Pepee Explained

Genre:	Preschool education
Runtime:	10–30 minutes
Company:	Düşyeri
Creator:	Ayşe Şule Bilgiç
Composer:	Kiraç
Country:	Turkey
Language:	Turkish English
Num Seasons:	8
Num Episodes:	208

Pepee is a Turkish 3D animation television series produced by Düşyeri for TRT Çocuk. The series was created by Ayşe Şule Bilgiç. The first episode aired as a preview on November 1, 2008.

Characters

• Pepee: is the main character of the series. He is a young boy full of curiosity who loves to play games and discover new things. He is very acrobatic and moves at a quick speed. He is always shown wearing blue clothes and a hat. His best friends are Şila, Zulu, and Şuşu.
• Şuşu (pronounced Shu-shu): speaks over the entire show, and often communicates directly with the characters. Pepee has a good relationship with her, and is always to delighted to see (hear) her. She is reminiscent of Portuguese and Spanish language Brazilian children's program presenter Xuxa (pronounced "Şuşa" or "Shu-sha").
• Bebee: Pepee's sister.

Legal trouble

In 2013, Zinkia, the company who licenses the Spanish cartoon character Pocoyo, brought a lawsuit against Düsyeri for copyright infringement of their character, claiming among other things that even the name is Spanish.^[1]

Series overview

Season		Episodes
Season premiere	Season finale
	1	26	June 6, 2008	November 28, 2008
	2	26	April 17, 2009	October 9, 2009
	3	26	February 26, 2010	August 20, 2010

International release

Country / Region	Channel	Series premiere	Title in country
	ARB Günəş		Pepee
	TRT Çocuk (2008–2013) Show TV (2014–2015) Planet Çocuk (2015–2017)	June 6, 2008
	IRIB Pooya		پپه
Arabia	Nick Jr.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news . 2014-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140424141730/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-314658-spains-pocoyo-brings-lawsuit-against-turkeys-pepee.html . 2014-04-24 .