Pingu (series 1) - Pingu Goes Fishing

Pingu Goes Fishing

Pingu is going fishing; he climbs down a series of cliffs into a craggy, secluded area and finds a fishing hole. He soon catches a fish, but he is unaware that behind him, Robby the seal is emerging from another hole that the one Pingu is fishing at connects to, eating the bait, and snatching and attaching the same fish to the line each time. Pingu finds out and lures Robby away from the ice holes and closing them off with large slabs of ice. A high-speed chase ensues and Robby tries desperately to escape by forcing his way under the ice-slab. When Pingu shouts at him, Robby's right flipper gets trapped, and the injured seal sobs heavily. Pingu is struck with remorse and sympathy, consoling Robby before his broken flipper is 'miraculously' healed. Recognizing the goodness in Pingu's soul, Robby returns his fishing pole and rewards his sensitivity with a much larger fish. Pingu, in return, gives Robby a piece of his bait to eat, and they become friends. Pingu then gathers up all his equipment and heads home with the fish.

• Features Pingu and Robby.
• Aired on September 9, 1987
• Robby is introduced in this episode.
• Pingu is sounded like he said "You!" when he realized that he was tricked by Robby.
• In the original version, the first time Robby pulls on the fishing line, Pingu says what sounds like "Don't slip off!"
• The first episode when Mother and Father are absent.