Pingu (1986)

Episode Overview

Pingu is having a blast pretending to drive on his father’s motorized sledge. When Father comes outside and asks him to get off, Pingu looks disappointed. To cheer him up, Father offers a driving lesson. They start off slowly, with Father guiding Pingu. However, Pingu quickly gets eager to speed up, leading to a chaotic moment where the drive stick is pushed to full throttle. They zoom off, crashing through some laundry, and then plow into a snowman and a candy stall. The startled stallholder runs away just in time to avoid being flattened. As the sledge begins to roll backwards towards a pool, Pingu cleverly throws some leftover candy in the way, preventing disaster. After apologizing to the stallholder and helping to clean up the mess, Pingu is heartbroken when Father is denied a lollipop. Despite their troubles, they find a replacement decorative piece for the stall. On their way back to the sledge, they discover the drive stick