International Day (Peppa Pig)
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 Peace and harmony is in some places, but certainly not here, also, it should be called "Racist and Segregated".
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"International Day" is the 8th episode of the 4th season of Peppa Pig. It aired on May 26, 2011.
Plot
In school, the children dress up and act as countries from all over the world. But what happens when all the countries begin to yell and fight?
Why It's Racist & Segregated
- The title is kind of misleading, at least after the beginning: More than half of the episode is just the playgroup kids arguing for a very dumb reason.
- Also, when Madame Gazelle set all of the kids out to play, she clearly said for them to play nicely and not fight. Can you guess what happens after the beginning...?
- There is way too much yelling. The amount of it would make other annoying episodes baby lullabies.
- Roughly 50/50 of the characters are likeable and unlikable, but Zoe Zebra (Japan) and Suzy Sheep (Holland) are the most unlikable as they were the ones who started the entire argument by rudely trying to push George Pig (Russia), Richard Rabbit (Spain), Edmond Elephant (Greece), and Pedro Pony (America) out of the sandpit, insisting they've been in there for long enough. If they simply waited until they were done, the entire argument might've been prevented. They are also Karma Houdinis, as they don't get punished for their actions.
- Suzy even blamed George for starting the argument. Oh sure, the toddler definitely tried to force his friends and Pedro out of the sandpit.
- The other kids weren't initially in the argument are kind of dumb for just joining the fight for some incomprehensible reason rather than telling Madame Gazelle that Suzy and Zoe are fighting with Pedro and the toddlers, fanning up the flames of the argument.
- This is also out-of-character for Zoe because she's usually the friendly and quiet one. If it was just Suzy (Holland) and/or Peppa (France) as the one(s) who started the entire argument would be more understandable, but sadly, she did the exact opposite and go with starting the argument with Suzy.
- While Madame Gazelle isn't as bad as Zoe and Suzy here, she's pointless and only serves as a filler plot device.
- Everyone's voices during the argument get so annoying that some people would wish for the sweet release of death. Their over usage of the word "No!" and their repeated screaming gets annoying fast.
- There's a frightening possibility that the children could resort to physical violence if the argument was never stopped to get a point.
- Plot hole: After the argument, the playgroup kids apologize to Madame for bickering, but why should they apologize to her if they were arguing with each other and not with her?
- Also, for some reason, Candy Cat (Switzerland) is moved to make it look like she joined the argument, even though she was trying to put a stop to it. Plus, none of the kids apologized to each other, making them very unapologetic.
- When Madame Gazelle comes to end the argument, she asks "Is this how you think the countries of the world behave?". When Peppa asks if they do, she responds with a resounding "Of course not!". This means the writers want us to believe that countries never had conflicts with each other.
- This can be somewhat forgiven as the entire act takes place in Kindergarten. So telling the whole class the truth about the countries would've made someone scared or very worried about it. But it's still a very bad thing to say.
- This might be a bit of a stretch, but the entire argument other than Madame Gazelle's interruption would be counted as filler as it roughly takes up 65% of the actual episode.
- Overall, this episode is a lie to every single child on the planet! It's also maybe pretending that World War 1/2 and the Israeli-Hamas War weren't real, which is just wrong. (See WIR&S#6)
- If anything, this not only was a complete major low for Peppa Pig, but it would make anyone wish this show was cancelled just for the writers wanting everyone, or even children, to believe countries "never" had conflict with each other.
Peace and Harmony Qualities
- The international song is catchy.
- "Holland is being bossy!"
- The beginning was pretty good, before Zoe and Suzy tried to push the toddlers and Pedro out of the sandpit.
- Decent ending: The kids have a good rest of the day after the entire argument, even though they never apologized to each other.
- Peppa is likeable as she defends her brother and states that Suzy is being bossy, which is true. Candy is also likeable for trying to break up the fight.
- On top of that, Freddy Fox (United Kingdom) is also likeable for telling his friends to stop shouting at each other.
- The scene where all the kids sing together was cute.
Reception
The episode got a rating of 5.6 on IMDb.
Trivia
- This is one of the first few episodes where Peppa and her friends get into a fight/argument.
- The countries were as followed:
- Peppa - France
- George - Russia
- Pedro - United States of America (although referred to as America, nickname)
- Zoe - Japan
- Suzy - Netherlands/Holland
- Freddy - United Kingdom
- Emily - South Africa
- Rebecca - Germany
- Candy - Switzerland
- Danny - Mexico
- Wendy - Australia
- Richard - Spain
- Edmond - Greece
- The Italian and Polish flags can be seen in the cups with other flags, despite none of the kids being neither of the two countries.
- Candy doesn't take sides in the argument, referencing Switzerland's neutrality in which said country is not to be involved in conflicts with other countries.
- The quote "Holland is being bossy!" is possibly a reference to Napoleon's conquest of Europe during the Napoleonic War.
- The scene where Peppa angrily points at Suzy saying, "Yes you are!" has become a popular internet meme known as "French Peppa Pig".
- The scene where Madame Gazelle tells Peppa that the countries of the world don't behave like this could be considered a double entendre as countries behave much worse in all sorts of wars.
- Mandy Mouse can be seen wearing Suzy's Dutch costumes in "World Book Day".
Goofs/Errors
- When the argument starts, George and Edmond don't talk, despite their mouths move.
- When George, Richard, and Edmond cry, Edmond isn't heard crying, despite his mouth moving.
- Candy stands between the two sides of the argument; she even says, "Stop arguing!", but when Madame Gazelle comes there to stop it, the former seemed to have joined Peppa's side when she apologizes.
- The narrator says Suzy is representing Holland; however, the proper name of the country is the Netherlands.
- When the kids sing Harmony Day to their parents, Richard's clothes are now yellow.
The Episode
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