Parents have been left reeling after a bleak alternative backstory about Peppa Pig ’s death went viral.
The hugely successful British kids’ TV show, which debuted in 2004, is loved by children around the world, raking in more than £200 million in sales of toys, teddies, books and other merchandise every year.
However, one fan decided to ruin the magic of the animated series, by claiming that the characters are all a figment of Granny Pig’s imagination after Peppa was murdered by Mummy and Daddy Pig.
Fanfiction series 'Time to ruin your childhood!' on the social storytelling platform Wattpad was written by Yuki Sazuki, who dreamt up the bleak and disturbing story that Peppa was a sickly child who was euthanised by her tormented parents.
And she alleged that one of the producers of Peppa Pig gave her beginnings of the alternative story when she allegedly met him after winning a prize to visit the studios.
“Before I left, a producer came up to me and gave me a file. He told me not to open it in the presence of anyone, and to burn it once I had read it,” she began, before launching into her terrifying retelling of the children’s cartoon.
"Peppa was never a healthy child. She was usually ill and spent her short life in a hospital bed.
"One night, Peppa's parents decided it would be best if they euthanised her. So that night, Peppa fell asleep and she was injected with a poison thus killing her.
"This causes Peppa to want to be a fairy as her last dream was about fairies."
Yuki also alleged that Daddy Pig, consumed by grief over his daughter’s death, took a knife and killed himself, Mummy Pig, and their young son, George.
Peppa’s best friend Suzy Sheep didn’t escape the bleak backstory, as she suggested that the little sheep was knocked down and killed by an oncoming truck – driven by postman Mr Zebra – while out riding her bike, and that’s why in some episodes, she’s wearing a nurse’s costume.
“Due to this, he lost his house, wife and money, and died living on the streets (This is why Suzy and Mr. Zebra have never been seen in an episode together),” Yuki wrote.
However, Suzy and Mr. Zebra do in fact appear in an episode together, as the postman serenades Peppa and her friends during an episode called Sleepover, which aired in 2007.
The author’s brutal alternative version of Peppa Pig continues, as she writes that Danny Dog and Grandad Dog were killed in a tragic boating accident, while Mummy Dog died in a terrible tragedy at the garage owned by Grandad Dog.
However, little is known about the bleak origins of Daddy Dog, who made impromptu appearances during the seven series of the hit show.
Up next is Pedro Pony, who Yuki alleged was a geek who was bullied by his classmates in school, when one day, “the bullying got out of hand”. Pedro, best known for being late and always losing his glasses in the show, was “brutally drowned” by his classmates.
And as for the others – Madame Gazelle was killed, along with her pupils, in a fire in the classroom during a baking lesson; Chloe Pig took her own life after her parents failed to get her a present she wanted; and Grandpa Pig died alone in his garden, as he was crushed by Peppa’s treehouse.
Poor Granny Pig was the last to die in Yuki’s bleak version of events, and after being left widowed – as well as the deaths of her daughter Mummy Pig, and grandchildren Peppa and George – she began to lose her mind.
She told her friend Patrik about the tragedy of her life, and after Granny Pig died, Patrik went to Nickelodeon to create an animated show based on the devastating events in her life.
“Because of this, he is Mr. Potato,” Yuki alleged. “When Grandma Pig (sic) died, Patrik went to Nickelodeon and thus Peppa Pig was made into a show.”
However, some readers pointed out glaring errors in the alternative story, as Peppa Pig first aired on Channel 5 in 2004, and later moved to Nickelodeon in 2011.
“I never knew that such an innocent show could be based on something so cruel and wrong,” Yuki concluded.
Peppa Pig airs on Channel 5, Nickelodeon, and is also available to stream on Netflix.
