Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series aimed at two to five year olds, though many other ages from five to fifty year olds also enjoy the childrens show. It was created, directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies. It originally aired on 31 May 2004. Peppa Pig is distributed by E1 Kids. To date, six seasons have been aired. It is shown in 180 countries.
Background
In every Peppa Pig episode, the family of Peppa Pig does a variety of different activities. Mostly, the episodes are about Peppa Pig playing with her other animal friends.
Production and airing
In the United Kingdom, the first series of 52 five-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 2007. 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 2008 uses the original British soundtrack. In 2008, Peppa Pig moved to the Noggin channel in the US. It was aired as part of Noggin Presents, a series of interstitial shorts aired in between full shows. Since February 2011, the series airs as a half-hour show on the Nick Jr. US channel, and on the separate Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon as of November 2013. For each episode, 5 segments are put together (though for the special containing "Golden Boots" and the episode containing "Around the World", only 3 segments are used) to make the run time 25 minutes. As of June 2021, there were 9 seasons (and 1 standalone special) of Peppa Pig in the US.
List of characters
Pig Family
Peppa Pig - A cheeky little pig. Her hobbies include jumping in muddy puddles, playing with Teddy, going to playgroup, playing Happy Mrs. Chicken, and playing dress up.
George Pig
Dinosaur- George Pig's toy dinosaur
Mummy Pig
Daddy Pig
Grandpa Pig
Granny Pig
Uncle Pig
Auntie Pig
Cousin Chloe
Cousin Alexander
Rabbit Family
Rebecca Rabbit - 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 - Peppa's best friend. Her hobby is dancing.
Mummy Sheep
Charlotte Sheep
Cat Family
Candy Cat - One of Peppa's friends. Her hobby is skipping.
Mrs. Cat
Mr. Cat
Dog Family
Danny Dog - Peppa's friend. His hobby is banging a drum.
Mrs. Dog
Granddad Dog
Captain Dog
Granny Dog
Pony Family
Pedro Pony - Peppa's friend. His hobby is performing magic tricks.
Mrs. Pony
Dr. Pony
Zebra Family
Zoe Zebra - A zebra. Her hobby is singing.
Mrs. Zebra
Postman Mr. Zebra
Zuzu & Zaza Zebra
Elephant Family
Emily Elephant - Peppa's friend. Her hobby is playing the recorder.
Edmond Elephant
Dr. Elephant
Mrs. Elephant
Fox Family
Freddy Fox - Peppa's friend.
Mr. Fox
Mrs. Fox
Kangaroo Family
Kylie Kangaroo - Peppa's friend.
Joey Kangaroo
Mrs. Kangaroo
Mr. Kangaroo
Wolf Family
Wendy Wolf - Peppa's friend.
Mr. Wolf
Mrs. Wolf
Granny Wolf
Goat Family
Gabriella Goat - Peppa's friend.
Signor Goat
Uncle Goat
Auntie Goat
Giraffe Family
Gerald Giraffe - Peppa's new friend.
Mr. Giraffe
Mrs. Giraffe
Mole Family
Molly Mole - Peppa's friend.
Mrs. Mole
Mr. Mole
Merchandise
Peppa Pig, the Entertainment One (eOne) brand, grossed over PS200 million in UK merchandise sales in 2010, doubling the 2009 figure of PS100 million. According to NPD figures for 2010, Peppa Pig had become the number one pre-school 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 a variety of licensed Peppa Pig products including video games and other toys such as playsets, playing cards, vehicles, and stuffed toys are sold. 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.
References
2004 British television series debuts
2000s British animated television series
British children's television series
Animated television series
Animated television series about children
English-language television programs
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