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Pingu

Pingu is a Swiss-British stop motion animated children's television series originally produced in Switzerland. It was co-created by Otmar Gutmann and Erika Brueggemann. It centres on the titular anthropomorphic emperor penguin and his family, who live in the South Pole. The series aired on SF DRS for four series from 7 March 1990 to 9 April 2000, and was…

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Genre
Animated sitcom · Children's television series · Comedy
Composers
Antonio Conde (1990–1994) · Andy Benedict (1995–2000) · Keith Hopwood (2003–2006)
Countries of origin
Switzerland (original) · United Kingdom (revival)
Created by
Otmar Gutmann · Erika Brueggemann
Executive producers
Theresa Plummer-Andrews (2003–2006) · Jocelyn Stevenson (2003–2006) · Christopher Skala (2005–2006)
Network
SF DRS (Switzerland) ZDF (Germany) · CBeebies

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Pingu

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples178
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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Pingu

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related to Recurring · 33
Pingu → Abominable Snowman, Adélie, Antarctic, Bajoo, First, German, He, His, HIT Entertainment, Ice Hockey, In, Like Pingo, Mail, Pengy, Pinga's, Pingg, Pingg's, Pingi, Pingj, Pingo
related to Japanese popularity and Pingu in the City · 32
Pingu → According, Carlo Bonomi, Cartoon Network Japan, City, David Sant, Each, From, Fumiya Tanaka, Hugo, In, It, Japan, Japanese, Japanese-produced, Ken Arai, KFC, Kimiko Ueno, Marcello Magni, Mister Donut, Naomi Iwata
related to Supporting · 22
Pingu → Babysitter, Barrel Organ, Grandpa, He, Ill, In, Mistake, Mother, Mr, Mrs, Peng-Chips, Peng-Hoven, Penguin's, Pinga's, Pingu Cannot Lose, Pingu Goes Away, Pingu Makes, Pingu's, School Time, The Aunts
related to history · 16
Pingu → According, Brueggemann, Brueggemann's, Eine Geschichte Für Kinder, Erika Brueggemann, From, German-speaking, Guido Steiger, Gutmann, Im Vorschulalter, In, Otmar Gutmann, Schweizer Fernsehen, She, SRG SSR, Why
related to HIT Entertainment buyout · 13
Pingu → At, England, Erika Brueggemann, HIT, HIT Entertainment, HOT Animation, Last, Manchester, October, On, The HIT Entertainment, These, United Kingdom
related to Main · 13
Pingu → German, Grandfather, He, His, Mr, Mrs, Music Lessons, Penguin, Pinga, Pinga's, Pingu's, Pinguin, She
related to Episodes · 6
Pingu → Antarctica, He, Pinga, Pingi, Robby, The
related to Reception · 6
Pingu → According, Although, American, Common Sense Media, Parents, Slate
Producers · 5
Pingu → Bella Reekie (2003–2006), Jackie Cockle (2003–2006), Javier Garcia (1993–2000), Otmar Gutmann (1990–1993), Seishi Katto (1993–2000)
Composers · 3
Pingu → Andy Benedict (1995–2000), Antonio Conde (1990–1994), Keith Hopwood (2003–2006)

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penguin series episode hit first pingu's episodes original produced entertainment gutmann brueggemann animation language appeared switzerland revival later time erika

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PinguComposersAntonio Conde (1990–1994)1.00infobox
PinguComposersAndy Benedict (1995–2000)1.00infobox
PinguComposersKeith Hopwood (2003–2006)1.00infobox
PinguCountries of originSwitzerland (original)1.00infobox
PinguCountries of originUnited Kingdom (revival)1.00infobox
PinguCreated byOtmar Gutmann1.00infobox
PinguCreated byErika Brueggemann1.00infobox
PinguExecutive producersTheresa Plummer-Andrews (2003–2006)1.00infobox
PinguExecutive producersJocelyn Stevenson (2003–2006)1.00infobox
PinguExecutive producersChristopher Skala (2005–2006)1.00infobox
PinguGenreAnimated sitcom1.00infobox
PinguGenreChildren's television series1.00infobox
PinguGenreComedy1.00infobox
PinguNetworkSF DRS (Switzerland) ZDF (Germany)1.00infobox
PinguNetworkCBeebies1.00infobox
PinguNo. of episodes156 (+1 special) (list of episodes)1.00infobox
PinguNo. of series61.00infobox
PinguOriginal languageGerman Grammelot1.00infobox
PinguProducersOtmar Gutmann (1990–1993)1.00infobox
PinguProducersSeishi Katto (1993–2000)1.00infobox
PinguProducersJavier Garcia (1993–2000)1.00infobox
PinguProducersJackie Cockle (2003–2006)1.00infobox
PinguProducersBella Reekie (2003–2006)1.00infobox
PinguProduction companiesPingu Filmstudio[a] (original)1.00infobox
PinguProduction companiesHot Animation (revival)1.00infobox
PinguProduction companiesHIT Entertainment (revival)1.00infobox
PinguRelease7 March 1990 (1990-03-07) – 9 April 2000 (2000-04-09)1.00infobox
PinguRelease1 August 2003 (2003-08-01) – 3 March 2006 (2006-03-03)1.00infobox
PinguRunning time5 minutes1.00infobox
PinguRunning time25 minutes (special)1.00infobox

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