Pepee

Pepee
Genre	Preschool education
Created by	Ayşe Şule Bilgiç
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language(s)	Turkish English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	78
Production
Running time	10-30 minutes
Production company(s)	Düşyeri
Release
Original network	TRT Çocuk (2008-2013) Show TV (2014-)
Original release	June 6, 2008 – August 20, 2010
Chronology
Related shows	Pocoyo Oddbods Leliko
External links
Website

Pepee is a Turkish animated television series produced by Düşyeri for Show TV. The series was created by Ayşe Şule Bilgiç. The first episode aired as a preview on June 6, 2008.

Characters

• Pepee : is the main character of the series. He is a young boy full of curiosity who loves to play games and discover new things. He is very acrobatic and moves at a quick speed. He is always shown wearing blue clothes and a hat. His best friends are Şila, Zulu, and Şuşu.

• Şuşu (pronounced Shu-shu) : speaks over the entire show, and often communicates directly with the characters. Pepee has a good relationship with her, and is always to delighted to see (hear) her. She is reminiscent of Portuguese and Spanish language Brazilian children's program presenter Xuxa (pronounced "Şuşa" or "Shu-sha").

• Bebee : Pepee's sister

Legal trouble

In 2013, Zinkia, the company who licenses the Spanish cartoon character Pocoyo, brought a lawsuit against Düsyeri for copyright infringement of their character, claiming among other things that even the name is Spanish.^[1]

Series overview

Season		Episodes
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	26	June 6, 2008	November 28, 2008
	2	26	April 17, 2009	October 9, 2009
	3	26	February 26, 2010	August 20, 2010

International release

Country / Region	Channel	Series premiere	Title in country
Azerbaijan			Pepee
Germany Super RTL (2015-)
Kazakhstan Disney Junior (2015-)
United Arab Emirates Nick Jr (2015-)
Turkey	TRT Çocuk (2008-2013) Show TV (2014-)	June 6, 2008  United Kingdom Cartoonito (2015-)

References