Pingu (series 6) - Pingu Gets Carried Away

Pingu Gets Carried Away

Pingu is on Father’s motorised sledge, pretending to drive. Father comes out and tells Pingu to get off. Pingu is so downcast that Father says that he’ll give Pingu a driving lesson. Pingu and Father get on, and they set off slowly, Pingu driving with Father’s assistance. It’s not long before Pingu wants to go faster, and he gets very excited. Father tries to control him, but in the confusion, the drive stick gets pushed to full and they go whizzing off, crashing through some hanging washing. Pingu manages to break the drive stick, and they plough through a snowman and into a candy stall. The stallholder runs away from the sledge, which follows him, stopping inches away from flattening him against some ice. The sledge starts to go backwards, and is only saved from going into a pool by Pingu, who throws decorative candy in the way so that the driving tracks come off the ground. Pingu and his Father walk back to the candy stall, apologize to the stallholder, and help them put it back up. After this, they clean up the mess, but Father wants a lollipop. The stallholder won't let him, to Pingu's digust. He bursts into tears and gets comforted by Father and the stallholder. They can’t put the decorative piece back because the chain has broken, but the stallholder has a different one that he can use. They leave to get the sledge, Father carrying the lollipop and Pingu pulling the decorative candy. When they get back to the sledge, they can’t get it going because the drive stick has gone, but Pingu has the idea of using the lollipop stick instead. Then Pingu, not trusting himself with the sledge, won’t get on. Father has an idea and ends up driving back towing the decorative candy, with Pingu sitting on top.

• Features Pingu, Father, and the candy stall holder. A candy stall customer makes a brief appearance.
• Aired on November 25, 2005.