Piggy Tales: The Complete First Season

A companion to the Angry Birds video game spin-off Bad Piggies, this computer-animated 31-episode first season from 2015 consists of brief minute-plus segments that feature wordless small creatures who look like green peas, only with pig snouts and ears. The opening episode, “Trampoline,” follows a Piggy who ignores a sign cautioning against jumping on a trampoline and ends up smashed on the ceiling…along with the remnants of other Pigs who didn't pay attention. “Abduction” finds a big Pig laughing at a small UFO…until it forces its way into the pig's mouth and lifts him away; “Superglue” joins together several Piggies by accident; and “Epic Sir Bucket” features a nonsensical joust. Extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes. An unimaginative series trying to ride the financial coattails of a popular video game, this is not recommended. Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)