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Jasper the Penguin (2003)

Jasper the Penguin poster
Original title
Jasper, der Pinguin
Directed by
Frédéric Mège, Udo Beissel
Genre
animated television series
Country
Germany, France
Length
1 season, 52 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young penguin floats from the South Pole to a human harbor town. He lives in a refrigerator at an antique shop and explores human life with his friend Emma. Each short episode ends with Jasper writing a letter about human customs to send home in a bottle.

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What happens

Jasper the Penguin (French: Jasper le pingouin, German: Jasper, der Pinguin) is an animated children's television series created by Eckart Fingberg, Michael Mädel and Udo Beissel, directed by Udo Beissel and Frédéric Mège and produced by Millimages and Toons 'N' Tales in co-production with WDR and France 5. This series is talking about a curious penguin who drifts from the South Pole to a human harbor town. Living in an antique shop's refrigerator, Jasper explores human life alongside his friend Emma. Each five-minute episode features his urban adventures and concludes with Jasper writing a letter about human customs to send back home in a message in a bottle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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