Kaj Pindal
Director
Peep and the Big Wide World (2004)
Season 1
Peep is a newly hatched chicken who goes on daily adventures with his friends Chirp the robin and Quack the duck. The pals live a large urban park they call "the big wide world" and is the setting for all their lessons. Peep learns specific science concepts on his travels, while the series also incorporates real kids playing and experimenting in their own big wide worlds.
Released April 12, 2004
Episode 30 min
3+
Genres: Animation
Keywords: imdb.animal-name-in-title, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.educational, imdb.duck, imdb.chicken, imdb.bird, imdb.pond + 4 more, tmdb.animation, tmdb.adventure, imdb.animals-family, imdb.buddy-comedy
Watch Providers: Hoopla, PBS Kids Amazon Channel
Production Companies: WGBH Boston, 9 Story Media Group, Discovery Kids, TV Ontario
Network: TVOntario
S1E1 - Spring Thing / Springy Thingy
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.
April 12, 2004, midnight
S1E2 - A Duck's Tale / Quack's Tracks
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.
April 13, 2004, midnight
S1E3 - Quack And The Very Big Rock / Shadow Play
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.
April 14, 2004, midnight
S1E4 - Current Events / Quack Loses His Hat
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.
April 15, 2004, midnight
S1E5 - Night Light / Sounds Like...
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.
April 16, 2004, midnight
S1E6 - The Windy Day / Peep Feet
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."
April 19, 2004, midnight
S1E7 - Newton's Big Adventure / Peep Crosses The Road
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.
April 20, 2004, midnight
S1E8 - Stormy Weather / Peep In Rabbitland
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.
April 21, 2004, midnight
S1E9 - Quack's Stuck Stick / Peep's Can
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.
April 22, 2004, midnight
S1E10 - Under Duck / All Fall Down
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.
April 23, 2004, midnight
S1E11 - The Perils of Peep And Chirp / Hoop Tricks
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.
April 26, 2004, midnight
S1E12 - Save It For Later / The Red Ballmoon
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.
April 27, 2004, midnight
S1E13 - Chirp Builds A Nest / Stuck Duck
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.
April 28, 2004, midnight
S1E14 - The Real Decoy / Peep's Lost Leaf
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.
April 29, 2004, midnight
S1E15 - Birds of a Feather / The Incredible Shrinking Duck
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.
April 30, 2004, midnight
S1E16 - Go West Young Peep / A Delicate Balance
A DELICATE BALANCE: Chirp uses Peep and Quack as counter balance on a ramp so she can reach some yummy sunflower seeds.
May 3, 2004, midnight
S1E17 - The Fish Museum / Peep's Night Out
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.
May 4, 2004, midnight
S1E18 - There's No Place Like Home / Flipping Newton
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.
May 5, 2004, midnight
S1E19 - Chirp's Flight Program / Mirror Mirror in the Dump
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.
May 6, 2004, midnight
S1E20 - Bridge the Gap / Meeting Half-Way
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.
May 7, 2004, midnight
S1E21 - Peep Plants a Seed / The Root Problem
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.
May 10, 2004, midnight
S1E22 - Hide and Go Peep / A Peep of a Different Color
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.
May 11, 2004, midnight
S1E23 - That's a Cat / Faster than a Duck
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.
May 12, 2004, midnight
S1E24 - Quack Hatches an Egg / The Whatchamacallit
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.
May 13, 2004, midnight
S1E25 - Wandering Beaver / Peep's New Friend
PEEP'S NEW FRIEND: Peep befriends a caterpillar and is surprised when he turns into a butterfly.
May 14, 2004, midnight
S1E26 - The Trip to Green Island / Give Me a Call
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.
May 17, 2004, midnight
S1E27 - The Real Decoy
PEEP CROSSES THE ROAD: Peep ventures across the road and uses the sewer flowing under the road to get back home.
April 29, 2004, midnight
S1E28 - Peep's Lost Leaf
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.
April 29, 2004, midnight
S1E29 - Birds Of A Feather / The Incredible Shrinking Duck
STORMY WEATHER: Peep, Chirp, and Quack experience their first thunderstorm.
April 30, 2004, midnight
S1E30 - The Incredible Shrinking Duck
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.
April 30, 2004, midnight
S1E31 - Go West Young Peep
PEEP IN RABBITLAND: Peep falls into a rabbit hole and considers moving in with some baby bunnies.
May 3, 2004, midnight
S1E32 - A Delicate Balance
A DELICATE BALANCE: Chirp uses Peep and Quack as counter balance on a ramp so she can reach some yummy sunflower seeds.
May 3, 2004, midnight
S1E33 - The Fish Museum
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.
May 4, 2004, midnight
S1E34 - Peep's Night Out
PEEP'S NIGHT OUT: Peep follows Squeak out into the night and meets fireflies, bats, and a snail.
May 4, 2004, midnight
S1E35 - There's No Place Like Home
PEEP'S CAN: Peep narrates this tale of how a one-day-old Peep came to live in a tin can.
May 5, 2004, midnight
S1E36 - Flipping Newton
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.
May 5, 2004, midnight
S1E37 - Chirp's Flight Program
CHIRP'S FLIGHT PROGRAM: Chirp decides to study other birds to figure out how to fly.
May 6, 2004, midnight
S1E38 - Mirror Mirror In The Dump
MIRROR MIRROR IN THE DUMP: The birds find a mirror in the dump and Quack can't pry himself away from his lovely image.
May 6, 2004, midnight
S1E39 - Bridge The Gap
BRIDGE THE GAP: The birds must build a bridge to reach a pile of pinecones on the other side of a ravine.
May 7, 2004, midnight
S1E40 - Meeting Half-Way
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.
May 7, 2004, midnight
S1E41 - Peep Plants A Seed
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.
May 10, 2004, midnight
S1E42 - The Root Problem
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.
May 10, 2004, midnight
S1E43 - Hide And Go Peep
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.
May 11, 2004, midnight
S1E44 - A Peep Of A Different Color
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.
May 11, 2004, midnight
S1E45 - That's A Cat
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.
May 12, 2004, midnight
S1E46 - Faster Than A Duck
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.
May 12, 2004, midnight
S1E47 - Quack Hatches An Egg
THE RED BALLMOON: The birds find a bunch of balloons and Chirp uses the red balloon to take her first flight.
May 13, 2004, midnight
S1E48 - The Whatchamacallit
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.
May 13, 2004, midnight
S1E49 - Wandering Beaver / Peep's New Friend
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.
May 14, 2004, midnight
S1E50 - Peep's New Friend
PEEP'S NEW FRIEND: Peep befriends a caterpillar and is surprised when he turns into a butterfly.
May 14, 2004, midnight
S1E51 - The Trip To Green Island
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.
May 17, 2004, midnight
S1E52 - Give Me A Call
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.
May 17, 2004, midnight
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