You know, aside from the odd GIF or meme, I never saw Pingu....
Not as a child, anyway. By the time it appeared here in the USA, from what Google tells me... was in the mid-90s. I was far out of the age demographic for it. It reminds me a lot of shows like Moral Orel
(which is fucking hilarious), Celebrity Deathmatch, and The Shivering Truth
(also fucking hilarious).
It seems kind of out there, but since it's a kids' show, I guess that makes sense.