Pingu at the Wedding Party

Pingu at the Wedding Party

Year: 1997

Runtime: 25 mins

Directors: Seishi Katto, Javier Garcia

AnimationFamilyComedy

When the Pingu family receive a wedding invitation, excitement fills the air as they set off for the celebration. Yet the ceremony quickly goes awry: the groom is missing, an unexpected guest appears, and a broken present creates chaos, turning the festivities into a comedic scramble.

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Pingu is helping Father deliver the mail. He wakes up a penguin to deliver a parcel, but he is puzzled to receive it. Then his neighbor comes out and says it is for her, so Pingu grabs the parcel back and gives it to the other neighbor, who is delighted to get the parcel. The other neighbor, on the other hand, gets very angry for not getting mail and shuts the door after yelling in anger. Father then gives the other neighbor more mail, but this time it was an envelope, as it is an invitation to a wedding. Pingu is curious and asks Father about it and he takes out a similar envelope and gives it to Pingu. Pingu is delighted and they go home. Mother was cooking and Pinga was playing until they were shown the envelope. A photo drops out of the envelope as Mother opens it and Pingu picks it up. Mother then exclaims happily that a black penguin and a green penguin are getting married while reading the contents of the envelope. Father gets out his and Mother’s wedding album with the green penguin friends and shows it to Pingu and Pinga.

Mother and Father go to get a present, leaving Pingu and Pinga at home playing with wedding clothing and drawing pictures for the bride and groom. The parents are shown a remotely operated Roomba, which they decide to get. The cleaner and remote are put on the table, and Pingu is intrigued. Father warns Pingu not to touch the present and Pingu nods his head. Mother then comes in and tells Father that she needs a new hat, so they go out to get one, and leave Pingu and Pinga alone at home again. Pingu touches the control stick, and the parcel moves. Pinga comes over to watch, as Pingu pushes the stick on the remote control full forward. The parcel takes off and hovers like a helicopter. Pingu finds that pulling the stick back makes it land. Unfortunately, when the parcel lands it over-balances and falls off the table, landing upside down and getting dented. Grandfather comes nearby their house and wonders what was going on. Pinga then explains the matter and Grandfather solves the problem by picking the box up and hiding the dent from the parent’s view. When the parents return, Grandfather leaves and on the way greets the parents. The parents do not notice the box and Pingu gets anxious.

On the day of the wedding everything is ready, Pingu’s family was getting ready and Grandfather put a small box in his pocket before he went. The whole family was in the snowmobile, they heard Grandfather on a hill in skis about to go down. He slid down and accidentally slipped, causing him to fall and break his leg. The whole family rushed as Grandfather was groaning in pain. Then they were all at the hospital, where Grandfather’s broken leg is thankfully in a cast, but he must be in a wheelchair for the whole wedding because of his leg. The guests who have arrived are chatting at the wedding. Father and Grandfather chat to some of the other guests, and Mother and Pinga go to coo over an egg in a cradle being looked after by its mother. Robby spots Robby, who is there as photographer and is polishing the camera, which is on a tripod. Robby taps the camera and the tripod collapses, which makes Pingu laugh. Pingu is looking at some flowers when he is called over by one of the green penguin family. She introduces Pingj, who is about Pingu’s age, to him. Pingj greets Pingu by making rude noises, swaying from side to side, slapping Pingu on the back and shaking hands.

As it nears the time of the wedding they all go to anxiously look out for the groom, who hasn’t yet arrived. The minister keeps looking at his watch. Then crying distracts them; the egg has hatched, and they all go to look at the baby. Meanwhile, Pingu is called over by Pingj, and they go and look at the cake. Pingj and Pingu both naughtily sample the cake, and Pingu patches it up so it is not so obvious what has happened to it. Then the bride spots the groom and the others turn to look. The groom is momentarily distracted when his tie covers his eyes, causing him to crash into a block of ice, which sends him and the bouquet flying. He ends up sitting on the ice next to the bride, who catches the bouquet as it bounces off his head. Later they open the dented Roomba, which goes haywire by sucking up the bride’s bouquet, and the groom attacks it with a stick. The Roomba spins its antennae like a helicopter and takes a little flight. It nearly hits Pingu’s father, who drops the remote control, causing it to drop down to earth and break. Pingu takes the blame, and Pingj comes and collects the sucked-up bouquet and drops it on the ground. Then he fixes the Roomba and it functions like normal. Everyone is now pleased.

Robby takes a photograph of the wedding party and the bride and groom leave on a sledge. When the family of green penguins are about to leave, Pingu begs Pingj to come with his family but Pinga disagrees and they start pulling him from side to side. Pingj decides that he wants to come visit Pingu. Pingu and Pingj both jump on the sled while Pinga gets on the snowmobile and they go home as the sun sets.

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Q1

Why did Grandfather break his leg on the wedding day?

A.

Grandfather was skiing down a snowy hill to join the family on the wedding day when he accidentally slipped and fell, breaking his leg. He was taken to the hospital where his leg was put in a cast, and he had to use a wheelchair for the entire wedding ceremony. Despite the injury, he was able to attend the celebration.

Earlier in the story, Grandfather was shown putting a small box in his pocket before leaving, hinting at his intention to participate in the wedding festivities.

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Q2

How did Pingu damage the wedding present?

A.

Pingu was left home alone with Pinga while their parents went out to buy a new hat. Despite his father's warning not to touch the remotely operated Roomba, Pingu pushed the control stick forward and the parcel lifted off like a helicopter. When he pulled the stick back to land it, the parcel over-balanced, fell off the table, and became dented.

Father specifically warned Pingu not to touch the present, and Pingu nodded in agreement, setting up the inevitable temptation.

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Q3

What happened when the Roomba went haywire at the wedding?

A.

When the family opened the dented Roomba present at the wedding, it went out of control and sucked up the bride's bouquet. The groom tried to attack it with a stick, but the Roomba spun its antennae and took flight like a helicopter. It nearly hit Pingu's father, who dropped the remote control, causing it to break and fall to earth.

Grandfather had hidden the dent in the box before the parents returned, so they brought the damaged gift to the wedding without knowing about the internal damage.

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Q4

Why did the groom crash into the ice block?

A.

The groom was walking toward the bride when his tie slipped down and covered his eyes, blinding him temporarily. Unable to see where he was going, he crashed into a block of ice, which sent him and the bouquet flying. He ended up sitting on the ice next to the bride, who caught the bouquet as it bounced off his head.

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Q5

Who is Pingj and how did Pingu meet him?

A.

Pingj is the son of the green penguin family who are getting married. Pingu was introduced to Pingj by one of the green penguin relatives at the wedding. Pingj greeted Pingu in a rough, playful manner, making rude noises, swaying, slapping Pingu on the back, and shaking hands, which marked the beginning of their friendship.

Earlier, Mother exclaimed that a black penguin and a green penguin were getting married, establishing the connection between the two families.

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Q6

Why did Pingu take the blame for the Roomba malfunction?

A.

When the Roomba went haywire at the wedding and the remote control broke after falling to earth, Pingu stepped forward and took responsibility for what happened. He confessed that he was the one who had damaged the Roomba earlier by experimenting with the remote control at home, causing the internal damage that led to the malfunction.

Pingu had been visibly anxious ever since Grandfather hid the dent, worrying about whether the mishap would be discovered.

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Q7

What was the egg hatching at the wedding about?

A.

As the wedding ceremony was about to begin and everyone was anxiously waiting for the groom, an egg that was being kept in a cradle hatched and a baby chick emerged. This happy interruption temporarily distracted everyone from the missing groom, and Mother and Pinga went to coo over the newborn chick.

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Q8

How did Grandfather hide the dent in the Roomba box?

A.

Grandfather was nearby when he heard the box fall and went to investigate. He discovered the dent and solved the problem by picking up the box and hiding the dent from the parents' view. When the parents returned, they didn't notice anything wrong with the present.

Grandfather was shown putting a small box in his pocket before leaving for the wedding, suggesting he had prepared for some kind of mishap.

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Q9

Why did Pingj decide to visit Pingu?

A.

After the wedding, when the green penguin family was about to leave, Pingu begged Pingj to come with his family. Pinga initially disagreed, causing the two to pull Pingj back and forth in a tug-of-war. Eventually, Pingj decided he wanted to come visit Pingu, and both boys jumped on the sled together while Pinga rode the snowmobile.

Pingj had greeted Pingu with rough but friendly behavior, indicating he was open to friendship.

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Q10

How was the wedding bouquet recovered?

A.

After the Roomba sucked up the bouquet and the groom attacked it with a stick, the bouquet remained stuck in the Roomba. Pingj came forward and collected the sucked-up bouquet, dropping it on the ground. Then he fixed the Roomba, and it began functioning normally again, allowing everyone to calm down and continue the celebration.

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