Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003)
- Genre
- animation, comedy, kids
- Country
- United Kingdom, Ireland, United States
- Length
- 3 seasons, 52 episodes
- Rated
- TV-Y
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An animated series where an elderly pig tells his grandchildren about his childhood adventures growing up on a farm in Ireland. Each episode jumps between the present day and flashbacks to Piggley's boyhood on Raloo Farm, where he learns lessons about friendship and family with his friends.
gentlewhimsicalnostalgiccozyplayfulheartfeltsimplewarm
What happens
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, or Jakers in Europe, is an animated children's television series created and developed by Mike Young, Liz Young, Sindy McKay-Swerdlove and John Over based on an original idea by Denise Fitzpatrick and produced by Entara in association with Mike Young Productions with the animation provided by Crest Communications. The series was broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States, and on CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It was also broadcast in Australia on ABC Kids. The series ran for three seasons and 52 episodes total from September 7, 2003, to January 23, 2007, with reruns airing through August 31, 2008. Reruns aired on the Qubo television network from June 30, 2012, to March 26, 2017. The show chronicles the boyhood adventures of Piggley Winks, an anthropomorphic pig from Ireland, and how he relates these stories to his grandchildren as a grandfather in the modern day. Many of the stories takes place on the Winks family's farm, Raloo Farm, located in the village of Tara. Piggley and his father use the word “Jakers” express their delight when they discover something on their adventures. Notably, the show contains voiceover work by the actors Joan Rivers and Mel Brooks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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