Tinga Tinga Tales: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Emily Ashby Common Sense Media This beautifully animated series exposes kids to rich African culture through art, music, and timeless storytelling that will change the way they look at the world's animal inhabitants. Rated: 4/5 Jun 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Episode 1 Aired Feb 1, 2010 Why Elephant Has a Trunk A snappy crocodile is responsible for elephant getting a trunk. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 2, 2010 Why Giraffe Has a Long Neck After tasting some honey, Giraffe gets her head stuck in a honey tree and has to stay there for all of Summer, Autumn and Winter. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 3, 2010 Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell Tortoise tricks birds into making him a pair of wings; then birds make Tortoise jump off a cloud. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 4, 2010 Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way Round When mangos start disappearing in Tinga Tinga, Owl is ordered to keep watch. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 5, 2010 Why Lizard Always Hides Under Rocks Lizard is ashamed when he realizes the other animals know that he has been stealing their food. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 8, 2010 Why Hen Pecks at the Ground Peacock upsets Mama Hen and makes her feel plain, so Eagle loans Mama Hen her most prized possession -- a needle. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 9, 2010 Why Spider Has a Tiny Waist Greedy Spider hears of four feasts and want to attend them all. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 10, 2010 Why Vulture Is Bald Vulture boasts about her beautiful crown of golden plumage. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 11, 2010 Why Caterpillar Is Never in a Hurry While all the animals preparing for the best-dressed parade, Caterpillar sits in a tree munching on leaves. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 12, 2010 Why Lion Roars Lion dares to enter the Great Cave of Tinga Tinga in order to find his roar. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 15, 2010 Why Monkeys Swing in the Trees When Monkey becomes stranded in a mango tree, he tricks nasty Crocodile into taking him to dry land. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 16, 2010 Why Warthog Is So Ugly While being chased by Lion, a boastful Warthog runs into Porcupine's burrow headfirst. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 17, 2010 Why Rhino Charges Rhino wants to be invited to the Dance of the Horns, but he does not have a horn. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 18, 2010 Why Jackal Howls at the Moon The animals convince Jackal that the moon is made of the sweetest, most delicious honey in Tinga Tinga. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 19, 2010 Why Frog Croaks Jealous birds trick Frog into a singing duel until his voice is worn out. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 20, 2010 Why Hippo Has No Hair One night while Hippo was sleeping, a spark from the fire catches the end of her hairy tail; she runs through the bush until she jumps in the waterhole. Since then, Hippo stays in the cool waters without a single hair on her hide. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 22, 2010 Why Porcupine Has Quills Porcupine runs into the quill bushes to relieve her terrible itching. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 23, 2010 Why Hare Hops Tortoise teaches Hare that it is not always fun to finish in first place. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 25, 2010 Why Bat Hangs Upside Down The animals decided to give naughty Bat a taste of his own medicine. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 1, 2010 Why Tickbird Sits on Hippo's Back Little Tickbird wins a contest against Hippo, drinking more water in a single gulp. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 5, 2010 Why Mosquito Buzzes The animals decide to tie grass around Mosquito's tail so everyone can swat her away rather than listen to her gossipy stories. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 16, 2010 Why Crocodile Has a Bumpy Back Falling asleep in the sun and missing a warning about a wildebeest stampede cost Crocodile his smooth skin. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 17, 2010 Why Zebra Has Stripes Tortoise thinks that a new black coat might help all-white Zebra hide better in the savannah. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 18, 2010 Why Snake Has No Legs Snake swaps a thousand legs for Millipede's two eyes. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 19, 2010 Why Flamingo Stands on One Leg An underwater crab dance is the reason that Flamingo stands on one leg. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 22, 2010 Why Woodpecker Pecks A quiet Woodpecker saves the day when the moon and stars disappear. Details

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