Censorship of Pingu

This is a list of episodes from the television series, Pingu that were withheld from rotation by The Pygos Group. The Pygos Group, along with other rightsholders for the Pingu at the time like the BBC, decided to pull several episodes from the broadcast because they were either deemed too frightening, inappropriate, or violent for children.

The ban has been upheld by the Pygos Group and the successive owners of the Pingu series, HiT Entertainment, to this day, and these episodes have not been officially broadcast on television in many countries, especially the US and the UK, in which some episodes were only released on DVD or digital in said region(s).

Season 1

Screenshot	Title of episode	Episode
	Hello, Pingu/Pingu is Introduced	#1
	The scenes where Pingg smacks Pingu on the head and Pingo makes Pingu trip on his ball is edited out by the BBC when released on VHS due to violence and it was almost going to be banned. It was removed from British television in 2003, and did not air in the United States afterwards. The scenes however, are still intact on VHS releases outside of the UK and DVD releases, including the United States.
	Pingu Runs Away	#14
	This episode was placed under unofficial ban from broadcast or video distribution due to Pingu's mother spanking Pingu and Pingu running away from his house. The episode also featured some scary ice monsters which have not just frightened Pingu, but a lot of young viewers too. It was also removed from British television in 2005 and was one of the few episodes that was pulled from American airings due to its offensive and over the top dark material.
	Music Lessons	#16
	Although there is no controversy in this episode, there is a slight music change. The original version of this episode contained copyrighted music which The Pygos Group failed to get clearance for from the Music Publishers Holding Company (now Warner Music Group). The redubbed version contained a new piece of music for which MPHC did give Pygos the permission to use.
	Little Accidents/Pingu's Lavatory Story	#19
	This episode was placed on official ban from broadcast or home video distribution (except the UK and Canada) due to toilet humor, the realistic appearance of urination, and alcoholic references. Netflix in the US has it however.
	Pingu's Dream	#26
	This episode was placed with an unofficial ban from broadcast distribution due to the Giant Walrus being frightening for many young viewers. It was also removed from British television in 2003. It was still broadcast in the United States however and released on DVD in said region, and also hasn't been released on VHS by the BBC.

Season 2

Screenshot	Title of episode	Episode
	Pingu at the Doctor's	#1
	This episode was placed under unofficial ban from broadcast or video distribution (except the UK and the US) due to the realistic appearance of blood.
	Pingu's Admirer	#2
	There was a minor controversy at the near end of the episode because the sign that respectively read Perestrokia (left) and Glasnost (right) was accused of promoting both Communism and the Soviet Union, it's also written in Russian.
	Pingu's First Kiss	#5
	This episode was banned and removed from American television due to the beak-to-beak contact was found inappropriate for children. However, other countries found it alright, including the UK.

Season 3

Screenshot	Title of episode	Episode
	Pingu Quarrels With His Mother	#9
	The scene where Pingu's mother slaps Pingu on the face is edited out by the BBC when released on VHS. This episode was removed from most American airings because of said scene; however, it did air on Cartoon Network as part of the Small World block in the United States. However, the episode was shown uncut on DVD, The Pingu Show, and in TV airings in Canada.

Season 4

Screenshot	Title of episode	Episode
	Pingu and the Doll	#22
	This episode was banned throughout most of North America due to Pingu stereotyping as a Native American. Presumably for the same reason, this episode was also banned in Japan.