Pingu (series 1) - Hello Pingu

Hello Pingu

Pingu and his parents are having a yummy lunch. But Pingu is eating disgustingly; smashing his fork so he can scoop up potatoes (possibly eggs or nuts) and swallow them whole in his mouth like a grape, blowing bubbles in his drink, eating fish disgustingly, and refusing to eat his greens, but did eat some and then spit it in the toilet. After this comical lunch, Pingu goes out to play with his red ball, but two of Pingu's "friends", Pingo and Pingg, come to take it away from him (this is contrary to later episodes; they've become nicer to him). After a fight in which Pingg knocks Pingu's head and his ball is burst (Pingu fell on it when he was tripped over by the two bullies.) He gets his ball back and sadly returns home (after being chased by snowballs thrown at him by the two friends, although only two of them hit Pingu.) His parents put a patch on his head and his ball. Then suddenly, they rock him to sleep in a hammock that was almost about comfy for Pingu.

• Features mainly Pingu, Pingo, and Pingg. Mother and Father have minor roles.
• Aired on May 28, 1986
• The first Pingu episode. Introduces Pingu, his parents, two "friends" named Pingo and Pingg. The overall gist and premise of the series.
• In this episode, when Pingo spots the ball, he says 'Soccer' in penguinese.
• This is the first Pingu episode to cause controversy, being the first one to be removed from TV, due to an violence in the UK. Somewhat ironically, they still air Little Accidents in the UK.