Wibbly Pig          (2009-2010)
 
   producers: Wish Films / 9 Story
                     Entertainment
   animation: 2D animation
     episodes: 52 x 10 mins

 
   "Hey Wibbly! - Where are we going to go today?"                 
 

    Mick Inkpen's best-selling picture book character comes to life here in a
    UK-Canadian co-production from Wish Films and 9 Story Entertainment.
    Wibbly Pig is a cheeky anthropomorphic piglet who's brimming with
    inquisitiveness and enthusiasm and an overriding desire to play and
    explore the big world around him. Often he'll team up with his porcine pals
    Scruffy Pig, Spotty Pig, Big Pig, Tiny Pig, and the Pig Twins, but he's just
    as happy playing make-believe games and learning new skills on his own.
    Oh, but Wibbly's never actually on his own, is he? He has one or more of his
    three favourite plush toys with him most days (Pigley's his favourite). And then
    there's us. That's right. We're friends with Wibbly too, asking him questions
    off camera, and taking part in all the fun and games.
 
    Hey Wibbly!

    Yes indeed, there's lots of audience interaction here, right from the start of
    each episode, because we usually have to track our piggy pal down. He'll be
    hiding somewhere, or obscured, or simply off camera, busying himself with
    some playful piggy business or other. Wibbly's quite happy to break the
    Fourth Wall in order to converse with us, or to get us to  join in. We play
    Hide and Seek with him, and we have lots of fun and games. In the episode
   "Puddle" the cheeky piggy even goes so far as to gives us a soaking!

    Some times Wibbly's worried about the world. Little problems can look
    so very big where you're small. But Wibbly's a tenacious fellow, and with a
    little encouragement those problems can be easily solved, and worries
    dissolved.

   

    Wibbly's White World

    White backgrounds are something of a Mick Inkpen trademark, aren't they?
    They're ever-present in all his picture books, and they're in this adaptation too.
    Mind you, Wibbly does get to step out of them from time to time, when it rains,
    or he takes up residence in one of his fantasy worlds.

    Wibbly Vs Kipper

    Mick Inkpen previously brought us lots of cute fun with Kipper the dog. Kipper is a
    more methodical character and he plays and explores with a little more hesitancy,
    taking his time, finding his way. In his tv adaptation by HIT Entertainment and
    Grand Slamm, he was provided with a suitably smooth, jazzy theme and score
    which matched his personality beautifully. But Wibbly is a more spontaneous
    soul. He skips and plays with abandon, and he's summoned into life by his very
    own, and very wonderful, "waah-waah" soundtrack. Are you going to play
    with him? - Of course you are!
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     Jez Like that!

     The Hound spoke to the series director, Jez Hall, back in July 2010, and
     he was happy to share lots of info on the making of the production. You
     Can read what Jez had to say here...
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     Wibbly's pig pals        Wibbly's plush pals

    Wibbly Pig                 Pigley, his piggy plush toy
    Scruffy Pig                Flop, the soft toy bunny
    Spotty Pig                 Dimple, the teddy bear
    Big Pig
    Tiny Pig
    Pig Twin 1
    Pig Twin 2
    Big Aunt Larlie
    Grandpa Pig

 

    Wibbly episodes