. While Charlemagne tends to Despereaux, Odie, Meeko and the possums slip in and attempt to steal its radio so as to give it to Stonekeeper in order to sell it and earn some money in return for partial payment to Arceus. In doing so, Crash and Eddie gets shocked by the electrical system, due to Odie's mishap with the car keys and the ignition, and Anais finds Odie tangled up in the wires near it. When Magda notices Odie is still in the car as it drives away, she scolds at Crash and Eddie for not watching over him.

Pepé Le Pew decides to follow the limo with Penelope Pussycat while the rest of the gang return to Stonekeeper. Finally, they find their friend taken to a big forest by Charlemagne and Anais, mistaken for a "torture place." Penelope Pussycat attempts to rescue him on her own, not before being stopped by Pepé Le Pew. Odie finds a good home and a caring owner in Anais, to the chagrin of Big Mama.

Charlemagne was left responsible for Anais by her parents while they were away on business in Europe, and they have to wait for her parents' approval. In the kitchen, Odie has a special meal prepared by Anais, who made a mess in the kitchen while preparing the meal, which annoys Charlemagne a bit. When Big Mama enters the kitchen, despite Charlemagne's warning, she is shocked and disgusted to see a dog in the forest and eating out of her bowl. Calling for Charlemagne fails, so now, Big Mama does everything she can herself to handle Odie with sarcastic questions and finally a scold, telling him that despite the fact Anais's family owns the forest, she is the person with the most power in the household. Luckily, Anais comes in after having had a talk with her parents on the phone and tells Big Mama that they have approved about his decision of keeping Odie and that they're going to be "the best of friends." Big Mama simply smiles and chuckles slyly after hearing it.

Meanwhile, back on the street, Pepé Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat come back to Stonekeeper and the rest of the gang and inform them about everything, thinking Odie is in "danger" and being "tortured." Pepé Le Pew comes up with an idea on how to "rescue" Odie.

The next day, Pepé Le Pew and his friends go to forest to "rescue" Odie; thinking he is in danger and being tortured. After some initial disputes, Big Mama is very happy that they are here to collect him and helps them take him back, convincing them that he's been traumatized by the whole experience and wants to go back to them. When he is taken back, he is sad because he was happy living with Anais. Penelope Pussycat is upset, nevertheless, she allows him to leave. The gang is sad to see him leave and he, full of sadness and sorrow, is sad to leave them as well.

Before having the chance, Stonekeeper comes in, takes him back in, and sits in his chair, full of sadness, because of his lack of hope and luck of earning some money to pay off Arceus after the last couple of days.

Later, he sees Odie's new golden tag and the wealthy district he got it from and sends Anais a map and a letter requesting "lots and lots of money" as a ransom. He then goes to convince Arceus that his plan will work. While he intends only to ransom Odie, Arceus believes that he is "thinking big" in an attempt to kidnap and ransom the dog owner, and gives him 12 more hours.

Anais receives the letter and takes Big Mama with him to go and retrieve Odie, but Stonekeeper's poorly drawn map leaves them both totally lost, although they do unknowingly arrive at their destination. Being distraught that his "wealthy dog owner" is only a little rabbit with her piggy bank, Pepé Le Pew decides that Stonekeeper might as well return Odie to her, and pretends to find him in a hole.

However, Arceus then uses his powers to expose Pepé Le Pew and then kidnaps Anais, which Big Mama is horrified, when she learns about Pepé Le Pew is working with Arceus, Arceus tells him to keep his mouth shut and consider their account closed and drives off back to his lair.

Following the successful of Arceus, Pepé Le Pew demanding is everyone okay, they all agree, but Magda told Pepé Le Pew that they have been fooled. Realizing they have been fooled, Pepé Le Pew told his friends that they can't lose Stonekeeper and manage to save Anais. Eventually, Penelope Pussycat has an idea that Pepé Le Pew would led them to the Arceus's lair. So, Pepé Le Pew and the gang, including Big Mama, follow and found Arceus's lair, where Anais is tied up.

At Arceus's lair, after an inspection made by Ajar and Despereaux that discovers everything is locked up tight, Pepé Le Pew comes up with a plan on how to get in, including Odie as part of the plan. The plan is set with Odie in a football helmet as the second "cannonball" on a "seesaw," Meeko the "maestro," and Magda as the first "cannonball." After Magda jumps, Odie, in the helmet, is launched and breaks through a window. The noise of the glass shattering alerts Arceus, Pain and Panic. After Odie lands safely inside, he hears Pain and Panic and hides in a corner in order to avoid being detected by them, then he manages to open a hatch that could only be opened from the inside and lets the big animals in. As Pepé Le Pew and the gang enter, they do everything they can to avoid security cameras and Pain and Panic.

From the top of Arceus's office, Pepé Le Pew and the gang observe Arceus talking on the phone to Charlemagne for the ransom and see that Anais is okay, but tied up. Pepé Le Pew comes up with a plan on how to distract Arceus and help Anais. Pain and Panic are later alerted by their enemies' smell. While Magda, Ajar and Despereaux distract Arceus by posing as a pizza delivery guy and luring him away, Pepé Le Pew, Penelope Pussycat, Crash and Eddie, Meeko and Odie enter and try to rescue Anais. Odie and Anais are happily reunited. The rest of the gang shows up after having distracted their enemies, thanks to Big Mama dropping a heavy tarpaulin on Pain and Panic to buy them time to save Anais.

Chewing the ropes off Anais fails and their enemies return, before Pepé Le Pew has another idea to get them out of here with a crane and Crash and Eddie, who is at first reluctant, then cooperative with Big Mama's persuasion, as the mechanic. They manage to escape with Anais before Arceus and his henchmen break down the door, which the gang locked up earlier. Things go well until Arceus cuts off the controls of the crane with Flamethrower, causing the gang to fall and land on a long slide.

At the end of the slide, their enemies have them cornered, but before Arceus can snap his fingers to order his demons to attack, they hear a honking noise and bursting in through the windows, it is revealed to be Stonekeeper on Edward, coming to the rescue. Pepé Le Pew and everyone else jumps in and drive away as fast as they can.

However, an enraged Arceus and Pain and Panic pursue them down the city streets and into the subway in his car intending to snatch Anais back. Pain and Panic both fall onto the tracks in their fight with Meeko and Odie and get electrocuted. On the Brooklyn Bridge, when Anais is calling for Stonekeeper's help, Stonekeeper comes to help her while Pepé Le Pew takes command of Edward, despite Big Mama gripping onto him in fear for a while. Stonekeeper manages to save Anais while Odie and Meeko fight off Arceus. They emerge onto the Bridge, Pepé Le Pew is capable of saving everyone by jumping on one of the cables of the bridge and driving them to the top. During the chase, Stonekeeper turned against Arceus by attacking him and everyone joined in. Pepé Le Pew manages to defeat Arceus by removing Life Plates and stab him forever.

With Arceus gone, Big Mama accepts Pepé Le Pew and the gang as Charlemagne show up, angry. Stonekeeper attempts to banish him from Tune World forever, Moro stops him that she arrived at Tune World the whole time, she was angry about Stonekeeper attempted to banish her bodyguard. Moro growls as the gang moved aside, revealing Pepé Le Pew. Moro meets Pepé Le Pew and, in an accusatory tone, lists Pepé Le Pew's crimes, but nevertheless pardons him for saving Tune World and everyone. Moro then bows to Pepé Le Pew, which is considered an extremely high honor as it implies being of a higher status than Moro, His friends bow down, too.

Before going home, Big Mama tells Stonekeeper that Pepé Le Pew is very dear to her. However, she cannot forgive Arceus for what he have done. Overhearing this, Pepé Le Pew tells Penelope Pussycat that this is why he loves her, but Penelope Pussycat tells him that she is his best friend. Magda tells everyone that let's all go home. Pepé Le Pew takes Penelope Pussycat's hands and They all head home together. After the story, Pepé Le Pew finds himself and wonders where everyone has gone to and after remarking that "War is fine, but love is better", he immediately picks up on where Penelope Pussycat went.

Pepé Le Pew finds Penelope Pussycat hiding in the Air Conditioning machine below the Louvre and traps her in it with himself. Pepé Le Pew's fumes spread through the Louvre spoiling various works of art (the limp watches of Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory turn erect and break, the heads of the couple on Grant Wood's American Gothic retreat into their bodies in the manner of turtles, the person overseeing the workers on Jean-François Millet's The Gleaners shoots a starting pistol causing the workers to dash off like sprinters, and the color on Edgar Degas's Two Dancers falls off turning it into a paint-by-numbers picture), the Film ends with the fumes causing God to talk ("I can tell you chaps one thing. It's not always easy to hold this smile.").

During the end credits, as it starts to write out, Bugs Bunny forces it to rewrite itself as "That's not quite all, Folks!". Finally, after the credits finish, it appears, already written, as "That's really all, Folks!".

## Characters

* Pepé Le Pew
* Penelope Pussycat
* Crash
* Eddie
* Despereaux Tilling
* Magda
* Ajar
* Meeko
* Odie
* Anais Watterson
* Charlemagne
* Big Mama
* Bugs Bunny *(appears in the end credits)*
* Stonekeeper
* Moro
* Edward
* Arceus
* Pain
* Panic
* God

## Voice Talent

* Will Arnett as Pepé Le Pew
* Ellen DeGeneres as Penelope Pussycat
* Seann William Scott as Crash
* Josh Peck as Eddie
* Cam Clarke as Despereaux Tilling
* Anjelica Huston as Magda
* Robert Naylor as Ajar
* John Kassir as Meeko
* Gregg Berger as Odie
* Kyla Rae Kowalewski as Anais Watterson
* Brian Blessed as Charlemagne
* Cate Blanchett as Big Mama
* Jeff Bergman *(uncredited)* as Bugs Bunny
* Common as Stonekeeper
* Gillian Anderson as Moro
* William Hope as Edward
* Bobcat Goldthwait as Pain
* Matt Frewer as Panic
* James Earl Jones as God

## Opening Credits

* Based Upon Characters Created by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

* Executive Producer: Sam Register

* Produced by: Bobbie Page

* Associate Proudcer: Judge Plummer

* Music by: Mark Mothersbaugh

* Score Composed by: Milt Franklyn

* Casting and Voice Direction by: Maria Estrada

* Edited by: Paul Hunter

* Story by: Robert Zappia

* Written by: John Edwards

* Directed by: Darrell Van Citters

## Songs

1. *Why Should I Worry?*: Will Arnett, Ellen DeGeneres
2. *Skunk Funk*: Will Arnett, Ellen DeGeneres, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Cam Clarke, Anjelica Huston, Robert Naylor
3. *Streets Of Gold*: Will Arnett, Ellen DeGeneres, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Cam Clarke, Anjelica Huston, Robert Naylor
4. *Perfect Isn't Easy*: Cate Blanchett
5. *Good Company*: Kyla Rae Kowalewski
6. *I Love To Sing-A*: Will Arnett, Ellen DeGeneres, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Cam Clarke, Anjelica Huston, Robert Naylor

## Trivia

* This film is based on *Oliver & Company*
* This is the last *Fantasia* film to have Live-Action/animated and featuring animals. For the next *Fantasia* film, the film will have traditionally-animated and featuring humans.