Title Theme Tune: "They call him Kipper, Kipper the dog.".
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.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.In-Universe Factoid Failure: A few examples, ones that Kipper corrects.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.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.For more information, see Didn't Think This Through below. This was later deconstructed in "Pig's Shop" when he gets a stomachache from eating too much candy. In certain episodes, such as "Clay Time" and "The Fair," food is his primary motivation. Rolly shoves the piece into his mouth in one bite. This is illustrated when Kipper gives Rolly the rest of his slice of cake. When describing Rolly-Polly to Pig, Kipper says that Rolly is always hungry.Even chicks anger it because they look like ducks. Berserk Button: The gosling does not like ducks at all.Balloonacy: Occurs in "Arnold's Balloon Trip", where Arnold's balloon carries him up to a candy mountain in the clouds, and the others follow him to get him down.It turns out Tiger was faking it the whole time. Annoying Patient: In "Tiger's Cold", Tiger has a cold and Kipper takes care of him.
#Kipper the dog series#
Installments of the series also aired at one time on Sprout.Ĭompare Wibbly Pig and Future-coming Furry Tales, two other series created by Mick Inkpen and with a somewhat similar character design style and feel.
#Kipper the dog full#
The show follows the lives of Kipper, an anthropomorphic dog, and his friends, Tiger the Scottish Terrier, Pig the pig, Arnold the pig, and Jake the sheepdog.Īlthough never formally released as a full series, many DVDs are available and these DVDs have also been made available on Amazon as streaming video compilations, free to watch to subscribers. It was based on the book series by Mick Inkpen.
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