Don Pimpón was a friend of Espinete, the main character of Barrio Sésamo

Barrio Sésamo

Barrio Sésamo was the Spanish version of the popular U.S. children's program Sesame Street. The show premièred in 1979...

, the Spanish

Spanish television

Spanish television may refer to:*Television in Spain*Televisión Española, the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain....

 version of Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

. He used to travel around the world, bringing presents for everybody when he returned.
He claimed to be a friend of the Maharajah of Kapurthala

Kapurthala

Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...

, probably an allusion to the marriage of this Indian prince to Spaniard Anita Delgado

Anita Delgado

Anita Delgado Briones was a Spanish flamenco dancer and singer from Andalusia.She was born on February 8, 1890 in Málaga. The family emigrated to Madrid, where her beauty and that of her sister were welcomed...

. Don Pimpón's species is unknown. Some people claim he's an owl, others claim he is a bear. It was never cleared in the show and the muppet itself didn't give a clue.