You, my fellow American friends, may not be aware of the phenomenon that is “Peppa Pig.” It is a primarily British children’s cartoon and shown throughout other European countries. My first encounter with it was via youtube through Christian searching for things “Nick Jr” related. I see that it has now started gracing a half-hour time slot on Nick Jr. over the weekends. Perhaps it will sweep the nation. 😉
Anyway, what started as a curiosity for Christian has turned more into an obsession with Peppa. He is starting to echo lines from the show. Which, honestly, is really cute since Peppa speaks with a British accent. (“Jump up and down in muddy puddles!”) 🙂 He walked into Brian’s classroom at the end of Sunday School this past weekend and announced, “Daddy Pig’s Classroom!” (Too funny! Especially when followed by a snort!) Christian still loves to watch Peppa whenever possible via youtube.
He is now starting to search for Peppa on youtube in other languages. His favorite — Russian. I have heard him quote lines from these episodes, snort, and then laugh. 😉 [sigh] Now I will have to learn Russian with a British accent to keep up with my not yet seven-year-old son all thanks to an English pig named Peppa.
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July 8, 2011 at 7:49 am
Love it – too funny, I wrote a blog very similar to yours about this very problem only recently. It’s becoming quiet the epidemic 😉
January 28, 2012 at 5:41 am
Perhaps Peppa the Pig is the new Thomas the Tank Engine. We are in the same stage here at our house in New Zealand. Peppa the Pig crazy. Obsessed. Our son demands to watch it all the time, on the computer, on the phone, or DVD. So tomorrow we are having a Peppa the Pig birthday party for him. He is 4 and is on the higher functioning end of the spectrum. I think Peppa appeals as it is such as crisp design and the stories are so simple and comforting. A big cozy, family focused blanket to snuggle up in.
So tomorrow I will be Mummy Pip and my husband will be Daddy Pig. Some of the lawn is being dug up and turned into mud so the piglets can jump in muddy puddles. We will do this last and send all the children home filthy!!