Peep and the Big Wide World

Peep and the Big Wide World

Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated cartoon that teaches nature and basic science concepts to preschoolers. The main characters include a yellow baby chick named Peep and his friends Quack, a teenaged blue drake, and Chirp, a baby red robin with pink eyelids. The current show, narrated by Joan Cusack is based on a National Film Board of Canada cartoon short of the same name, created in 1988 by Kaj Pindal and narrated by Peter Ustinov, and another short, "The Peep Show", from 1962. The original short comprised three 10-minute films featuring Peep, Quack, and Chirp as they meet a cat, a ladybug, a turtle and a frog who speaks from both sides of his mouth. The show is produced by WGBH in Boston and 9 Story Entertainment in Toronto, Canada. In the US, this show formerly aired on Discovery Kids as part of its commercial-free and sponsor-free "Ready, Set, Learn!" programming block. It now airs nationally in the United States on public television, distributed by American Public Television. In Canada, it airs on TVOntario. DVDs and books are also available for purchase. Peep and the Big Wide World is currently sponsored by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with WGBH-TV as part of an education and outreach program. The principal investigator is Kate Taylor, also of the ZOOM block. The National Science Foundation is the only permanent sponsor of the show. Northrop Grumman, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Toyota funded the show for only season two. The Discovery Kids Foundation funded the show for only season one. In 1999, the show was produced by Clumsy PriStar Television. The VHS copies are produced from Clumsy Pristar's home viewings.

Animation

Seasons

1. Spring Thing / Springy Thingy

Air Date: 2004-04-12

SPRING THING: The birds fear that it will be winter forever, until they discover one small purple flower poking up through the snow. SPRINGY THINGY: Peep learns about springs as he jumps on a mattress at the dump, and discovers an old jack-in-the-box.

2. A Duck's Tale / Quack's Tracks

Air Date: 2004-04-13

A DUCK'S TALE: Quack fears that he doesn't have anything as cool as a Skunk's smell, until he is reminded by Chirp of "The Power Of Duck Feet." QUACK'S TRACKS: On the first snowy day of winter, Peep loses Quack, learns about footprints, and builds a snow duck.

3. Quack And The Very Big Rock / Shadow Play

Air Date: 2004-04-14

QUACK AND THE VERY BIG ROCK: When a rock blocks the path between Quack's pond and Peep's can, the birds must call on all their friends to help clear the way. SHADOW PLAY: Peep, Quack, and Chirp discover their shadows, then use them to teach Tom the cat a lesson.

4. Current Events / Quack Loses His Hat

Air Date: 2004-04-15

CURRENT EVENTS: Peep and Chirp run into trouble when they try to take a boat out to Green Island; luckily, Quack the duck comes to their rescue. QUACK LOSES HIS HAT: Peep learns that some things can float, and his new knowledge comes in handy when the Blue Jays trap Quack inside a tall jar.

5. Night Light / Sounds Like...

Air Date: 2004-04-16

NIGHT LIGHT: Quack and Peep experiment with shadows when they find a flashlight in the dump at night. SOUNDS LIKE...: Chirp and Peep get lost after taking a long walk to find a quiet spot, and must use the sounds they heard on their way to the spot to find their way back home.

6. The Windy Day / Peep Feet

Air Date: 2004-04-19

THE WINDY DAY: Chirp is blown up into a tree while trying to use the wind to help her fly; it's up to Hoot the owl to bring her back home. PEEP FEET: The birds discover that everyone has their own way of measuring distances, so their new standard of measurment will be "Peep Feet."

7. Newton's Big Adventure / Peep Crosses The Road

Air Date: 2004-04-20

NEWTON'S BIG ADVENTURE: Newton decides to move away from his favorite spot under the apple tree, and encounters flowers, a box of cookies, and a colony of ants. PEEP CROSSES THE ROAD: Peep ventures across the road and uses the sewer flowing under the road to get back home.

8. Stormy Weather / Peep In Rabbitland

Air Date: 2004-04-21

STORMY WEATHER: Peep, Chirp, and Quack experience their first thunderstorm. PEEP IN RABBITLAND: Peep falls into a rabbit hole and considers moving in with some baby bunnies.

Quack's Stuck Stick / Peep's Can

9. Quack's Stuck Stick / Peep's Can

Air Date: 2004-04-22

QUACK'S STUCK STICK: Quack finds an amazing stick (a pinwheel), only to have it stolen by Beaver Boy for use in the family dam. PEEP'S CAN: Peep narrates this tale of how a one-day-old Peep came to live in a tin can.

10. Under Duck / All Fall Down

Air Date: 2004-04-23

UNDER DUCK: Quack discovers that he's not alone in his pond - a whole school of fish live there too. ALL FALL DOWN: Squeak warns the birds that the falling leaves of autumn mean that soon the entire sky will fall down, and it's up to Peep to find out the truth from Newton.

11. The Perils of Peep And Chirp / Hoop Tricks

Air Date: 2004-04-26

THE PERILS OF PEEP AND CHIRP: Cold weather causes Big Bay to freeze over, and Peep and Chirp decide to walk on the ice to Green Island; they run into trouble, however, when the day begins to warm up. HOOP TRICKS: The birds find plenty of uses for a jangly bracelet, even though they don't know what it is; now they just need to protect it from those annoying Blue Jays.

Save It For Later / The Red Ballmoon

12. Save It For Later / The Red Ballmoon

Air Date: 2004-04-27

SAVE IT FOR LATER: Chirp's acorn collection is ruined when Quack takes a bite out of her favorite acorn; the birds search for a replacement. THE RED BALLMOON: The birds find a bunch of balloons and Chirp uses the red balloon to take her first flight.

Chirp Builds A Nest / Stuck Duck

13. Chirp Builds A Nest / Stuck Duck

Air Date: 2004-04-28

CHIRP BUILDS A NEST: Chirp decides that a nest is the key to flying, and Peep helps her build a nest in the model of Nellie's doghouse. STUCK DUCK: Quack gets stuck in a hollow log, and Peep and Chirp consult many different animals for ideas on how to get him out.

14. The Real Decoy / Peep's Lost Leaf

Air Date: 2004-04-29

PEEP'S LOST LEAF: On a windy fall day, Peep spots the perfect red-and-gold leaf; the birds chase after it as the wind blows it around.

15. Birds of a Feather / The Incredible Shrinking Duck

Air Date: 2004-04-30

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING DUCK: The birds are excited to see snow for the first time, and Quack builds a snow duck as handsome as he is; he soon learns, however, that snow ducks don't last forever.

16. Go West Young Peep / A Delicate Balance

Air Date: 2004-05-03

A DELICATE BALANCE: Chirp uses Peep and Quack as counter balance on a ramp so she can reach some yummy sunflower seeds.

17. The Fish Museum / Peep's Night Out

Air Date: 2004-05-04

THE FISH MUSEUM: Fish Jr. wants to make a fish museum at the bottom of Quack's pond with Quack collecting stuff from above. PEEP'S NIGHT OUT: Peep follows Squeak out into the night and meets fireflies, bats, and a snail.

18. There's No Place Like Home / Flipping Newton

Air Date: 2004-05-05

FLIPPING NEWTON: Newton gets stuck upside down, and the birds figure out how to use a stick as a lever to get him turned right side up.

19. Chirp's Flight Program / Mirror Mirror in the Dump

Air Date: 2004-05-06

CHIRP'S FLIGHT PROGRAM: Chirp decides to study other birds to figure out how to fly. MIRROR MIRROR IN THE DUMP: The birds find a mirror in the dump and Quack can't pry himself away from his lovely image.

20. Bridge the Gap / Meeting Half-Way

Air Date: 2004-05-07

BRIDGE THE GAP: The birds must build a bridge to reach a pile of pinecones on the other side of a ravine. MEETING HALF-WAY: Newton and Willow, another turtle who lives over the hill, decide they would like to meet, and they need help from Chirp and Peep to determine the midway point between their homes.

21. Peep Plants a Seed / The Root Problem

Air Date: 2004-05-10

THE ROOT PROBLEM: Quack discovers a ""snake"" -- really a stick -- poking into his pond and the birds try to dig it up, only to discover that it is attached to Newton's apple tree.

22. Hide and Go Peep / A Peep of a Different Color

Air Date: 2004-05-11

HIDE AND GO PEEP: The birds discover a new game when Peep accidentally ""hides"" between some rocks, and soon figure out that hiding is easier when you are surrounded by objects that are the same colour as yourself. A PEEP OF A DIFFERENT COLOR: Peep and Chirp discover a set of paints at the dump, and use them to turn Peep red, Chirp blue, and Quack yellow.

23. That's a Cat / Faster than a Duck

Air Date: 2004-05-12

FASTER THAN A DUCK: Quack challenges Chirp to a footrace and soon everyone else -- a rabbit, a squirrel, Beaver Boy, Newton, Squeak, and an ant -- get in on the action.

24. Quack Hatches an Egg / The Whatchamacallit

Air Date: 2004-05-13

THE WHATCHAMACALLIT: Raccoon promises the birds that he has the coolest thing ever for them to see, but the birds are more excited about an old drainpipe that makes an excellent slide.

25. Wandering Beaver / Peep's New Friend

Air Date: 2004-05-14

PEEP'S NEW FRIEND: Peep befriends a caterpillar and is surprised when he turns into a butterfly.

26. The Trip to Green Island / Give Me a Call

Air Date: 2004-05-17

THE TRIP TO GREEN ISLAND: Quack finally manages to transport Peep and Chirp out to Green Island (""the ducks' paradise"") and the birds fear that this is their last adventure -- only to discover that the world is much bigger and wider than they imagined. GIVE ME A CALL: Quack searches for the source of an annoying sound.

27. The Real Decoy

Air Date: 2004-04-29

PEEP CROSSES THE ROAD: Peep ventures across the road and uses the sewer flowing under the road to get back home.

28. Peep's Lost Leaf

Air Date: 2004-04-29

PEEP'S LOST LEAF: On a windy fall day, Peep spots the perfect red-and-gold leaf; the birds chase after it as the wind blows it around.

Birds Of A Feather / The Incredible Shrinking Duck

29. Birds Of A Feather / The Incredible Shrinking Duck

Air Date: 2004-04-30

STORMY WEATHER: Peep, Chirp, and Quack experience their first thunderstorm.

30. The Incredible Shrinking Duck

Air Date: 2004-04-30

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING DUCK: The birds are excited to see snow for the first time, and Quack builds a snow duck as handsome as he is; he soon learns, however, that snow ducks don't last forever.

31. Go West Young Peep

Air Date: 2004-05-03

PEEP IN RABBITLAND: Peep falls into a rabbit hole and considers moving in with some baby bunnies.

32. A Delicate Balance

Air Date: 2004-05-03

A DELICATE BALANCE: Chirp uses Peep and Quack as counter balance on a ramp so she can reach some yummy sunflower seeds.

The Fish Museum

33. The Fish Museum

Air Date: 2004-05-04

QUACK'S STUCK STICK: Quack finds an amazing stick (a pinwheel), only to have it stolen by Beaver Boy for use in the family dam.

34. Peep's Night Out

Air Date: 2004-05-04

PEEP'S NIGHT OUT: Peep follows Squeak out into the night and meets fireflies, bats, and a snail.

There's No Place Like Home

35. There's No Place Like Home

Air Date: 2004-05-05

PEEP'S CAN: Peep narrates this tale of how a one-day-old Peep came to live in a tin can.

36. Flipping Newton

Air Date: 2004-05-05

FLIPPING NEWTON: Newton gets stuck upside down, and the birds figure out how to use a stick as a lever to get him turned right side up.

Chirp's Flight Program

37. Chirp's Flight Program

Air Date: 2004-05-06

CHIRP'S FLIGHT PROGRAM: Chirp decides to study other birds to figure out how to fly.

38. Mirror Mirror In The Dump

Air Date: 2004-05-06

MIRROR MIRROR IN THE DUMP: The birds find a mirror in the dump and Quack can't pry himself away from his lovely image.

Bridge The Gap

39. Bridge The Gap

Air Date: 2004-05-07

BRIDGE THE GAP: The birds must build a bridge to reach a pile of pinecones on the other side of a ravine.

40. Meeting Half-Way

Air Date: 2004-05-07

MEETING HALF-WAY: Newton and Willow, another turtle who lives over the hill, decide they would like to meet, and they need help from Chirp and Peep to determine the midway point between their homes.

Peep Plants A Seed

41. Peep Plants A Seed

Air Date: 2004-05-10

THE PERILS OF PEEP AND CHIRP: Cold weather causes Big Bay to freeze over, and Peep and Chirp decide to walk on the ice to Green Island; they run into trouble, however, when the day begins to warm up.

42. The Root Problem

Air Date: 2004-05-10

THE ROOT PROBLEM: Quack discovers a ""snake"" -- really a stick -- poking into his pond and the birds try to dig it up, only to discover that it is attached to Newton's apple tree.

Hide And Go Peep

43. Hide And Go Peep

Air Date: 2004-05-11

HIDE AND GO PEEP: The birds discover a new game when Peep accidentally ""hides"" between some rocks, and soon figure out that hiding is easier when you are surrounded by objects that are the same colour as yourself.

44. A Peep Of A Different Color

Air Date: 2004-05-11

A PEEP OF A DIFFERENT COLOR: Peep and Chirp discover a set of paints at the dump, and use them to turn Peep red, Chirp blue, and Quack yellow.

45. That's A Cat

Air Date: 2004-05-12

SAVE IT FOR LATER: Chirp's acorn collection is ruined when Quack takes a bite out of her favourite acorn; the birds search for a replacement.

46. Faster Than A Duck

Air Date: 2004-05-12

FASTER THAN A DUCK: Quack challenges Chirp to a footrace and soon everyone else -- a rabbit, a squirrel, Beaver Boy, Newton, Squeak, and an ant -- get in on the action.

Quack Hatches An Egg

47. Quack Hatches An Egg

Air Date: 2004-05-13

THE RED BALLMOON: The birds find a bunch of balloons and Chirp uses the red balloon to take her first flight.

48. The Whatchamacallit

Air Date: 2004-05-13

THE WHATCHAMACALLIT: Raccoon promises the birds that he has the coolest thing ever for them to see, but the birds are more excited about an old drainpipe that makes an excellent slide.

49. Wandering Beaver / Peep's New Friend

Air Date: 2004-05-14

CHIRP BUILDS A NEST: Chirp decides that a nest is the key to flying, and Peep helps her build a nest in the model of Nellie's doghouse.

50. Peep's New Friend

Air Date: 2004-05-14

PEEP'S NEW FRIEND: Peep befriends a caterpillar and is surprised when he turns into a butterfly.

51. The Trip To Green Island

Air Date: 2004-05-17

THE TRIP TO GREEN ISLAND: Quack finally manages to transport Peep and Chirp out to Green Island (""the ducks' paradise"") and the birds fear that this is their last adventure -- only to discover that the world is much bigger and wider than they imagined.

Give Me A Call

52. Give Me A Call

Air Date: 2004-05-17

STUCK DUCK: Quack gets stuck in a hollow log, and Peep and Chirp consult many different animals for ideas on how to get him out.

1. Finders Keepers / Quack Quiets the Universe

Air Date: 2005-11-14

2. Peep's Moon Mission / The Many Moons of Quack the Duck

Air Date: 2005-11-15

3. The Mystery of the Thing That Went Away and Came Back / Peep's Color Quest

Air Date: 2005-11-16

Peep looks for his dandelion seed.

4. Reflection Affection / Peep Deep in the Big Muddy

Air Date: 2005-11-17

5. Chirp Sorts it Out (Sort Of) / Hear Here!

Air Date: 2005-11-16

6. Dry Duck (1) / Dry Duck (2)

Air Date: 2005-11-19

7. Snow Daze / Flower Shower

Air Date: 2005-11-20

8. Who Stole the Big Wide World / M-U-D Spells Trouble

Air Date: 2005-05-11

9. Finding Time / Smaller than a Peep

Air Date: 2005-11-18

10. Quack Quack / One Duck Too Many

Air Date: 2005-11-18

11. Count Them Out / Peep Prints

Air Date: 2005-11-19

12. Stick With Me / Tree Feller

Air Date: 2005-11-19

13. A Daring Duck / The Trouble With Bubbles

Air Date: 2005-12-15

14. Flower Shower

Air Date: 2005-12-15

15. Quack Quack

Air Date: 2006-09-18

16. One Duck Too Many

Air Date: 2006-09-18

The gang builds a pond for Quack No. 2.

17. Chirp Sorts It Out (sort of)

Air Date: 2006-09-25

18. Hear, Here!

Air Date: 2006-09-25

19. Who Stole the Big Wide World

Air Date: 2006-09-26

20. M-U-D Spells Trouble

Air Date: 2006-09-26

21. Finding Time

Air Date: 2006-09-27

22. Smaller Than a Peep

Air Date: 2006-09-27

23. Stick With Me

Air Date: 2006-09-28

25. A Daring Duck

Air Date: 2006-10-02

26. The Trouble With Bubbles

Air Date: 2006-10-02

1. The Sounds of Silence Part 1 / The Sounds of Silence Part 2

Air Date: 2007-04-16

2. The Tooth, the Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth / The Winter of Quack's Discontent

Air Date: 2007-04-17

3. Nosing Around / The Last Straw

Air Date: 2007-04-18

Nosing Around: Pee-yew. What is that awful smell? The one that's coming from the big blue duck with the small white hat? The Last Straw: Peep and Chirp discover that a drinking straw has many uses: it can help you blow bubbles, breathe underwater, and spy on Quack.

4. The Disappearing Drink / Door Tour

Air Date: 2007-04-19

5. In a Bind / Star Light, Star Bright

Air Date: 2007-04-20

6. Big Bird / Chirp Flies the Coop

Air Date: 2007-09-10

7. Bedtime Story / The Deep Duck Woods

Air Date: 2007-09-11

8. I Spy a Spider / Robin in the Bat Cave

Air Date: 2007-09-12

9. Marble Mover / Fair Shares

Air Date: 2007-09-13

10. The Feats of Peep / Quack goes Nuts

Air Date: 2007-09-14

11. Big Bird

Air Date: 2007-09-10

Chirp meets an adult robin (Holly Hunter).

12. Chirp Flies the Coop

Air Date: 2007-09-10

13. Bedtime Story

Air Date: 2007-09-11

14. The Deep Duck Woods

Air Date: 2007-09-11

15. I Spy a Spider

Air Date: 2007-09-12

16. Robin in the Bat Cave

Air Date: 2007-09-12

17. Marble Mover

Air Date: 2007-09-13

18. Fair Shares

Air Date: 2007-09-13

19. The Feats of Peep

Air Date: 2007-09-14

20. Quack goes Nuts

Air Date: 2007-09-14

1. The Lurmies are Coming

Air Date: 2010-02-02

2. Quack's Square Deal

Air Date: 2010-02-02

3. An Inconvenient Tooth Part 1

Air Date: 2010-05-01

4. An Inconvenient Tooth Part 2

Air Date: 2010-05-01

5. Bringing Spring

Air Date: 2010-05-13

6. Quack's Pond Party

Air Date: 2010-05-13

7. You Can Count on Bunnies

Air Date: 2010-01-08

8. Falling Feathers

Air Date: 2010-01-08

9. Magic Duck Dancing

Air Date: 2010-07-17

10. Chirp Chirp Tweet Tweet Chirp

Air Date: 2010-07-17

11. Trading Places

Air Date: 2010-06-26

12. House of Sand and Frog

Air Date: 2010-06-26

1. Two's a Crowd Part 1

Air Date: 2011-10-10

2. Two's a Crowd Part 2

Air Date: 2011-10-10

3. The Road Not Taken Part 1

Air Date: 2011-10-11

4. The Road Not Taken Part 2

Air Date: 2011-10-11

5. Soap Opera

Air Date: 2011-10-12

6. Diva Duck

Air Date: 2011-10-12

7. Quack and the Amazing Sandy Magic

Air Date: 2011-10-13

8. Duck Ball

Air Date: 2011-10-13

9. Things that Go Peep in the Night

Air Date: 2011-10-14

10. Mud Muddle

Air Date: 2011-10-14

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Rating

8.4/10

Release Date

2004-04-12

Episodes

119 (5 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

GBH

GBH

9 Story Media Group

9 Story Media Group

Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids

TV Ontario