Corn & Peg
Corn & Peg is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by Nelvana for the Nick Jr. Channel and Treehouse TV. The series revolves around the titular best friends, a unicorn and pegasus named Corn and Peg respectively, who are dynamic do-gooders striving to make their town, Galloping Grove, a better place. In the United States, a sneak peek of the series aired on Nickelodeon on February 22, 2019, before its official premiere on March 4. It was renewed for a second season in April 2019.
Plot
Corn & Peg follows the adventures of two dynamic do-gooders; a blue unicorn called Corn, and a pink Pegasus called Peg. Best friends, schoolmates, and inseparable since preschool and influenced by their favorite superhero and role model, Captain Thunderhoof, these inseparable best friends go around their community of Galloping Grove to make a better place by helping anyone they can.Characters
Main
- Corn is a blue unicorn with a darker blue mane and tail, and wears a red jacket. He idolizes Captain Thunderhoof and has dedicated his life to doing good deeds for others along with his best friend, Peg. He used to be shy and scared of making friends until he met Peg at a bench while they were in preschool. He can use his horn if there is a need for light, or he can use it to pop or cut things. He can sometimes get goofy and clumsy and has kind of a big appetite, but he is still very loyal and often likes to encourage Peg by branding her as the best at everything that she does.
- Peg is a pink Pegasus with a golden-yellow mane and tail with flowers, and wears a turquoise dress. She's Corn's best friend and is rarely ever seen without him. Like Corn, she also idolizes Captain Thunderhoof and is dedicated to doing good deeds for others. Being a Pegasus, she is capable of flight, but because her wings are so tiny, she can't reach high altitudes and is limited to how much hang time she can have while airborne. She's also pretty strong for a foal her size. Peg loves to laugh at Corn's antics and fortunately doesn't get too annoyed by his goofiness.
Recurring
- Captain Thunderhoof is a white alicorn with a sky blue mane and tail. She is a superhero who stars in a TV show and acts as a role model to both Corn and Peg. Most everyone in Galloping Grove is a huge fan of her. She is mostly summoned when Corn and Peg shine their horn and wings respectively, though they only call her when there is an emergency. Though powerful, her weakness is ice.
- Ferris is an orange pony with an orange Afro. Corn and Peg are his closest friends. He loves carrots and Captain Thunderhoof but often doesn't have the best of luck.
- Clarissa is a pink pony with a blue mane and wears a blue jacket. She is another friend of Corn and Peg's. She's all about fashion and is the leader of a team of cheer-leading ponies known as the Posies. She's obsessed with Twinkle Piggy and just recently became a big sister to baby Marissa.
- * Paisley, Praxton & Prue are Clarissa's three best friends, a clique and not to be confused with the American rock band of the same name.
- Ferdy is Ferris' little brother. He loves Corn and Peg but often gets into mischief. Because of his young age, his vocabulary is a little flawed.
- Mayor Montagu is the mayor of Galloping Grove. He's a tan horse with a brown mustache who wears a dark blue suit and top hat as well as spectacles. He does his best to make sure Galloping Grove is at its best. When Corn and Peg meet him, they treat him with the salutation, "How do, Mayor Montagu?"
- Farmer Shire is Galloping Grove's farmer. She often has trouble keeping her animals under control and often asks Corn and Peg to help her with that.
- Todd is a friend of the main characters that runs a comic store. Though he tends to run out of things very quickly much to Corn and Peg's dismay.
- Miss Sassy is a horse who runs a garment store. She wears high-heels on all fours.
- Carrier Pintock is Galloping Grove's mail-delivery horse.
- Penny Pintock is Carrier Pintock's best friend and sister who lives in Trottingham.
- Pippa is a pilot who takes Corn and Peg to places outside of Galloping Grove.
- Chef Rigatoni is a professional chef whom Peg idolizes.
- Sheriff Swiftstone is a police officer whose job is to make sure Galloping Grove is all under control and all of the residents are obeying the law.
- Ferris and Ferdy's Parents
- Captain Bluehoof is the founder of Galloping Grove.
- Stella is a salon stylist who owns her own store called Stella's Salon and has a baby child.
- Miss Rider is a teacher at Featherhorn Elementary.
- Slater is a lonesome foal who just wants friends to play with, which Corn and Peg give support to.
- Viv is Eddie's cousin who wants to watch her cousin in the race.
- Eddie is a racehorse who is Viv's cousin.
- Miss Biscuit
- The Hoofersons are the family that live right next door to Peg.
- Dolly is Featherhorn Elementary's lunch horse.
- Commander Hayfield is an astronaut who, with Corn and Peg, help Ferris try to become an astronaut like him.
- Handyhoof Hal
- Ooompah Band is the town's band.
- Dr Trotski is the doctor of Galloping Grove.
- Paolo is a friend Corn and Peg meet at school who has a talent for beat-boxing.
- Coach Clydesdale is a brown horse who trains younger foals on sports and other activities.
- Jordy is a young foal who has a dream of being a trailblazer like Corn and Peg, but she has a short attention span and tends to make disasters out of almost everything that she does.
- Fire Chief Helen is the head of Galloping Grove's fire department.
- Tugboat Ted is the captain of his own ship and once see the sea stallion named Stanley.
- Tuck is Skip's pet dog and co-ski patrol rescuer.
- Mr Mule
- Ruby McDougal is the star player of the Featherhorn Flyers, her secret weapon of the game is backwards.
- Trent Trotter is an Action News report for Galloping Grove Action News.
- Prancelot, Clyde, Giddy-Up and Frolic are a boy band that everyone in Galloping Grove is a fan, especially Corn and Peg. They are a parody of the Backstreet Boys.
- Mayor Stable is the mayor of Hoofing Hills.
- Pilot Pete is a retired pilot.
- Teddy Tumbleweed is a cowboy who helps Corn and Peg how to become cowboys just like him.
- Sage, Chip & Danny are Ruby teammates of the Featherhorn Flyers.
- Skip is a ski-patroller and always helps anybody who is in danger of the slopes.
- The Hoofington Hoofers are the arch rivals of the Featherhorn Flyers at Trotterball from Hoofing Hills.
- Principal Golding is the principal of Featherhorn Elementary.
- Joey is a student at Featherhorn and best friend of Charlie.
- Charlie is the newest student at Featherhorn.
- Chris is a student at Featherhorn Elementary.
- Hoofenstein
- Mr. Nickerson
- Orius is an omniscient wizard who is Captain Thunderhoof's friend.
- Megafrost
- Thundarians
- Scientist Judy
- Grandmare
- Pappy is also a student at Featherhorn Elementary, and also a minor character.
Production
Corn & Peg was produced by Nelvana in Canada. Storyboard services were provided by Oddbot Animation for season 1, and Pipeline Studios handled the animation for season 2. Development for the show began in the spring of 2014. On April 5, 2019, it was announced that it was renewed for a second season.Episodes
Season 1 (2019–20)
The first season contained twenty 22-minute episodes.Broadcast
Corn & Peg was first broadcast on Nickelodeon in the United States, as a sneak peek premiere of the second episode aired on February 22, 2019. The series premiered on March 4 on the main network, as the series simultaneously airs on its sister channel, the Nick Jr. Channel. The series also broadcast on Treehouse TV in Canada on March 16. The series was also broadcast in the UK and Australia.Following the series' U.S. launch, it was broadcast internationally on other Nickelodeon channels in 2019 and 2020.