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David Sant
David Sant (born 1967) is a Spanish English actor and voice actor. He was born in Catalonia, Spain. He is best known for the role of Cartoon Head from series two of the British television show Ideal and is also known for playing the title role and the other male characters in the season 5-6 revival of Pingu.
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Kristian Luuk
'Ants Robert Kristian Luuk' (born June 14, 1966) is a Swedish comedian and talk show-host of Estonian descent. A graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics, he is currently working for the broadcaster SVT after previous spells at TV4, ZTV and SR public radio. He is in a relationship with television personality Carina Berg.
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Marc Silk
Marc Silk (sometimes credited as Mark Silk) is a voice actor from Solihull, England.
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Otmar Gutmann
Otmar Gutmann (April 24, 1937 - October 13, 1993) was a German television producer, animator, and director. He is perhaps most memorably known for his long running creation, Pingu.
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Peter Kay
Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English comedian, writer, producer, director and actor. His work includes That Peter Kay Thing (2000), Phoenix Nights (2001), ''Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere (2004), Britain's Got the Pop Factor...'' (2008) and other independent productions.
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Pingu is a Swiss stop-motion claymated television series created by Otmar Gutmann. The series was produced by The Pygos Group and Trickfilmstudio for Swiss television. The show is about a family of anthropomorphic penguins at the South Pole. The main character is the family's son and title character, Pingu.

The show ran originally for 4 series from 1986 to 1998 on SF DRS. In 1998, there were 2 Pingu episodes made (one of them being "Pingu & the Doll") that never aired due to schedule problems. In 1999, they showed the 2 episodes with a Pingu marathon between commercials. However, HiT Entertainment's request for more episodes convinced Pygos to bring back the show in 2004, with two more series.

Background

The program is set in Antarctica and centres around penguin families who live and work in igloos. The main character Pingu belongs to one such family. He frequently goes on adventures with his little sister Pinga, and he often gets into mischief with his best friend Robby the Seal.

One reason for Pingus international success is the absence of human languages. All dialogue is in a honking "penguin language", and was initially Retroscripted by Carlo Bonomi, as well as the sound effects were done by Carlo. This allows people of different linguistic backgrounds to still be able to follow the story.

History
A total of 157 five minute episodes were originally made, from 1986 to 1998, and then again from 2004 to 2005. The episodes were written by Silvio Mazzola and were directed and animated by Otmar Gutmann using clay animation, at Trickfilmstudio in Russikon, Switzerland.

In 1989, David Hasselhoff released (in Switzerland only) the single "Pingu Dance", a rap song based on the Pingu shorts & featuring samples of Penguinese. A portion of this song is used as the theme to Pingu in international airings, and was also heard in the new version of the "Pingu Looks After the Egg" episode.

A special twenty minute episode ("Pingu at the Wedding Party") was also produced, in 1997, which introduced a family of green penguins.

In 2001, HiT Entertainment bought the UK rights to the series (including the original 105 episodes) for £15.9 million and remade all classic episodes in 2002. The original cartoon title card (series 1 and 2) of the show was replaced with a claymated inspiration (series 3 and 4) of the intro and the music is half of the Pingu Dance single. Carlo Bonomi reprises his roles and these versions are the only versions broadcasting today. Later, HiT decided to bring back the show and then produced a further 53 episodes, created at Hot Animation Studios in 2004, continuing in stop motion but using resin casts of the original clay puppets which had deteriorated by this time. Contrary to some sources, there was never any CGI used in these later episodes. When Bonomi's non-English language became a problem, he was replaced with new voice actors Marcello Magni and David Sant. Magni and Sant, Italian and Spanish actors based in London, both have a mime and clowning background and were already aware of the clown language of "Grammelot" on which the penguin language was based. In 2005, after the last episode aired, Pingu finally ended its 19-year run on TV.

Pingu first aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's Sunday morning omnibus program Small World, which featured various cartoon shorts produced internationally, from 1996 until that show's discontinuation in 2001. The show would return to America in 2005, when episodes began to air on PBS Kids Sprout. On April 11, 2010, HiT Entertainment removed Pingu from the Sprout schedule due to low ratings.

Pingu has also been a mainstay of the children's programming blocks on TVOntario since the mid-1990s.

In 2006, Pingu was featured in a music video for Eskimo Disco's first single, 7-11. Also in 2006, pop icon Madonna told Swedish talk-show host Kristian Luuk that she considered Pingu (and TV in general) to be a bad influence on children.

In India, Pingu was aired by Doordarshan in the late 1980s & early 1990s. Since 2000, it is aired by Hugama TV and Animax.

In Japan, Pingu currently airs as part of NHK's children's program Nyanchu's World and is also featured in Japanese KFC restaurants as part of their Kids' Meal.

In the UK, Pingu was featured in the Children In Need 2009 video by Peter Kay which contained many other popular characters. This was shown on live television across the UK & then sold on both CD and DVD.

A Japan-only game made for the Nintendo DS known as Pingu no Waku Waku Carnival (Translated: Pingu's Wonderful Carnival) was made by Square Enix and released in November 2008. This game is a series of mini games starring Pingu and his friends, including a mini game where Pingu's mother and father bake a heart shaped cake with the gameplay style resemblant to that of Cooking Mama.

In Canada, the show aired between programs during lunchtime hours on YTV from 2004 until 2006. It can still be seen on TV in that country since APTN airs "The Pingu Show" as part of its morning children's programming block "APTN Kids" and the show is available in English and French language versions. Some of the controversial episodes such as "Pingu Quarrels With His Mom" and "Little Accidents" have aired uncut on APTN Kids.

Episode lists
::*Alphabetic list of Pingu episode titles (includes alternative titles) ::*Lists of Pingu episodes with synopses - series 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • Pingu at the Wedding Party

Notes
Derivation of episode titles
:No official episode title appears on screen, so the lists were initially created from the titles used on various official DVD releases. The main episode titles for series 1 to 4 were taken from the official Japanese DVD releases & the alternative titles from the official European DVD releases. Episode titles for series 5 and 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 & practice (e.g. to correct spelling and grammar) & 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 has also been supplemented with information from other sources, such as the titles used by the BBC for television broadcasts & on video tapes.

BBC broadcasts
: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). 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 September 4, 2006 inclusive. :Since 2007, as well as episodes on a stand-alone basis the BBC and APTN in Canada have been showing The Pingu Show ("Pingu welcomes viewers to his secret whale-shaped funhouse for a show packed with brand new sketches, two classic episodes, narrated by Marc Silk & the chance to learn more about the amazing world of penguins in Penguin Facts").

DVD and VHS releases

Controversy

Hello Pingu: (violence) It was banned from Cbeebies before, because of bullying.

Pingu Runs Away: (frightening images, spanking) It was banned from Cbeebies, because three monster faces might scare young children.

Little Accidents: (Alcohol references and uncensored urination) It wasn't banned from television.

Pingu's Dream: (Nightmares and a Varlus) It has been banned from Cbeebies since 2003, because a giant walrus capturing Pingu might frighten young children.

Pingu at the Doctors (dangerous tools and blood) This episode wasn't banned, and it can be disgusting.

Characters
These are some of the characters appearing in Pingu.

Pingu is the title character of the series. In the beginning of the series, he was five yeards old((fact|date= May 2011}}. He later turned seven years old in the series, then by the end of the series he had turned eight years old . His catchphrase is "Nug, Nug!?*" if he makes a megaphone shaped like beak sound to indicate anger, happiness, frustration or to get attention. Pingu can also change his shape (for instance, he can morph into a ball) and increase his length.

Pinga is Pingu's baby sister. She first appeared in the episode "The New Arrival". In all of series 1 and early series 2 episodes she appears as a baby. In series 3 and early in series 4 she is three years old, however, as series 4 progresses, she becomes four years old. It has been shown in some episodes that she can also roll into a ball.

Mother and Father are Pingu's and Pinga's parents. Father is a postman who smokes a pipe (he has quit in later episodes). He has a Snowcat to deliver the mail. Mother spends most of her time cooking and does all the work in the home. Mother sometimes gets help from Pingu & Pinga. Their real names are unknown at this time.

Grandfather is Pingu and Pinga's grandfather. He is the father of Pingu and Pinga's Father. He is an expert accordionist, and this was shown in the episode "Pingu & the Braces". He is also a former professional weight lifter from 1938. He first appeared in the episode "Music Lessons".

Bruce is a homeless man who owns a barrel organ who is not usually helped, but is sometimes helped by neighbours at times. He first appeared in "Pingu and the Barel Organ", and "Pingu the Chef".

Robby "Robert" The Seal (referred to as "Seymour the baby seal" in the audiobooks) is Pingu's best friend. His name is a pun; "Robbe" is German for "Seal". In the first four series, he is appeared in mixed blue and gray but in the last two series he is light gray in color. He first appeared in the episode "Pingu Goes Fishing", in which Pingu and Robby fight but become friends at the end of the episode.

Pingo is a friend of Pingu. He has a long beak, essentially flat at the bottom but slightly rounded on the top; also his head is wider & taller. He is a bit of a daredevil and often persuades Pingu to do wild & silly things.

Pingg is a friend of Pingu. He also has a long beak, but a shorter head than Pingo. In some episodes he is also with Pingo, except in the episodes "Pingu's Disadvantage" and "Green Eyed Pingu".

Pongi is a friend of Pingu who wears glasses and has a short round beak. He first appeared in the episode "Ice Hockey".

Punki is also one of Pingu's friends. He first appeared in the episode "Pingu Delivers The Mail". He has a tuft on his head and wears striped trousers. He only appeared in a few cartoons.

Bajoo is also one of Pingu's friends. He is revealed by HiT Entertainment as a "strange newcomer to the Antarctic in the appearance of an abominable snowman!" He is actually an abominable snowman who in 2005 appeared on the last Pingu episode "Pingu & the Abominable Snowman". He also appeared in the music video and in "The Pingu Show", which is a broadcasting device and not an episode by itself.

The Schoolmaster is Pingu's teacher. He lives in a nearby school and rings the bell when it is time for school to begin or end. He first appeared in the episode "School Time" and he only appeared on episodes involving Pingu at school, however he appears as a minor character in some episodes.

Pingi is Pingu's love interest and Pinga's friend. She has thick, white eyelashes and a somewhat mushed beak. She first appeared in the episode "Pingu's Admirer". Pinga is sometimes jealous of Pingi because Pingu pays more attention to Pingi than to her.

Awards

1987 Berlin Film Festival (Kleinan Baren)

1989 International Children's Festival (Best short film)

1991 Prix Jeunesse (Best children's show, Runner-up)

1998 BMG Video International (Video sales +1 mil.)

2005 Stinky Pingu at Indies (Best animation)

2005 Pingu & the Band NY International Children's Film Festival (Audience Award)

2005 Stinky Pingu Prix danube (Adult mention)

2006 Stop-motion shows that rocked your world (Audience award)

References

External links

Official website

Toonopedia article

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