| Pinky and Perky | |
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 Pinky and Perky as they appeared on their original BBC TV show | |
| Genre | Children's television series |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Production company | Thames Television (1970–71) |
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| Network | BBC1 (1957–68) ITV (1970–71) |
| Release | 1957 (1957) – 1971 (1971) |
Pinky and Perky is a children's television series first broadcast byBBC TV in 1957, and revived in 2008 as an animated adaptation.
The title characters are a pair ofanthropomorphic singing puppetpigs, named Pinky and Perky. Pinky and Perky spoke and sang in high-pitched voices, created by re-playing original voice recordings at twice the original recorded speed; the vocals were sung byMike Sammes.[1] The show was banned by the BBC for being too political, but public outcry caused them to reinstate it.[2]
In 1993, Pinky and Perky appeared regularly onThe Pig Attraction, aCITV puppet-focused talk show, performing a song every week. The Pinky and Perky segments were made in collaboration with Jan and Vlasta Dalibor.[3]
A CGI reboot of the show, titledThe Pinky and Perky Show, was released in 2008.[4] A comic strip based on the TV series was drawn by Jim Turnbull.[5]
