Peep is a newly hatched chicken who goes on daily adventures with his friends Chirp the robin and Quack the duck. The pals live a large urban park they call "the big wide world" and is the setting for all their lessons. Peep learns specific science concepts on his travels, while the series also incorporates real kids playing and experimenting in their own big wide worlds.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-04-12
Overview: After meeting a skunk for the very first time, Quack discovers a surprising flaw in duck design.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-13
Overview: On the first snowy day of winter, Peep loses Quack, learns about footprints, and builds a snow duck.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-12
Overview: It’s winter, it’s blah, and everything looks dead. Can Peep, Quack, and Chirp survive until spring?
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-12
Overview: Peep discovers his inner bounce when he encounters a frog, a mattress, and a jack-in-the-box.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-12
Overview: Peep borrows a toy boat from Nellie’s yard and sets off for mysterious, unreachable Green Island.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-04-13
Overview: In order to save Quack (who’s stuck inside a pickle jar—don’t ask), Peep must figure out how to float a duck.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-04-13
Overview: A windy day makes Chirp long to fly, but when she accidentally gets aloft, she discovers it isn't as easy as it looks.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-13
Overview: How big is a step? Turns out it means one thing to a cat, another thing to a rabbit, and something else altogether to a Peep.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-04-14
Overview: Quack is utterly flummoxed when a big rock plants itself in a very inconsiderate spot.
Writer: Peter K. Hirsch
Air date: 2004-04-15
Overview: Peep, Quack, and Chirp discover their shadows—then use them to teach Tom (that trouble-making cat!) a lesson.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-14
Overview: Peep discovers a beaver dam and a young, toothy beaver, while Quack, alas, loses his favorite stick.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-14
Overview: Peep searches for a house he can call...home.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-14
Overview: Afraid that the sun has forgotten to rise, Peep and Quack are relieved when they discover a flashlight.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-15
Overview: Peep and Chirp get lost, but use a range of familiar—and annoying!—sounds to find their way home.
Writer: Daisy Scott
Air date: 2004-04-19
Overview: Emboldened by the ice, Peep and Chirp try to walk across Big Bay.
Writer: Diana DeCubellis
Air date: 2004-04-19
Overview: Chirp finds a beautiful bracelet and soon discovers all the amazing things it can do!
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-20
Overview: Newton the turtle has a series of excellent adventures—involving a puddle, some dandelion fluff, and a very spooky cracker box.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-04-21
Overview: Peep discovers the answer to that ancient conundrum: “Why did the chicken cross the road?”.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-22
Overview: Peep’s first encounter with thunder and lightning makes for a wet and tumultuous day.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-04-23
Overview: After falling into a rabbit hole and meeting three fuzzy bunnies, Peep decides to try life underground.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-26
Overview: Quack discovers there's more to his pond than meets the eye. (Namely, fish.)
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-04-26
Overview: Spooked by falling leaves, Squeak the mouse warns Peep that the entire sky will soon be tumbling down.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-27
Overview: Chirp can’t seem to protect her acorn collection from several ravenous squirrels and one thoughtless duck.
Writer: Louise Gikow
Air date: 2004-04-27
Overview: Chirp has a perilous (but thrilling!) adventure when she meets up with a big, red balloon.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-28
Overview: Desperate to fly, Chirp wonders if building a nest will help her?
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-28
Overview: How do you unstick a duck who’s stuck in a hollow log? (Say that five times, fast!)
Writer: Nick Raposo
Air date: 2004-04-29
Overview: Quack finds a majestic duck (a decoy, actually) and refuses to admit that there’s something strange about her.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-29
Overview: One windy day, Peep spies the “perfect” leaf and decides to chase it down.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-04-30
Overview: Peep discovers a beautiful feather, then sets out to find its rightful owner.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-04-30
Overview: Quack builds a snow monument to himself, but is horrified to discover that snow—and fame—don’t last.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-05-03
Overview: Where does the sun go at night? Peep and Chirp decide to follow their shadows and find out.
Writer: Kate Hudec
Air date: 2004-05-03
Overview: A DELICATE BALANCE: Chirp uses Peep and Quack as counter balance on a ramp so she can reach some yummy sunflower seeds.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-05-04
Overview: Poor Fish Jr. She wants so much to wear sneakers and sit in a tree.
Writer: Daisy Scott
Air date: 2004-05-04
Overview: Can Quack make her dreams come true? Goaded by Squeak, Peep decides to experience life after dark.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-09-14
Overview: The birds discover pineapples (they’re pinecones, actually) but must build a bridge to reach them.
Writer: Kate Hudec
Air date: 2004-09-06
Overview: Newton is delighted to learn of another turtle. (Well, he will be delighted if he can ever manage to meet her.)
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-09-07
Overview: Peep discovers a patch of sunflowers and decides to grow one for himself.
Writer: Gentry Menzel
Air date: 2004-09-08
Overview: There’s a snake in Quack’s pond! (Fish are one thing, but a snake is completely unacceptable.)
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-09-09
Overview: Peep and Chirp invent a wonderful new game—and Quack quickly learns that it’s not easy being blue!
Writer: Jean Monahan
Air date: 2004-09-10
Overview: Quack, and Chirp discover paint and the joy of looking different.
Writer: Nick Raposo
Air date: 2004-09-10
Overview: Quack sets out to prove that HIS pond is the best and biggest pond in all the world.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-09-10
Overview: How do you unflip a turtle? (It’s not as easy as you might think!)
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-09-13
Overview: Chirp’s flying practice really takes off when she decides to copy what other birds do.
Writer: Louise Gikow
Air date: 2004-09-13
Overview: The birds find a mirror and Quack falls in love with himself, all over again.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-09-13
Overview: It's Peep's first day on Earth - and the other animals gather round to teach him about cats.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-09-14
Overview: Is a rabbit faster than a duck? A beaver? An ant? There's one way to find out!
Writer: Jonathan Greenberg
Air date: 2004-09-15
Overview: Quack decides that a baby duck would make his pond even more perfect than it already is.
Writer: Daisy Scott
Air date: 2004-09-16
Overview: What on earth is a “whatchamacallit?” Peep, Quack, and Chirp are determined to find out.
Writer: Kathy Waugh
Air date: 2004-09-21
Overview: The birds have explored every last place on Earth (or so they think)—except for Green Island. Will they ever get there?
Writer: Nick Raposo
Air date: 2004-09-21
Overview: Quack tries to track down an incredibly annoying sound.
Writer: Joe Fallon
Air date: 2004-09-22
Overview: Beaver Boy wants to visit Quack’s pond but keeps getting lost. (Quack is just hopeless at giving directions.)
Writer: Sarah Durkee
Air date: 2004-09-22
Overview: Peep befriends a caterpillar, only to discover that some friendships are bound to change.
