Pingu

Pingu is the main protagonist of the TV show of the same name.

Personality
Pingu a is cheery fun-loving 5-year-old penguin who lives with his family in the South Pole. He sometimes helps his mother and father out with chores, and he often takes care of Pinga when Mother and Father are busy.

Despite a genuine caring nature, Pingu can be very troublesome. There is a recurring gag in the series where Pingu refuses to eat or misbehaves at the dinner table. It was part of the plot in Pingu Runs Away. When Pinga is born in The New Arrival, Pingu is upset that he couldn't see the birth, and tries as much as he could to get to Pinga. In the episode Jealousy, Mother wants Pingu to stop behaving badly while she looks after Pinga and Pingu upsets and hides in a toy box.

As the series progressed, Pingu becomes much more mature. He later has a crush on Pingi. He hangs out with his friends more and takes responsibility, as seen in Pingu and Pinga at the Kindergarten.

Appearances
As the title character, Pingu appears in every episode of the series.

Trivia

 * When Pingu walks, the sound he makes when his flippers slap against the ground is really the sound artist slapping the top of his other hand during the recording session.


 * Pingu's name was originally going to be "Hugo".


 * In 2009, Pingu appeared in Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band music video on "Children in Need".