3-2-1 Penguins! is a sci-fi computer-animated Christian children's
television series, initially launched on November 14, 2000 as a
direct-to-video episode by Big Idea Entertainment with videos released
between 2000 and 2003. The direct-to-video series held the top spot on
the Soundscan kid video sales charts for its first 18 weeks of
release, was the #1 seller on Christian Booksellers Association's
video list in 2001, and had sold 1.5 million videos as of February
2009.The 3-2-1 Penguins television series appeared on the Qubo blocks
on NBC, Ion Television and Telemundo as well as the Qubo channel. It
ran for three seasons with the first season consisting entirely of
television broadcasts of the six original home videos. 3-2-1 Penguins
continued in reruns until 2014. The series was a top-ranked show on
NBC's Qubo Saturday morning kids block in 2008.Twins Jason and
Michelle are spending summer with their British Grandmum in The
Poconos region of Pennsylvania. Grandmum has a collection of kitschy
ceramic figurines, the most prized of which is four penguins in a
rocket ship (a honeymoon gift from her deceased husband). In the first
video, the twins accidentally drop the ship, but instead of breaking,
it flies into the air and reveals the four penguins are actually the
crew of a real spaceship. One of the twins is then pulled into the
ship, using the crew's Galeezle (shrinking) device, and taken on a
galactic adventure. The adventure that ensues then ties into whatever
moral dilemma that Jason and Michelle had struggled with in the show's
opening scene. For example, in the debut episode, Trouble on Planet
Wait-Your-Turn, the twins are struggling with taking turns playing a
new video game and looking through their Granddad's telescope before
Jason is transported to a whole planet of aliens who similarly have
trouble taking turns.The first season was only released on
direct-to-video from November 14, 2000 to July 1, 2003, before
broadcasting on Qubo from September 9, 2006 to December 2, 2006.
television series, initially launched on November 14, 2000 as a
direct-to-video episode by Big Idea Entertainment with videos released
between 2000 and 2003. The direct-to-video series held the top spot on
the Soundscan kid video sales charts for its first 18 weeks of
release, was the #1 seller on Christian Booksellers Association's
video list in 2001, and had sold 1.5 million videos as of February
2009.The 3-2-1 Penguins television series appeared on the Qubo blocks
on NBC, Ion Television and Telemundo as well as the Qubo channel. It
ran for three seasons with the first season consisting entirely of
television broadcasts of the six original home videos. 3-2-1 Penguins
continued in reruns until 2014. The series was a top-ranked show on
NBC's Qubo Saturday morning kids block in 2008.Twins Jason and
Michelle are spending summer with their British Grandmum in The
Poconos region of Pennsylvania. Grandmum has a collection of kitschy
ceramic figurines, the most prized of which is four penguins in a
rocket ship (a honeymoon gift from her deceased husband). In the first
video, the twins accidentally drop the ship, but instead of breaking,
it flies into the air and reveals the four penguins are actually the
crew of a real spaceship. One of the twins is then pulled into the
ship, using the crew's Galeezle (shrinking) device, and taken on a
galactic adventure. The adventure that ensues then ties into whatever
moral dilemma that Jason and Michelle had struggled with in the show's
opening scene. For example, in the debut episode, Trouble on Planet
Wait-Your-Turn, the twins are struggling with taking turns playing a
new video game and looking through their Granddad's telescope before
Jason is transported to a whole planet of aliens who similarly have
trouble taking turns.The first season was only released on
direct-to-video from November 14, 2000 to July 1, 2003, before
broadcasting on Qubo from September 9, 2006 to December 2, 2006.
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