Peep and the Big Wide World - wikipedia Peep and the Big Wide World Peep and the Big Wide World Also known as Peep Created by Kaj Pindal Directed by Rick Marshall Voices of Scott Beaudin Jamie Watson Amanda Soha Narrated by Joan Cusack Country of origin Canada United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 5 No. of episodes 60 ( List of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Kate Taylor Producer ( s ) Marisa Wolsky Running time 22 -- 25 minutes Production company ( s ) WGBH Boston 9 Story Entertainment TVOntario Discovery Kids Distributor Alliance Atlantis American Public Television ( U.S. ) Release Original network TVOKids ( 2003 -- 2017 ) ( Canada ) Knowledge Kids ( 2017 - Present ) ( Canada ) TLC ( 2004 -- 2008 ) ( U.S. ) Discovery Kids ( 2004 -- 2010 ) ( U.S. ) PBS Kids ( 2004 -- present ) ( U.S. ) Tiny Pop ( 2012 -- 2014 ) ( U.K. ) Picture format 4 : 3 480i ( SDTV ) Audio format Dolby Surround Original release April 12, 2004 ( 2004 - 04 - 12 ) -- October 14, 2011 ( 2011 - 10 - 14 ) External links Website Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated children 's television series created by Canadian Animator Kaj Pindal and based on the 1988 short film Peep and the Big Wide World produced by the National Film Board of Canada, which itself is based on the 1962 short film The Peep Show, also produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The series premiered on April 12, 2004, on Discovery Kids and on TLC as part of their Ready Set Learn children 's block, and on the same day on TVOKids and PBS Kids. It was produced by WGBH Boston and 9 Story Entertainment, in association with TVOntario and Discovery Kids and is distributed by Alliance Atlantis. Carriage on the Discovery children 's networks ended on October 10, 2010 with the discontinuation of Ready Set Learn and the replacement of Discovery Kids with The Hub. It continues to be offered to public television stations via independent public television distributor American Public Television to the present day. Throughout its run, it has been underwritten by the National Science Foundation, with Northrop Grumman underwriting season four in 2009. When aired on public television stations, it is followed by a 7 - minute Pocoyo short. Contents 1 Overview 2 Episodes 3 Characters 3.1 Main 3.2 Minor 4 Music composition 5 References 6 External links Overview Viewers follow Peep, Chirp, and Quack as they investigate and explore the world around them. Following the 9 - minute animated segment, there is a 2 - minute live - action segment with children exploring and demonstrating the same topic presented in the animated segment. Animation consists of bright colors and simple shapes. Episodes Main article : List of Peep and the Big Wide World episodes Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 26 April 12, 2004 ( 2004 - 04 - 12 ) May 17, 2004 ( 2004 - 05 - 17 ) 13 May 2, 2005 ( 2005 - 05 - 02 ) May 18, 2005 ( 2005 - 05 - 18 ) 10 April 16, 2007 ( 2007 - 04 - 16 ) September 14, 2007 ( 2007 - 09 - 14 ) 6 January 31, 2010 ( 2010 - 01 - 31 ) July 17, 2010 ( 2010 - 07 - 17 ) 5 5 October 10, 2011 ( 2011 - 10 - 10 ) October 14, 2011 ( 2011 - 10 - 14 ) Characters Main Peep ( Voiced by Scott Beaudin ) : A male, yellow chicken who is very curious. The show 's title is derived from his name. Peep is female in the original short film. Chirp ( Voiced by Amanda Soha ) : A female, red robin who is also curious, and attempts frequently to fly, with unsatisfying results. She is Peep 's friend. Chirp is male in the original short film. Quack ( Voiced by Jamie Watson ) : A male, blue duck who wears a white sailor 's hat. He frequently boasts about himself and ducks as a whole, and unwittingly makes many discoveries. Quack is purple in the original short film and is now referred to as blue, but is still quite purple. The Narrator ( Voiced by Joan Cusack ) : The Narrator tells the episode 's story, although the characters rarely have any interaction with her. In the episodes `` Dry Duck Part 1 '' the birds did have a short interaction with her and in `` Quack Quiets the Universe '' she and Quack interact as well. Minor Ant ( Voiced by Robert Tinkler ) : A busy male ant who appears in some episodes. Beaver Boy ( Voiced by Tessa Marshall ) : A young naïve male beaver lives in an adjoining pond to Quack 's. He appears in several episodes. Beaver Mom : Beaver Boy 's workaholic mother. Beaver Dad ( Voiced by Phillip Williams ) : Beaver Boy 's businesslike father. Dragonfly ( Voiced by Catherine Disher ) : A quiet dragonfly. Fish : Cohabitants of Quack 's pond. Hoot ( Voiced by Corinne Conley ) : A menacing, but kind purple female owl who lives in the Deep Dark Woods. Nellie ( Voiced by Marium Carvell ) : A red female dog who acts as a seemingly maternal figure for the birds. Newton ( Voiced by Colin Fox ) : An old, male, dark - green turtle who lives under an apple tree. Quack # 2 ( Voiced by Megan Mullally ) : An annoying pink female duck who has her own pond, built by Quack, Peep, Chirp, Beaver Boy and his parents. Rabbit ( Voiced by Jayne Eastwood ) : An excitable and somewhat distracted rabbit. Robin ( Voiced by Holly Hunter ) : An adult robin. Skunk ( Voiced by Adrian Truss ) : A rather deadpan skunk who lives near Quack 's pond. Bat ( Voiced by Ron Rubin ) : A shy bat. Squeak ( Voiced by Kathleen Laskey ) : An anxious pink, female mouse who lives under a brick and always worries about what could go wrong. Tom ( voiced by Matthew Knight ) : A sly, male blue - and - black kitten who often tries to eat Peep, Chirp, and Quack. He is the sole antagonist. Music composition Music for Peep and the Big Wide World is composed by Terry Tompkins and Steve D'Angelo, from Eggplant. The opening theme is performed by Taj Mahal. References Jump up ^ `` Peep and the Big Wide World ''. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2014. Jump up ^ Lerner, Loren Ruth ( 1997 ). Canadian Film and Video : A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature, Volume 1. University of Toronto Press. p. 218. ISBN 0802029884. Jump up ^ `` The Peep Show ''. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2015. Jump up ^ Opening video, with lyrics and credits on official page External links Official website Peep and the Big Wide World ( Current series ) on IMDb Peep and the Big Wide World ( 1988 ) on IMDb Kaj Pindal on IMDb WGBH 9 Story Entertainment National Science Foundation grant information Watch the original Peep and the Big Wide World at NFB.ca Read Goodman Research Group 's executive summary of the Peep website evaluation Watch some of the harder to find episodes of Peep and the Big Wide World on Emmaton Entertainment ®. 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Question: who narrates peep and the big wide world
Answer: Joan Cusack