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| Peep and the Big Wide World | |
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| Also known as | Peep |
| Genre | Educational Adventure Children's television series Comedy |
| Created by | Kaj Pindal[1][2] |
| Directed by | Rick Marshall |
| Voices of | Scott Beaudin (1-3) Shawn Molko (4) Maxwell Uretsky (5) Jamie Watson Amanda Soha |
| Narrated by | Joan Cusack |
| Theme music composer | Steve D'Angelo Terry Tompkins |
| Opening theme | "Peep and the Big Wide World"performed byTaj Mahal |
| Ending theme | "Peep and the Big Wide World" (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 60 (120 segments + 120 live-action segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kate Taylor |
| Producers | Vince Commisso Marisa Wolsky |
| Running time | 22–25 minutes |
| Production companies | 9 Story Entertainment Eggbox LLC National Film Board of Canada Discovery Kids Original Productions(seasons 1–3) WGBH Boston |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVOKids (Canada) Discovery Kids/TLC(seasons 1–3) (U.S.) PBS Kids(seasons 4–5) (U.S.) |
| Release | April 12, 2004 (2004-04-12) – September 14, 2007 (2007-09-14)(seasons 1–3) |
| Release | February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02) – October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)(seasons 4–5) |
Peep and the Big Wide World is ananimatedpreschool television series created byDanish-Canadian animatorKaj Pindal. It revolves around the lives of three birds named Peep, Chirp, and Quack, as viewers discover, investigate, and explore the world around them.[3]
The show was based on the 1988 short film of the same name produced by theNational Film Board of Canada,[4] which itself is based on the 1962 short filmThe Peep Show,[5] also produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The series premiered on April 12, 2004, onDiscovery Kids and onTLC as part of theirReady Set Learn! children's block in the United States, and onTVOKids in Canada. It was produced byWGBH Boston (through its kids division WGBH Kids) and9 Story Media Group (formerly 9 Story Entertainment; in its debut production), in association withTVOntario andDiscovery Kids and is distributed byAlliance Atlantis (through AAC Kids for the first season).
Carriage on the Discovery children's networks ended on October 10, 2010, with the discontinuation ofReady Set Learn! and the replacement ofDiscovery Kids withThe Hub, and now,Discovery Family. WGBH began airing the series on August 1, 2004,[6] and it was later offered to public television stations via independent public television distributorAmerican Public Television from April 1, 2007,[7][8] through January 3, 2018.[9] Beginning January 1, 2018, the series was distributed byPBS Kids.[10] U.S. broadcasts ended December 26, 2021.
Throughout its run, it has beenunderwritten by theNational Science Foundation,[11][12][13] withNorthrop Grumman underwriting season four in 2010.
Each episode consists of two 9-minute stories, which are animated segments, and two 2-minute live action segments, in which children explore and demonstrate the same topic presented in the animated segment. The show is narrated byJoan Cusack.[14]
Viewers follow Peep, Chirp, and Quack as they investigate and explore the world around them. Following the 9-minute animated episode, there is a 2-minute live-action segment which features children exploring and demonstrating the same topic presented in the episode. The animation consists of bright colors, 2D, 3D and simple shapes, which simulates and reflects a youthful art style.
Attributed to the following sources:[15][16][17][18][19][20]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 26 | April 12, 2004 (2004-04-12) | May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17) | |
| 2 | 13 | May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02) | September 27, 2006 (2006-09-27) | |
| 3 | 10 | April 16, 2007 (2007-04-16) | September 14, 2007 (2007-09-14) | |
| 4 | 6 | February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02) | July 17, 2010 (2010-07-17) | |
| 5 | 5 | October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10) | October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14) | |
| Episode No. | Segment names | Synopsis | Original airdate | Prod code | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Season | First segment | Second segment | Plot A and B | ||
| 1 | 1 | Spring Thing | Springy Thingy | Spring Thing- Peep and his friends attempt to take care of a flower he believes is the “last beautiful living thing in the cold, gray world”. Springy Thingy- Peep and the trio go to the dump and discover many bouncy objects such as aJack-in-the-box. | April 12, 2004 | 110 |
| 2 | 2 | A Duck's Tale | Quack's Tracks | A Duck's Tale- Quack, believing he has no self-defense tactics, is reminded of “The Power Of Duck Feet”.
| April 13, 2004 | 101 |
| 3 | 3 | Quack and the Very Big Rock | Shadow Play | April 14, 2004 | 102 | |
| 4 | 4 | Current Events | Quack Loses His Hat | April 15, 2004 | 103 | |
| 5 | 5 | Night Light | Sounds Like... | April 16, 2004 | 104 | |
| 6 | 6 | The Windy Day | Peep Feet | April 19, 2004 | 105 | |
| 7 | 7 | Newton's Big Adventure | Peep Crosses the Road | April 20, 2004 | 106 | |
| 8 | 8 | Stormy Weather | Peep in Rabbitland | April 21, 2004 | 107 | |
| 9 | 9 | Quack's Stuck Stick | Peep's Can | April 22, 2004 | 108 | |
| 10 | 10 | Under Duck | All Fall Down | April 23, 2004 | 109 | |
| 11 | 11 | The Perils of Peep and Chirp | Hoop Tricks | April 26, 2004 | 111 | |
| 12 | 12 | Save It for Later | The Red Ballmoon | April 27, 2004 | 112 | |
| 13 | 13 | Chirp Builds a Nest | Stuck Duck | April 28, 2004 | 113 | |
| 14 | 14 | The Real Decoy | Peep's Lost Leaf | April 29, 2004 | 114 | |
| 15 | 15 | Birds of a Feather | The Incredible Shrinking Duck | April 30, 2004 | 115 | |
| 16 | 16 | Go West Young Peep | A Delicate Balance | May 3, 2004 | 116 | |
| 17 | 17 | The Fish Museum | Peep's Night Out | May 4, 2004 | 117 | |
| 18 | 18 | There's No Place Like Home | Flipping Newton | May 5, 2004 | 118 | |
| 19 | 19 | Chirp's Flight Program | Mirror Mirror in the Dump | May 6, 2004 | 119 | |
| 20 | 20 | Bridge the Gap | Meeting Half-Way | May 7, 2004 | 120 | |
| 21 | 21 | Peep Plants a Seed | The Root Problem | May 10, 2004 | 121 | |
| 22 | 22 | Hide and Go Peep | A Peep of a Different Color | May 11, 2004 | 122 | |
| 23 | 23 | That's a Cat | Faster Than a Duck | May 12, 2004 | 123 | |
| 24 | 24 | Quack Hatches an Egg | The Whatchamacallit | May 13, 2004 | 124 | |
| 25 | 25 | Wandering Beaver | Peep's New Friend | May 14, 2004 | 125 | |
| 26 | 26 | The Trip to Green Island | Give Me a Call | May 17, 2004 | 126 | |
| Episode No. | Segment names | Original airdate | Prod code | ||
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| Total | Season | First segment | Second segment | ||
| 27 | 1 | Finders Keepers | Quack Quiets the Universe | 2 May 2005 | 201 |
| 28 | 2 | Peep's Moon Mission | The Many Moons of Quack the Duck | 3 May 2005 | 202 |
| 29 | 3 | The Mystery of the Thing That Went and Came Back | Peep's Color Quest | 4 May 2005 | 203 |
| 30 | 4 | Reflection Affection | Peep Deep in the Big Muddy | 5 May 2005 | 204 |
| 31 | 5 | Chirp Sorts It Out (Sort Of) | Hear Here! | 6 May 2005 | 205 |
| 32 | 6 | Dry Duck | 9 May 2005 | 206 | |
| 33 | 7 | Snow Daze | Flower Shower | 10 May 2005 | 207 |
| 34 | 8 | Who Stole the Big Wide World? | M-U-D Spells Trouble | 11 May 2005 | 208 |
| 35 | 9 | Finding Time | Smaller Than a Peep | 12 May 2005 | 209 |
| 36 | 10 | Quack Quack | One Duck Two Many | 13 May 2005 | 210 |
| 37 | 11 | Count Them Out | Peep Prints | 25 September 2006 | 212 |
| 38 | 12 | Stick with Me | Tree Feller | 26 September 2006 | 211 |
| 39 | 13 | A Daring Duck | The Trouble with Bubbles | 27 September 2006 | 213 |
| Episode No. | Segment names | Original airdate | Prod code | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Season | First segment | Second segment | ||
| 40 | 1 | The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and Nothing but the Tooth | The Winter of Quack's Discontent | 17 April 2007 | 302 |
| 41 | 2 | Nosing Around | The Last Straw | 18 April 2007 | 303 |
| 42 | 3 | The Disappearing Drink | Door Tour | 19 April 2007 | 304 |
| 43 | 4 | In a Bind | Star Light, Star Bright | 20 April 2007 | 305 |
| 44 | 5 | Bedtime Story | The Deep Duck Woods | 11 September 2007 | 306 |
| 45 | 6 | I Spy a Spider | Robin in the Bat Cave | 12 September 2007 | 307 |
| 46 | 7 | Marble Mover | Fair Shares | 13 September 2007 | 308 |
| 47 | 8 | The Feats of Peep | Quack Goes Nuts | 14 September 2007 | 309 |
| 48 | 9 | The Sounds of Silence | 16 April 2007 | 301 | |
| 49 | 10 | Big Bird | Chirp Flies the Coop | 10 September 2007 | 310 |
| Episode No. | Segment names | Original airdate | Prod code | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Season | First segment | Second segment | ||
| 50 | 1 | The Lurmies are Coming | Quack's Square Deal | 2 February 2010 | 406 |
| 51 | 2 | An Inconvenient Tooth | 1 May 2010 | 401 | |
| 52 | 3 | Bringing Spring | Quack's Pond Party | 13 May 2010 | 403 |
| 53 | 4 | You Can Count on Bunnies | Falling Feathers | 14 May 2010 | 405 |
| 54 | 5 | Trading Places | House of Sand and Frog | 26 June 2010 | 402 |
| 55 | 6 | Magic Duck Dancing | Chirp Chirp Tweet Tweet Chirp | 17 July 2010 | 404 |
| Episode No. | Segment names | Original airdate | Prod code | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Season | First segment | Second segment | ||
| 56 | 1 | Two's a Crowd | 10 October 2011 | 501 | |
| 57 | 2 | The Road Not Taken | 11 October 2011 | 502 | |
| 58 | 3 | Soap Opera | Diva Duck | 12 October 2011 | 503 |
| 59 | 4 | Quack and the Amazing Sandy Magic | Duckball | 13 October 2011 | 504 |
| 60 | 5 | Things That Go Peep in the Night | Mud Muddle | 14 October 2011 | 505 |
Music forPeep and the Big Wide World is composed by Terry Tompkins and Steve D'Angelo, from Eggplant. The opening theme is performed by blues musicianTaj Mahal.[21]
Peep and the Big Wide World was originally broadcast onTLC andDiscovery Kids — the latter as part of theReady Set Learn! preschool block — from April 12, 2004, to September 14, 2007. Reruns of the first three seasons continued to air until October 8, 2010, when Discovery Kids discontinued the block to make way for the new network to launch known asThe Hub on October 10.
The last two seasons were broadcast exclusively on select localpublic television stations with episodes distributed byAPT from January 4, 2010[22] to October 14, 2011, though second-runs of previous episodes began as early as April 1, 2007.[7][8] APT continued distributing reruns until January 3, 2018,[9] well after commercial networks dropped the program. A total of 60 episodes (120 segments) were broadcast.
On January 1, 2018, reruns ofPeep and the Big Wide World began airing on the24-hour PBS Kids channel,[10] marking the first time the series aired nationally on PBS Kids. Despite being a production of PBS stationWGBH,Peep and the Big Wide World was turned down by PBS in 2003 in favor of developing programming directed at "slightly older children".[23] (The series was geared toward preschool children ages 3–5; meanwhile, PBS eventually launched thePBS Kids Go! block in 2004 which was intended for children above the preschool level.) The broadcast of the series ended on December 26, 2021, when it was replaced with reruns ofDinosaur Train to the 7:30 a.m. weekend morning timeslot.[24]
APT and PBS Kids broadcasts ofPeep and the Big Wide World were paired with a short episode fromPocoyo which aired immediately after each show from 2010 to 2021.
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WGBH Boston Video released the episodes of the first season onDVD in 2005. The 2005 DVD releases each contained six segments of the specified subject;Peep Explores,Peep Finds,Peep Floats,Peep's New Friends,Chirp Flies, andQuack Knows It All. The 2007 DVD release,Peep Figures It Out contained six segments as usual, plus two bonus segments. In 2011,PBS Kids Video released two DVDs;Seasons of Adventure, andStar Light, Star Bright, which contains episodes from seasons two and three respectively. In 2012, PBS Kids Video released two more DVDs;Finders Keepers andBringing Spring. In 2014, PBS Kids Video released two more DVDs;Diva Duck, andPeep Discovers (which was once available as a limited release to retail stores). As of 2024, all of these DVDs are now out of print and very hard to find, but commonly found atpublic libraries. InCanada,Entertainment One released four DVDs in both English and French languages;Quack Quack,Peep's Moon Mission,Stick With Me, andFlower Shower.
In 2017, WGBH releasedPEEP and the Big Wide World: Weather Factors, a media gallery in PBS LearningMedia'sBringing the Universe to America's Classrooms project.Weather Factors contains 4 animated shorts:PEEP and the TOO Windy Day,PEEP and the Chilly Dam,PEEP and the Changing Sky, andPEEP and the Rainy, Snowy Day.[25]
And, starting in April 2007, look for PEEP on your local public television station.
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