Children Growing Up (1984)

Ōkiku naru Ko - Niños en Crecimiento

Ōkiku naru Ko (大きくなる子 Children growing up) was an educational Japanese show, produced by Studio Nova, that aired on NHK through April 7th, 1959, to March 18th, 1988. It was created for 1st and 2nd-year primary school students in Japan, teaching them lessons like morals and how to act at school. The show is more notable for the Monkey Puppet meme portrayed by the main protagonist Pedro.[1] In the 1980s and 1990s, the series was also aired in Latin America under the name "Niños en crecimiento". This was the penultimate season of the show, airing from April 13th, 1984, to April 4th, 1986, in Japan.[2]

Children Growing Up

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Mucho gusto

  • 1x2

    Los crayones desgastados

  • 1x3

    Un solo zapato lustrado

  • 1x4

    El castillo de arena destruido

  • 1x5

    El buzón caído

  • 1x6

    Las lágrimas de la maestra

  • 1x7

    ¡bravo, pedro! pudiste hacerlo

  • 1x8

    Una excursión arruinada

  • 1x9

    Demasiados compromisos

  • 1x10

    Que bueno es ser amable

  • 1x11

    Yo no fui el verdadero culpable

  • 1x12

    Quién es más valiente

  • 1x13

    El árbol de los esfuerzos

  • 1x14

    Sí, me vengué, pero…

  • 1x15

    El amor filial

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