Meet Pingu

Fond memories of my older children enjoying quirky Pingu shorts lead me to search out some for my toddler who is super communicative.Little did we imagine the emotional roller-coaster Pingu would be with the sensitive baby set! The very first episode in "Meet Pingu" involves Pingu accidentally hurting his mischievous new friend-to-be in a revengeful confrontation after discovering said seal stealing Pingu's fishing bait. When the injured flipper is displayed, tears flow; the seal has an owie, Pingu is remorseful, and another sound of wailing erupts. It is my 18 month old daughter! Only after they make up and become friendly, and after many soothing words and cuddles on our part, does she calm down.That is, until Pingu's father delivers a letter to an elderly penguin that has sad news. When Pingu sees the old man crying, he also begins to cry. So begins another deluge from our baby.And so it goes with the episode of Pinga and her father driving over her doll buggy (!) there was non-stop crying throughout the entire episode.By the last episode we were drained.That was it for me, and I decided that it was too much for her. Only annoying Ruby and Max or Classical Baby from now on. But my daughter would not forget Pingu. "Pee-oo?" she would query daily several times. She remembered!! Reluctantly I tried it again with similar results and vowed to keep it under wraps, but she calls for it when Ruby and Max come out. Eventually I caved in again.After several viewings, our daughter knows what is coming. She is still upset by the same episodes, but is more toned down in her expression of upset. She also talks about the incidents as they occur looking for our reassurance which we continue to give. Babies understand a lot more than we give them credit for and so we encourage her "look! the seal's flipper is better! see! he's happy! they're friends" etc. etc. ad nauseum.In summary, we love Pingu and if this dvd had only come with an episode selection we could have safely shown the fish tennis match, Pinga at nursery, and...oh! wait! Pingu does cry when the fish gets stuck on his head!...and there is a tense scene when Pinga trips on the way to her desk...

Pingu? What in the world is a Pingu? Pingu is a claymation style animated series about a little penguin and his antics. You cannot help but to fall in love with this show.My son loves Pingu so much, he has worn out the 2 different dvd's available to the US. We are purchasing another set of dvd's so that we can all continue with our Pingu Addiction.Pingu not only has great story lines but you can actually have your child fill in his own words to flesh out the story. This teaches your children how to not only use their own imagination but to also express themselves through the art of storytelling.My son is now 4 but we found these dvd's when he was approximately 18months old and he is an old pro at telling his story. Each time he watches the dvd's he adds more and more to the story and the dialogue.There are great little life lessons in each and every episode, that you do not even consciously realize your children are picking up on. They will learn about compassion, family values, forgiveness, and even responsibility. There are so many more lessons also that will be taken away from these shows. Powerful stuff for a show that does not even have a true dialogue.I recommend Pingu to anyone and enjoy!Tanya D. Doran

I'm looking for some VHS tapes for my son, I'm glad I found this tape it is in a very good condition and price.

Our 18 month old got a hand-me-down video from her older cousins. It was Pingu "Artic Antics", a claymation video about penguins going about life as we do. At first it seemed odd which made us keep watching. The characters have their own odd language but each one has so much personality. There are several short stories which are easy to follow. They are funny situations with good values and life lessons. They are very creative stories about Pingu, his baby sister Pinga and his penguin family and friends. Our two year old wants to watch it everyday and we love it too. Since there isn't much talking, it is easy for her to fall asleep watching it at night. We now have bought 'Meet Pingu' and 'Chillin' with Pingu' which we love. We would buy all the Pingu DVD's if they were available.

DVD quality: DVD has 6 episodes of Pingu, each of 5 minutes. HIT entertainment could have added a few more episodes or supplementary material to this DVD. DVD has no menu. So, you've got to start at chapter 1 and play through/skip chapters to get a specific episode. However, these minor flaws are compensated by the thoroughly enjoyable storylines.Content quality: Great for kids, esp. toddlers and pre-schoolers will love it. The penguins speak in their own, non-verbal language called Penguinese. Pingu conveys an array of emotions - he plays with his friends, takes care of his sister, cares for elderly people, helps his parents while having fun and playing harmless pranks. Sometimes he gets bit naughty too but at the end he realizes his mistakes and feels sorry.Overall, a great treat for all ages.

First off I just want to say the my son loves Pingu. The problem I have with this Cd is how poorly packaged this is...No MenuNo Chapter selection.It's impossible to choose between eposodes and if you go past the last one it stops the DVD and you have to put up with the stupid FBI/Interpol warnings.Bottom line: I'd wait until a better edition comes out or start off with "Chillin' with Pingu" (also sold on Amazon) which actually has a menu.Note: We rented a DVD at Blockbuster called "Introducing Pengu" which was a better deal than this one (more episodes and an actual menu) so hint hint Amazon - sell that version instead.Shame on Hit Ebntertainment...

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