April 12, 2004 – October 14, 2011
Peep and the Big Wide World is an American-Canadian animated children's television series created by Canadian animator Kaj Pindal. It revolves around the lives of Peep, Chirp, and Quack, as viewers discover, investigate, and explore the world around them. It was based on the 1988 short film Peep and the Big Wide World (of the same name) produced by the National Film Board of Canada, which itself is based on the 1962 short film The Peep Show, also produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The series premiered on April 12, 2004, on Discovery Kids and on TLC as part of their Ready Set Learn children's block, and on the same day on TVOKids and PBS Kids. It was produced by WGBH Boston (through its kids division WGBH Kids) and 9 Story Media Group (formerly 9 Story Entertainment), in association with TVOntario and Discovery Kids and is distributed by Alliance Atlantis (through AAC Kids).
Carriage on the Discovery children's networks ended on October 10, 2010 with the discontinuation of Ready Set Learn and the replacement of Discovery Kids with The Hub, and now, Discovery Family. It continues to be offered to public television stations via independent public television distributor American Public Television to the present day. Since January 1, 2018, the series is distributed by both PBS Kids and APT. Throughout its run, it has been underwritten by the National Science Foundation, with Northrop 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.
Storyline[]
TV Show Intro[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057902 (Heard once in reverse in "Stormy Weather".)
- Hollywoodedge, Balloon Inflate Defl SS020202 (Heard once in "Diva Duck".)
- Hollywoodedge, Big Slow Boinkboing CRT015801 (Heard once in "Star Light, Star Bright".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Crow Caws CloseP PE020401 (Heard often in "Give Me a Call!".)
- Hollywoodedge, Boings For Impacts CRT016701 (3rd boing heard once in a high pitch in "Springy Thingy".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bone Breaks Blood Com FS044101
- Hollywoodedge, Bounce Jews Harp CRT015806 (Heard once in "Star Light, Star Bright".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bubble Pop CRT049201 (Heard once in "Peep's Can", "Stormy Weather" and "All Fall Down".)
- Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Boings 5 SS016105 (Heard once in "Springy Thingy".)
- Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Boings Long TE021102 (Heard repeatedly in normal and high pitches in "Springy Thingy".)
- Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Streaks 6 SS016506 (Heard once in "Peep in Rabbitland".)
- Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Twangs 1 SS016301 (Heard twice in "The Root Problem".)
- Hollywoodedge, Fast Swish CRT053905
- Hollywoodedge, Forest Ambience Bird PE010101 (Often used for outdoor ambiences, especially in "Finders Keepers".)
- Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601/Hollywoodedge, Whistling Wind Stead PE033301 (Heard often in "Spring Thing", "Stormy Weather" and "The Windy Day.")
- Hollywoodedge, Jews Harp Boings 3x CRT016003 (3rd boing heard once in "Finders Keepers".)
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Long Lower Pi CRT021001 (Heard once in "The Lurmies are Coming".)
- Hollywoodedge, Night Ambience Light PE011701 (Heard once in "The Last Straw".)
- Hollywoodedge, Owl Great Horned Hoot AT083001 (Heard once in "Birds of a Feather", "A Duck's Tale" and "The Windy Day".)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Double Bell Di CRT015001 (1st ding heard once in "Peep in Rabbitland".)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Swish By Wligh CRT053907 (Heard once in "Spring Thing".)
- Hollywoodedge, Rapid Metallic Warb CRT041204 (Heard thrice in "Quack's Tracks".)
- Hollywoodedge, Rapid Plastic Click CRT036202
- Hollywoodedge, Raven Common Caws Rav AT080701 (Heard once in "Birds of a Feather".)
- Hollywoodedge, Rubber Balllike Bou CRT016802 (Heard once in "A Duck's Tale" and "Finders Keepers".)
- Hollywoodedge, Rug Shook Out CRT030606 (Heard once in 4 episodes)
- Hollywoodedge, Short Med Boing CRT016004 (Heard often in "Springy Thingy".)
- Hollywoodedge, Single Cricket Spora PE012001 (Heard once in "The Last Straw".)
- Hollywoodedge, Slide Whistle In Out CRT057601
- Hollywoodedge, Slide Whistle Up Dw CRT2028301 (4th slide down heard once in a high pitch in "Peep's Can".)
- Hollywoodedge, Swish 9 Single PE116801 (Heard once in "Springy Thingy".)
- Hollywoodedge, Swish 15 Single PE117401 (Heard once in "The Last Straw".)
- Hollywoodedge, Thin Metallic Pot Or CRT031202 (Heard once in "A Duck's Tale", "Quack Loses His Hat" and "Finders Keepers".)
- Hollywoodedge, Twangy Boings 7 Type CRT015901
- Hollywoodedge, Very Wet Lip Smackin CRT026505 (Heard once in "Finders Keepers" and "Peep's Color Quest".)
- Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052101
- Sound Ideas, BALLOON, RUBBER - BALLOON FLYING AROUND AND LANDING ON FLOOR
- Sound Ideas, BELL, BICYCLE - BICYCLE BELL: SINGLE RING (Heard once in "Peep Crosses the Road".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, OWL - SINGLE OWL HOOTING, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Quack and the Very Big Rock".)
- Sound Ideas, BLOOP, CARTOON - LITTLE BLOOP
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - VIBRATING WOODEN SPRONG
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CRACKLE - ICE CRACKLING
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WARBLE - WARBLE SHEET (Heard once in "Peep in Rabbitland".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: ZIP DOWN 01 (Heard once in "Stormy Weather".)
- Sound Ideas, FROG - STRIPED CHORUS FROG: CALL, ANIMAL, AMPHIBIAN (Heard once in "Quack and the Very Big Rock".)
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - MOVE SIDE TO SIDE (Heard once in "Spring Thing" and "Stormy Weather".)
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - TURNING (Heard once in "Peep in Rabbitland".)
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01 (Series 6000) (Heard once in "Stormy Weather".)
- Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - BOWANG
- Sound Ideas, WATER, DRIP - DOUG'S DRIPS, SLOW (Heard once in "Spring Thing", "Stormy Weather" and "Finders Keepers".)
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 03 (Heard once in "Stormy Weather".)
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 04 (Heard twice in "Stormy Weather".)