Pepee

Turkish animated television series
  • TRT Çocuk (2008–2013)
  • Show TV (2014–2015)
  • Planet Çocuk (2015–2017)
ReleaseNovember 1, 2008 (2008-11-01) –
August 20, 2016 (2016-08-20)Related
  • Pocoyo
  • Oddbods
  • Leliko
  • RGG Ayas
  • Pisi

Pepee is a Turkish 3D animation television series produced by Düşyeri for TRT Çocuk. The series was created by Ayşe Şule Bilgiç. The first episode aired as a preview on November 1, 2008.

Characters

  • Pepee: is the main character of the series. He is a young boy full of curiosity who loves to play games and discover new things. He is very acrobatic and moves at a quick speed. He is always shown wearing blue clothes and a hat. His best friends are Şila, Zulu, and Şuşu.
  • Şuşu (pronounced Shu-shu): speaks over the entire show, and often communicates directly with the characters. Pepee has a good relationship with her, and is always to delighted to see (hear) her. She is reminiscent of Portuguese and Spanish language Brazilian children's program presenter Xuxa (pronounced "Şuşa" or "Shu-sha").
  • Bebee: Pepee's sister.

In 2013, Zinkia, the company who licenses the Spanish cartoon character Pocoyo, brought a lawsuit against Düsyeri for copyright infringement of their character, claiming among other things that even the name is Spanish.[1]

Series overview

Season Episodes
Season premiere Season finale
1 26 June 6, 2008 November 28, 2008
2 26 April 17, 2009 October 9, 2009
3 26 February 26, 2010 August 20, 2010

International release

Country / Region Channel Series premiere Title in country
 Azerbaijan ARB Günəş Pepee
 Turkey TRT Çocuk (2008–2013)
Show TV (2014–2015)
Planet Çocuk (2015–2017)
June 6, 2008
 Iran IRIB Pooya پپه
Arabia Nick Jr.

References

  1. ^ "Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
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