Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig
Also known as	Peppa the Pig
Genre	Preschool
Created by	Neville Astley Mark Baker
Written by	Neville Astley Mark Baker Phillip Hall
Directed by	Neville Astley Mark Baker Phillip Hall (2011) Joris van Hulzen (2011)
Starring	Lily Snowden-Fine (2003-2004) Cecily Bloom (2005–2007) Harley Bird (2007–2020) Amelie Bea Smith (2019–present) John Sparkes Morwenna Banks Richard Ridings Oliver May Alice May
Narrated by	John Sparkes
Theme music composer	Julian Nott
Composer	Julian Nott
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	10
No. of episodes	303 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Phil Davies
Running time	10 minutes 30 minutes (full series)
Production companies	Astley Baker Davies Ltd (2003–2023) The Elf Factory Limited (Season 5) Gaston's Cave Ltd (Season 6) Contender Entertainment Group (2003–2009) Rubber Duck Entertainment (2005–2009) Entertainment One (2009–2023) Karrot Animation (2021–present) Hasbro Entertainment (2023–present) Nickelodeon Europe (2003-present) Channel 5 (2003-present)
Original release
Release	31 May 2004 (2004-05-31) – present
Related
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series aimed for preschool children. It follows the adventures of Peppa, a young anthropomorphic pig, and her family and friends. Many other ages from five to fifty also enjoy the children's show. It was created, directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies. It originally aired on 31 May 2004. Peppa Pig is distributed by E1 Kids. To date, six seasons have been aired. It is shown in 180 countries.

Background

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

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

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 2007. For these airings, the show was redubbed with American actors. However, there were no other official releases of this dub, and every US airing since 2008 uses the original British soundtrack. In 2008, 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, 3 segments are put together (though for the special containing "Golden Boots" and the episode containing "Around the World," only 3 segments are used) to make the run time 25 minutes. As of June 2021, there were 9 seasons (and 1 standalone special) of Peppa Pig in the US.

List of characters

Pig Family

• Peppa Pig - A cheeky little pig. Her hobbies include jumping in muddy puddles, playing with Teddy, going to playgroup, playing Happy Mrs. Chicken, and dressing up.
• George Pig - He is Peppa Pig's little brother.
• Dinosaur- George Pig's toy dinosaur
• Mummy Pig
• Daddy Pig
• Grandpa Pig
• Granny Pig
• Uncle Pig
• Auntie Pig
• Cousin Chloe
• Cousin Alexander

Rabbit Family

• Rebecca Rabbit - 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

• Suzy Sheep - Peppa's best friend. Her hobby is dancing.
• Mummy Sheep
• Charlotte Sheep

Cat Family

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

Dog Family

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

Pony Family

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

Zebra Family

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

Elephant Family

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

Fox Family

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

Kangaroo Family

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

Wolf Family

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

Goat Family

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

Giraffe Family

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

Mole Family

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

Merchandise

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, up from 63 licensees in 2010.

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, bed-linen, food, drink, clothing, and jewelry. A music album titled My First Album was released in July 2019.