Pororo the Little Penguin (seasons 1-3; 7; 1-2 HD)

Pororo the Little Penguin (뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로; Ppolongppolong Ppololo) is a Korean computer-animated television series created by Choi Jong-Il and produced by Iconix Entertainment, SK Broadband, OCON, and Channel One Russia.

Summary
This series revolves around the adventures of Pororo and his friends who live in the snowy hamlet of Porong Porong Forest, who often encounter challenges and learn practical and moral lessons in each episode.

Why These Seasons Rock

 * 1) A lot of the characters are cute and likable.
 * 2) *The titular protagonist, Pororo is a mischievous, yet playful and curious little penguin.
 * 3) *Crong is also a mischievous, yet a cute little green spinosaurus.
 * 4) *Eddy is an intelligent and inventive genius.
 * 5) *Loopy is a shy and sensitive pink beaver who is actually an amazing cook.
 * 6) *Poby is a good-natured, warm-hearted, and trust-worthy white polar bear.
 * 7) *Petty is a tomboyish dark blue and white penguin who is great at sports.
 * 8) *Harry is quite temperamental, yet likes to sing a lot.
 * 9) *Some of other characters like Rody, Tong-tong, Popo and Pipi, Tu-tu are also good side characters.
 * 10) Most of the episode's plots are quite entertaining.
 * 11) Nice and colorful CGI animation, in which got better as the show went on.
 * 12) Cute and creative character designs.
 * 13) It has pretty good morals and messages, such as being good friends, being honest, it's okay to be a bit slow, believe in yourself, etc.
 * 14) Catchy and creative theme song, especially "Hello Friends" (later "Hello Everyone") in Season 3 and onward.
 * 15) Decent voice acting, in both Korean and English usually.
 * 16) Good soundtrack.
 * 17) The humor can be quite clever.
 * 18) Season 2 and 3 was a huge improvement, as they have more new characters, more new locations, better animation, etc.
 * 19) Catchy singalong songs, especially in Korean, such as "The Whale Song" and "Para Pam".
 * 20) Educational spin-offs, such as "Loopy the Cooking Princess" and "Eddy the Clever Fox".
 * 21) The idea of animal kids being best friends living in a forest having fun is an adorable concept.
 * 22) It has so many great episodes, like
 * 23) *We're Friends.
 * 24) *Rody is Born
 * 25) *Happy Rody
 * 26) *Wonderful Playground
 * 27) *It's A Dinosaur
 * 28) *Magic Potion
 * 29) *The Dragon comes to Town
 * 30) *Transformer Robot, Rody
 * 31) *Suspicious Dice
 * 32) This show is one of the only shows in the world to remake old episodes in higher definition with the "HD" versions of seasons 1 and 2.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It can get quite formulaic sometimes.
 * 2) Harry and Loopy can be unlikable sometimes, as Harry keeps losing his temper and Loopy keeps acting all snooty and princessy.
 * 3) Some bad episodes, even before the fourth to sixth seasons, such as:
 * 4) *"The Magic Flute"
 * 5) *"Eddy and Telescope"
 * 6) *"Loopy Has a New Friend"
 * 7) *"Pororo and Dandelion"
 * 8) *"Petty, You Are So Cool"
 * 9) *"What's This Smell?"
 * 10) *"Harry and Crong Disappeared"
 * 11) *The Secret Of Eddy: King Of Inventions
 * 12) The show quickly went downhill during Seasons 4-6, despite eventually improving by Season 7.
 * 13) Rody is overused as a side character sometimes in Seasons 3 and 7.
 * 14) On some episodes, the line "I'm not gonna play with you" can be immature and overused sometimes.
 * 15) Some animation errors like, Сrong losing his second spike on his head. In It's a Dinosaur
 * 16) The animation in Season 1, while Nice and colorful can be a little bit Choppy and low-budget, due to animation errors, Characters going Off-Model like in Loopy Has a New Friend
 * 17) The English acting on Season 7 is bad, with the voice actors once again being changed.

Episodes with their own pages
We're Friends

Trivia

 * This show is one of the most popular South Korean cartoons, behind Dooly the Little Dinosaur. It has been so popular that the titular character is even called “the children’s president.”
 * In the summer of 2016, a Pororo theme park opened at Seoul COEX Mall featuring rides and a parade of Pororo characters.
 * In 2007, Pororo received numerous awards from the South Korean government, including the award by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In 2010, Pororo got the President's award for best animation characters. In 2014, Pororo got the award for Creative Brands. In 2015, Pororo was chosen as the mascot for mass transportation in Seoul.