Kipper - Clever brown puppy on the animated half-hour cartoon series KIPPER/NIK/1998-99. Kipper (voice of Martin Clunes) is a laid back British Dog who lives in a house. With his friends Tiger, a dog, Pig, a pig and Pig's cousin Arnold (a baby pig), Kipper's imagination uses ordinary objects (a cardboard box, a sock, or umbrella) to have extraordinary adventures like taking a trip to the moon, or riding on an elephant's back. Emphasizing "the importance of communication, each 10-minute episode features storylines that encourage creative thinking and reinforce messages such as cooperation, courtesy and kindness to others. Produced in 1998 by Grand Slamm-HIT Entertainment, the series aired weekdays on Nick Jr. and Saturday mornings on CBS. The series is based on the popular children's books by British author/illustrator Mick Inkpen. It received the BAFTA® Award for Best Children's Animation and was hailed by Parenting Magazine as a "Top 10" show for children under five.