While not without its controversies, the porcine kids’ show matured into a true worldwide phenomenon. Then, like Skynet, it became too self-aware
Kids are morons. You can’t talk to them about Brexit, or Trump, or the theory of everything. No. You have to tackle such philosophical questions as “Why do I have to go to bed?” or “Why do I have to have a bath?” Kids’ TV-viewing habits are equally moronic. Take Peppa Pig, a British cartoon about four-year-old Peppa Pig and her family. There’s younger brother George, Mummy Pig, Granny Pig, Grandpa Pig and Daddy Pig. Peppa’s classmates are cats, dogs, sheep, zebras, elephants and ponies. Her teacher is a gazelle. It’s the greatest multicultural school of all time.
At five minutes an episode, there is little room for cliffhangers or plot twists. In Windy Castle, the Pigs get lost on the way to Windy Castle, because Daddy Pig is navigating and Daddy Pig is rubbish at navigating. In Daddy Pig Puts Up a Picture, Daddy Pig knocks a giant hole in the wall, because Daddy Pig is rubbish at DIY. Each episode ends with everybody literally rolling around on the floor with laughter. Black Mirror, this is not.
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