Pingu (series 1) - Jealousy

Jealousy

Pingu, Pinga and mum are spending the day inside. Pingu is building towers with blocks, but to his dismay they keep falling down. Despite mother's efforts, Pinga does not want to go to bed - until mother rocks her to sleep. Pingu goes to his mum for help with his blocks, but she is too busy knitting clothing for Pinga. Pingu looks at Pinga, who notices that she is in bed. She starts to cry and is comforted and given attention by mother, who continues to apparently ignore Pingu. Pingu desperately tries to get attention by behaving like a baby, jumping up and down on Pinga's bed, kicking a chamberpot around it, putting the chamberpot on his head and banging it with a spoon, and pretending to be a ghost, but he gives up and hides in the toy box. Mother soon puts Pinga back in bed, which Pinga still doesn't want to do. Realising that Pingu feels neglected, mother apologizes and hugs him, and he goes to sleep with Pinga.

  • Features Pingu, Pinga, and Mother.
  • A flag atop Pingu's house nearly resembles the flag of Dominican Republic except for the penguin, who somewhat resembles Pingu, in the center of the flag.
  • In the early version, an error occurs when sound from The New Arrival is heard; telephone was ringing, but in the current version, it does not
  • Father is mysteriously absent from this episode. It is speculated by some that he is at work.
  • Aired on September 19, 1987
  • The second episode when Father is absent.

Read more about this topic:  Pingu (series 1)

Famous quotes containing the word jealousy:

    Envy grieves. Jealousy rages.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
    —Bible: Hebrew Song of Solomon 8:6.

    The hood-winked husband shows his anger, and the word jealous is flung in his face. Jealous husband equals betrayed husband. And there are women who look upon jealousy as synonymous with impotence, so that the betrayed husband can only shut his eyes, powerless in the face of such accusations.
    J. August Strindberg (1849–1912)