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Peppa Pig

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Peppa Pig
GenreChildren
Adventure
Created by
Written by
  • Neville Astley (2003–2023)
  • Mark Baker (2003–2023)
  • Phil Hall (2009–present)
  • Matilda Tristam (2021–present)
  • Sam Morrison (2021–present)
Directed by
  • Neville Astley (2003–2023)
  • Mark Baker (2003–2023)
  • Phil Hall (2010–2023)
  • Joris van Hulzen (2010–2023)
  • Sarah Hoper (2010–2023)
  • Andrea Tran (2023–present)
Starring
Narrated byJohn Sparkes
Theme music composerJulian Nott
Opening theme"Peppa" (performed by Lily Snowden-Fine)
ComposerJulian Nott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series11
No. of episodes434 (+5 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Joan Lofts
  • Laura Clunie
  • Olivier Dumont
  • Phil Davies
  • Chris White
  • Rebecca Harvey
Producers
  • Phil Davies
  • Randi Yaffa
  • Gillian Iversen
  • Hannah Lee Miller
Running time10 minutes
30 minutes (full series)
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release31 May 2004 (2004-05-31) –
present
Related
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series that follows the adventures of Peppa, a young anthropomorphic British accent pig, and her family and friends. It was created, directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies. It originally aired on 31 May 2004 in the United Kingdom on Milkshake!. Peppa Pig is distributed by Contender Entertainment Group[broken anchor]. To date, nine seasons have been aired. It is shown in 180 countries.[1]

Background

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A train with a picture of Peppa Pig and her family.[2]

In every episode of Peppa Pig, the family of Peppa Pig does various activities. Mostly, the episodes are about Peppa Pig playing with her other animal friends.

Broadcast

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In the United Kingdom, the first series of 52 ten-minute episodes began on Channel 5 on 31 May 2004. The second series of 52 episodes began on Channel 5 on 4 September 2006, with Cecily Bloom replacing Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa, among other cast changes. The third series started telecasting on Channel 5's preschool-targeted block Milkshake! on 4 May 2009 with Harley Bird replacing Cecily Bloom and Lily Snowden-Fine as Peppa.

In the United States, the series first aired as part of Cartoon Network's Tickle-U preschool programming block from 22 August 2005 to 2008.[3] For these airings, the show was redubbed with American actors.[4] However, there were no other official releases of this dub, and every US airing since 2006 uses the original British soundtrack.[5] In 2007, Peppa Pig moved to the Noggin channel in the US. It was aired as part of Noggin Presents, a series of interstitial shorts aired between full shows. Since February 2011, the series has aired as a half-hour show on the Nick Jr. US channel and on a separate Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon as of November 2013. For each episode, three segments are put together (though for the special containing "Golden Boots" and the episode containing "Around the World," only three segments are used) to make the run time 30 minutes.[5] As of spring 2025, there were 11 series (and 1 standalone special) of Peppa Pig in the US.

Peppa Pig is flash animated using CelAction2D.

List of characters

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Pig family

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  • Peppa Pig is the daughter of Daddy Pig and Mummy Pig. She is also the older sister of George and Evie Pig. She likes to jump in muddy puddles, play with her teddy bear, Teddy, going to playgroup, playing Happy Mrs. Chicken, and dressing up.
  • George Pig is the little brother of Peppa. He is also the children of Mummy and Daddy Pig. He likes to play with Peppa. He also likes to play with his toy dinosaur.
  • Mummy Pig is the mother of Peppa and George, and the new baby Evie Pig. Mummy Pig is also the wife of Daddy Pig. In February 2025, she said that she is pregnant and will have a baby pig.[6] In May 2025, the gender of the baby was said to be a girl.[7] In May 2025, the new baby was born.[8] The name of the new baby is Evie.[8]
  • Daddy Pig is the father of Peppa, George, and Evie Pig. He is also the husband of Mummy Pig. He does not like heights.

Other members of the Pig family

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  • Grandpa Pig is the father of Mummy Pig. He is also the grandfather of Peppa and George. He has a garden in his backyard.
  • Granny Pig is the mother of Mummy Pig. She is also the grandmother of Peppa and George.
  • Uncle Pig is the brother of Daddy Pig. He is also the uncle of Peppa and George. He is also the father of Chloe Pig and Baby Alexander. He is also Auntie Pig's husband.
  • Auntie Pig is the mother of Baby Alexander and Chloe Pig. She is also the wife of Uncle Pig. She is also the aunt of Peppa and George.
  • Chloe Pig is the daughter of Auntie Pig and Uncle Pig. She is also the cousin of Peppa and George. She is also the older sister of Baby Alexander. She is also the niece of Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig.
  • Baby Alexander is the son of Auntie Pig and Uncle Pig. He is also the brother of Chloe Pig. He is also the cousin of Peppa and George. He is also the nephew of Mummy and Daddy Pig. He cries very loudly.

Rabbit family

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  • Rebecca Rabbit is Peppa's friend. Her hobby is making a special noise.
  • Richard Rabbit
  • Miss Rabbit
  • Mrs. Rabbit
  • Mr. Rabbit
  • Grampy Rabbit
  • Rosie & Robbie Rabbit

Sheep family

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  • Suzy Sheep is Peppa's best friend. Her hobby is dancing.
  • Mummy Sheep
  • Charlotte Sheep
  • Grandpa Sheep is Mummy Sheep's father and Suzy Sheep's grandfather.

Cat family

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  • Candy Cat is one of Peppa's friends. Her hobby is skipping.
  • Mrs. Cat
  • Mr. Cat

Dog family

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  • Danny Dog is Peppa's friend. His hobby is banging a drum.
  • Mrs. Dog
  • Granddad Dog
  • Captain Dog
  • Granny Dog

Pony family

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  • Pedro Pony is Peppa's friend. His hobby is performing magic tricks.
  • Mrs. Pony
  • Dr. Pony

Zebra family

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  • Zoe Zebra is a zebra. Her hobby is singing.
  • Mrs. Zebra
  • Postman Mr. Zebra
  • Zuzu & Zaza Zebra

Elephant family

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  • Emily Elephant is Peppa's friend. Her hobby is playing the recorder.
  • Edmond Elephant
  • Dr. Elephant
  • Mrs. Elephant

Fox family

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  • Freddy Fox is Peppa's friend.
  • Mr. Fox
  • Mrs. Fox

Kangaroo family

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  • Kylie Kangaroo is Peppa's friend.
  • Joey Kangaroo
  • Mrs. Kangaroo
  • Mr. Kangaroo

Wolf family

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  • Wendy Wolf is Peppa's friend.
  • Mr. Wolf
  • Mrs. Wolf
  • Granny Wolf

Goat family

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  • Gabriella Goat is Peppa's friend.
  • Signor Goat
  • Uncle Goat
  • Auntie Goat

Giraffe family

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  • Gerald Giraffe is Peppa's new friend.
  • Mr. Giraffe
  • Mrs. Giraffe

Mole family

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  • Molly Mole is Peppa's friend.
  • Mrs. Mole
  • Mr. Mole

Merchandise

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Peppa Pig, the Entertainment One (eOne) brand, grossed over £200 million in UK merchandise sales in 2010, doubling the 2009 figure of £100 million. According to NPD figures for 2010, Peppa Pig had become the number one preschool property in the total toy market, moving up four places from its 2009 position. As of May 2018 Peppa Pig was stated to have over 1,000 licensees worldwide, and 80 in the US,[9] up from 63 licensees in 2010.[10]

Episode DVDs and various licensed Peppa Pig products are sold, including video games and other toys such as playsets, playing cards, vehicles, and stuffed toys. The range was expanded to include household items such as bathroom products, stationery,[11] bed-linen, food, drink, clothing, and jewellery. A music album titled My First Album was released in July 2019.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ "Peppa Pig moved from Labour event". BBC News. 10 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Peppa Pig | Official Site | Welcome to the grown ups site for Peppa Pig". Peppa Pig (en_US). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cartoon Network Launches Tickle U To Humor Preschoolers". Animation World Network. 22 August 2005. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Peppa Pig: a history". The Daily Telegraph. London. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Peppa Pig: On Track for U.S. Success". Licenseglobal.com. June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Kolirin, Lianne (28 February 2025). "Peppa Pig is getting another little brother or sister". CNN. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  7. ↑ McLaughlin, Charlotte. "Mummy and Daddy Pig reveal gender of third baby piglet". The Independent. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 Crawley, Joanna (20 May 2025). "Peppa Pig becomes big sister as Mummy Pig announces she's given birth". Mail Online. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Willmot, Mairaed (22 May 2018). "Entertainment One adds more partners for Peppa Pig". LTW.MEDIA. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Record-breaking year for Peppa Pig". LTW Magazine. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Personalised Childrens Books". Penwizard. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Piggy-Azalea: Peppa and Iggy's album feud plays out on Twitter". CTV News. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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