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Peeping Penguins

1937 · 7 min

A brisk, silly cartoon of mischievous little birds causing slapstick chaos, playful and harmless even when things catch fire.

Directed by: Dave Fleischer
Genres: Animation

Overview: Curious penguins investigate an abandoned cabin, heedless of their mother's warning that "curiosity killed the cat."

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Directed by: Dave Fleischer
Genres: Animation

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
violence
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	2
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: animation
Directed by: Dave Fleischer
Runtime: 7 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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