Product Details

• Actors: Marcello Magni, David Sant
• Directors: Marianne Noser, Otmar Gutmann
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Lionsgate / HIT Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000VD11O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,580 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Meet Pingu" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Welcome to the world of Pingu! Pingu is a charming and cheeky young penguin who lives in the snow and ice of the South Pole. The mischievous penguin often finds himself in tricky and comical situations, but he always learns a valuable lesson. Pingu spends his days with his parents and baby sister, Pinga, as well as his best friends, Robbie the Seal. In Pingu’s community, everyone speaks "Penguinese," a humorous, expressive and universal language. The award-winning Pingu is a classic, stop-frame claymation series that appeals to millions worldwide, as they follow the fun-filled adventures of the lovable penguin. Approx. Run Time: 30 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A terrible DVD edition ruins a great series., July 12, 2004

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RAMON - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meet Pingu (DVD)

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 Menu
No 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...

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clay and Ice., January 21, 2004

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tvtv3 "tvtv3" (Sorento, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meet Pingu (DVD)

Being a penguin fanatic, my sister bought this DVD for me for Christmas. I wasn't for sure what to think of it originally, but came to really enjoy the DVD after watching it.

Pingu is a young penguin and he and everything in his world are created through claymation (the type of animation responsible for WALLACE AND GROMIT, GUMBY, CHICKEN RUN). The stories on the DVD involve Pingu and his friends and family as they go about the daily tasks of their lives. Unlike most claymation shows, there is no literal dialogue: the creatures all speak a type of mumbling that is called Pengeese. There are six episodes on the DVD.

"Pingu Goes Fishing"--in this episode Pingu has his first encounter with a young seal named Robbie who becomes his best friend.

"Pingu Helps to Deliver the Mail"--in this episode Pingu helps his father deliver the mail in their small village.

"Pingu Plays Fish Tennis"--in this episode Pingu and Robbie are bored and end up playing a game of fish tennis.

"Pingu Gets a Bike"--in this episode Pingu's father runs over Pinga's (Pingu's little sister) bike. She cries and cries and cries until Pingu gives her his bike. Good lesson in sharing.

"Pingu at the Nursery"--Pingu takes Pinga to school at the nursery.

"Pingu and the Organ Grinder"--the poor Organ Grinder who lives on the outskirts of town is having a difficult time making a living. No one pays attention to him or his music. Pingu loves his music and decides to help the Organ Grinder.

Overall, I found this DVD to be highly entertaing. The whole DVD is a little over 30 minutes and can be easily watched in one setting. My favorite episode was "Pingu and the Organ Grinder"; I found it to be touching and reminded me of how much I love my grandparents. This is a great DVD to watch with younger children and makes an excellent gift for any penguin or claymation fans.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pingu rocks, June 28, 2004

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This review is from: Meet Pingu (DVD)

Pingu is great. I can't say anything beyond that.

My complaint is about the DVD format. It's like they basically dumped a VHS tape onto DVD. No authoring, no menus, just bare bones. Press "play" and off you go.