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Season 1 aired from 1990 to 1991. Even though Pingu is a children's television series, some of the episodes have been censored before they reached UK television: some episodes were even banned completely from being shown. For a full list, see Pingu Censorship


Episodes[1][2]

Screenshot Title of episode Production year Episode
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Hello, Pingu 1988 #1
Pingu's red rubber ball gets stolen by a pair of bullies.
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Pingu Looks After the Egg 1988 #2
Pingu is egg-sitting while his parents are out.
FamilyPhotograph
The New Arrival 1988 #3
Pingu's new sister, Pinga, is born.
Pingu and His Bait
Pingu Goes Fishing 1988 #4
Pingu goes fishing and makes a new friend.
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Pingu Delivers the Mail 1989 #5
Pingu helps his father to deliver the post.
PinguTryingtoGetAttention
Jealousy 1989 #6
Pingu is jealous because his Mother gives Pinga all her attention.
ScaryRobby
Hide and Seek 1989 #7
Pingu and Robby have a snowball fight.
LostBaby
Lost Baby 1989 #8
While playing with his friend, Pingu's sister Pinga runs away!
Pingu and Robbie and Fish
Pingu Plays Fish Tennis 1989 #9
Pingu and Robby play with an enormous fish.
BarrelofFun
Barrel of Fun 1989 #10
Pingu and Robby have fun riding in a broken old barrel.
IceHockey
Ice Hockey 1989 #11
Pingu and his friends play an ice hockey game.
PinguandPingaStayUp
Pingu and Pinga Stay Up 1990 #12
Pingu and Pinga try to avoid going to bed.
Skiing
Skiing 1990 #13
Pingu has fun with skis, but is he any good at skiing?
Pingu and Monsters
Pingu Runs Away 1990 #14
Pingu is punished and decides to run away but ends up getting lost and scared.
BuildingIgloos
Building Igloos 1990 #15
Pingu and Pingo decide to build an igloo but cannot agree on where to build it.
MusicLessons
Music Lessons 1990 #16
Pingu pulls an accordion out of the toy chest, but the noise is awful when he plays it.
Pingu'sIceCave
Pingu's Ice Cave 1990 #17
Pingu and his friend get trapped in an ice tunnel.
PinguwithhisSled
Sledging 1990 #18
Pingu has difficulty with his sledge but knows how to solve the problem.
LittleAccidents
Little Accidents 1990 #19
Pingu rushes to the loo because he has drank too much, but his father is in the bathroom.
SchoolTime
School Time 1990 #20
Robby goes to school with Pingu.
GrandpaisIll
Grandpa is Ill 1991 #21
Grandfather is sick, so Pingu and Pinga go with their mother to look after him.
Pingu'sCircus
Pingu's Circus 1991 #22
Pingu, Pinga and Robby play at putting on a circus.
PinguandtheBarrelOrgan
Pingu and the Barrel Organ 1991 #23
Pingu goes shopping for poor Mr. Peng-Hoven.
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Noise 1991 #24
Pingu and his friends are playing ball, but they do not notice how loud they are.
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Pingu and Pinga at Home 1991 #25
Pingu and Pinga have a party while their father and mother go to a concert.
Pingu's Dream
Pingu's Dream 1991 #26
Pingu has a nightmare of a huge walrus!

Releases

Series1

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Physical Home Video

From 1991-1992, The series was released across three VHS tapes by BBC Video in the United Kingdom.

Select episodes from this season were featured on the UK compilation DVD and VHS "Pingu Forever!" released in August 2003.

Later, The entire series was released on DVD in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand under the title "Classic Collection" (The Complete Series One in the United Kingdom and Ireland).

Digital retail

The complete series is currently available to purchase on iTunes in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Streaming

The complete series is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Kidstream worldwide and Play RSI in Italy.

Trivia

  • In the mid 1990s, due to the new soundtrack and voicing made for Season 3, Season 1's audio was re-done and the title sequence was replaced with a section of David Hasselhoff's "The Pingu Dance".
  • When this series and possibly all the other classic seasons aired on CBeebies since 2002, The episodes we're cropped and presented in 14:9 ("halfway widescreen").[3]

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