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Piggy in the Middle is the 8th episode of the first season of "Peppa Pig".

Synopsis[]

Peppa Pig and Mummy Pig teach George how to catch a ball- but soon the rules keep changing!

Summary[]

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Peppa plays the ball her own way.

One day George runs outside to play with his ball in the garden. He is joined by Peppa, who insists he is doing it wrong. After watching her, he grabs his ball and runs off, but Peppa is easily able to reach him and takes the ball back. She teases George until Mummy Pig joins them to question what she is up to, and Peppa claims she was just trying to teach George how to play catch. 

Curious, but deciding to drop the subject, Mummy Pig suggests they play a game called Piggy in the Middle to help him. She explains that someone must stand in the middle and try to catch the ball, which is being thrown by the people not in the middle. If the person in the middle catches it, the one who threw it will become the middle player. However, Peppa continues to tease George by making him think that she will give him the ball, but she throws it over him, ending up with George crying. Mummy Pig scolds Peppa for teasing George.

Daddy Pig comes by and he helps George catch the ball, then when Peppa claims it isn't fair she asks if she can sit on Mummy's shoulder so that she can play like George. With that, the Pig Family play a game of catch by tossing the ball to each other.

Character Appearances[]

Quotes[]

Peppa: "Here's the ball, George." (Pretends to hand George the ball). "Wee!!"

Trivia[]

  • "Piggy in the Middle" is the title of the game in the place of the show’s origin: United Kingdom, while it’s also called "Monkey in the Middle" in Eastern Canada, and "Keep Away" in the United States.
  • This is the first time George looks directly at the viewers as a signal he’s about to cry.
  • This is the first episode to feature a pink title.
  • This episode features an alternate take of the last part of George's crying sound, which occurs between two occurrences of the usual take.

Goofs[]

  • In this episode, George learns how to catch the ball. In "At the Beach", the narrator says he’s too little to catch it.
  • The animation of George crying on the first shot that occurs in this episode runs at a lower framerate than usual.
Series 1 episodes
1. "Muddy Puddles" 2. "Mr Dinosaur is Lost" 3. "Best Friend" 4. "Polly Parrot"
5. "Hide and Seek" 6. "The Playgroup" 7. "Mummy Pig at Work" 8. "Piggy in the Middle"
9. "Daddy Loses His Glasses" 10. "Gardening" 11. "Hiccups" 12. "Bicycles"
13. "Secrets" 14. "Flying a Kite" 15. "Picnic" 16. "Musical Instruments"
17. "Frogs and Worms and Butterflies" 18. "Dressing Up" 19. "New Shoes" 20. "The School Fete"
21. "Mummy Pig's Birthday" 22. "The Tooth Fairy" 23. "The New Car" 24. "Treasure Hunt"
25. "Not Very Well" 26. "Snow" 27. "Windy Castle" 28. "My Cousin Chloé"
29. "Pancakes" 30. "Babysitting" 31. "Ballet Lesson" 32. "Thunderstorm"
33. "Cleaning the Car" 34. "Lunch" 35. "Camping" 36. "The Sleepy Princess"
37. "The Tree House" 38. "Fancy Dress Party" 39. "The Museum" 40. "Very Hot Day"
41. "Chloé's Puppet Show" 42. "Daddy Gets Fit" 43. "Tidying Up" 44. "The Playground"
45. "Daddy Puts up a Picture" 46. "At the Beach" 47. "Mister Skinnylegs" 48. "Grandpa Pig's Boat"
49. "Shopping" 50. "My Birthday Party" 51. "Daddy's Movie Camera" 52. "School Play"
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