Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series that follows the adventures of Peppa, a young anthropomorphic British accent pig, and her family and friends. It was created, directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies. It originally aired on 31 May 2004 in the United Kingdom on Milkshake!. Peppa Pig is distributed by Contender Entertainment Group. To date, nine seasons have been aired. It is shown in 180 countries.

Background
In every episode of Peppa Pig, the family of Peppa Pig does various activities. Mostly, the episodes are about Peppa Pig playing with her other animal friends.

Broadcast
In the United Kingdom, the first series of 52 ten-minute episodes began on Channel 5 on 31 May 2004. The second series of 52 episodes began on Channel 5 on 4 September 2006, with Cecily Bloom replacing Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa, among other cast changes. The third series started telecasting on Channel 5's preschool-targeted block Milkshake! on 4 May 2009 with Harley Bird replacing Cecily Bloom and Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa.

In the United States, the series first aired as part of Cartoon Network's Tickle-U preschool programming block from 22 August 2005 to 2008. For these airings, the show was redubbed with American actors. However, there were no other official releases of this dub, and every US airing since 2006 uses the original British soundtrack. In 2007, Peppa Pig moved to the Noggin channel in the US. It was aired as part of Noggin Presents, a series of interstitial shorts aired between full shows. Since February 2011, the series has aired as a half-hour show on the Nick Jr. US channel and on a separate Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon as of November 2013. For each episode, three segments are put together (though for the special containing "Golden Boots" and the episode containing "Around the World," only three segments are used) to make the run time 30 minutes. As of spring 2025, there were 11 series (and 1 standalone special) of Peppa Pig in the US.

Peppa Pig is flash animated using CelAction2D.

List of characters
Pig family
Peppa Pig is the daughter of Daddy Pig and Mummy Pig. She is also the older sister of George and Evie Pig. She likes to jump in muddy puddles, play with her teddy bear, Teddy, going to playgroup, playing Happy Mrs. Chicken, and dressing up.
George Pig is the little brother of Peppa. He is also the children of Mummy and Daddy Pig. He likes to play with Peppa. He also likes to play with his toy dinosaur.
Mummy Pig is the mother of Peppa and George, and the new baby Evie Pig. Mummy Pig is also the wife of Daddy Pig. In February 2025, she said that she is pregnant and will have a baby pig. In May 2025, the gender of the baby was said to be a girl. In May 2025, the new baby was born. The name of the new baby is Evie.
Daddy Pig is the father of Peppa, George, and Evie Pig. He is also the husband of Mummy Pig. He does not like heights.

Other members of the Pig family
Grandpa Pig is the father of Mummy Pig. He is also the grandfather of Peppa and George. He has a garden in his backyard.
Granny Pig is the mother of Mummy Pig. She is also the grandmother of Peppa and George. 
Uncle Pig is the brother of Daddy Pig. He is also the uncle of Peppa and George. He is also the father of Chloe Pig and Baby Alexander. He is also Auntie Pig's husband.
Auntie Pig is the mother of Baby Alexander and Chloe Pig. She is also the wife of Uncle Pig. She is also the aunt of Peppa and George.
Chloe Pig is the daughter of Auntie Pig and Uncle Pig. She is also the cousin of Peppa and George. She is also the older sister of Baby Alexander. She is also the niece of Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig.
Baby Alexander is the son of Auntie Pig and Uncle Pig. He is also the brother of Chloe Pig. He is also the cousin of Peppa and George. He is also the nephew of Mummy and Daddy Pig. He cries very loudly.

Rabbit family
Rebecca Rabbit is Peppa's friend. Her hobby is making a special noise.
Richard Rabbit
Miss Rabbit
Mrs. Rabbit
Mr. Rabbit
Grampy Rabbit
Rosie & Robbie Rabbit 

Sheep family
Suzy Sheep is Peppa's best friend. Her hobby is dancing.
Mummy Sheep
Charlotte Sheep 
Grandpa Sheep is Mummy Sheep's father and Suzy Sheep's grandfather.

Cat family
Candy Cat is one of Peppa's friends. Her hobby is skipping.
Mrs. Cat
Mr. Cat

Dog family
Danny Dog is Peppa's friend. His hobby is banging a drum.
Mrs. Dog
Granddad Dog
Captain Dog
Granny Dog

Pony family
Pedro Pony is Peppa's friend. His hobby is performing magic tricks.
Mrs. Pony
Dr. Pony
Paul Pony (scrapped charecter)

Zebra family
Zoe Zebra is a zebra. Her hobby is singing.
Mrs. Zebra
Postman Mr. Zebra
Zuzu & Zaza Zebra

Elephant family

Emily Elephant is Peppa's friend. Her hobby is playing the recorder.
Edmond Elephant
Dr. Elephant
Mrs. Elephant

Fox family
Freddy Fox is Peppa's friend.
Mr. Fox
Mrs. Fox

Kangaroo family
Kylie Kangaroo is Peppa's friend.
Joey Kangaroo
Mrs. Kangaroo
Mr. Kangaroo

Wolf family
Wendy Wolf is Peppa's friend.
Mr. Wolf
Mrs. Wolf
Granny Wolf

Goat family
Gabriella Goat is Peppa's friend.
Signor Goat
Uncle Goat
Auntie Goat

Giraffe family
Gerald Giraffe is Peppa's new friend.
Mr. Giraffe
Mrs. Giraffe

Mole family
Molly Mole is Peppa's friend.
Mrs. Mole
Mr. Mole

Merchandise
Peppa Pig, the Entertainment One (eOne) brand, grossed over £200 million in UK merchandise sales in 2010, doubling the 2009 figure of £100 million. According to NPD figures for 2010, Peppa Pig had become the number one preschool property in the total toy market, moving up four places from its 2009 position.  Peppa Pig was stated to have over 1,000 licensees worldwide, and 80 in the US, up from 63 licensees in 2010.

Episode DVDs and various licensed Peppa Pig products are sold, including video games and other toys such as playsets, playing cards, vehicles, and stuffed toys. The range was expanded to include household items such as bathroom products, stationery, bed-linen, food, drink, clothing, and jewellery. A music album titled My First Album was released in July 2019.

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Category:British children's animated fantasy television series
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