Meet Pingu

Director: Otmar Gutmann, Marianne Noser
Studio: Lyons / Hit Ent.
Product Type: DVD

Description

Welcome to the world of Pingu! Pingu is a charming and cheeky young penguin who lives in the snow and ice of the South Pole. The mischievous penguin often finds himself in tricky and comical situations, but he always learns a valuable lesson. Pingu spends his days with his parents and baby sister, Pinga, as well as his best friends, Robbie the Seal. In Pingu's community, everyone speaks "Penguinese," a humorous, expressive and universal language. The award-winning Pingu is a classic, stop-frame claymation series that appeals to millions worldwide, as they follow the fun-filled adventures of the lovable penguin. Approx. Run Time: 30 minutes

Customer Reviews:

Wonderfully witty.......2007-07-08

Great and wholesome viewing fun for children. I wish they would broadcast it regularly here in the states.

Caution! Sensitive Baby Warning!.......2007-03-14

Fond memories of my older children enjoying quirky Pingu shorts lead me to search out some for my toddler who is super communicative.

Little did we imagine the emotional roller-coaster Pingu would be with the sensitive baby set! The very first episode in "Meet Pingu" involves Pingu accidentally hurting his mischievous new friend-to-be in a revengeful confrontation after discovering said seal stealing Pingu's fishing bait. When the injured flipper is displayed, tears flow; the seal has an owie, Pingu is remorseful, and another sound of wailing erupts. It is my 18 month old daughter! Only after they make up and become friendly, and after many soothing words and cuddles on our part, does she calm down.

That is, until Pingu's father delivers a letter to an elderly penguin that has sad news. When Pingu sees the old man crying, he also begins to cry. So begins another deluge from our baby.

And so it goes with the episode of Pinga and her father driving over her doll buggy (!) there was non-stop crying throughout the entire episode.

By the last episode we were drained.

That was it for me, and I decided that it was too much for her. Only annoying Ruby and Max or Classical Baby from now on. But my daughter would not forget Pingu. "Pee-oo?" she would query daily several times. She remembered!! Reluctantly I tried it again with similar results and vowed to keep it under wraps, but she calls for it when Ruby and Max come out. Eventually I caved in again.

After several viewings, our daughter knows what is coming. She is still upset by the same episodes, but is more toned down in her expression of upset. She also talks about the incidents as they occur looking for our reassurance which we continue to give. Babies understand a lot more than we give them credit for and so we encourage her "look! the seal's flipper is better! see! he's happy! they're friends" etc. etc. ad nauseum.

In summary, we love Pingu and if this dvd had only come with an episode selection we could have safely shown the fish tennis match, Pinga at nursery, and...oh! wait! Pingu does cry when the fish gets stuck on his head!...and there is a tense scene when Pinga trips on the way to her desk...

Hilarious little penguin.......2007-02-27

I am a huge fan of all things penguin and ordered this DVD during the 4for3 sale. I'd never heard of it or seen it, but when I watched it for the first time, I cracked up. The claymation's a bit rough, but it's hilarious and I can't wait to share it with my nieces!

Great DVD for toddlers.......2007-01-18

DVD quality: DVD has 6 episodes of Pingu, each of 5 minutes. HIT entertainment could have added a few more episodes or supplementary material to this DVD. DVD has no menu. So, you've got to start at chapter 1 and play through/skip chapters to get a specific episode. However, these minor flaws are compensated by the thoroughly enjoyable storylines.

Content quality: Great for kids, esp. toddlers and pre-schoolers will love it. The penguins speak in their own, non-verbal language called Penguinese. Pingu conveys an array of emotions - he plays with his friends, takes care of his sister, cares for elderly people, helps his parents while having fun and playing harmless pranks. Sometimes he gets bit naughty too but at the end he realizes his mistakes and feels sorry.
Overall, a great treat for all ages.

slapschtick.......2007-01-05

My son and I love this movie, and all the Pingu movies. The claymation is flawless and the comedy is laugh out loud riotous. Much like the three stooges, only it's a penguin. There's once scene where a sel keeps spitting water in his eye. Too funny. It's not violent, just cartoony, so if you don't like Tom and Jerry, you won't like this, but we love both!

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