Peg + Cat

Peg + Cat is an American/Canadian animated children's television series based on the children's book "The Chicken Problem", which was published in 2012. The series, which featured the voice acting of Hayley Faith Negrin and Dwayne Hill, was created by Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley and produced by Fred Rogers Productions and 9 Story Media Group.[2][3] It debuted on most PBS stations on October 7, 2013, as part of the revamped PBS Kids brand, and aired 63 episodes through April 23, 2018.[4]

Peg + Cat
Created by	Jennifer Oxley Billy Aronson
Directed by	Cory Bobiak
Starring	Hayley Faith Negrin Dwayne Hill
Opening theme	"Peg + Cat Theme Song"
Ending theme	"Peg + Cat Theme Song" (instrumental)
Composers	J. Walter Hawkes Martin Erskine D. D. Jackson
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	63
Production
Executive producers	Jennifer Oxley Billy Aronson Vince Commisso Kevin Morrison
Running time	28 minutes
Production companies	Feline Features, LLC Fred Rogers Productions 9 Story Media Group[1] 9 ate 7 Productions
Release
Original network	PBS Kids (United States) Treehouse TV (Canada)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	October 7, 2013 – April 23, 2018
External links
Website

The show is targeted to children 3 to 5 years old. The goal is to "inspire preschoolers’ natural curiosity about math and help them develop new skills and strategies for solving problems creatively in their daily lives."[5] In keeping with the math theme, the animation is presented as if it were drawn on graph paper.

On March 3, 2015, PBS Kids renewed Peg + Cat for a second season, which started on April 4, 2016.[6][7] On March 28, 2016, a one-hour two-part film aired on PBS Kids. This new film, titled Peg + Cat Save the World, focused on the duo being called upon by the President of the United States (voiced by Sandra Oh), to prevent a global disaster.[6] On March 14, 2016, PBS Kids released the first part of the film on its YouTube channel.

Characters

• Peg – The main character, together with her talking cat, Cat. She is a young girl who wears a red hat and blue dress. She explains the situation in each episode directly to the "camera", announces when they have "a big problem", and reasons out solutions to math-related problems. During songs, she pulls out a ukulele and plays it. She has a special blue marble hidden under her hat. Her favorite crayon is "little bluey". She is voiced by Hayley Faith Negrin.
• Cat – An indigo cat whose best friend is Peg. He loves circles and accompanies Peg on her adventures. Cat often inspires Peg to realize a solution to a problem without being aware of it himself. Often helps to calm Peg when she is "totally freaking out". He was inspired by Jennifer Oxley's pet cat. He is voiced by Dwayne Hill.
• Ramone – A boy who shows up to help Peg and Cat with their math problems. He is voiced by Thamela Mpumlwana in season 1 and Jaiden Lewis in season 2.
• Pig – A pig who is usually silent except when he sings in a rich operatic tenor. His favorite shape is the triangle. Voiced by Tommy Wazelle.
• Neighbor Ladies – A female African American character named Viv and a female Asian American character named Connie that appear in several episodes. They often accidentally add to Peg and Cat's problems by trying to be nice. Viv is voiced by Angela Teek and Connie is voiced by Jean Yoon.
• 100 Chickens – Chickens who play and live on farm and travel to space with Pig, Peg, and Cat. Voiced by Rob Morrison and Carys Casucci.
• The Pirates and their parrot – A quarrelsome quartet of pirates who live on an island. They like to sing in four-part harmony but sing "really bad" when they get cranky. They have had a sleepover with Peg and Cat. Voiced by Rob Morrison.
• Big Mouth – A blue, furry, horned space monster who likes to eat things that are little and yellow.
• Richard – A space alien from the purple planet who plays with Peg and Cat in space. He often cries during tense situations. Voiced by Christian DiStefano.
• The Teens – Three cool older kids who love pizza and texting on their phones, but can't stand getting dirt on their clothes. Tessa (voiced by Addison Holley) is thirteen, Mora (voiced by Annick Obonsawin) is fourteen, and Jesse (voiced by Gabriel Giammaria) is fifteen.
• Giants – Peg and Cat's big friends who live up the beanstalk in Fairy Tale Land. In The Giant Problem Peg and Cat think that the Giants are going to eat them. Voiced by Bryce Kulak (Giant) and Shoshana Sperling (Giantess).
• Mermaid – A swimming damsel who lives in the Magical Forest. The Pig stole her Golden Pyramid's in The Golden Pyramid Problem. She is voiced by Emilie-Claire Barlow.
• The Three Bears, The Three Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Nine Friends of Peg and Cat that get into bands like The Electric Eleven. Voiced by Kevin Brathwite (Papa Bear), Angela Teek (Mama Bear), Phatt Al (Baby Bear), and Rob Morrison (Three Little Pigs and Three Billy Goats Gruff).
• The Blockettes – Five dancers that dance in the Radio City Music Hall. Voiced by Allie Hughes, Jennifer Wallis, and Katie Griffin.
• Mac – A gruff-voiced man who works various jobs in different episodes. Voiced by Kevin Del Aguila.
• Peg's Mom – Voiced by Alison Jutzi.[8]
• The Seven Dwarves - Voiced by Rob Morrison.
• Dragon – A mythical creature who lives in the Magical Forest.
• Ludwig van Beethoven – A famous music composer who has problems writing music. Voiced by Rob Morrison
• George Washington – The first president of the United States. Voiced by Kyle McDonald.
• Albert Einstein – A famous scientist. Voiced by John Stocker.
• Flat Woman – A supervillainess who likes to make things flat. Voiced by Julie Lemieux.
• Baby Fox – A young little fox who likes building his block tower and stays with Mrs. Sheep.[9]
• Romeo and Juliet – Two young lovers from William Shakespeare's stage play of the same name.
• Triceratops - An adult blue dinosaur who talks. Randomly says "Horn!" during conversation.
• Baby T Rex - A baby dinosaur with a voracious appetite who can't talk but instead shrieks. Seen frequently with Triceratops.
• Cleopatra - Peg + Cat's Queen of the Nile friend, along with her pet camel "Epidermis". Voiced by Patience Mpumlwana.
• Marie Curie - Voiced by Linda Ballantyne.
• Roxanne - A pink French cat. Voiced by Paula McNeil
• Grandmom and Granddad - Peg's grandparents who are obsessed with the 1960s. Voiced respectfully by Judy Marshack and Jim Codrington.
• The President of the United States - Voiced by Sandra Oh.
• Robin Hood - A robin loosely based on the British folklore hero of the same name.
• Aki - A ninja in training. Voiced by Mika Shimozato.
• Billie Holiday - A famous jazz singer.

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	40		October 7, 2013	September 10, 2015
	2	23		April 4, 2016	April 23, 2018

Season 1 (2013–15)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date [10]	Prod. code
1	1	"The Chicken Problem / The Space Creature Problem"[11]	October 7, 2013	101
2	2	"The Pirate Problem/The Sleepover Problem"[12]	October 8, 2013	103
3	3	"The Three Bears Problem/The Giant Problem"[13]	October 9, 2013	104
4	4	"The Circus Problem/The Buried Treasure Problem"[14]	October 10, 2013	105
5	5	"The Tree Problem/Another Tree Problem"[15]	October 14, 2013	107
6	6	"The Messy Room Problem/The Golden Pyramid Problem"[16]	October 15, 2013	102
7	7	"The Parade Problem/The Halloween Problem"[17]	October 22, 2013	113
8	8	"The Dinosaur Problem/The Beethoven Problem"[18]	November 4, 2013	108
9	9	"The Honey Problem/The Penguin Problem"[19]	November 5, 2013	109
10	10	"The Race Car Problem/The Big Gig Problem"[20]	November 18, 2013	110
11	11	"The Slop Problem/The Birthday Present Problem"[21]	December 16, 2013	111
12	12	"The Baby Problem/The Sparkling Sphere Problem"[22]	December 17, 2013	112
13	13	"The Birthday Cake Problem/The Doohickey Problem"[23]	January 3, 2014	106
14	14	"The Blockette Problem/The Tulip Problem"[24]	January 24, 2014	114
15	15	"The Mega Mall Problem/The Cleopatra Problem"[25]	February 17, 2014	115
16	16	"Yet Another Tree Problem/The Romeo and Juliet Problem"[26]	April 14, 2014	116
17	17	"The Arch Villain Problem/The Straight and Narrow Problem"[27]	May 5, 2014	120
18	18	"The Play Date Problem/The Blabberwocky Problem"[28]	May 6, 2014	122
19	19	"The Perfect Ten Problem/The Long Line Problem"[29]	May 7, 2014	117
20	20	"The Clown Problem/The Ninja Problem"[30]	May 8, 2014	121
21	21	"The George Washington Problem/The High Noon Problem"[31]	July 4, 2014	125
22	22	"The Big Dog Problem/The Three Friends Problem"[32]	July 14, 2014	119
23	23	"The Pizza Problem/The Pizza Pirate Problem"[33]	August 18, 2014	126
24	24	"The Potty Problem/The Butter Problem"[34]	August 19, 2014	127
25	25	"The Pirate Puzzle Problem/The Scrap of Map Problem"[35]	August 20, 2014	128
26	26	"The Sushi Problem/The Highlight Zone Problem"[36]	August 21, 2014	129
27	27	"The Election Problem/The Littlest Chicken Problem"[37]	November 3, 2014	123
28	28	"The Flat Woman Problem/The Hanukkah Problem"[38]	December 18, 2014	136
29	29	"The Christmas Problem"[39]	December 22, 2014	118
30	30	"The Allergy Problem/I Do What I Can: The Musical"[40]	March 2, 2015	132
31	31	"The Roxanne Problem/The Girl Group Problem"[41]	March 3, 2015	134
32	32	"The Groovy Sixties Problem/Bad Jack Is Back"[42]	March 4, 2015	137
33	33	"The Magic Uke/The Rocking Out Problem"[43]	March 5, 2015	139
34	34	"The Cold Camel Problem/The Einstein Problem"[44]	April 3, 2015	130
35	35	"The T-Ball Problem/The Bus Problem"[45]	June 1, 2015	138
36	36	"Richard The Third/The Lemonade Problem"[46]	August 5, 2015	135
37	37	"The Wonderland Problem/The Bat Mitzvah Problem"[47]	September 7, 2015	131
38	38	"The Robin Hood Problem/The Owl and the Pussy Cat Problem"[48]	September 8, 2015	140
39	39	"The Ring Problem/The Wedding Problem"[49]	September 9, 2015	124
40	40	"The Bermuda Triangle Problem/The Breeze in the Branches"[50]	September 10, 2015	133

Season 2 (2016–18)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date [10]	Prod. code
41	1	"The Polka Dot Planet Problem/The Mardi Gras Problem"[6]	April 4, 2016	201
42	2	"The Mermaid in the Mall Problem/The Painting Problem"[6]	April 5, 2016	202
43	3	"The Claymation Problem/The Grumpy Judge Problem"[6]	April 6, 2016	203
44	4	"The Imaginary Friend Problem/The Promise Problem"[6]	April 7, 2016	206
45	5	"The Camp Problem/The Two Homes Problem"[51]	July 4, 2016	205
46	6	"The Tree By the Nile Problem/The Eid al-Adha Adventure"[52]	September 12, 2016	213
47	7	"The Pentagirls Problem/The Tree Problem of National Importance"[53]	October 4, 2016	218
48	8	"The Package Problem/The Train Problem"[54]	October 11, 2016	204
49	9	"The Poetry Problem/The Disappearing Art Problem"[55]	October 12, 2016	211
50	10	"The Friday the 13th Problem/The Looking Glass Problem"[56]	October 13, 2016	219
51	11	"Another Train Problem/The Odd Sea"[57]	October 14, 2016	215
52	12	"The Dance Problem/Follow The Bouncing Ball"[58]	October 19, 2016	216
53	13	"Peg Meets Cat/The Valentine's Day Problem"[59]	February 1, 2017	210
54	14	"The Too Big Dog Problem/The Giant Baby Problem"[60]	June 5, 2017	209
55	15	"The Funky Seventies Problem/The Umbrella Problem"[61]	June 6, 2017	217
56	16	"The Fuzzball Problem/The Silliest Song Problem"[62]	June 7, 2017	221
57	17	"The Sam Problem/Mac The Fork"[63]	June 8, 2017	222
58	18	"The Pig Problem/The Mariachi Problem"[64]	September 15, 2017	220
59	19	"The Peanut Problem/More Adventures of Robin Hood"[65]	January 8, 2018	214
60	20	"The Awards Show Problem/The Wrong Headed Problem"[66]	February 26, 2018	212
61	21	"The Hotel Problem/Another Hotel Problem"[67]	February 27, 2018	224
62	22	"The Big Dig Problem/The Crayon Problem"[68]	February 28, 2018	225
63	23	"The Compost Problem/Raiders of the Lost Arch"[69]	April 23, 2018	223

Critical reception

Peg + Cat has received generally positive reviews from television critics and parents of young children. Ryan Berenz of Channel Guide Magazine wrote, "Problem solved: PEG + CAT equals fun!"[70]

Broadcast

In Canada the show is broadcast on Treehouse TV[71] and in Africa it's broadcast on PBS Kids.

Awards

Peg + Cat has won seven Daytime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (Hayley Faith Negrin), Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Jennifer Oxley, production designer),[72] Outstanding Writing in a Pre-School Animated Program (includes Peg + Cat co-creators Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley, Kevin Del Aguila, Dustin Ferrer, David Steven Cohen, Qui Nguyen, and writers),[73][74][75] and Outstanding Music Direction and Composition (Steven Rebollido, music supervisor; J. Walter Hawkes, music director; and Martin Erskine and D. D. Jackson, composers).[75]

Merchandise

In late 2016, Fred Rogers Productions and 9 Story Media Group signed a deal with the Montreal-based toy manufacturer Imports Dragon to create an assortment of plush, arts-and-crafts sets, games and wooden puzzles based on the Peg + Cat characters.[76]

The toys join numerous books from Candlewick Press, as well as DVDs from PBS Distribution in the U.S., eOne in Canada, ABC Commercial in Australia and Sony Music in Germany.[76]

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14. "The Circus Problem/The Buried Treasure Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
15. "The Tree Problem/Another Tree Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
16. "The Messy Room Problem/The Golden Pyramid Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
17. "The Parade Problem/The Halloween Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
18. "The Dinosaur Problem/The Beethoven Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
19. "The Honey Problem/The Penguin Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
20. "The Race Car Problem/The Big Gig Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
21. "The Slop Problem/The Birthday Present Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
22. "The Baby Problem/The Sparkling Sphere Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
23. "The Birthday Cake Problem/The Doohickey Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
24. "The Blockette Problem/The Tulip Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
25. "The Mega Mall Problem/The Cleopatra Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
26. "Yet Another Tree Problem/The Romeo and Juliet Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
27. "The Arch Villain Problem/The Straight and Narrow Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
28. "The Play Date Problem/The Blabberwocky Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
29. "The Perfect Ten Problem/The Long Line Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
30. "The Clown Problem/The Ninja Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
31. "The George Washington Problem/The High Noon Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
32. "The Big Dog Problem/The Three Friends Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
33. "The Pizza Problem/The Pizza Pirate Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
34. "The Potty Problem/The Butter Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
35. "The Pirate Puzzle Problem/The Scrap of Map Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
36. "The Sushi Problem/The Highlight Zone Problem". KET. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
37. "The Election Problem/The Littlest Chicken Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
38. "The Flat Woman Problem/The Hanukkah Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
39. "The Christmas Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
40. "The Allergy Problem/I Do What I Can: The Musical". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
41. "The Roxanne Problem/The Girl Group Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
42. "The Groovy Sixties Problem/Bad Jack Is Back". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
43. "The Magic Uke/The Rocking Out Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
44. "The Cold Camel Problem/The Einstein Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
45. "The T-Ball Problem/The Bus Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
46. "Richard The Third/The Lemonade Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
47. "The Wonderland Problem/The Bat Mitzvah Problem". KET. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
48. "The Robin Hood Problem/The Owl and the Pussy Cat Problem". KET. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
49. "The Ring Problem/The Wedding Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
50. "The Bermuda Triangle Problem/The Breeze in the Branches". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
51. "The Camp Problem/The Two Homes Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
52. "The Tree By the Nile Problem/The Eid al-Adha Adventure". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
53. "The Pentagirls Problem/The Tree Problem of National Importance". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
54. "The Package Problem/The Train Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
55. "The Poetry Problem/The Disappearing Art Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
56. "The Friday the 13th Problem/The Looking Glass Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
57. "Another Train Problem/The Odd Sea". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
58. "The Dance Problem/Follow The Bouncing Ball". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
59. "Peg Meets Cat/The Valentine's Day Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
60. "The Too Big Dog Problem/The Giant Baby Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
61. "The Funky Seventies Problem/The Umbrella Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
62. "The Fuzzball Problem/The Silliest Song Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
63. "The Sam Problem/Mac The Fork". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
64. "The Pig Problem/The Mariachi Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
65. "The Peanut Problem/More Adventures of Robin Hood". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
66. "The Awards Show Problem/The Wrong Headed Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
67. "The Hotel Problem/Another Hotel Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
68. "The Big Dig Problem/The Crayon Problem". KET. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
69. "The Compost Problem/Raiders of the Lost Arch". KET. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
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External links

• Official website
• Peg + Cat at IMDb