Series synopsis
Pororo the Little Penguin, also known as 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로 is a South Korean animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy family kids comedy television series that premiered on EBS 1 on November 27, 2003. It was created by Choi Jong-il. It stars Lee Sun, Hong So-young, Lee Mi-ja and Ham Su-jung.
Fun adventures await in the forest named Porong Porong Village where Pororo and friends live. New friends show up in the village and many exciting things happen in the forest. Our playful little gentoo penguin Pororo, naughty spinosaurus Crong, sweet and lovely American beaver Loopy, cheerful and sporty Adélie penguin girl Petty, clever fennec fox Eddy, strong minikaniko Rody, trustworthy polar bear Poby, happy-go-lucky hummingbird Harry, magical dragon wizard Tong-Tong, and a red sedan car Tu-T ...
Premise
Fun adventures await in the forest named Porong Porong Village where Pororo and friends live. New friends show up in the village and many exciting things happen in the forest. Our playful little gentoo penguin Pororo, naughty spinosaurus Crong, sweet and lovely American beaver Loopy, cheerful and sporty Adélie penguin girl Petty, clever fennec fox Eddy, strong minikaniko Rody, trustworthy polar bear Poby, happy-go-lucky hummingbird Harry, magical dragon wizard Tong-Tong, and a red sedan car Tu-Tu live in this snow-covered wonderland.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Sun as Pororo (voice)
- Hong So-young as Loopy (voice)
- Lee Mi-ja as Crong (voice)
- Ham Su-jung as Eddy (voice)
- Koo Ja-hyoung as Narrator
- Chung Mi-sook as Petty (voice)
- Kim Hwan-jin as Poby (voice)
- Kim Seo-young as Harry (voice)
Supporting cast
- Chang Eun-sook as Tutu (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 312 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | November 27, 2003 | February 20, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 52 | December 3, 2005 | April 5, 2021 |
| Season 3 | 52 | May 4, 2009 | October 27, 2009 |
| Season 4 | 26 | February 29, 2012 | May 24, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 26 | February 24, 2014 | May 20, 2014 |
| Season 6 | 26 | March 2, 2016 | May 26, 2016 |
| Season 7 | 26 | November 23, 2020 | February 16, 2021 |
| Season 8 | 26 | August 28, 2023 | November 21, 2023 |
| Season 9 | 26 | November 26, 2025 | February 19, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
We're Friends A little penguin named Pororo lived in a small forest village far in an ice world. While having fun playing in the woods, Pororo finds a mysterious egg. He brings it back to his house to eat it, but the egg starts to crack and a baby dinosaur comes out. Pororo thinks the dinosaur as a monster and runs away… |
November 27, 2003 |
| 2 |
It's All Right Poby, a kind hearted bear living in the small forest village, invites his friends Pororo, Crong, Eddy, and Loopy to his house. But Pororo breaks Poby’s favorite camera while showing off his basketball skills. Seeing how disappointed Poby is, every one try to find a way to cheer him up… |
November 27, 2003 |
| 3 |
Ice Fishing Eddy is an inventor in the small forest village. One day Eddy and his friends go fishing. But being the only one who couldn’t catch a fish, Eddy becomes mad at his friends and heads back to his house. He comes back with a sled to show off. All the others want to ride the sled, but because Eddy is still angry of the fishing event, he has the sled all to himself… |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hello, Friends One shiny day in the Porong Porong forest, Pororo and friends were playing hide and seek. Pororo was hiding when Loopy was looking for her hidden friends. But instead of Loopy, a new friend named Petty found Pororo in his hiding place. Pororo introduce Petty to all of his friends, and everyone greeted sweet Petty with joy. But why is everyone acting so shy in front of Petty? And what brings Petty to this forest? |
December 3, 2005 |
| 2 |
Petty’s House One early morning Pororo heads out some where with Eddy and Poby with a shovel in his hand. Crong who had overslept runs out late, but in spite of Pororo’s warning not to tell Loopy and Petty, Crong tells the girls the big secret. The truth is everyone was making a new house to surprise Petty. To thank all her friends Petty makes cookies and sandwich, but… |
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| 3 |
Learning How to Swim Pororo and friends are out for a swim at the beach. Eddy is just watching his friends have fun in the water. Petty not knowing why Eddy isn’t joining them in the water asks Eddy to come and swim with her. So Eddy decides to learn how to swim with all his friends cheering for him. Will Eddy be able to learn how to swim? |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Popo and Pipi Pororo and Crong are going to fly a plane that Edy made. Pororo and Crong cheer when they see the penguin shaped plane but the others are a bit skeptical about whether it will fly or not. |
May 4, 2009 |
| 2 |
Everything Looks Amazing Popo and Pipi, who crash landed in Pororo's village find Loopy's house empty and enter it while the others are out. While waiting, Popo and Pipi find something interesting - Loopy's paint brush. Popo observes the paint brush carefully. |
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| 3 |
Rody Is Born One dark night when everyone is asleep, Eddy is making something. He is making his assistant robot, Robot Eddy - (Rody). But when Eddy falls asleep something goes horribly wrong! |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magical Car, Tu-tu | February 29, 2012 |
| 2 | Nice to meet you, Tu-tu! | |
| 3 | Magical Glasses |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Are Good Friends | February 24, 2014 |
| 2 | Crong's Wish | |
| 3 | Just Be Honest |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Love You, Rody | March 2, 2016 |
| 2 | Crong's Little Friend | March 2, 2016 |
| 3 | The Best Birthday Present | March 9, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transformer Robot, Rody | November 23, 2020 |
| 2 | Harry Has Become A Giant | November 24, 2020 |
| 3 | Petty's Secret Friends | November 30, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 28, 2023 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | August 28, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 4, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | November 26, 2025 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 27, 2025 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | December 3, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | EBS 1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 27, 2003 |
| Last aired | February 19, 2026 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |