List of Pingu episodes
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A total of 156 five-minute Pingu episodes were originally made, from 1990 to 2000, and then again from 2003 to 2006. The episodes were written by Silvio Mazzola, and were directed and animated by Otmar Gutmann using clay animation, at Trickfilmstudio in Russikon, Switzerland.[1] A special twenty-five minute episode, "Pingu at the Wedding Party" (also known by its home video title A Very Special Wedding), was also produced, in 1997, which introduced a family of green penguins.
The leading numbers identify the series and episode number (e.g. 5.10 is episode 10 of series 5). Where applicable, it is denoted whether the title shown is an alternative rather than the main. Titles used by the BBC in television broadcasts or on BBC videos are indicated by the comment "BBC" at the end of the entry for a title. Titles used in North America on DVDs are similarly indicated, by "NA". This page lists all the episodes.
Series overview[]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 26 | 7 March 1990 | 27 October 1990 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 3 November 1991 | 20 December 1994 | ||
| 3 | 26 | 17 June 1995 | 5 September 1996 | ||
| 4 | 26 | 5 January 1998 | 9 April 2000 | ||
| 5 | 26 | 1 August 2003 | 6 February 2004 | ||
| 6 | 26 | 3 January 2005 | 3 March 2006 | ||
Original series[]
Series 1 (1990)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Hello Pingu" "Pingu is Introduced" | 7 March 1990 | S01E01 |
| Pingu and his family are having lunch, but Pingu doesn't want to eat his seaweed. After a comical lunch, Pingu goes outside to play with his red rubber ball, but it is stolen by two bullies named Pingo and Pingg. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Pingu Delivers the Mail" "Pingu Helps to Deliver the Mail" | 12 March 1990 | S01E02 |
| Father takes Pingu to the post office and along the way, they deliver parcels and envelopes to everyone in the South Pole. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Pingu Looks After the Egg" "Pingu Helps With Incubating" | 24 March 1990 | S01E03 |
| Pingu's family has an egg and Pingu is in charge of incubating it. Soon, he becomes bored and decides to listen to music, causing the egg to wreak havoc in the igloo. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "The New Arrival" "Pinga is Born" | 30 March 1990 | S01E04 |
| After being incubated for a while, the egg starts to crack. Father phones the doctor and Pingu is desperate to see his new sibling. When the egg is finally opened, it turns out to be a girl and the family decide to call her Pinga. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Pingu Goes Fishing" | 3 April 1990 | S01E05 |
| Pingu is going fishing. He manages to catch a fish, but a seal named Robby eats his bait. When the seal gets his hand hurt, Pingu has remorse and he and Robby become friends. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Jealousy" "Pingu is Jealous" | 7 April 1990 | S01E06 |
| Pingu is upset when Mother pays attention to his baby sister, Pinga. He tries everything to get Mother's attention, but unfortunately, he does not succeed. Mother soon makes up with a tearful Pingu. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Hide and Seek" "Pingu and the Snowball Fight" | 13 April 1990 | S01E07 |
| Pingu has a playdate with Robby. They play games around abandoned igloos and have a snowball fight. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Barrel of Fun" "Pingu and the Avalanche Accident/Pingu and the Avalanche Incident" | 19 April 1990 | S01E08 |
| Pingu and Robby are tobogganing using an old broken barrel. However, things backfire when Pingu ends up inside an ice pillar. Robby goes for help and the doctor helps Pingu out of the pillar. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "Pingu Plays Fish Tennis" "Fish Tennis" | 27 April 1990 | S01E09 |
| Robby brings a large fish and he and Pingu have fun playing with it. Unfortunately, it gets stuck on the washing line, but Pingu gets it down by walking on stilts. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Skiing" "Pingu Goes Skiing/Pingu On Makeshift Skis" | 14 October 1988 (production) 3 May 1990 (TV) | S01E10 |
| Pingu is admiring a his friend Pingo's fantastic new skis. He is even allowed to stand on the back of them and ski along with him. However, as they go, he spots a broken barrel and has an idea. He soon has a pair of home-made skis and they set off again. But when they start showing off, it all ends up in a heap of broken skis both old and new. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "Sledging" "Pingu's Tobogganing" | 21 October 1989 (production) 9 May 1990 (TV) | S01E11 |
| Pingu and friends Pingo and Pingg meet for a toboggan race. They all race down the mountain but Pingu's toboggan does not seem to be working properly and he just cannot keep up. Pingu knows just what to do and makes a few adjustments. However, his new speedy descent lands him up inside his snowman, and his friends have to melt him back out of it. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Lost Baby" "Pinga is Left Out" | 15 May 1990 | S01E12 |
| Pingu has a playdate with Pingo, but he has to take Pinga along. He forbids Pinga from playing with him and Pingo. As a result, Pinga runs away and Pingu and Pingo search for her, only to find her back at home. | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "Ice Hockey" "Pingu Plays Ice Hockey" | 20 May 1990 | S01E13 |
| Pingu and his friends, Robby and Pongi, arrive to see some professionals play ice hockey. They decide to join, but as the game progresses, the professionals suddenly become violent and display bad sportsmanship. After that, Pingu, Pongi and Robby move on to do some good clean harmless fun, like figure skating, to which the professionals join in. | ||||
| 14 | 14 | "Pingu Runs Away" "Pingu Runs Away from Home" | 25 May 1990 | S01E14 |
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Pingu and his family eat dinner, Pingu is not happy because he has to eat green vegetables, When Mother gives him some meat, Pingu refuses and throwes it at her. Pingu’s father is upset, And gets spanked and yelled at. Pingu goes outside alone thinking family does not love him. Pingu sees scary carvings outside, He is scared, So hides himself in a small cave, His parents are looking for him in the meantime His parents find Pingu in that cave frightened, They all go back home, Pingu is sorry and apologizes and His parents forgive him. Note: This episode was not aired in the United Kingdom and the United States due to its upsetting themes which were deemed controversial,[citation needed] but is available to watch online and on home video releases. | ||||
| 15 | 15 | "Building Igloos" "Pingu Builds an Igloo" | 29 May 1990 | S01E15 |
| Pingu and his friend Pingo decide to build an igloo. They search for a place to build the new igloo but cannot agree on the spot. They end up fighting over the ice blocks and decide to build their own igloos. However they soon realise that the only way to succeed is by working together. | ||||
| 16 | 16 | "Pingu and Pinga Stay Up" "Pingu and Pinga Don't Want to Go to Bed" | 2 June 1990 | S01E16 |
| The two penguin children try everything in order not to have to go to bed. First they need to go to the loo again, then they're thirsty, then they have to have the light on, and then the door has to be left just a little bit ajar. Their mother is worn out, and falls asleep on the chair and when they see this the children realize what they have done help their mother to bed. | ||||
| 17 | 17 | "Music Lessons" "Pingu Has Music Lessons From His Grandfather/Pingu Has Music Lessons" | 8 June 1990 | S01E17 |
| Pingu spots an accordion in his toybox and has fun playing with it. The noise is so disturbing that Pingu is sent outside, so he goes to his paternal grandfather's house to be taught how to play the accordion. | ||||
| 18 | 18 | "Little Accidents" "Pingu's Lavatory Story" | 12 June 1990 | S01E18 |
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Pingu has to rush to the loo because he drank too much. When he gets home however, Father is in the bathroom, and then when he does get in the toilet, it is simply too high. Pingu has to clean up the mess he has made; but then, with Mother's help, he manages to overcome the problem with stairs round the loo. Note: This episode was not reaired early after it initially aired, likely due to its uncensored urinating.[citation needed] | ||||
| 19 | 19 | "School Time" "Pingu at School" | 17 June 1990 | S01E19 |
| Pingu meets Robby on the way to school and Robby slips into the school ice-hole. During their lesson the class all have to dive into the ice-hole in order to find out what types of fish live beneath the ice. But Pingu 'knows' that not only fish live in the ocean and Robby catches all sorts of creatures for them to learn about. | ||||
| 20 | 20 | "Pingu's Ice Cave" "Pingu in the Ice Cave" | 23 June 1990 | S01E20 |
| During a game of catch with Pingo, Pingu's ball rolls out of sight. Whilst trying to retrieve it, the two friends get trapped in an ice tunnel. Although at first despairing with a little ingenuity on Pingu's part, they manage to get out and back home. | ||||
| 21 | 21 | "Pingu's Dream" "Pingu Dreams" | 29 June 1990 | S01E21 |
| When Mother reads him a bedtime story, Pingu falls asleep and dreams about the igloo floating away like an alien spaceship and his bed walking and galloping like a horse. Pingu finds this fun, but his dream becomes bad when a monster torments him. | ||||
| 22 | 22 | "Grandpa is Ill" "Pingu's Grandfather is Sick" | 1 July 1990 | S01E22 |
| Grandfather is sick! Pingu and Pinga set off with their mother right away. While mother is looking after grandfather, brother and sister play together, but their noise and nuisance soon means their mother sends them home. There, they paint their faces to look as if they too are ill and Mother comes rushing back only to discover their trick. | ||||
| 23 | 23 | "Pingu and Pinga at Home" "Pingu's Parents Go to a Concert" | 6 October 1990 | S01E23 |
| Mother and Father are going out to a concert, leaving Pingu and Pinga to manage themselves. They make a mess in the igloo, but clean everything up when their parents are coming back home. | ||||
| 24 | 24 | "Noise" "Pingu and His Friends Play Too Loudly" | 13 October 1990 | S01E24 |
| Pingu and his friends Pingo and Pingg are playing ball. They are so excited that they do not notice how loud they are. A neighbour is annoyed at the noise the youngsters are making and keep chasing them away, but they refuse to let themselves be driven off so easily. | ||||
| 25 | 25 | "Pingu and the Barrel Organ" "Pingu and the Organ Grinder" | 20 October 1990 | S01E25 |
| Pingu feels sorry for the poor organ grinder. He puts some money in his hat and wants the adult penguins to do the same but they all look the other way. Pingu takes the poor man to his run-down igloo. Then he takes the barrel-organ and plays outside the baker's, the fishmongers', the tailor's and in front of the drinks store. In turn, each shopkeeper donates some goods. | ||||
| 26 | 26 | "Pingu's Circus" "Pingu and Pinga Play Circus" | 27 October 1990 | S01E26 |
| Pingu, Pinga and Robby play at putting on a circus. Their performances meet with a huge applause, even though not all of them go to plan; in fact, the more they go wrong, the funnier they seem to be. | ||||
Series 2 (1991–94)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Pingu at the Doctors" | 3 November 1991 | S02E01 |
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The two penguin children are left at home and while playing a game, Pinga accidentally knocks over the table, which causes Pingu's beak to be maimed. To make up, Pinga takes her big brother to the doctor's office, where Pingu is afraid of the medical instruments. Note: This episode was not shown (except in the United Kingdom and the United States) due to the realistic appearance of blood.[citation needed] This episode was also originally planned to be a season 1 episode, but it was pushed to season 2 because of the controversy over "Little Accidents".[citation needed] | ||||
| 28 | 2 | "Pingu's Admirer" "Pingu's Female Admirer" | 4 November 1991 | S02E02 |
| At school, Pingu is irritated to find that the new girl penguin seems to have taken a shine to him and is insisting on following him. However, when a snowball misses its target, they are united in being the culprits and become friends as well. | ||||
| 29 | 3 | "Pingu and the Seagull" | 5 January 1992 | S02E03 |
| Pingu is plagued by a mischievous seagull that becomes a constant irritation. Nevertheless, he helps it to get rid of a lobster which has attached itself to its beak. The seagull, however, gives him small thanks as it defecates on his head. | ||||
| 30 | 4 | "Pingu Goes Ice Surfing" "Pingu Surfing on the Ice" | 12 January 1992 | S02E04 |
| Mother has just hung the clean washing on the line when a strong wind blows up. Pingu then hits on the idea of ice-surfing and combines the clean sheet and his sledge to fit the purpose. Although he has great fun, the result is also a dirty sheet which does not please Mother one bit and she makes Pingu rectify the situation, but Robby helps him. | ||||
| 31 | 5 | "Pingu's First Kiss" | 19 January 1992 | S02E05 |
| Pingu and Pingi want to have their first kiss. However, their friends have other ideas and think up ideas of interrupting them. | ||||
| 32 | 6 | "Pingu's Curling Game" "Pingu's Curling Party" | 26 January 1992 | S02E06 |
| Pingu and Robby are curling, Pingu is using Mother's bed bottle as a curling stone, but there is small mishap. The neighbour, who has had his reading interrupted, wants to show the two troublemakers how it is done. But to the amusement of the two youngsters, it turns out that the adults cannot do any better themselves. | ||||
| 33 | 7 | "Pingu's Family Celebrate Christmas" | 25 December 1992 | S02E07 |
| Pingu and his family are preparing for Christmas. Pingu and Pinga can scarcely wait for the handing out of presents. Whilst Mother and Father are decorating the tree outside, an argument arises. The children make sure that their parents kiss and make up. | ||||
| 34 | 8 | "Pingu the Icicle Musician" "Pingu as an Icicle Player" | 2 February 1993 | S02E08 |
| Pingu and his friends, Pingo and Robby are playing hide-and-seek. But Pingu appears to have vanished. However when Pingu taps the icicles as if they were bells and the sound makes his curious friends come and see the amazing ice cavern for themselves. | ||||
| 35 | 9 | "Pingu the Chef" "Pingu as a Chef" | 9 February 1993 | S02E09 |
| Pingu and Pinga are once more at home alone. They are hungry and practise cooking. Although their culinary skills almost always end in a disaster they do manage to get the mess they have made cleared up before Mother and Father get back. | ||||
| 36 | 10 | "Pingu Goes Away" "Pingu's Outing" | 2 March 1993 | S02E10 |
| Pingu decides to visit his aunt for the weekend and after a long journey, he reaches her house. But, before he goes to bed, he becomes homesick, but Mother tells him that she is still in her son's heart. | ||||
| 37 | 11 | "Pingu the Photographer" "Pingu and the Camera" | 9 March 1993 | S02E11 |
| Pingu is playing at being a photographer with his friend Robby. In the process, Pingu additionally wants to capture a hot-air balloon (Which strangely has no pilot inside) on film. A photojournalist who comes rushing along takes a picture of the two friends with the balloon. When they go to get the film developed, however, it transpires that Pingu had forgotten to take off the lens cap and none of the photos come out. | ||||
| 38 | 12 | "Pingu's New Kite" "Pingu's Parents Have No Time" | 9 May 1993 | S02E12 |
| Pingu's kite ends up in pieces after getting stuck on the roof, so he and Pinga ask for their parents' help, but they are very busy. The duo give up and go to Grandfather's house to make a new kite. | ||||
| 39 | 13 | "Pingu and the Many Packages" "Pingu and the Packaging Material" | 22 June 1993 | S02E13 |
| It is Grandfather's birthday and Pingu wants buy him the best gift of all. Unfortunately, his plans foil when Pinga brings Grandfather a bigger present. To make him proud, he places the present in bigger boxes. | ||||
| 40 | 14 | "Pingu the Conjurer's Apprentice" "Pingu the Apprentice Magician" | 29 June 1993 | S02E14 |
| Pingu proudly presents Pingi and Pinga with his magic tricks. Everything works until Pinga recognises the trick with the flying carpet, whereupon Pingu is very put out. He goes away and practises so that he can impress his friends once again. | ||||
| 41 | 15 | "Pingu's Birthday" | 6 July 1993 | S02E15 |
| Pingu is celebrating his birthday with his friends. The place is decorated and they have all sorts of games to play. As he is the birthday boy, Pingu has to join in all the games and begins to be rather miserable when he loses. Luckily the situation is rescued by Mother arriving with the birthday cake. | ||||
| 42 | 16 | "Pingu at the Funfair" "Pingu at the Fairground" | 13 July 1993 | S02E16 |
| Pingu is allowed to go to the fair ground together with the family. There is a lot going on, and Pingu wants to try everything. He overdoes things somewhat and does not feel well at all. Finally, however, he is happy again, thanks to Pinga. | ||||
| 43 | 17 | "Pingu the Babysitter" "Pingu as Babysitter" | 27 July 1993 | S02E17 |
| Mother and her sister are having their portraits done and Pingu has the job of looking after his twin cousins. But he soon realises that taking care of two infants are harder than he expected. | ||||
| 44 | 18 | "Pingu Cannot Lose" | 3 August 1993 | S02E18 |
| Pingu has some bad luck while bowling. He doesn't get any points. His bowl seems to be playing up and he cannot understand it. But all the others enjoy Pingu's funny throws and in the end Pingu enjoys himself too. | ||||
| 45 | 19 | "Pingu and the Game of Fish" "Pingu and the Disabled Penguin" | 10 August 1994 | S02E19 |
| With his friend, Pingu is playing a practical joke using a fish on a string. But when it comes to playing a trick on someone in a wheelchair, Pingu is not so sure. To his surprise, however, having been the brunt of the joke the disabled penguin joins in the joke, but in the end, it is Pingu that needs the wheelchair home when the joke backfires. | ||||
| 46 | 20 | "Pingu Gets a Bicycle" "Pingu Gets a Bike/Pingu and the Gift" | 17 August 1994 | S02E20 |
| Pinga is miserable and distraught when her father accidentally drives over her teddy and toy pram. The household tries to cheer her up, but it backfires, until Pingu gives Pinga his scooter. | ||||
| 47 | 21 | "Pingu's Visit to the Hospital" "Pingu's Hospital Visit" | 24 August 1994 | S02E21 |
| With Mother, Pingu visits the injured Pinga in hospital. Pingu manages to cheer up the whole ward by pretending to be the surgeon in a shadow play he puts on. The nurse and real surgeon look on and are so impressed they give Pingu a prize when he is finished. | ||||
| 48 | 22 | "Pingu on the School Excursion" "Pingu on the School Trip" | 31 August 1994 | S02E22 |
| The class outing takes them to see a sculptor, where a huge whale is being hammered and chiseled. During the visit a classmate climbs on the sculpture, which even Pingu can see is going too far. When part of the sculpture breaks, the young penguin is left hanging high in the air. By the time they get him down, he has certainly learnt his lesson. | ||||
| 49 | 23 | "Pingu and Pinga at the Kindergarten" "Pingu and Papa at the Kindergarten/Pingu at the Nursery/Pingu Visits the Kindergarten" | 7 September 1994 | S02E23 |
| Pingu accompanies little Pinga to the kindergarten. On the way there, his friends laugh at him. Unexpectedly helps Pingu out of his embarrassment and in fact Pingu has a great day at the kindergarten. | ||||
| 50 | 24 | "Pingu and the Strangers" | 14 September 1994 | S02E24 |
| When the strangers pass through the village every door is closed. Only Pingu is curious, and he discovers their strange way of fishing. The rest of the village are fascinated and impressed with what Pingu has just learnt and showed them. | ||||
| 51 | 25 | "Pingu Helps His Mother" "Pingu Helps Around the House" | 21 September 1994 | S02E25 |
| Pingu and Pinga help with household chores, but get it wrong. | ||||
| 52 | 26 | "Pingu Builds a Snowman" | 20 December 1994 | S02E26 |
| Pingu, Pinga and Robby build an enormous snowman using the signpost, used by hikers as a support. But in the end the sign is uncovered and the snowman reveals his secret much to the relief of the hiker who would otherwise have become lost. | ||||
Series 3 (1995–96)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Pingu Goes Cross Country Skiing" "Pingu the Cross Country Skier" | 17 June 1995 | S03E01 |
| Pingu breaks his skis while messing around during cross country skiing. | ||||
| 54 | 2 | "Pingu at the Museum" "Pingu's Museum Visit" | 22 June 1995 | S03E02 |
| Pingu and Robby cause trouble at an art museum and the curator unsuccessfully tries to rectify the damage. | ||||
| 55 | 3 | "Pingu's Grandpa Comes to Stay" "Pingu's Grandfather Comes to Visit/Grandfather Comes to Visit" | 29 June 1995 | S03E03 |
| Pingu and Pinga only want fish and dessert for dinner, and Grandfather is understanding, but Father disapproves. | ||||
| 56 | 4 | "Pingu's Long Journey" "Pingu's Big Trip" | 6 July 1995 | S03E04 |
| Pingu goes on an expedition, but Pinga hides on the sled. | ||||
| 57 | 5 | "Pingu Pretends to Be Ill" | 13 July 1995 | S03E05 |
| Pingu fakes illness to get out of school but the doctor sees through his trick. | ||||
| 58 | 6 | "Pingu the Painter" | 20 July 1995 | S03E06 |
| Pingu wants to be a painter. Bored with posing as his model, Robby goofs off and makes a mess. | ||||
| 59 | 7 | "Pingu's Trick" "Pingu's Prank" | 27 July 1995 | S03E07 |
| Pingu helps his neighbor and gets rewarded. When his friend tries to repeat the feat, the neighbor sees through the ploy. | ||||
| 60 | 8 | "Pingu and the Mother Bird" "Pingu and the Birds' Mother" | 3 August 1995 | S03E08 |
| A bird keeps stealing the fishes Pingu had. Pingu tries to stop the bird from stealing his fishes, then realises that the bird is taking his fishes because the bird wanted to feed her chicks. | ||||
| 61 | 9 | "Pingu Quarrels With His Mother" "Pingu Quarrels With His Mum/Pingu Argues With His Mother" | 13 August 1995 | S03E09 |
| Pingu argues with Mother after he abandons his chores to play with his friends. | ||||
| 62 | 10 | "Pingu and the Message in the Bottle" | 17 August 1995 | S03E10 |
| Pingu finds a bottle containing a mysterious map, but it leads to a common shell. Pingu is disappointed and takes the shell home, then makes a discovery. | ||||
| 63 | 11 | "Pingu Has an Idea" | 24 August 1995 | S03E11 |
| When their mother sleeps, Pingu and Pinga take the record player outside, but without electricity it does not work. Seeing Father's car battery, Pingu gets an idea. | ||||
| 64 | 12 | "Pingu and the Broken Vase" "Pingu Breaks a Vase" | 31 August 1995 | S03E12 |
| While playing, Pingu and Pinga accidentally break their mother's vase. Pinga then tattles to Father. | ||||
| 65 | 13 | "Pingu and the Paper Plane" "Pingu and the Paper Aeroplane" | 7 September 1995 | S03E13 |
| A classmate throws a paper airplane at a teacher and Pingu gets blamed for it. Pingu seeks revenge on the classmate. | ||||
| 66 | 14 | "Pingu Takes Revenge" "Pingu Seeks Revenge" | 13 June 1996 | S03E14 |
| When Pingo teases Pingu, he seeks revenge by sawing the bridge to Pingo's house, but then Grandfather tries to cross the bridge. | ||||
| 67 | 15 | "Pingu Makes a Mistake" "Pingu and the Mix Up" | 20 June 1996 | S03E15 |
| Pingu doesn't pay attention when watching his neighbor's egg. It rolls off and Pingu retrieves the wrong egg. | ||||
| 68 | 16 | "Pingu and the Toy" | 27 June 1996 | S03E16 |
| Pingo gets a new toy car and Pingu wants one too, but it doesn't turn out as expected. | ||||
| 69 | 17 | "Pingu the Superhero" "Pingu Plays Superman" | 4 July 1996 | S03E17 |
| Pingu plays Superman and ends up at the doctor. | ||||
| 70 | 18 | "Pingu and the Fishing Competition" "Pingu Has a Fishing Competition" | 11 July 1996 | S03E18 |
| Pingu, Pingo, and Pongi have a fishing competition. Pongi has no luck, but then a miracle occurs. | ||||
| 71 | 19 | "Pingu and the Letter" "Pingu Hides a Letter" | 18 July 1996 | S03E19 |
| Pingu hides a letter when he hears Mother coming, as he has already opened it, and she searches everywhere for it. | ||||
| 72 | 20 | "Pingu Feels Left Out" "Pingu is Not Allowed to Join in the Games" | 25 July 1996 | S03E20 |
| Robby and Pingo play badminton without Pingu, making him feel left out. | ||||
| 73 | 21 | "Pingu Wins First Prize" "Pingu Draws a Winner" | 1 August 1996 | S03E21 |
| Pingu picks a winner when he plays the lottery. | ||||
| 74 | 22 | "Pingu and the Ghost" | 8 August 1996 | S03E22 |
| Pingu pretends to be a ghost to frighten Pinga, so Mother sends him to his room, where a scary storm rages outside. | ||||
| 75 | 23 | "Pingu and the Postcard" | 15 August 1996 | S03E23 |
| Pingu and Pinga adorn themselves with flowers after seeing a South Sea postcard. Mother realizes where they got their flowers. | ||||
| 76 | 24 | "Pingu's Discovery" "Pingu Makes a Discovery" | 22 August 1996 | S03E24 |
| Pingu and Robby discover a figurehead while sledding and the museum director is interested. | ||||
| 77 | 25 | "Pingu and the Baker" "Pingu Steals" | 29 August 1996 | S03E25 |
| Pingu steals a cake from the baker and hides it from Mother. She discovers it and forces him to return to the baker. | ||||
| 78 | 26 | "Pingu and the Lost Ball" | 5 September 1996 | S03E26 |
| In retaliation for ruining his block tower, Pingu hides Pinga's ball and she assumes it was stolen. | ||||
Series 4 (1998–2000)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 79 | 1 | "Pingu's Disadvantage" | 5 January 1998 | S04E01 |
| Pingu keeps losing hide and seek and climbs up to find them easier. | ||||
| 80 | 2 | "Pingu Refuses to Help" | 6 January 1998 | S04E02 |
| Pingu acts selfish and gets left out when his family hangs the wash together. | ||||
| 81 | 3 | "Pingu the Mountaineer" | 7 January 1998 | S04E03 |
| Pingu convinces Father to go mountain climbing, but gets tired as they go higher. | ||||
| 82 | 4 | "Pingu and the Big Fish" | 8 January 1998 | S04E04 |
| Pingu goes fishing and promises to be home in time for dinner, but forgets his promise after meeting a friend. | ||||
| 83 | 5 | "Pingu Shows What He Can Do" | 9 January 1998 | S04E05 |
| Pingu and Pinga play with toys, but when Pingi arrives, he tries to act cool by not playing with toys. | ||||
| 84 | 6 | "Pingu Clears the Snow" | 9 January 1998 | S04E06 |
| Pingu tries to keep snow off Father's car. | ||||
| 85 | 7 | "Pingu Has a Day Off" | 13 January 1998 | S04E07 |
| Pingu has a day off and refuses to help Mother. | ||||
| 86 | 8 | "Pingu the Archer" | 14 January 1998 | S04E08 |
| Pingu finds a bow and arrow. | ||||
| 87 | 9 | "Pingu Gets a Warning" | 17 January 1998 | S04E09 |
| Pingu ignores a warning about flying a kite near his grouchy neighbor's house. | ||||
| 88 | 10 | "Pingu and the Magnet" | 20 January 1998 | S04E10 |
| Pingu uses a magnet to trick his friend and cheat in a game with a metal ball. | ||||
| 89 | 11 | "Pingu Gets Help" | 19 July 1998 | S04E11 |
| Pingu's boat keeps sinking due to a leaky hull, and he gets stranded. | ||||
| 90 | 12 | "Pingu in Paradise" | 20 November 1998 | S04E12 |
| Pingu has a dream after playing with toys. | ||||
| 91 | 13 | "Pingu's Dangerous Joke" | 21 January 1999 | S04E13 |
| Pingu plays a dangerous trick on Grandfather. | ||||
| 92 | 14 | "Pingu the Pilot" | 22 January 1999 | S04E14 |
| Pingu and Pinga see a plane fly over their igloo and want to build their own. | ||||
| 93 | 15 | "Pingu Teases Pinga" | 23 January 1999 | S04E15 |
| Pingu plays tricks on Pinga endlessly, so Father teaches him a lesson. | ||||
| 94 | 16 | "Pingu's Wish" | 26 July 1999 | S04E16 |
| Pingu wishes for a magic kit in a shop and their parents make it come true. | ||||
| 95 | 17 | "Pingu is Curious" | 27 November 1999 | S04E17 |
| Pingu gets a big present on his birthday but is forced to wait, and he tries to figure out what's inside. | ||||
| 96 | 18 | "Pingu Gets Organised" "Pingu Gets Organized" | 8 December 1999 | S04E18 |
| Pingu's Father pressures him to be organized. | ||||
| 97 | 19 | "Pingu Builds a Tower" | 1 January 2000 | S04E19 |
| Pingu sees a picture of a tower and wants to build one. Pinga ruins the base of his tower. | ||||
| 98 | 20 | "Pingu the King" | 30 January 2000 | S04E20 |
| Pingu sees a book about kingdoms and wants to be a king. He starts ordering his friends around like servants and gets abandoned. | ||||
| 99 | 21 | "Pingu the Baker" | 2 February 2000 | S04E21 |
| Pingu accidentally adds too much baking powder to a cake he is baking. | ||||
| 100 | 22 | "Pingu and the Doll" | 3 March 2000 | S04E22 |
| The arm on Pinga's teddy bear comes off and Pingu covers up his role, while the toy gets repaired. | ||||
| 101 | 23 | "Pingu Helps Grandfather" | 4 March 2000 | S04E23 |
| The snowmobile is delayed, so Pingu goes on foot to help Grandfather. | ||||
| 102 | 24 | "Pingu Has a Bad Day" "Pingu On a Bad Day" | 5 April 2000 | S04E24 |
| Pingu has a bad day in which he trips on toys, has a bad trip to school, and cannot answer the questions. | ||||
| 103 | 25 | "Pingu Loses the Bet" | 7 April 2000 | S04E25 |
| Pingu bets Pinga that he can shoot balls at a can better than her, but Pinga improves. | ||||
| 104 | 26 | "Pingu and His Cup" | 9 April 2000 | S04E26 |
| Pingu does poorly on sports day, then stops to help a friend. | ||||
Revival series[]
Series 5 (2003–04)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 1 | "Pingu's Bouncy Fun" "Bouncy Fun" | 1 August 2003 | S05E01 |
| Pingu has fun when he and Father build a trampoline | ||||
| 106 | 2 | "Pingu Finishes the Job" | 8 August 2003 | S05E02 |
| Pingu is left in Father's tool shed and can't resist finishing the table. | ||||
| 107 | 3 | "Pingu Digs a Hole" | 15 August 2003 | S05E03 |
| Father uses a shovel to get snow off his car, and Pingu digs tunnels around the neighborhood. | ||||
| 108 | 4 | "Pingi's Valentine Card" | 22 August 2003 | S05E04 |
| Pingu is ecstatic upon receiving a Valentine card from Pingi and makes one of his own. | ||||
| 109 | 5 | "Pingu Wants to Fly" | 29 August 2003 | S05E05 |
| A seagull inspires Pingu to fly, and his chance comes when he buys helium balloons. | ||||
| 110 | 6 | "Pingu's Windy Day" | 5 September 2003 | S05E06 |
| Pingu and Pinga hang the washing on a windy day and wind catches the towels. | ||||
| 111 | 7 | "Pinga's Lost Rabbit" | 12 September 2003 | S05E07 |
| Pingu puts Pinga's toy rabbit out of her reach and it tumbles out the window. When he fetches it, it lands on his sled and slides away. | ||||
| 112 | 8 | "Pingu's Moon Adventure" | 19 September 2003 | S05E08 |
| Grandfather tells Pingu about the moon, so he wants to visit. He makes a rocket out of a barrel, tin foil, and snow. | ||||
| 113 | 9 | "Pinga Sleepwalks" | 26 September 2003 | S05E09 |
| Pingu follows Pinga when she sleepwalks out of the igloo. | ||||
| 114 | 10 | "Pingu the Snowboarder" "Robby the Snowboarder" | 15 January 2004 | S05E10 |
| When Pingu goes snowboarding, he wishes he could jump like Robby. Pingi teaches him how. | ||||
| 115 | 11 | "Pinga Has Hiccups" | 16 January 2004 | S05E11 |
| Pingu tries to scare Pinga to make the hiccups go away. | ||||
| 116 | 12 | "Like Father Like Pingu" | 19 January 2004 | S05E12 |
| Father takes Pingu on a fishing trip. | ||||
| 117 | 13 | "Pingu's Ice Sculpture" "Pingu's Ice Sculptures" | 20 January 2004 | S05E13 |
| In an ice sculpting contest, Pingu throws a snowball at Robby's sculpture, messing it up. He starts a grotesque sculpture competition. | ||||
| 118 | 14 | "Pinga's Balloon" | 21 January 2004 | S05E14 |
| Pinga's balloon needs inflating, and Pingu sees it is difficult. | ||||
| 119 | 15 | "Pingu and the Knitting Machine" | 22 January 2004 | S05E15 |
| When Mother rests, Pingu plays with her knitting machine. | ||||
| 120 | 16 | "Pingu's Balancing Act" | 23 January 2004 | S05E16 |
| Robby is good at balancing fish on his nose, and Pingu tries emulating him. | ||||
| 121 | 17 | "Pingu Gets Lost" | 26 January 2004 | S05E17 |
| Pingu drops a bottle of milk that rolls into an icy ravine, and he gets stuck in a maze. | ||||
| 122 | 18 | "Pingu and Pinga Go Camping" | 27 January 2004 | S05E18 |
| Pingu and Pinga camp overnight and Pingu scares Pinga by pretending her toy bunny is growling, but later gets scared himself. | ||||
| 123 | 19 | "Stinky Pingu" | 28 January 2004 | S05E19 |
| Pingu dislikes the smell of Mother's fish porridge and hides it in his backpack. | ||||
| 124 | 20 | "Pingu and the Band" | 29 January 2004 | S05E20 |
| Pingu and Pinga drive Mother crazy by banging surfaces as drums. Grandfather teaches them real music. | ||||
| 125 | 21 | "Pingu and the Snowball" | 30 January 2004 | S05E21 |
| Pingu discovers that the more he rolls his snowballs, the bigger they become. | ||||
| 126 | 22 | "Pingu's Stick Up" "Pingu Sticks Up" | 2 February 2004 | S05E22 |
| Pingu and Pinga find stickers in their cereal box and start labeling things. | ||||
| 127 | 23 | "Pingu and the Doorbell" | 3 February 2004 | S05E23 |
| Pingu breaks the doorbell. | ||||
| 128 | 24 | "Pingu Plays Tag" | 4 February 2004 | S05E24 |
| Pingu plays tag with Pinga and gets stuck while escaping. | ||||
| 129 | 25 | "Pingu's Pancakes" | 5 February 2004 | S05E25 |
| Pingu tries to make pancakes but ignores Mother's advice. | ||||
| 130 | 26 | "Pingu's Bedtime Shadows" | 6 February 2004 | S05E26 |
| In bed, Pingu and Pinga make shadows on their bedroom wall. | ||||
Series 6 (2005–06)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 1 | "Pingu's Sledge Academy" | 3 January 2005 | S06E01 |
| Pingu doesn't want to attend the uncool Sledge Academy until Father intervenes. | ||||
| 132 | 2 | "Pingu and the Hose" | 4 January 2005 | S06E02 |
| Pingu realizes he can throw his voice using a hose and funnel, playing tricks on his family. | ||||
| 133 | 3 | "Pottery Pingu" | 5 January 2005 | S06E03 |
| Pingu tries to emulate Grandfather's pottery but makes a mess. | ||||
| 134 | 4 | "Pingu and the Litter" | 6 January 2005 | S06E04 |
| At the snack stall Pingu drops his wrapper and everyone copies him. | ||||
| 135 | 5 | "Mother's New Hat" | 7 January 2005 | S06E05 |
| Pingu and Pinga ruin Mother's new hat and try to fix it. | ||||
| 136 | 6 | "Poor Pinga" "Poor Pingu" | 10 January 2005 | S06E06 |
| When Pinga gets sick Pingu gets jealous of the attention and fakes being sick himself. | ||||
| 137 | 7 | "Pinga in a Box" | 11 January 2005 | S06E07 |
| 138 | 8 | "Pingu and the Present" | 12 January 2005 | S06E08 |
| 139 | 9 | "Pingu and the Toy Shop" | 13 January 2005 | S06E09 |
| Pingu uses a pogo stick to reach a red rocket in a toy shop. | ||||
| 140 | 10 | "Pingu and the Paper Mache" | 14 January 2005 | S06E10 |
| Pingu's teacher shows the class how to make paper mache shapes but chaos ensues when he leaves them unsupervised. | ||||
| 141 | 11 | "Sore Tummy Pingu" | 24 November 2005 | S06E11 |
| Pingu eats too many fish snacks and takes Pinga and Grandfather's, then gets a sore tummy. | ||||
| 142 | 12 | "Pingu Gets Carried Away" | 25 November 2005 | S06E12 |
| During a driving lesson Pingu breaks the speed stick and the snowmobile gets out of control. | ||||
| 143 | 13 | "Pingu and the School Pet" | 28 November 2005 | S06E13 |
| Pingu must look after the school pet, a crab. When Father throws it into a fishing hole for pinching him, Pingu must find a replacement. | ||||
| 144 | 14 | "Pampering Pingu" | 29 November 2005 | S06E14 |
| Pingu is forced to accompany Mother to the Beauty Parlor. | ||||
| 145 | 15 | "Green Eyed Pingu" | 30 November 2005 | S06E15 |
| Pingi seems to prefer playing with Pingo over Pingu, and the boys get into a contest. | ||||
| 146 | 16 | "Pingu Wraps Up" | 1 December 2005 | S06E16 |
| When Pinga bumps her toe, Pingu bandages it and sees her happiness. He then seeks to bandage everything in sight and bring happiness to all. | ||||
| 147 | 17 | "Pingu and the Fish Flute" | 2 December 2005 | S06E17 |
| Nobody appreciates Pingu's flute playing except the fish. | ||||
| 148 | 18 | "Pingu Boogaloo" | 21 February 2006 | S06E18 |
| Pingu loves a new song on the radio, but it keeps stopping. | ||||
| 149 | 19 | "Pingu and the Daily Igloo" | 22 February 2006 | S06E19 |
| Pingu rushes through a delivery route and delivers the wrong newspapers. | ||||
| 150 | 20 | "Pingu and the Rubberband Plane" | 23 February 2006 | S06E20 |
| Pingu swaps rubber bands to make a rubber band plane fly further, causing chaos. | ||||
| 151 | 21 | "Pingu and the Braces" | 24 February 2006 | S06E21 |
| Pingu and Pingg play with Grandfather's braces and make a mess, so they make up for it by taking a parcel to the office for him. | ||||
| 152 | 22 | "Pingu's Big Catch" | 27 February 2006 | S06E22 |
| Pingu promises to catch a big fish for Mother, but has bad luck. | ||||
| 153 | 23 | "Pingu and the New Scooter" | 28 February 2006 | S06E23 |
| Pingg buys a new scooter first, so Pingu instead decides to make his rusty old scooter even better. | ||||
| 154 | 24 | "Pingu and the Paint" | 1 March 2006 | S06E24 |
| Pingu is painting but accidentally spills red paint, then ends up painting the whole town red. | ||||
| 155 | 25 | "Pingu Makes a Big Splash" | 2 March 2006 | S06E25 |
| Pingu tries to dive into the pool and impress his friends. | ||||
| 156 | 26 | "Pingu and the Abominable Snowman" | 3 March 2006 | S06E26 |
| Series finale. Pingu creates giant footprints to make Pinga think there is an abominable snowman. But there really is an abominable snowman following Pingu. | ||||
Special episodes[]
- "Hugo" (the first pilot short film) (1980)
- "Pingu: A Pre-School Children's Story" (the second pilot short film) (1986)
- "Pingu at the Wedding Party" (1997)
- "7-11" (by Eskimo Disco) (2006)
Notes[]
No official episode title appears on screen in the original series so the lists were initially created from the titles used on various official DVD releases. The main episode titles for series 1-4 were taken from the official Japanese DVD releases and the alternative titles from the official European DVD releases, as well as titles used on BBC VHS releases. Episode titles for series 5-6 were taken from the European DVD releases. Changes have subsequently been made to these titles to bring them more into line with English usage and practice (e.g. to correct spelling and grammar) and to relate them to the titles used on UK DVDs produced by HIT Entertainment. Alternative titles have also been appropriately added, amended, etc. Title data have also been supplemented with information from other sources such as the titles used by the BBC for television broadcasts and on video tapes.
In the UK, the BBC appears never to have broadcast any of the normal 5-minute episodes from the latter half of series 3 (3.14 – 3.26) or from series 4 (4.1 – 4.26).[2] However, all the episodes from the latter half of series 3 (3.14 - 3.26) have been featured on BBC produced videos. Of the episodes that have been broadcast, all have been broadcast since 4 September 2006 inclusive. All of the 156 episodes, including Pingu at the Wedding Party have since been released on DVD by HiT Entertainment in the UK.
Between 2006 and 2007, after the ending of the original show, the BBC, Nick Jr and APTN in Canada were showing The Pingu Show, which was narrated by Marc Silk.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about Pingu". Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- ^ "BB — CBeebies Programmes — Pin — Episodes". Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "BBC — CBeebies Programming— The Pingu Show — Episodes". Retrieved 22 January 2009.
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