Peter Piper is one of the nursery rhyme characters to appear in Mother Goose: Rhymes To The Rescue.
Background[]
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Peter Piper loves his pickled peppers. A real proud proprietor of his pickled pepper patch. If you ever have pickled peppers that need picking, Peter Piper is there. He even carries a slingshot to fire pickled peppers at his enemies when they're up to no good.
Peter appears as a blonde haired man in green and yellow clothes. He even has PP on his shirt for Peter Piper.
Appearances[]
In the movie, Old MacDonald greets Peter Piper picking peppers as he rides through town on Marshall, his horse. Peter even sings his rhyme as part of "The Nursery Rhyme Medley".
As soon as the Ill Wills take control of Rhymeville, Peter is no longer allowed to pick any more peppers when finds them all gone. When the Cow, the Dish, and the Spoon spread the word about believing in yourself, Peter is happy again and continues picking peppers once they grow back.
Suddenly, Peter is captured and imprisoned by the Ill Wills along with the Crooked Man, Little Bo Peep, Wee Willie Winkie, the Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick Maker. Fortunately, Old Mac and his gang come to set them all free. But before the Rhymesters can escape, the Ill Wills trap them refusing to let them continue their rhymes since the Wills hate rhymes and children.
While Mother Goose goes after Commander Will, the Rhymesters take on the other Wills. Peter defeats the Wills by firing pickled peppers at them with a slingshot. As soon as all the Ill Wills are gone, Mother Goose decrees that she and her Rhymesters shall continue to do their rhymes.
Peter is even seen at the celebration party in Old King Cole's castle; after the party, Peter and his friends return home to continue acting out their rhymes. In the end, Peter and the other Rhymesters wave goodbye to the viewers.
Video Games[]
Peter appears in the video game as one of the playable characters once he is freed from imprisonment at his pickled pepper patch. His ability is to fire pickled peppers from his slingshot.
Trivia[]
- While Peter Piper is really a tongue twister, sometimes it is considered a nursery rhyme.
- In the movie, Peter is imprisoned in the paper fortress; while in the video game, he is imprisoned in his pickled pepper patch.