Pingu: Meet Pingu

A terrible DVD edition ruins a great series.
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...

Clay and Ice.
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...

Pingu rocks
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.

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