Pepee
| Pepee | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Preschool education |
| Created by | Ayşe Şule Bilgiç |
| Composer | Kiraç |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original languages | Turkish English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 208 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 10–30 minutes |
| Production company | Düşyeri |
| Original release | |
| Network |
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| Release | June 6, 2008 – August 20, 2016 |
| Related | |
Pepee is a Turkish
television series produced by Düşyeri for Show TV
. The series was created by Ayşe Şule Bilgiç. The first episode aired as a preview on June 6, 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.
Legal trouble
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
- ^ "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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