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Pingu Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
27 Episodes 1986 - 1990
Episode 0
Pingu: Eine Geschichte Für Kinder Im Vorschulalter
7 mins
A more polished short featuring Pingu and his family from the pilot. Some of the scenes in this pilot were later reanimated for the episodes "Pingu wird vorgestellt (1986)" and "Pingu hilft brüten (1986)".
Episode 1
Pingu wird vorgestellt
Fri, Sep 14, 19905 mins
Pingu and his parents are eating their lunch one day, but Pingu doesn't want to eat his seaweed. After a comical lunch, Pingu goes outside to play with his red rubber ball but it is stolen by two mischievous penguins named Pingo and Pingg.
Episode 2
Pingu verteilt Post
5 mins
Father takes Pingu to the post office and along the way, they deliver parcels and envelopes to everyone in the South Pole.
Episode 3
Pingu hilft brüten
5 mins
Pingu's family has an egg and Pingu is in charge of incubating it. Soon, he becomes bored and decides to listen to music, causing the egg to wreak havoc in the igloo.
Episode 4
Pingas Geburt
5 mins
The egg, which has been lovingly incubated by all the members of the family, now starts to crack. Pinga is about to be born. There are a few nervous moments before the new addition to the penguin family gets to see the light and PINGU feels that he is being a bit left out, because they wanted it to be a surprise.
Episode 5
Pingu geht fischen
5 mins
PINGU sets off to go fishing at his two ice holes. He is soon doing well and, as he catches them, puts the freshly caught fish in a pile behind him. But, when he turns round his fish are gone! Robby the seal ensures that PINGU catches the same fish every time and eats the bait while he is at it. PINGU can not work it out but once he lures Robby out of the water he meets the trickster and is able to see the funny side of the situation. A firm friendship is formed.
Episode 6
Pingu ist eifersüchtig
Mon, Jul 16, 20015 mins
Pingu is upset when Mother pays attention to his baby sister, Pinga. He tries everything to get Mother's attention, but unfortunately, he does not succeed. Mother soon makes up with a tearful Pingu.
Episode 7
Pingu und die Schneeballschlacht
5 mins
Pingu has a playdate with Robby. They play games around abandoned igloos and have a snowball fight.
Episode 8
Pingus Lawinenunglück
Tue, Dec 14, 20045 mins
PINGU and his friend are enjoying themselves tobogganing. Their runs become wilder and faster, and the two fail to notice that snow is sliding off a snowdrift as they pass. Luckily, when the snow falls on PINGU Robby goes to get help and a disaster is averted.
Episode 9
Pingu spielt Fischtennis
5 mins
Pingu and Robby find themselves with an enormous fish but are not at all hungry. They start to play with it and discover fish tennis. After a game and the retrieval of the fish, when it gets stuck on the line, they have worked up an appetite again and can enjoy eating the fish.
Episode 10
Pingus Fassdaubenrennen
5 mins
PINGU is admiring a penguin friend's fantastic new skis. He is even allowed to stand on the back of them and ski along with him. However as they go he spots a broken barrel and has an idea. He soon has a pair of home-made skis and they set off again. But when they start showing off it all ends up in a heap of broken skis both old and new.
Episode 11
Pingu beim Schlittenrennen
5 mins
PINGU and two friends meet for a toboggan race. They all race down the mountain but PINGU's toboggan doesn't seem to be working properly and he just can't keep up. PINGU knows just what to do and makes a few adjustments. However, his new speedy descent lands him up inside a snowman, and he has to melt back out of it.
Episode 12
Pinga geht verloren
5 mins
PINGU has arranged to meet his friend. His mother asks him to take care of his little sister Pinga. Whilst he and his friend play together, PINGU tells Pinga to stay where she is. When they discover Pinga is missing PINGU and his friend look everywhere for her until they have to admit to Mother what has happened, only to find that Pinga has made her own way home.
Episode 13
Pingu spielt Eishockey
5 mins
PINGU and his friends agree to a hockey match with Snow Dog Hugo and his team. However when the game becomes increasingly ferocious, PINGU and his friends get fed up with the competitive atmosphere. Instead everyone ends up showing what they can do in a peaceful skating exhibition.
Episode 14
Pingu läuft weg
5 mins
PINGU is in a terrible mood and is behaving accordingly. It is the last straw when he tips up his chair taking the tablecloth with him as he falls. PINGU is sent outside while his parents clear up the chaos. As he wanders in the growing dark PINGU begins to see faces in the all the snowdrifts and is very relieved when his father comes out to find him and takes him home.
Episode 15
Pingu baut ein Iglu
Tue, Sep 4, 20015 mins
PINGU and his friend decide to build an igloo. They search for a place to build the new igloo but cannot agree on the spot. They end up fighting over the ice blocks and decide to build their own igloos. However they soon realise that the only way to succeed is by working together.
Episode 16
Pingu will nichts ins Bett
5 mins
The two penguin children try everything in order not to have to go to bed. First they need to go to the loo again, then they're thirsty, then they have to have the light on, and then the door has to be left just a little bit ajar. Their mother is worn out, and falls asleep on the chair and when they see this the children realise what they have done help their mother to bed.
Episode 17
Pingu nimmt Musikunterricht
5 mins
PINGU pulls an accordion out of the toy chest and is 'playing' away enthusiastically but the noise is so awful that his parents send him outside. When PINGU gets the same reaction from the other penguins he decides to go to see his grandfather who is an accomplished musician. PINGU learns quickly and astounds his family when he gets home.
Episode 18
Pingu geht aufs Klo
Thu, Nov 1, 20075 mins
PINGU has to rush to the loo because he has drunk too much. When he gets home however, his father is in the bathroom, and then when he does get in the toilet, it's simply too high. PINGU has to clean up the mess he has made but then, with his father's help he manages to overcome the problem with stairs round the loo.
Episode 19
Pingu geht zur Schule
5 mins
PINGU meets Robby on the way to school and Robby slips into the school ice-hole. During their lesson the class all have to dive into the ice-hole in order to find out what types of fish live beneath the ice. But PINGU 'knows' that not only fish live in the ocean and Robby catches all sorts of creatures for them to learn about.
Episode 20
Pingu in der Eishöhle
5 mins
During a game of catch with a friend PINGU's ball rolls out of sight. Whilst trying to retrieve it the two friends get trapped in an ice tunnel. Although at first despairing with a little ingenuity on PINGU's part they manage to get out and back home.
Episode 21
Pingus Traum
5 mins
When Mother reads him a bedtime story, Pingu falls asleep and dreams about the igloo floating away like a spaceship and his bed galloping like a horse. Pingu finds this fun, but his dream becomes bad when a giant walrus torments him.
Episode 22
Pingus Großvater ist krank
5 mins
Grandfather is sick! PINGU and Pinga set off with their mother right away. While mother is looking after grandfather, brother and sister play together, but their noise and nuisance soon means their mother sends them home. There, they paint their faces to look as if they too are ill and Mother comes rushing back only to discover their trick.
Episode 23
Pingu und Pinga allein zu Haus
Fri, Oct 18, 20025 mins
Father and mother would like to go and see a concert for a change. Their little âEURangelsâEUR(TM) promise to be good but once Mother and Father are out of the way the story is very different. Soon the igloo looks as though a bomb has hit it. Although the two try their best to clear up the mess they cannot quite manage it and their behaviour is discovered.
Episode 24
Pingu und die Erwachsenen
5 mins
PINGU and his friends are playing ball. They are so excited that they do not notice how loud they are. The neighbours are annoyed at the noise the youngsters are making and keep chasing them away, but they refuse to let themselves be driven off so easily.
Episode 25
Pingu und der Leierkastenmann
5 mins
PINGU feels sorry for the poor organ grinder. He puts some money in his hat and wants the adult penguins to do the same but they all look the other way. PINGU takes the poor man to his run-down igloo. Then he takes the barrel-organ and plays outside the baker's, the fishmongers', the tailor's and in front of the drinks store. In turn each shopkeeper donates some goods. On his return PINGU is laden with food for the organ grinder and, while he eats, even patches up his igloo.
Episode 26
Pingu spielt Zirkus
5 mins
Pingu, Pinga and Robby play at putting on a circus. Their performances meet with a huge applause, even though not all of them go to plan, in fact, the more they go wrong, the funnier they seem to be.