pingu

Husband and I have become hopelessly addicted to Pingu cartoons. (See his Wikipedia entry below; also note that Wikipedia has devoted an entire category to "Fictional Penguins." Not sure what to make of that.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingu

Pingu is a Claymation penguin who lives in an igloo with his parents, who seem to be constantly ironing. Given that none of the penguins wear clothes, WHAT ARE THEY IRONING?

The main lessons to be learned from the (many, many) episodes of Pingu that we've recently watched on VCD seem to be:

• Penguins LOVE popcorn. Really love it.
  
• When penguins are eating popcorn, it sticks to their faces for some reason.
• Seals and penguins can be friends.
• Fish is not just food. It's currency. It can also be put in your pocket. (Wait, back up, POCKETS? They're not wearing clothes!)
• Friends are for making fun of.

Also, having recently discovered Pingu, we find that our friends (especially the Japanese ones) have known about him all along. I guess we're just late to the party.