Series synopsis
Jasper the Penguin, also known as Jasper, der Pinguin is a French animation family kids action & adventure television series that premiered on KiKa on March 3, 2003. It ended on December 5, 2003. It was created by Eckart Fingberg, Michael Mädel, Udo Beissel. It stars Rick Adams, Louise Goldstein, Jane Whittenshaw and Bob Saker.
Not so very long ago, Jasper lived at the South Pole with his family, as is normal for penguins. But one day it happened: in his unbounded curiosity, Jasper had dared to go too far to the edge of the breaking ice cap. Suddenly there was a loud cracking noise from behind him and before he knew it, he was sitting on an ice floe, which, propelled by the current, pulled him ever further towards the horizon... until he drifted in to the harbour of a town. He looked for a cool and damp place to sleep ...
Premise
Not so very long ago, Jasper lived at the South Pole with his family, as is normal for penguins. But one day it happened: in his unbounded curiosity, Jasper had dared to go too far to the edge of the breaking ice cap. Suddenly there was a loud cracking noise from behind him and before he knew it, he was sitting on an ice floe, which, propelled by the current, pulled him ever further towards the horizon... until he drifted in to the harbour of a town. He looked for a cool and damp place to sleep and finally found just such a spot next to an old refrigerator, which stood in a forgotten corner at the very back of a junk shop. Since everything was so new and exciting, Jasper decided to stay for a while. However, so that his family would not be worried about him, he sent them regular reports of his experiences and observations in his "new" world. And what could be a better way of doing that, than sending a message in a bottle...
Premise: A cold! Where can I get some of those?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rick Adams as Jasper
- Louise Goldstein as Emma
- Jane Whittenshaw as Emma's Mum/Various
- Bob Saker as Various
- Dan Russell as Emma's Dad/Mr Steps/Paulo/Various
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | March 3, 2003 | December 5, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hot Feet It's a summer day and Jasper is having problems walking on the sizzling hot pavement. Emma explains that he needs a pair of shoes. At the shoes shop Mr Steps is unable to find a pair of shoes that will fit Jasper unusual “feet”. Then Jasper has an idea, he makes his own shoes out of a pair of empty shoeboxes. |
March 3, 2003 |
| 2 |
Lighting the Way Jasper keeps on bumping his head in the dark so Emma gives him a torch “but it only works in the dark”. Jasper goes in search of a dark place, but he accidentally drops his torch down a drain. So issues an exiting chase through this new found underworld. Jasper eventually fishes his torch out of the sea in the harbour with a shopping net. |
March 4, 2003 |
| 3 |
Jasper's Special Lemonade It is the day of the school fête and Emma has cooked lots of cakes to sell. Jasper decides to make some lemonade to sell to the kids. To his amazement nobody seems to like his lemonade. What could be wrong with squid, mackerel and herring lemonade? Jasper finds he has a new type of customer, because cats just love his special lemonade. |
March 5, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | KiKa |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 3, 2003 |
| Last aired | December 5, 2003 |
| Runtime | 5 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |