Wumpa's World

A children's television series for three to five year olds that stars a collection of puppet characters who live in the Canadian North: Wumpa the walrus, Tiguak the polar bear, Seeka and Tuk the snow hares, and Zig and Zag, a pair of fun-loving snowmobiles. Wumpa the Walrus opens the episode with a concept and proceeds to tell a story concerning that concept. Each episode has a specific message or lesson within it.

Seasons

26 Episodes • Premiered 2001

Still image for Wumpa's World season 1 episode 1: The Bear Who Came to Dinner

1. The Bear Who Came to Dinner

Tiguak becomes demanding after he injures himself.

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2. The Longest Day

What happens when Zag tries to stay up past his bedtime?

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3. What's so Big About Being Big?

Zag wishes to be bigger after being made to feel too small.

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4. Birthday Unsurprise

Zag causes trouble when he peeks at his birthday present early.

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5. The Ant & the Polar Bear

A snow storm comes to the North and Tiguak did not prepare for it.

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6. Noizy Ziggy

Zig gets a case of the hiccups.

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7. This Way or That

Zig gets lost after the snow man she built to help her find her way home gets ruined by Zag and the snow hares after they've played too rough with it.

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8. Special Feeling

Zig loses her hover hat.

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9. Sleepytime

It's that time of the year when it's continual daylight and Tiguak is having a terrible time sleeping so everyone tries to help.

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10. Hot Enough for Ya?

Zig and Zag learn about the chinook.

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11. Be Good to Bears Day

Tiguak convinces everyone that it's 'Be Good to Bears Day' so that he can get special treatment.

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12. Blubbering for Blubber

Wumpa has trouble keeping his fish once they're caught so Zig and Zag investigate the matter.

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13. The Big Race

Zag, Seeka, and Tuk have a race to find out who is the fastest.

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14. The Bogeyman

Wumpa and friends celebrate 'Snowyween' and Tiguak's snow sculpture frightens everyone.

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15. Big Bellyache

Tiguak gets a stomachache after eating his bag of maple fudge all at once.

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16. Losing Your Hares

Zag notices that Tuk and Seeka are missing, but it turns out that they are just on vacation in Prince Edward Island.

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17. Bigfoot

Zig and Zag find giant footprints in the snow and make a trip to the Tundra to investigate. It turns out that it is Tiguak's new boots that made the 'Big Foot' prints afterall.

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18. The Snowlympics

Wumpa and friends compete in the Snowlympics.

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19. The Treasure

Zag finds what he thinks to be a treasure so Zig goes on the hunt to try and find one too.

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20. Miss Bossy Treads

Zig tries to tell everyone else what to do.

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21. Bedside Manners

Zig gets a cold and everyone tries to help her get better.

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22. The Night Marathon

Wumpa's friends have a sleepover.

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23. So You Want to be a Snow Hare?

Zag and Tuk wish that they could be like each other instead of themselves.

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24. Will You Play with Me?

Tuk misses Seeka when she leaves to visit her penguin friends in the South Pole so everyone tries to cheer him up.

Still image for Wumpa's World season 1 episode 25: Man of Stone

25. Man of Stone

Zig and Zag learn what the Inukshuk means.

Still image for Wumpa's World season 1 episode 26: Bright Star Night

26. Bright Star Night

Wumpa and friends celebrate Bright Star Night in tribute to the North Star.

Cast

Photo of Pier Paquette

Pier Paquette

Wumpa (Puppeteer)

Photo of Lorne Cardinal

Lorne Cardinal

Wumpa (voice)

Photo of France Chevrette

France Chevrette

Zig (Puppeteer)

Photo of Hugolin Chevrette

Hugolin Chevrette

Zig (Puppeteer)

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