Pingu: Season 3
Series 3 of the stop-motion animated television series Pingu consists of a list of episodes with synopses that ran from June 15, 1995, to September 5, 1996. The stop-motion animated television series follows the title character Pingu, a playful penguin who lives with his family in Antarctica. Throughout the series, Pingu is known for often finding himself caught up in mischievous high jinks. The broader program is se
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The program is set in Antarctica and focuses around penguin families living and working in igloos.
- The main character is Pingu, a playful penguin who lives with his family.
- Pingu frequently goes on adventures with his little sister, Pinga.
- Pingu often gets into mischievous high jinks and adventures with his best friend, Robby, and his love interest, Pingi.
Season overview
Series 3 of the stop-motion animated television series Pingu consists of a list of episodes with synopses that ran from June 15, 1995, to September 5, 1996. The stop-motion animated television series follows the title character Pingu, a playful penguin who lives with his family in Antarctica. Throughout the series, Pingu is known for often finding himself caught up in mischievous high jinks. The broader program is set in Antarctica and focuses around penguin families living and working in igloos, with the main character belonging to one such family. Pingu frequently goes on adventures with his little sister, Pinga, and often gets into mischief with his best friend, Robby, as well as his love interest, Pingi.
Episode Guide
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Pingu the Cross Country Skier
Jun 17, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu comes out of his igloo and sees Pingo, on his skis, nearby. Pingu gets his own skis, goes to meet Pingo, and they agree to have a cross-country skiing race. As they are very
Pingu's Museum Visit
Jun 22, 1995 · 5 min
Robby goes to Pingu’s home to ask him to come out and play, which Pingu thinks is a good idea. They go off with the sledge and slide down a slope. At the bottom they narrowly miss
Pingu's Grandfather Comes to Visit
Jun 29, 1995 · 5 min
Father is cooking dinner, and Pingu and Pinga are laying the table – except that Pingu is juggling the beakers and Pinga is enjoying watching the act! Father then comes out of the
Pingu's Big Trip
Jul 6, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu is on his way home with his sledge when he sees a poster showing a tropical paradise. He is excited, and when he gets home goes into the shed. A lot of sawing and banging is
Pingu Pretends to be Ill
Jul 13, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu wakes, gets up sleepily, goes to the toilet, and is about to go back to bed when he notices that Pinga is already up, and realises he should be too. He decides that he’ll go
Pingu the Painter
Jul 20, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu has a pad of paper, and goes over to the shed to look around. In an old wooden container he finds a box of paints, brushes, etc. which is just what he’s looking for. He loads
Pingu's Prank
Jul 27, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu’s neighbour comes out of the igloo, puts out a piece of washing to dry and goes back inside. Pingu happens to walk past, and as he does so the washing falls off the line. Thi
Pingu and the Birds' Mother
Aug 3, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu pushes a box containing some fish out of the igloo, and lays the fish out in a line on the bench. He walks off, but then sees a seagull fly overhead carrying a fish. It appea
Pingu Argues with his Mother
Aug 13, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu is outside the igloo splitting wood for the fire. Pingo comes by, carrying a ball, and asks Pingu if he’d like to come and play. Pingu goes in to ask Mother, who is ironing,
Pingu And The Message In A Bottle
Aug 17, 1995 · 5 min
Pingo is fishing, and Pingu meets up with him by the water. Pingu spots a bottle bobbing up and down in the water, and throws snowballs into the water to float the bottle to the sh
Pingu Has An Idea
Aug 24, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu and Pinga are in the igloo, trying to decide what record to play. Pingu chooses a record and puts it on the record player, but before he can set it playing Pinga points out t
Pingu and the Broken Vase
Aug 31, 1995 · 5 min
Mother goes out, leaving Pingu and Pinga alone at home. They make themselves a makeshift house indoors, using the chairs as walls with a blanket on top as the roof. They take some
Pingu and the Paper Aeroplane
Sep 7, 1995 · 5 min
Pingu and Pingi are on their way to school on Pingu’s sledge, when they hit a bump and fall off. Pingo comes past on his scooter, has a good laugh at their predicament and continue
Pingu Seeks Revenge
Jun 13, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu has been out with Pingi, and kisses her goodbye. Pingg spots them and, while Pingu is waving to Pingi as she walks away, throws a snowball at Pingu which hits him on the back
Pingu and the Mix Up
Jun 20, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu is looking after a neighbour’s egg, which is on a padded sledge outside the neighbour’s igloo, while she and Mother go out. It doesn’t take long before he starts to get restl
Pingu and the Toy
Jun 27, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu meets Pingo, who is playing with his new clockwork car. Pingo winds up the car and sets it going. The car runs into a block and Pingu goes to rescue it, but Pingo won’t let h
Pingu Plays Superman
Jul 4, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu is out walking when he comes across Pingo, who is brandishing a sword and making mock attacks. Pingo explains that he is acting like the character he’s found in a comic book,
Pingu has a Fishing Competition
Jul 11, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu, Pingo and Pongi decide to have a fishing competition. When they arrive where they’re gong to fish they first have to cut holes in the ice. Pingu and Pingo do theirs quickly
Pingu Hides a Letter
Jul 18, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu comes in from playing with his ball and sees a letter on the table. The letter is sealed, and has nothing written on the envelope. He wonders what it might be about but leave
Pingu is Not Allowed to Join in the Games
Jul 25, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu is on a walk when he comes across Pingo and Robby playing badminton. He wants to join in, but they won’t let him. He mopes off to a nearby block of ice, where he finds a bask
Pingu Draws a Winner
Aug 1, 1996 · 5 min
On his way home from school Pingu passes a lottery ticket seller, and watches a man as he has a go. The man doesn’t win, and goes off angrily. Pingu is about to leave when the tick
Pingu and the Ghost
Aug 8, 1996 · 5 min
Mother is ironing, but is distracted when a pot on the stove comes to the boil. Pingu sneaks out of the bedroom, takes a newly ironed sheet and returns to the bedroom without being
Pingu and the Postcard
Aug 15, 1996 · 5 min
A postcard is delivered which Pinga picks up. On it is a picture of a Hawaii beach fringed with palms. On the beach is a dancer who is wearing a garland made with pretty flowers, a
Pingu Makes a Discovery
Aug 22, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu and Robby are sledging when they come across what appears to be the tail of a large fish sticking out of the ice, and anticipate a good meal. Pingu tries to pull it out of th
Pingu Steals
Aug 29, 1996 · 5 min
Mother sends Pingu to the bakers to get some bread. He is just leaving when he sees the jam biscuits. He notices that the baker’s wife is distracted talking to another penguin and
Pingu and the Lost Ball
Sep 5, 1996 · 5 min
Pingu is building a tower with wooden blocks when Pinga comes along and picks up her ball, which is nearby. Pingu’s tower falls down and Pinga laughs. In revenge, Pingu takes Pinga