The Mary’s crew stop by Pingonesia to visit Pingo’s Grandmother for a very special coming-of-age ceremony. Rasmus abandons etiquette to help Grandmother perform her duty. But will she appreciate his clumsy efforts?

(artwork by Domareen Fox)

At the soap box race, Rasmus does not want to accept that a soap box needs a brake. And he certainly does not want to drive with a lame soap box in the shape of a snail. Thank goodness Old Salt suddenly has a brilliant idea in store.

(artwork by Marie Renaud)

Petzi is eager to travel to the southern half of the world. The equator must be crossed; a rope, which is guarded day and night by King Neptune. Petzi, Pingo and Pelle attempt to sneak through. But they fail and create a huge knot in the rope. Can the friends untangle the equator before Neptune wakes up?

Young crocodile Paffhanna lives together with her mother in the middle of the desert. It’s just the two of them. Paffhana’s mother has built her daughter a lokomotive to provide at least some sort of entertainment. When Petzi and his friends swing by, driving in circles isn’t enough for Paffhanna anymore. Together they try to prove the mother wrong: the desert is not the end of the world.

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Pingo’s voice is hoarse. He can only communicate with his friends using gestures. But when pancakes get stolen from the good ship Mary gestures are not enough. Evidence shows that Pingo himself has eaten all the pancakes without sharing. Can Pingo find the real thief and prove his innocence?

(artwork by Domareen Fox)

The friends make fun of Petzi, who has spilled pancake dough in the galley. Petzi promises to clean up. But in fixing things he creates an even bigger mess. Petzi insists not being a mucky pup and goes to Addi. Addi runs his own laundrette and might be exactly the kind of help Petzi needs so desperately. But Addi is lovesick and has other things on his mind.

(artwork by Marion Bordeyne)

Petzi and his friends want to climb a mountain. However, they lack experience and equipment. How nice that they meet mountaineer Greta, who wants to stand by their side.

But quickly tit turns out that Greta has ideas of discipline that the friends share in no way.

(Petzi pose sheet by Marion Bordeyne)

Actually, Petzi, Pelle and Pingo just wanted to find the treasure of uncle Bruno. But then they meet Tim, a beaver. Tim wants to build his first dam and needs some help. Alone, he seems unable to put anything respectable into the river. The friends have to decide whether they care more about the treasure or Tim’s longing.

The friends visit Emil at the north pole. He is in charge of greasing the axis of the earth. But when Emil and Old Salt get caught up in an arm wrestling fight the axis begins to crunch. Since Emil and Old Salt don’t want to give in it is on the boys to save the world.

(artwork by Marion Bordeyne)

On a small island hatching turtles have to be protected from hungry seagulls. Pingo does everything to bring the little turtle babies safely to the sea. But it’s harder than expected: while the number of gulls is growing, Petzi and Pelle are not exactly any kind of help.

Pingo and Pelle want to give a surprise party for Petzi. They trick their friend into thinking it’s still pitch black and in the middle of the night. Petzi should sleep soundly on the good ship Mary as long as they need for their preparation on a party island.
At some point, however, Petzi can not sleep any longer, and misunderstandings unfold.

Kangaroo Peter has been tinkering with his car for years. Without much success. Petzi cannot believe it and promises Peter his maiden trip by the end the day. The crew immediately gets going. Only Pingo notices Peter’s secret: he is terrified of driving. Can Peter hide his fear for much longer?