Pingwings was an animated black-and-white children's television series of 18 ten-minute episodes broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV in 1961. It first aired on Southern Television. Created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin of Smallfilms, it starred a family of penguin-like creatures who lived at the back of a barn on Berrydown Farm. The Pingwing characters were knitted by Firmin's wife Joan and the animation was achieved using the stop motion technique.
Robinson pingwing
The fish
Mrs. pingwing
The flying bird
The rag doll
Visitors
A game of spoonball
Moving house
Buying and selling
Ice cream for tea
A proper kitchen
Mrs. pingwing's entertainment
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