Pingu wanders into a job, breaks something expensive within thirty seconds, and waddles away like nothing happened. You're watching a penguin be a complete disaster in increasingly elaborate ways, and somehow that never gets old. The original's claymation charm survives the jump to anime, which means you get pure, wordless slapstick that works whether you're five or fifty.

Pingu and his family leave their little hometown behind and settle in a busy city full of people doing all sorts of work. Endlessly curious, Pingu can't stay away from what everyone else is doing, and he keeps trying to join in on their jobs. His playful, mischievous streak always wins out, though, and each attempt to take part ends with things going wrong. The result is a lighthearted comedy in short episodes, built around everyday city life and the trouble one inquisitive penguin can stir up.