Pingu
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Pingu |
| Original title | Pingu |
| original language | English |
| length | 5 minutes |
| Episodes | 156 in 6 seasons |
| genre | Children's series |
| idea | Otmar Gutmann |
| First broadcast | May 28, 1986 on SRF |
| German-language first broadcast |
November 10, 1990 on ZDF |
Pingu is a Swiss Claymation - cartoon series for children. The focus is on the main characters of the series: the cheeky young penguin Pingu and his friend, the seal Robby. In many episodes, the rest of Pingu's family also play an important role. Pingu's father is a postman and toy maker. Often the little sister Pinga also plays along.
history
A total of 104 episodes were produced from 1986, directed by Otmar Gutmann . The author of the first 104 TV episodes is Silvio Mazzola. Each episode lasted five minutes. Outstanding episodes have been released on several DVDs.
Pingu became internationally known primarily for its language, which was spoken in Grammelot . The speaker was Carlo Bonomi. In 1994, Pingu was awarded the Prix Walo among other international awards.
In 2004, the production company Hit Entertainment bought the broadcast rights to the series for Great Britain, including the 104 original episodes. In addition, 52 more episodes were produced. These episodes were filmed with the new speakers Marcello Magni and David Sant, as Bonomi was considered too old. In addition, a new Pingu DVD was released in 2004.
In September 2017 it was announced that the well-known penguin will be allowed to experience adventures in an anime version on Japanese television from October 2017. Pingu in the City will have 52 episodes, each around seven minutes long.
Based on the animated film series, a Pingu radio play series, now well-known in Switzerland, has been produced in Swiss German since the early 1990s . There were also picture books and numerous Pingu merchandising products . The first 104 episodes were shown in over 130 countries. In Germany, the series was first broadcast on November 10, 1990 by ZDF. Repeats followed later on the channels ORF 1 , SRF 1 , SRF Zwei and KiKA .
Web links
- Pingu at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pingu in the City - New anime from Polygon Pictures . In: moviepilot.de . September 5, 2017 ( moviepilot.de [accessed September 14, 2017]).