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Pingu and the Strangers (also known as Pingu and the Stranger) is the 24th episode of the second season which was first broadcast on September 14, 1994.



Summary[]

Pingu is going shopping at the fishmonger in the village market. Meanwhile two strange looking penguins from another area of Antarctica enter the village and everyone they meet either completely ignore their presence or flee from them in fear. Then Pingu arrives at the fishmonger's stall. He gets out his shopping list and is about to say what he wants, when the stallholder sees the two strangers coming and quickly closes the stall and walks away, leaving Pingu without any fish to take home. Pingu walks away and hides behind a nearby igloo, but then surreptitiously follows the two strangers out of the village to a nearby ice pool.

Another penguin is fishing. One of the strangers takes out a shell horn and blows it, making a rasping squawking noise and soon a fish drops from the sky. The other stranger catches it; Pingu is amazed. The horn is blown again; another fish drops from the sky and lands on the ground. Everyone looks up to see that the horn was able to make a seagull drop fish for them. Pingu is most impressed, but the fishing penguin still does not trust them, not even when the strangers offer the fish to him. Pingu comes out from hiding and walks up to the strangers, who give him the fish and let him have a go on their horn. Pingu blows, but only gets a gentle squeak from the horn. The strangers urge him to try again, and he gets a raspberry sound. No fish drop from the sky, but they look out across the pool and see the seagull swooping down to catch a fish and then fly back above them. The strangers urge Pingu to blow again and this time the seagull responds with a squawk and drops the fish to them. The fish is given to Pingu and soon his basket is full.

Later on, as Pingu and the strangers wait for the seagull to come back again, some of the villagers come over to look at what is happening. When the seagull flies over again, the fish is dropped on a mother's face. After initial amazement, they all laugh together. The horn is shown around and the villagers all chat happily with Pingu and the strangers. From now on they will all live in harmony and never be judgmental about outsiders ever again.

Characters[]

Locations[]

  • Village Market
  • Pond

Trivia[]

  • This episode marks The Strangers' debut. One of them would later reappear in Pingu Boogaloo.

Goof[]

  • Amazon Prime and the Pingu on the School Trip DVD, list this episode as "Pingu and the Stranger". It should say "Pingu and the Strangers".

Gallery[]

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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