Pingu's mom reads Pingu a bedtime story, which sends him soundfully asleep. Suddenly the roof of the iglo is magically lifted, and he's lifted out of it too, still lying in his bed. Even weirder things start happening...
This is a cool episode. Pingu always had a bit more of an edge than other clay animated childrens shows, and this is probably the most prime example. The animation with the bed's legs moving is very fluid and creative in the ways they come up for them to shift size. I also like how Pingu later starts to laugh when the bed starts walking, like he's riding on the back of a horse.
Of course, there's something more ominous going on too. The walrus popping up with his giant head is pretty eerie, even more so with the synthesizer music playing at the same time. It's right out of an 80's horror movie. At first nothing more happens, we just see the walrus following Pingu's every step as the bed continues walking off with him. What is it gonna do?
And what happens next shows how it got the reputation it has: the walrus jumps right out of the water and scares the living sh'it out of not only Pingu, but the audience! It's an unusually startling moment for such an innocuous series, perhaps even more so because of it. But as it turns out, the walrus is quite friendly and only wants to play with Pingu. You even start to find it kinda cute. But the unsettling face lingers on like a curse. Even when it gets playful, you still feel a wind blowing in your hair.
Pingu wakes up, safe and sound in his bed. He cries to his mom about the horrific dream he had. We sigh in relief as we don't have to stare at that face anymore.
Even though this is definitely a creepy one, I don't think it should have been banned. Kids have nightmares, so it's only natural to depict them in their weirdness and odd characteristics. As we can see, Pingu never really got into any real danger. The walrus wasn't even dangerous. Nevertheless, if you want a glimpse at some iconic TV history, I highly suggest you give it a look.
This is a cool episode. Pingu always had a bit more of an edge than other clay animated childrens shows, and this is probably the most prime example. The animation with the bed's legs moving is very fluid and creative in the ways they come up for them to shift size. I also like how Pingu later starts to laugh when the bed starts walking, like he's riding on the back of a horse.
Of course, there's something more ominous going on too. The walrus popping up with his giant head is pretty eerie, even more so with the synthesizer music playing at the same time. It's right out of an 80's horror movie. At first nothing more happens, we just see the walrus following Pingu's every step as the bed continues walking off with him. What is it gonna do?
And what happens next shows how it got the reputation it has: the walrus jumps right out of the water and scares the living sh'it out of not only Pingu, but the audience! It's an unusually startling moment for such an innocuous series, perhaps even more so because of it. But as it turns out, the walrus is quite friendly and only wants to play with Pingu. You even start to find it kinda cute. But the unsettling face lingers on like a curse. Even when it gets playful, you still feel a wind blowing in your hair.
Pingu wakes up, safe and sound in his bed. He cries to his mom about the horrific dream he had. We sigh in relief as we don't have to stare at that face anymore.
Even though this is definitely a creepy one, I don't think it should have been banned. Kids have nightmares, so it's only natural to depict them in their weirdness and odd characteristics. As we can see, Pingu never really got into any real danger. The walrus wasn't even dangerous. Nevertheless, if you want a glimpse at some iconic TV history, I highly suggest you give it a look.
