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Pingu Builds a Snowman is the 26th episode and final episode of the second season which was first broadcast on December 20, 1994.

Summary[]

A fresh fall of snow fell during the night. Pingu uncovers his sledge and he and Pinga go off to have some fun. First they take a fast ride down the hill and hit a bump which throws them off head first into the snow.

They then decide to build a snowman; Robby comes alongs and helps them make it really big. They gather the snow to form the bottom half and make a ball to put on top for the body, but have difficulty in making it stay on. Pingu then spots a nearby signpost and has the idea of using it to support the snowman.

Pingu and Robby roll the balls of snow across and build up the snowman around the signpost, covering up the signs with snow to form the arms. They have problems trying to get the head on, as it’s too tall for them, so while Pingu fetches a laddar and carrot, Pinga and Robby ask a passing hiker to put it on for them. He also forms the snowman to look Pingu with his bundel which surprises and amuses him. The hiker asks Pinga and Robby if they know the way, but they say that they do not, so he wanders off again. When he reaches the summit of a mountain at the edge of a cliff, he then realises that he is lost and goes back to Pingu, Pinga and Robby. As he asks them which way to go again the snow falls off part of the signpost's arms. The hiker brushes off the snow on the other side, which to his relief tells him the right way he needs to go.

Characters[]

Trivia[]

  • The hiker forms the snowman to look like Pingu in the original opening titles.
  • This was the final episode that Otmar Gutmann worked on, he died 14 months before the episode premiered.
  • This is the last episode to feature Antonio Conde as the composer, as well as the original Pingu intro and the track "Küchenchef".
    • However, Japanese VHS releases of the first five episodes of the third season use the original opening titles.

Goofs[]

  • When Pingu helps Pinga out of the snow, a small black dot appears out of nowhere in the background and then after Pingu picks up a snowball it disappears.
  • After the hiker gasps as the snow falls off one part of the signpost, a frame of him uncovering the other part is seen before he even walks over to do it.

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Video[]

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Pingu - 52. Pingu Builds a Snowman - (Original VHS version - HQ - Restored)

Original Version

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Restored Version

Pingu Episodes
Season 1
Hello, Pingu · Pingu Looks After the Egg · The New Arrival · Pingu Goes Fishing · Pingu Delivers the Mail · Jealousy · Hide and Seek · Lost Baby · Pingu Plays Fish Tennis · Barrel of Fun · Ice Hockey · Pingu and Pinga Stay Up · Skiing · Pingu Runs Away · Building Igloos · Music Lessons · Pingu's Ice Cave · Sledging · Little Accidents · School Time · Grandpa is Ill · Pingu's Circus · Pingu and the Barrel Organ · Noise · Pingu and Pinga at Home · Pingu's Dream
Season 2
Pingu at the Doctor's · Pingu's Admirer · Pingu and the Seagull · Pingu Goes Ice Surfing · Pingu's First Kiss · Pingu's Curling Game · Pingu the Icicle Musician · Pingu the Chef · Pingu's Family Celebrate Christmas · Pingu Goes Away · Pingu the Photographer · Pingu's New Kite · Pingu and the Many Packages · Pingu the Conjurer's Apprentice · Pingu's Birthday · Pingu at the Funfair · Pingu the Babysitter · Pingu Cannot Lose · Pingu and the Game of Fish · Pingu Gets a Bicycle · Pingu's Visit to the Hospital · Pingu on the School Excursion · Pingu and Pinga at the Kindergarten · Pingu and the Strangers · Pingu Helps His Mother · Pingu Builds a Snowman
Season 3
Pingu Goes Cross Country Skiing · Pingu's Museum Visit · Pingu's Grandpa Comes to Stay · Pingu's Long Journey · Pingu Pretends to be Ill · Pingu the Painter · Pingu's Trick · Pingu and the Mother Bird · Pingu Quarrels With His Mother · Pingu and the Message in a Bottle · Pingu Has an Idea · Pingu Breaks a Vase · Pingu and the Paper Plane · Pingu Takes Revenge · Pingu Makes a Mistake · Pingu and the Toy · Pingu the Superhero · Pingu and the Fishing Competition · Pingu and the Letter · Pingu Feels Left Out · Pingu Wins First Prize · Pingu and the Ghost · Pingu and the Postcard · Pingu's Discovery · Pingu Steals · Pingu and the Lost Ball
Season 4
Pingu's Disadvantage · Pingu Refuses To Help · Pingu the Mountaineer · Pingu and the Big Fish · Pingu Shows What He Can Do · Pingu Clears the Snow · Pingu Has a Day Off · Pingu the Archer · Pingu Gets a Warning · Pingu and the Magnet · Pingu Gets Help · Pingu in Paradise · Pingu's Dangerous Joke · Pingu the Pilot · Pingu Teases Pinga · Pingu's Wish · Pingu is Curious · Pingu Gets Organised · Pingu Builds a Tower · Pingu the King · Pingu the Baker · Pingu and the Doll · Pingu Helps Grandfather · Pingu Has a Bad Day · Pingu Loses the Bet · Pingu and His Cup
Season 5
Pingu's Bouncy Fun · Pingu Finishes the Job · Pingu Digs a Hole · Pingi's Valentine Card · Pingu Wants to Fly · Pingu's Windy Day · Pinga's Lost Rabbit · Pingu's Moon Adventure · Pinga Sleepwalks · Pingu the Snowboarder · Pinga has Hiccups · Like Father Like Pingu · Pingu's Ice Sculpture · Pinga's Balloon · Pingu and the Knitting Machine · Pingu's Balancing Act · Pingu Gets Lost · Pingu and Pinga Go Camping · Stinky Pingu · Pingu and the Band · Pingu and the Snowball · Pingu Sticks Up · Pingu and the Doorbell · Pingu Plays Tag · Pingu's Pancakes · Pingu's Bedtime Shadows
Season 6
Pingu's Sledge Academy · Pingu and the Hose · Pottery Pingu · Pingu and the Litter · Mother's New Hat · Poor Pinga · Pinga in a Box · Pingu and the Present · Pingu and the Toyshop · Pingu and the Paper Mache · Sore Tummy Pingu · Pingu Gets Carried Away · Pingu and the School Pet · Pampering Pingu · Green-Eyed Pingu · Pingu Wraps Up · Pingu and the Fish Flute · Pingu Boogaloo · Pingu and the Daily Igloo · Pingu and the Rubberband Plane · Pingu and the Braces · Pingu's Big Catch · Pingu and the New Scooter · Pingu and the Paint · Pingu Makes a Big Splash · Pingu and the Abominable Snowman
Miscellaneous
Pingu At The Wedding Party · Hugo · Splatter short · Pilot Episode
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