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Peculiar Penguin (8x2)

: 01, 1934

Nothing says "holiday" like the Arctic, right? This summer's surprising box office results have illustrated that people love penguins, so if they respond to this bouncy 71-year-old Silly Symphony as warmly as they did the breakout hit present-day documentary, then they might not object to its puzzling inclusion. The cold white stuff that we associate with Christmas is abound (both in frozen and mush forms) as our focus falls upon two penguins, a male and a female. The male tries to woo the female with a snow cone (literally) and later a blowfish, with mixed results. He also proves his bravery by rescuing her from a fierce shark. The winning animal antics on display are enough to sustain the longer-than-typical running time.