List of Pingu DVD and VHS releases
This is a DVD and VHS list for the stop motion animated children's television series Pingu.
Japan
Cover Art |
Release Date |
DVD Name |
Additional Information |
DVD Region |
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Nov 22, 2000 |
Pingu - Series 1 |
This DVD contains all 26 episodes of Series 1. Bonus features include a picture gallery, a short feature showing how Pingu is created, along with several animated short films created by Otmar Gutmann, one of which features a very early version of Pingu. |
2 |
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Nov 22, 2000 |
Pingu - Series 2 |
This DVD contains all 26 episodes of Series 2. Bonus features include a picture gallery, a short feature showing how Pingu is created, and an animated short film created by Otmar Gutmann featuring Pingu under his original name of Hugo. |
2 |
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Nov 22, 2000 |
Pingu - Series 3 |
This DVD contains all 26 episodes of Series 3. Bonus features include a picture gallery, a documentary showing Carlo Bonomi creating the "Pinguish" and sound effects for an episode, and the 1986 Pilot episode. |
2 |
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May 23, 2001 |
Pingu - Series 4 |
This DVD contains 24 episodes of Series 4 (as per the contents listing). Bonus features include a picture gallery, and the story board for the episode "Pingu the Mountaineer". |
2 |
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July 18, 2001 |
fun! fun! story ~The Very Best of Pingu~ |
This DVD contains the top 10 best episodes of Pingu, as selected by a poll on the Japanese Pingu website. Bonus features include a Japanese TV special visiting the studio where Pingu is made. |
2 |
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Feb 15, 2007 |
Pingu - Series 6 |
"Special Box Set" |
2 |
America
Cover Art |
Release Date |
DVD Name |
Additional Information |
DVD Region |
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Sep 30, 2003 |
Meet Pingu |
Features the episodes "Pingu Goes Fishing", "Pingu Helps To Deliver The Mail", "Pingu Plays Fish Tennis", "Pingu Gets A Bike", "Pingu At The Nursery" & "Pingu And The Organ Grinder" |
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Jun 29, 2004 |
Chillin With Pingu / Pingu Breaks the Ice |
Features the episodes "Pingu Is Introduced", "Pingu And The Snowball Fight", "Pingu And The Avalanche Incident", "Pingu Plays Ice Hockey", "Pingu On Makeshift Skis", "Pingu Builds An Igloo", "Pingu In The Ice Cave", "Pingu's Tobogganing", "Pingu Helps With Incubating", "Pinga Is Born", "Pingu Is Jealous", "Pinga Is Left Out", "Pingu And Pinga Don't Want To Go To Bed", "Pingu's Grandpa Is Sick", "Pingu And Pinga Play Circus" & "Pingu's Parents Go To A Concert". Bonus features include a picture gallery. |
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Currently, there are no other releases for Pingu in U.S.A on DVD. The episodes still can be seen on PBS Kids Sprout
UK
Notes -
- For the UK VHS tapes and DVDs listed below, those that were released up to the year 2000 inclusive were produced by the BBC, all the subsequent ones were produced by HIT.
- The UK VHS tapes produced by the BBC cover all the episodes of series 1, 2 and 3, except for episodes 1.26 (“Pingu’s Dream”) and 3.8 (“Pingu and the Mother Bird”). The VHS tapes / DVDs produced to the end of July 2007 by HIT for the UK market cover thirty-four episodes of the 78 in series 1, 2 and 3, four episodes of the 26 in series 4, all fifty-two of the episodes for series 5 and 6, and the “wedding” special episode.
VHS tape list
VHS Tape Title |
Release Date |
Ep # |
Episode List / Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Barrel of Fun (Pingu 1) |
1991 |
9 |
Pingu Delivers the Mail, Pingu Looks After the Egg, Skiiing, The New Arrival, Pingu goes Fishing, Barrel of Fun, Pingu Plays Fish Tennis, Lost Baby, Ice Hockey |
Building Igloos (Pingu 2) |
1992 |
8 |
Building Igloos, Music Lessons, Pingu Runs Away, Hello Pingu, Pingu and Pinga Stay Up, Noise, Grandpa is Ill, Pingu and Pinga at Home |
Hide and Seek (Pingu 3) |
8 |
Hide and Seek, School Time, Pingu and the Barrel Organ, Sledging, Little Accidents, Pingu's Ice Cave, Jealousy, Pingu's Circus |
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Pingu the Chef (Pingu 4) |
1993 |
8 |
Pingu The Chef, Pingu's Admirer, Pingu At The Doctors, Pingu's Curling Game, Pingu The Icicle Musician, Pingu Goes Ice Surfing, Pingu And The Seagull, Pingu's First Kiss |
Pingu the Photographer |
1994 |
10 |
Pingu The Photographer, Pingu Goes Away, Pingu's New Kite, Pingu and the Many Packages, Pingu the Conjurer's Apprentice, Pingu at the Funfair, Pingu Cannot Lose, Pingu's Visit to the Hospital, Pingu and the School Excursion, Pingu Helps His Mother |
Pingu's Birthday |
1995 |
8 |
Pingu's Birthday, Pingu the Babysitter, Pingu and the Game of Fish, Pingu Gets a Bicycle, Pingu & Papa at the Kindergarten, Pingu & the Strangers, Pingu Builds a Snowman, Pingu's Family Celebrate Christmas |
2 on 1 |
1997 |
17 |
Contains the episodes from "Barrel of Fun (Pingu 1)" and "Building Igloos (Pingu 2)", as above. |
Pingu's Long Journey |
8 |
Pingu's Long Journey, Pingu Goes Cross-country Skiing, Pingu at the Museum, Pingu's Grandpa Comes to Stay, Pingu the Painter, Pingu's Trick, Pingu Quarrels With His Mother, Pingu and the Message in a Bottle |
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Pingu the Superhero |
1997 |
8 |
Pingu and the Toy, Pingu the Superhero, Pingu and the Fishing Competition, Pingu Wins First Prize, Pingu's Discovery, Pingu Has an Idea, Pingu and the Broken Vase, Pingu and the Paper Plane |
Fun With Pingu |
1998 |
8 |
Hello Pingu, Pingu Delivers the Mail, Pingu and Pinga Stay Up, School Time, Pingu's Admirer, Pingu the Photographer, Pingu Gets a Bicycle, Pingu the babysitter |
Pingu's Big Video |
1998 |
14 |
Pingu Looks after the Egg, Pingu Plays Fish Tennis, The New Arrival, Barrel of Fun, Lost Baby, Little Accidents, Grandpa is Ill, Jealousy, Noise, Pingu and the Barrel Organ, Pingu Runs Away, School Time, Pingu's Ice Cave, Pingu and Pinga at Home |
Pingu and the Lost Ball |
1998 |
8 |
Pingu and the Ghost, Pingu Takes Revenge, Pingu Makes a Mistake, Pingu and the Letter, Pingu Feels Left Out, Pingu and The Postcard, Pingu Steals a Cake, Pingu and the Lost Ball |
Pingu's Biggest Video Ever |
1999 |
18 |
Pingu the Chef, Pingu Goes Ice Surfing, Pingu at the Doctor, Pingu's Curling Game, Pingu and the Seagull, Pingu's Birthday, Pingu Builds a Snowman, Pingu and Papa at the Kindergarten, Pingu and the Game of Fish, Pingu Goes Away, Pingu Helps His Mother, Pingu's New Kite, Pingu Cannot Lose, Pingu and the Many Packages, Pingu Goes Cross Country Skiing, Pingu's Grandpa Comes to Stay, Pingu and the Message in a Bottle, Pingu Pretends to be Ill |
Pingu's Favourites |
2000 |
10 |
Pingu's First Kiss, Pingu the Conjuror's Apprentice, Pingu Gets a Bicycle, Pingu at the Museum, Pingu's Discovery, Pingu and the Letter, Pingu Wins First Prize, Pingu and the Lost Ball, Pingu's Trick, Pingu on the School Excursion |
Pingu Forever |
2003 |
24 |
Pingu Helps With Incubating, Pinga is Born, Pingu Goes Fishing, Pingu Helps to Deliver Mail, Pingu is Jealous, Pingu and the Snowball Fight, Pingu Plays Fish Tennis, Pingu Runs Away, Pingu Builds an Igloo, Music Lessons, Pingu in the Ice Cave, Pingu's Lavatory Story, Pingu and the Seagull, Pingu's First Kiss, Pingu's Family Celebrate Christmas, Pingu's Outing, Pingu's Birthday, Pingu at the Fairground, Pingu the Babysitter, Pingu and the Gift, Pingu's Visit to the Hospital, Pingu at the Nursery, Pingu the Painter, Pingu and the Ghost |
Pingu's Bouncy Fun |
2004 |
9 |
Pingu's Bouncy Fun, Pingu Finishes the Job, Pingu Digs a Hole, Pingi's Valentine Card, Pingu Wants To Fly, Pingu's Windy Day, Pingu's Lost Rabbit, Pingu's Moon Adventure, Pinga Sleepwalks |
Pingu the Snowboarder |
2004 |
9 |
Pingu the Snowboarder, Pinga Has Hiccups, Like Father Like Pingu, Pingu's Ice Sculpture, Pinga's Balloon, Pingu and the Knitting Machine, Pingu's Balancing Act, Pingu Gets Lost, Pingu and Pinga Go Camping |
A Very Special Wedding |
2004 |
8 |
A Very Special Wedding (a special extended episode), Pingu and Pinga Don't Want to go to Bed, Pingu's Parents Have No Time, Grandfather Comes To Visit, Pingu Breaks a Vase, Pingu and the Postcard, Pingu Refuses To Help, Pingu the Mountaineer |
Sledge Academy |
2005 |
8 |
Pingu's Sledge Academy, Pingu and the Hose, Pottery Pingu, Pingu and the Litter, Mothers New Hat, Poor Pingu, Pinga in a Box, Pingu and the Present |
Stinky Pingu |
2005 |
8 |
Stinky Pingu, Pingu and the Band, Pingu and the Snowball, Pingu's Stick Up, Pingu and the Doorbell, Pingu Plays Tag, Pingu's Pancakes, Pingu's Bedtime Shadows |
DVD (region 2) list
DVD Title |
Release Date |
Ep # |
Episode List / Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Pingu Forever! |
2003 |
24 |
Pingu Helps With Incubating, Pinga is Born, Pingu Goes Fishing, Pingu Helps to Deliver Mail, Pingu is Jealous, Pingu and the Snowball Fight, Pingu Plays Fish Tennis, Pingu Runs Away, Pingu Builds an Igloo, Pingu Has Music Lessons From His Grandfather, Pingu in the Ice Cave, Pingu's Lavatory Story, Pingu and the Seagull, Pingu's First Kiss, Pingu's Family Celebrate Christmas, Pingu's Outing, Pingu's Birthday, Pingu at the Fairground, Pingu the Babysitter, Pingu and the Gift, Pingu's Visit to the Hospital, Pingu at the Nursery, Pingu the Painter, Pingu and the Ghost DVD features: Continuous random play, photo gallery, episode selection, web link, animated menus. |
Pingu - Bouncy Fun! |
2004 |
9 |
Pingu's Bouncy Fun, Pingu Finishes the Job, Pingu Digs a Hole, Pingi's Valentine Card, Pingu Wants To Fly, Pingu's Windy Day, Pingu's Lost Rabbit, Pingu's Moon Adventure, Pinga Sleepwalks DVD features include: Pingu’s family biography, Pingu’s photo gallery, episode selection, web link, animated menus. |
Pingu - The Snowboarder |
2004 |
9 |
Pingu the Snowboarder, Pinga Has Hiccups, Like Father Like Pingu, Pingu's Ice Sculpture, Pinga's Balloon, Pingu and the Knitting Machine, Pingu's Balancing Act, Pingu Gets Lost, Pingu and Pinga Go Camping DVD features include: Meet Robby and Pingi, photo gallery |
Pingu - A Very Special Wedding |
2004 |
9 |
A Very Special Wedding (a special extended episode), Pingu and Pinga Don't Want to go to Bed, Pingu's Parents Have No Time, Grandfather Comes To Visit, Pingu Breaks a Vase, Pingu and the Postcard, Pingu Refuses To Help, Pingu the Mountaineer, Pingu Helps Grandfather DVD features include: Sneak peek at all new Pingu, the "Pingu Helps Grandfather" episode is unlocked by a short quiz based on the wedding. |
Pingu and the Toy Shop |
2005 |
9 |
Pingu And The Toy Shop, Pingu And The Paper Mache, Pingu And The School Pet, Sore Tummy Pingu, Pingu Gets Carried Away, Pampering Pingu, Green Eyed Pingu, Pingu And The Fish Flute, Pingu Wraps Up DVD features include: Crab Roulette Game, Pingus Photo Gallery, Episode Selection, Web Link, Animated Menus |
Pingu - Sledge Academy |
2005 |
8 |
Pingu's Sledge Academy, Pingu and the Hose, Pottery Pingu, Pingu and the Litter, Mothers New Hat, Poor Pingu, Pinga in a Box, Pingu and the Present DVD features include: Sledge Academy Game, Pingus Photo Gallery, Episode Selection, Web Link, Animated Menus |
Pingu - Stinky Pingu |
2005 |
8 |
Stinky Pingu, Pingu and the Band, Pingu and the Snowball, Pingu's Stick Up, Pingu and the Doorbell, Pingu Plays Tag, Pingu's Pancakes, Pingu's Bedtime Shadows DVD features include: Character blogs - Pongi, Pingo, Pingg |
Pingu - Boogaloo |
2006 |
9 |
Pingu Boogaloo, Pingu and the Daily Igloo, Pingu and the Rubberband Plane, Pingu and the Braces, Pingu's Big Catch, Pingu and the New Scooter, Pingu and the Paint, Pingu Makes a Big Splash, Pingu and the Abominable Snowman DVD features include: Find Bajoo the abominable snowman, Pingu's dancing game |
Pingu - Platinum Collection |
2007 |
18 |
Bouncy Fun, Robby the Snowboarder, Pingu's Ice Sculptures, Pingu and the Band, Pingu's Bedtime Shadows, Pingu's Stick-Up, Pingu and the Doorbell, Stinky Pingu, Pingu and the Snowball, Pottery Pingu, Pingu at the Sledge Academy, Pingu in a Box, Pingu and the Paper Mache, Pingu and the Toyshop, Pingu and the School Pet, Pingu and the Braces, Pingu and the Abominable Snowman, Pingu Boogaloo DVD features: Interactive menus, bonus tracks, image gallery, games (Find Pingu, Dancing Pingu, Crab Roulette, Sledge Academy), Pingu's new music video (7-11, by Eskimo Disco) |
Pingu's Scrapbook |
18 June 2007 |
21 |
Pingu's Scrapbook celebrates 21 years of Pingu by bringing together 21 of his very best adventures: Pingu Helps With Incubating, Pingu's Sister Is Born, Pingu's Sister Is Left Out, Pingu Plays Fish Tennis, Pingu's Lavatory Story, Pingu At School, Pingu Plays Circus, Pingu's Admirer, Pingu And The Camera, Pingu In Paradise, Pingu's Valentine Card, Pingu Finishes The Job, Pingu's Moon Adventure, Pingu And The Hose, Pingu And The Litter, Sore Tummy Pingu, Pottery Pingu, Pampering Pingu, Pingu And The Fish Flute, Pingu Boogaloo, Pingu And The Abominable Snowman (reward episode) DVD features include: Photo gallery, Pingu quiz with reward episode |