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Pingu: Season 1

26 episodes Premiered May 28, 1986 Updated Jul 30, 2026

Pingu is a stop-motion animated television series created by Otmar Gutmann. The series is set in Antarctica, where the main character, a penguin, lives with his family. The series primarily features the penguin's mischievous interactions and experiences. Pingu was produced from 1986 to 2000 for Swiss television. The series is classified as a children's comedy television show. It features animation and is aimed at a y

Season overview

Pingu is a stop-motion animated television series created by Otmar Gutmann. The series is set in Antarctica, where the main character, a penguin, lives with his family. The series primarily features the penguin's mischievous interactions and experiences. Pingu was produced from 1986 to 2000 for Swiss television. The series is classified as a children's comedy television show. It features animation and is aimed at a young audience. The series is part of the Pingu franchise, which includes a film titled Pingu (1986).

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Episodes

S1·E1

Pingu is Introduced

May 28, 1986 · 5 min

The episode begins as the family is enjoying their lunch. Pingu tries to scoop up his potatoes but is having great difficulty, so he smashes his fork which makes it easier to swall

S1·E2

Pingu Helps to Deliver the Mail

Jun 4, 1986 · 5 min

Pingu is helping his dad deliver the mail. His dad lets him wear his postman's hat, and they go to the post office to pick up the mail and then deliver it to the town's various ecc

S1·E3

Pingu Helps With Incubating

Jun 11, 1986 · 5 min

Pingu’s family has an egg, and while his parents do the laundry, Pingu has to sit on it. At first he is proud and happy to help, but he quickly gets bored, and gets up and starts l

S1·E4

Pinga Is Born / Pingu's Sister is Born

Jun 18, 1986 · 5 min

Pingu is reading a book that he thinks is interesting while Mother and Father are watching that egg from the preceding episode Its apparently about to hatch and Mother tells Father

S1·E5

Pingu Goes Fishing

Jun 25, 1986 · 5 min

Pingu is going fishing; he climbs down a series of cliffs into a craggy, secluded area and finds an ice-fishing hole. He catches a fish, but he is unaware that Robby the seal, behi

S1·E6

Pingu Is Jealous

Jul 2, 1987 · 5 min

Pingu, Pinga and mum are spending the day inside. Pingu is building towers with blocks, but to his dismay they keep falling down. Despite mother's efforts, Pinga does not want to g

S1·E7

Pingu and the Snowball fight

Oct 15, 1987 · 5 min

Robby the seal jokingly attacks Pingu with snowballs. Pingu is enticed immediately to join an acrobatic game in which a large pink fish is the object of their japery. Pingu, in a b

S1·E8

Pingu and the Avalanche Incident / Barrel of Fun

Oct 29, 1988 · 5 min

Robby plays around some barrels near some ruins, when he sees a barrel that is half covered with planks, like a sledge. Pingu comes around and he and Robby play with the sledge-bar

S1·E9

Pingu Plays Fish Tennis

Oct 29, 1988 · 5 min

It is time for Pingu and Pinga to go to bed but they have other ideas. First they play with their blocks and fakely fight over them, and then mum tells Pingu to brush his teeth and

S1·E10

Pingu on Makeshift Skis

Dec 16, 1988 · 5 min

Pingu jumps outside and flies around like a plane, when he sees the carrot for the snowman's nose has dropped off. He puts it back on and finds it looking like a Rhino's horn when

S1·E11

Pingu's Tobogganing

Dec 16, 1989 · 5 min

Pingu and his friends Pingo and Pingg are going tobogganing up in some high mountains. After a long climb, they reach the top, and sled their way down. Pingu's friends go down at g

S1·E12

Pinga Is Left Out

Dec 17, 1989 · 5 min

Pingu brings Pinga along with him to play with Pingo. When they meet up, Pingu and Pingo start playing leap-frog and Pinga really wants to join in. But Pingu, however, forbids her

S1·E13

Pingu Plays Ice Hockey

Dec 18, 1989 · 5 min

Pingu, Robby and their new friend Pongi are dawdling around when they see a hockey team having a game. They decide to join in. At the first two tries they didn't get a goal, but th

S1·E14

Pingu Runs Away From Home

Jan 14, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu and his parents are enjoying a quiet dinner, but Pingu isn't happy due to him refusing to eat his disgusting dinner. Mother and Father decide to share their food. Father give

S1·E15

Pingu Builds an Igloo

Jan 21, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu is going on a camping trip of sorts with Pingo. When Pingu said goodbye to his parents, Father offers Pingu a hat. He does not want to wear it, but father insists. When he le

S1·E16

Pingu and Pinga Stay Up

Apr 7, 1990 · 5 min

It is time for Pingu and Pinga to go to bed but they have other ideas. First they play with their blocks and fakely fight over them, and then mum tells Pingu to brush his teeth and

S1·E17

Pingu Has Music Lessons

Apr 14, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu is playing with his blocks, and teaching Pinga what they are, while Mother and Father bake a cake (possibly something else). While Pingu plays with his blocks, Pinga plays he

S1·E18

Pingu's Lavatory Story

Apr 21, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu and his family are eating lunch. Pinga opens her mouth for Pingu to put a piece of fish in her mouth, but Pingu ends up eating it himself, much to Pinga's annoyance. Pingu th

S1·E19

Pingu At School

Apr 28, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu walks to school with his backpack, and on the way, calls for Robby. Robby slides down a slant on a snowy mountain. Pingu does the same sliding on his backpack, rather further

S1·E20

Pingu in the Ice Cave

May 5, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu and his parents are doing odd jobs when Pingo comes over and asks Pingu on a playdate. The two go off hysterically. They play with their ball and have fun at first, but get a

S1·E21

Pingu Dreams

May 12, 1990 · 5 min

It is time for Pingu's bedtime, and he falls asleep while Mother is reading him a story. As Pingu sleeps, the igloo jumps up and down before floating away. His bed then sprouts leg

S1·E22

Pingu's Grandfather Is Sick

May 26, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu is painting a painting while his mom is ironing clothes, but then the telephone rings and Pinga answers the phone, Pingu's mom rushes Pinga off the phone - it is Grandpa who'

S1·E23

Pingu's Parents Go to a Concert

Oct 6, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu’s parents are off to a concert for a change leaving Pingu and Pinga in charge of taking care of the house and promise to good, as Pingu and Pinga started to cry. As their par

S1·E24

Pingu and his Friends Play too Loudly

Oct 13, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu and Pingg are playing hopscotch, not knowing they are doing it in a parking space. When a parking neighbor comes here to park in and they get into a fight. Then suddenly, Pin

S1·E25

Pingu and the Organ Grinder

Oct 20, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu is spending time with a stranger who is busking by playing a barrel organ, which makes him feel upset because of how poor he is. He is more upset when arrogant penguins just

S1·E26

Pingu and Pinga Play Circus

Oct 27, 1990 · 5 min

Pingu, Pinga and Robby put up signs announcing a circus and lots of penguins start to go see the circus, and during the performance, Pingu plays the drum, Pinga plays the trumpet a