"Pingu" has been broadcast in more than 150 countries. He has been used as a spokes-character for UNICEF in several countries.
Some episodes of the show had been banned in the US airing in order to keep the show's desired TV-Y rating and not a commercially undesirable TV-Y7 rating the episodes that had been removed from the US airing include violence, scenes that may frighten younger viewers, toilet humor, substance abuse references, references to racism, and references to lip-to-lip contact.
In August 25th, 2016, Pingu has became a meme on social media with a famous line that had been used throughout the show, "NOOT NOOT."
Pingu has a sister called Pinga as well as having a teacher named Mr Peng-Chips