Parents' Guide to

Peppa Pig

By Joyce Slaton, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

Sweet pig family provides gentle lessons to preschoolers.

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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

Community Reviews

age 4+

Based on 25 parent reviews

age 6+
This is not a harmful show, but it is stupid. A lot of bad messages, like fat shaming are shoved down toddlers with this show and with an episode of Mr Skinny legs is highly inappropriate
7 people found this helpful.
age 5+

Terrible!

This is a show to maybe watch WITH your kids. I don't allow my little to watch this on his own. Peppa is extremely rude and isn't a good model for how a kid should act. There's a lot of disrespect, and rude comments thrown around that don't have any consequences. A specific episode included two grandfather parents arguing about a greenhouse insulting one another. Another episode Peppa was upset with her friend and was rude to the friend with no interference by her parents. I think there are so many BETTER non-violent cute shows that I'd rather my kid watch.
3 people found this helpful.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (25 ):
Kids say (117 ):

Sweet, gentle, and easygoing, this series is perfect for the younger set, with great voice work and simple animation. The relationship between Peppa and her younger brother George is particularly realistic: Peppa sometimes gets in (mild) trouble for teasing him, or gets comeuppance after underestimating him. It's sort of like Max and Ruby, except there are actually pig parents around to teach lessons.

Children will enjoy the way Peppa and her family members snort as they talk, and they may imitate some of the animal sounds from other characters. But Peppa Pig is low-key enough that it won't send kids barking and snorting and bouncing off the walls when they're done watching.

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