''The Paz Show'' (also known as ''Paz the Penguin'' stylized ''PAZ'') is a British

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that debuted on February 24, 2003 on

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in the

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. It also aired on

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in the

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. The show was produced by

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, in association with

. The series was based on a series of books written and illustrated by Mary Murphy. Between the series cancellation and October 8, 2010, the series continued to rerun on the ''Ready Set Learn'' block.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Tim Lagasse Tim Lagasse (born 1968/1969) is an American director, puppeteer and puppet designer. He has worked on films and television programs for Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon, Disney XD, and HBO. He is known for playing the title character on Noggin's '' ...

as Paz, a playful little

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with an American accent who is the main character of the series. He is a fuzzy five-year-old penguin, is as optimistic as he is curious, it is not unusual for Paz, in his enthusiasm, to encounter a few roadblocks on his way to adventure, but he sometimes has his mother, Big Penguin, his father, Pappy, and his friends to encourage him on the way. He is occasionally seen playing his trumpetar in a few episodes, his trumpetar is an orange

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-like instrument with

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strings, when played, it plays a similar tune matching the series instrumentals. Starting from 2003, he starred as the mascot of the ''Ready Set Learn'' block until 2010 when the ''Discovery Kids'' channel relaunched as the ''Hub Network''. He has a black coat and feet, a white face and a belly, and a yellow chest and a beak. * Rebecca Nagan as Big Penguin, Paz's loving

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who works as an

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. She seems to speak in a British accent in a few episodes. Paz's father is never shown in the series. She has a similar appearance as Paz, only to have a yellow lining around her stomach. Starting from "The Locket", she has been shown wearing a bronze

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that she had inherited from her own mother with a photo of her son in it. * Margot Caroni as Pig, a sassy pig with an Italian accent. She is shown to be very talented at playing the

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in "Band Wagon" and great at

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in "The Right Moves". *

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as Rabbit, an outgoing

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with an English accent. She is highly energetic and likes to drum on trash can lids. She has a little sister named Carrot. She is white with an orange right ear and a tail. *

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as Pappy, a macaroni penguin as Paz's grandfather and Big Penguin's possible father who is a

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traveller. Pappy lives alone in colorful house that resembles a Mediterranean house which was revealed to have location-themed rooms in "My Senses" besides his bedroom and guest room which were only shown in "Baby Can't Sleep". The episode, "Fun with Pappy" reveals that Pappy resembled Paz when he was his age while currently resembling his own grandfather. Pappy is somewhat pretty talented at playing the

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, and occasionally plays songs for Paz and his friends. He is an elder penguin with a pair of yellow crests that matches the big spot on his chest and sometimes appears with a red vest jacket and a blue and red explorer helmet. *

Liam McMahon Liam McMahon (born 1976) is a Northern Irish actor. His work includes roles in ''Hunger'', ''The Secret (2016)'' and ''Without You (2011)''. He won critical acclaim for his role in the 2008 film ''Hunger'', which was directed by '' Steve McQueen ...

as Dog, a shy dog with an Irish accent and yellow orange fur. Despite appearing in a few initial episodes, Dog seems to be Paz's new neighbor in "New Dog". He wears a magenta collar and is often seen playing a

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on his tail.

One-time appearing characters

Maria Darling Maria Darling is a British voice actress who has provided many character voices for children's television programmes in the United Kingdom and the United States. Television and film *Dr Otter - Some of the Rabbit Children, Mrs. Canny Body and a ...

as Adelie, Paz's imaginary Antarctican friend who appears in "Sledding". She lives in Paz's

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. Her role was to help Paz find his sled in the snow. When they have found the lost sled which was found on top of a

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's blowhole, they go for a little swim in the whale's frozen lake home before retrieving it from the whale. Adelie was last seen riding on the sled with Paz, before saying goodbye to him as he concludes his fantasy.

Episodes

Awards and nominations

*Silver Honor - 2005

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*Nominee - 2005

Humanitas Prize The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing, and is given to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist P ...

for Children's Television (episode ''Things Change'' by

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) *Nominee -

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(2005) for Pre-school Children's Series *Nominee -

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(2006) for Pre-school Children's Series *Nominee - 34th Daytime Emmy Awards (2007) for Outstanding Pre-school Children's Series

References

External links

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