Peppa Pig

There is an absolute morbid fascination with turning wholesome children's shows into something dark and disturbing, and Peppa Pig is no exception.

‘All of the animals were based on dead children’ and the show takes place in the afterlife. [Quentin Tarantino is a massive fan of Peppa Pig and reckons it’s ‘the greatest British import of this decade’](https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/08/quentin-tarantino-loves-peppa-pig-greatest-british-import-of-decade-16966792/?ico=more_text_links) [Children’s TV shows that went too far: The most WTF moments from Peppa Pig to Bluey](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/19/from-peppa-pig-to-bluey-the-most-shocking-kids-tv-moments-17213563/?ico=more_text_links) And what is this information? [a beloved childhood cartoon](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/19/from-peppa-pig-to-bluey-the-most-shocking-kids-tv-moments-17213563/) ready to give you nightmares (hooray!), and it’s about Peppa Pig. [Wattpad](https://www.wattpad.com/71683343-time-to-ruin-your-childhood-peppa-pig) – if you have the stomach for it. There is plenty more where that came from: Suzy Sheep was hit by a truck while cycling her bike, Mummy Sheep overdosed after turning to drugs to cope with the death of her daughter, Mr Zebra died penniless on the streets (plot twist: he was the one who hit Suzy with the truck.) As she fell asleep, her parents injected her with poison and she died dreaming about fairies – which is apparently why Peppa Pig wants to be a fairy in the show. According to the writer’s theory, main character Peppa was based on a sick little girl who ‘spent her short life in a hospital bed,’ and suffered so much that her parents decided to euthanise her. [groundbreaking if disturbing ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/26/winnie-the-pooh-goes-on-rampage-in-slasher-horror-blood-and-honey-16713771/)theory has since gone on to spark plenty more like it: Ash from Pokémon is in a coma, SpongeBob SquarePants is a product of underwater nuclear testing, Ed, Edd n Eddy is set in Purgatory. [turning wholesome children’s shows into something dark and disturbing](https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/28/winnie-the-pooh-horror-film-sees-pooh-and-piglet-kill-and-eat-eeyore-16725009/), and [Peppa Pig](https://metro.co.uk/tag/peppa-pig/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) is no exception. [The Rugrats](https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/25/rugrats-voice-cast-return-for-reboot-as-fans-given-first-look-at-cgi-14143035/) are actually all dead, and figments of Angelica’s imagination, because she’s suffering from psychosis.