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

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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 .