Table 1.

Descriptive features of seven main characters of Pororo the Little Penguin.

Name	Character	Personality
Pororo		A little penguin (8 y old) that wears blue dungarees and attracts the attention of friends. He is the leading figure in this show. He often gets into various types of mischief with his friends, such as attempting to fly and playing practical jokes with friends.
Poby		A polar bear (15 y old) that lives out by a glacier. He is the largest of all the characters and has a very gentle nature. He enjoys fishing and photography, and does most of the chores in the village.
Petty		A female little penguin (8 y old) who was introduced in Season 2. She is presented as a tomboyish character who is a terrible cook; she is excellent in sports, but is afraid of spiders. She lives in a cabin made by her friends.
Loopy		A beaver (7 y old) who provides the voice of reason. She is very shy, sensitive, and somewhat princess-like. She lives in a big hollowed log and often invites friends. She enjoys baking cakes and pies for her friends.
Crong		A little herrerasaurus (3 y old) that lives with Pororo. He is discovered as an egg and hatched to be adopted as a little brother of Pororo. He is the youngest character in the show. He is constantly getting into trouble. He can only say his own name of “crong,” but in later seasons he has learned to say a few basic words.
Harry		A wayward hummingbird (5 y old) who lost his way while sailing to Summer Island and get to Pororo and other friends’ village. He is quite temperamental. He loves to sing, but his singing is not welcomed by his friends and others. He is warmhearted and likes to sing joyful and happy songs.
Eddy		A little fennec fox (10 y old) who is an intelligent genius and is good at inventing things. He likes to show off his own inventions, and these eventually go wrong and cause problems for someone caught by his tricks. Images reprinted with permission from ICONIX.