Tiger is afraid of water, so he tries to avoid going swimming whenever he can.After its scene, no humans are ever shown again for the rest of the series. There's a human baby in "The Butterfly," indicating that there are other humans in the world of the show.Rolly-Polly, a hamster that Kipper got for Pig as a present and got to keep at the end of the episode, is only seen in "Pig's Present" and is never seen or heard of again.Title Theme Tune: "They call him Kipper, Kipper the dog.".Soda Can Shakeup: At the end of "The Picnic", when Pig and Arnold ate up his and Kipper's remaining picnic food, Tiger got even by shaking up a can and offering it to Pig.Slice of Life: Obviously, it's the children's show.We'll get cold, we'll get wet, we've got nothing to do, we've got nothing to eat, we haven't got anything to drink either! It's going to be really, really boring! Tiger: Now we're going to have to stay here all night. Skewed Priorities: In "The Rescue", Kipper and Tiger are stuck on a large rock surrounded by water.The Speechless: Arnold hardly ever says anything.Single Tear: Kipper sheds one in "The Robot" after the robot takes Hippo away.Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here: The entire plot of "Nothing Ever Happens" centers around this.Kipper and Tiger make a flying machine out of a tricycle, balloons, and winglets. MacGyvering: Subverted in The Flying Machine.Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Both Tiger and Pig aren't very nice characters most of the time, but they do have their moments of kindness.
The Ghost: In "Pig's Present," Pig mentions Holly and Sammy, two minor characters from the books.Gentle Giant: Jake is the tallest character in the show and also one of the friendliest.
Then characters like Rolly-Polly, Kitten, or the butterfly act like animals. Mouse and her cousins move around like real mice but speak English. Furry Confusion: Characters like Kipper and his friends walk on two legs and speak English.However, Jake is unable to decide which candy he wants and asks for Pig to try each candy several times, resulting in Pig getting a stomachache. Didn't Think This Through: In "Pig's Shop", rather than let the customers taste the candy, he instead eats the candy and gives a description of what each one tastes like.In "Kipper the Hero", Jake has a kitten that he named "Kitten.".The pig is named "Pig" and the mouse is named "Mouse." Averted with everyone else.A Dog Named "Cat": Tiger is a Scottish terrier, not a tiger.However, Kipper is uncertain as to what blue and green make instead note Blue and green make aquamarine or teal. Pig says blue and green make purple, and Kipper corrects him by saying it's blue and red. In "The Butterfly", Kipper asks Pig if he knows what colors make purple.At the end of the episode, when the tadpole has matured and left, Kipper explains to Tiger that tadpoles aren't fish they're baby frogs. In "The Goldfish", Tiger refers to his pet tadpole as a type of fish.Critical Research Failure: A few in-universe examples, ones that Kipper corrects.In "The Big Race", Tiger gets on his bike during the race, pointing out they never said what kind of race it is.Turns out it's just a gobstopper that Tiger bought from Pig. In "Pig's Shop", Tiger claims to have an unbeatable conker that he challenges Kipper with.Cheated Angle: Kipper has a huge forehead when seen from the front, but his forehead shrinks when he turns to the side.Character Title: Featuring the lead dog of our show, Kipper.
#KIPPER PICNIC SERIES#
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