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| runtime = 28 minutes |
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| company = {{Unbulleted list|[[Kratt brothers|Earth Creatures]]|[[Maryland Public Television]]|[[Cookie Jar Group|CINAR Corporation]]}} |
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| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Chris Kratt|Martin Kratt|Gord Robertson|[[Jovian (lemur)|Jovian]]|Samantha Tolkacz (Season 1)|Genevieve Farrell (Season 2)}} |
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Chris Kratt|Martin Kratt|Gord Robertson|[[Jovian (lemur)|Jovian]]|Samantha Tolkacz (Season 1)|Genevieve Farrell (Season 2)}} |
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| theme_music_composer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Sterling Jarvis]]|Pure West}} |
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| language = English |
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| network = [[PBS Kids]] (U.S.)<br>[[CBC Kids]] (Canada) |
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| first_aired = {{start date|1999|1|25}} |
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| last_aired = {{end date|2001|11|21}} |
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'''''Zoboomafoo''''' is a live-action/animated [[children's television series]] that originally aired on [[PBS]] from January 25, 1999, to November 21, 2001. It was formerly shown in public television (depending on the area) and was regularly shown on [[Universal Kids|Sprout]] until 2012. A total of 65 episodes were aired. A creation of the [[Kratt brothers|Kratt Brothers]] ([[Chris Kratt|Chris]] and [[Martin Kratt|Martin]]), it features a four-(later five)-year-old talking [[lemur]] (a [[Coquerel's sifaka]]) named Zoboomafoo, performed by Canadian puppeteer Gord Robertson (who had also puppeteered on [[Jim Henson|Jim Henson's]] ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''), and mainly portrayed by a lemur named [[Jovian (lemur)|Jovian]], along with a collection of returned animal guests. |
'''''Zoboomafoo''''' is a live-action/animated [[children's television series]] that originally aired on [[PBS]] from January 25, 1999, to November 21, 2001. It was formerly shown in public television (depending on the area) and was regularly shown on [[Universal Kids|PBS Kids Sprout]] until 2012. A total of 65 episodes were aired. A creation of the [[Kratt brothers|Kratt Brothers]] ([[Chris Kratt|Chris]] and [[Martin Kratt|Martin]]), it features a four-(later five)-year-old talking [[lemur]] (a [[Coquerel's sifaka]]) named Zoboomafoo, performed by Canadian puppeteer Gord Robertson (who had also puppeteered on [[Jim Henson|Jim Henson's]] ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''), and mainly portrayed by a lemur named [[Jovian (lemur)|Jovian]], along with a collection of returned animal guests. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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==Segments== |
==Segments== |
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* Zoboomafoo Theme |
* Zoboomafoo Theme Song |
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* The Kratt Brothers Arrive, Calling for Zoboo, and Snacktime |
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* The Mystery Animal ([[Song]]: “Who Could It Be?”) |
* The Mystery Animal ([[Song]]: “Who Could It Be?”) |
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* Zobooland Story #1 |
* Zobooland Story #1 |
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* Mystery Animal Leaves (Song: "I Feel Different") |
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* Duck/Animal Helpers with Jackie/Amy |
* Duck/Animal Helpers with Jackie/Amy |
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* A Journey to Visit Animals (Song: “Going to the Closet”) |
* A Journey to Visit Animals (Song: “Going to the Closet”) |
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* Exploring the Wild and Seeing Animals |
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* Back to Animal Junction and Another Mystery Animal |
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* Zobooland Story #2 |
* Zobooland Story #2 |
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* Ending Theme: Animal Friends |
* Ending Theme: Animal Friends |
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* Zoboo and Kratt Brothers Leave Animal Junction |
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* Kids Introducing Their Pets |
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* Meeting Animals Disclaimer (PBS and [[Treehouse TV]] airings only, shown after the credits in the latter) |
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* Joke From Zoboomafoo (PBS airings only) |
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* End Credits |
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==Episodes== |
==Episodes== |
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=== Season 1 (1999–2000) === |
=== Season 1 (1999–2000) === |
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{{Episode table|background=B11518|overall=|season=|title=|titleR=<ref name="copyright">{{cite web|title=WebVoyage|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First|publisher=[[US Copyright Office]]|accessdate=20 May 2011|location=USA|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629083507/http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First|url-status=live}}</ref>|director=|directorR=<ref group="lower-alpha" name="cdarkredits">Information is taken from the opening and ending credits of each episode.</ref>|aux2=|aux2T=Written by|airdate=|airdateR=<ref name=copyright/>|prodcode=|episodes= |
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{{Episode list |
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==Production notes== |
==Production notes== |
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''Zoboomafoo'' was produced by [[PBS Kids]], [[CINAR Corporation]] (now WildBrain), and the Kratt brothers' Earth Creatures |
''Zoboomafoo'' was produced by [[PBS Kids]], [[CINAR Corporation]] (now folded into [[WildBrain]]), and the Kratt brothers' Earth Creatures company.<ref name=books>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-and-simon-schuster-childrens-publishing-to-launch-pbs-kids-books-february-10-2000/ |title=PBS and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing To Launch PBS Kids Books |author=PBS Publicity |website=PBS |date=February 10, 2000 |access-date=May 26, 2020 |archive-date=May 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526230010/https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-and-simon-schuster-childrens-publishing-to-launch-pbs-kids-books-february-10-2000/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/1999-04-13/cinar-pbs-and-the-kratt-brothers-become-partners-on |title=CINAR, PBS and the Kratt Brothers Become Partners on |website=Bloomberg |date=April 13, 1999 |access-date=May 26, 2020}}<!--Note: the title is incomplete on original webpage--></ref> Paragon Entertainment Corporation, who previously worked on ''[[Kratts' Creatures]]'', was slated to be involved with ''Zoboomafoo'' before being replaced by CINAR.<ref>[https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ US Copyright Office] Document No. V3455D786 / 2000-06-19</ref> |
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Partial filming for the series took place on location at the [[Duke Lemur Center]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-11-11|title=Remembering a star: Jovian, lemur host of Zoboomafoo, passes away|url=https://lemur.duke.edu/remembering-a-star-jovian-lemur-host-of-zoboomafoo-passes-away/|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Duke Lemur Center|language=en}}</ref> The claymation segments were filmed at a studio in [[Etobicoke]], Ontario, Canada. Although the last new episode aired on PBS Kids in November 2001, most PBS stations continued to rerun ''Zoboomafoo'' episodes in syndication through 2009. Select stations aired reruns as late as 2017. In addition, [[Universal Kids|Sprout]] aired reruns until February 2012.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} The show was broadcast in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Middle East, and India. |
Partial filming for the series took place on location at the [[Duke Lemur Center]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-11-11|title=Remembering a star: Jovian, lemur host of Zoboomafoo, passes away|url=https://lemur.duke.edu/remembering-a-star-jovian-lemur-host-of-zoboomafoo-passes-away/|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Duke Lemur Center|language=en|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112042350/https://lemur.duke.edu/remembering-a-star-jovian-lemur-host-of-zoboomafoo-passes-away/|url-status=live}}</ref> The claymation segments were filmed at a studio in [[Etobicoke]], Ontario, Canada. Although the last new episode aired on PBS Kids in November 2001, most PBS stations continued to rerun ''Zoboomafoo'' episodes in syndication through 2009. Select stations aired reruns as late as 2017. In addition, [[Universal Kids|Sprout]] aired reruns until February 2012.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} The show was broadcast in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Middle East, and India. |
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After production on the series ended, in 2003, the Kratt Brothers began another series titled ''[[Be the Creature]]'' on the [[National Geographic Channel]]. In 2011, they created the animated series ''[[Wild Kratts]]'', which currently airs on PBS Kids and [[TVOntario]]. |
After production on the series ended, in 2003, the Kratt Brothers began another series titled ''[[Be the Creature]]'' on the [[National Geographic Channel]]. In 2011, they created the animated series ''[[Wild Kratts]]'', which currently airs on PBS Kids and [[TVOntario]]. |
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Jovian (a captive [[Coquerel's sifaka]] housed at the Duke Lemur Center) portrayed Zoboomafoo in the live-action segments (with his parents Nigel and Flavia sometimes serving as stand-ins). On November 10, 2014, he died of [[kidney failure]] in his home at the age of 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lemur.duke.edu/remembering-a-star-jovian-lemur-host-of-zoboomafoo-passes/|title=Remembering a Star: Jovan, Lemur Host of Zobomoofaoo Passes|work=[[Duke Lemur Center]]|date=2014|access-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> |
Jovian (a captive [[Coquerel's sifaka]] housed at the Duke Lemur Center) portrayed Zoboomafoo in the live-action segments (with his parents Nigel and Flavia sometimes serving as stand-ins). On November 10, 2014, he died of [[kidney failure]] in his home at the age of 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lemur.duke.edu/remembering-a-star-jovian-lemur-host-of-zoboomafoo-passes/|title=Remembering a Star: Jovan, Lemur Host of Zobomoofaoo Passes|work=[[Duke Lemur Center]]|date=2014|access-date=June 16, 2017|archive-date=November 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114000743/http://lemur.duke.edu/remembering-a-star-jovian-lemur-host-of-zoboomafoo-passes/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Awards and nominations== |
==Awards and nominations== |
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''Zoboomafoo'' received the 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series<ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Donna|title=PBS Wins Two More Daytime Emmys at Televised Ceremony|url=https://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20010521_emmy.html|access-date=April 17, 2013|newspaper=PBS News Archive|date=May 21, 2001|location=New York, NY}}</ref> and a [[Parents' Choice Award]] for Spring 2001 and Silver Honor for Fall 2001.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fries|first=Laura|title=Zoboomafoo|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=2866|work=Parents' Choice Awards: Television|publisher=Parents' Choice|access-date=April 17, 2013|archive-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121143/http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=2866|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zoboomafoo|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=5437|work=Parents' Choice Awards: Television|publisher=Parents' Choice|access-date=April 17, 2013|archive-date=February 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214173758/http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=5437|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
''Zoboomafoo'' received the 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series<ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Donna|title=PBS Wins Two More Daytime Emmys at Televised Ceremony|url=https://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20010521_emmy.html|access-date=April 17, 2013|newspaper=PBS News Archive|date=May 21, 2001|location=New York, NY|archive-date=February 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214174029/https://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20010521_emmy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and a [[Parents' Choice Award]] for Spring 2001 and Silver Honor for Fall 2001.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fries|first=Laura|title=Zoboomafoo|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=2866|work=Parents' Choice Awards: Television|publisher=Parents' Choice|access-date=April 17, 2013|archive-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204121143/http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=2866|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zoboomafoo|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=5437|work=Parents' Choice Awards: Television|publisher=Parents' Choice|access-date=April 17, 2013|archive-date=February 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214173758/http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=5437|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Other media== |
==Other media== |
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There are also several video games for the PC based on ''Zoboomafoo'', where children learn the alphabet and animals that correlate to each letter. Some of the letters have interactive games to go with them, such as a coloring page.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldgamesfinder.com/?m=1&q=Zoboomafoo|title=Old Games Finder|website=Old Games Finder|access-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> |
There are also several video games for the PC based on ''Zoboomafoo'', where children learn the alphabet and animals that correlate to each letter. Some of the letters have interactive games to go with them, such as a coloring page.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldgamesfinder.com/?m=1&q=Zoboomafoo|title=Old Games Finder|website=Old Games Finder|access-date=June 16, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015840/http://www.oldgamesfinder.com/?m=1&q=Zoboomafoo|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:15, 21 July 2024
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Genre | Comedy Educational Children's |
Created by |
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Theme music composer |
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Opening theme | "Me and You and Zoboomafoo" |
Ending theme |
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Composer | Pure West |
Country of origin |
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Original language | Englisch |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 65 |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
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Network | PBS Kids (U.S.) CBC Kids (Canada) |
Release | January 25, 1999 November 21, 2001 | –
Zoboomafoo is a live-action/animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS from January 25, 1999, to November 21, 2001. It was formerly shown in public television (depending on the area) and was regularly shown on PBS Kids Sprout until 2012. A total of 65 episodes were aired. A creation of the Kratt Brothers (Chris and Martin), it features a four-(later five)-year-old talking lemur (a Coquerel's sifaka) named Zoboomafoo, performed by Canadian puppeteer Gord Robertson (who had also puppeteered on Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock), and mainly portrayed by a lemur named Jovian, along with a collection of returned animal guests.
Cast
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- Chris Kratt as himself
- Martin Kratt as himself
- Jovian and Gord Robertson as Zoboomafoo
- Samantha Tolkacz as Jackie (Season 1)
- Genevieve Farrell as Amy (Season 2)
Segments
- Zoboomafoo Theme Song
- The Kratt Brothers Arrive, Calling for Zoboo, and Snacktime
- The Mystery Animal (Song: “Who Could It Be?”)
- Zobooland Story #1
- Mystery Animal Leaves (Song: "I Feel Different")
- Duck/Animal Helpers with Jackie/Amy
- A Journey to Visit Animals (Song: “Going to the Closet”)
- Exploring the Wild and Seeing Animals
- Back to Animal Junction and Another Mystery Animal
- Zobooland Story #2
- Ending Theme: Animal Friends
- Zoboo and Kratt Brothers Leave Animal Junction
- Kids Introducing Their Pets
- Meeting Animals Disclaimer (PBS and Treehouse TV airings only, shown after the credits in the latter)
- Joke From Zoboomafoo (PBS airings only)
- End Credits
Episodes
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 40 | January 25, 1999 | April 27, 2000 | |
2 | 25 | October 3, 2000 | November 21, 2001 |
Season 1 (1999–2000)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Directed by [a] | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "The Nose Knows" | Daniel J. Murphy | Simon Muntner | January 25, 1999 | 101 |
2 | 2 | "Eye Spy" | Leo Eaton | Julie Strassman-Cohn | January 26, 1999 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "Dinosaurs" | Jesse Collins | Carol Commisso | January 27, 1999 | 103 |
4 | 4 | "Who's In the Hole" | Laurie Lynd | Chris Kratt | January 28, 1999 | 104 |
5 | 5 | "Happy Lemur Day" | Steve Wright | Martin Kratt | January 29, 1999 | 105 |
6 | 6 | "Swimming" | Tony Lefresne | Terry Saltsman | February 1, 1999 | 106 |
7 | 7 | "Slimy Buddies" | Jesse Collins | Terry Saltsman | February 2, 1999 | 107 |
8 | 8 | "Snow Day" | Jesse Collins | Martin Kratt | February 3, 1999 | 108 |
9 | 9 | "Night Time" | Jesse Collins | Carol Commisso | February 4, 1999 | 109 |
10 | 10 | "Climbing" | Tony Lefresne | Terry Saltsman | February 5, 1999 | 110 |
11 | 11 | "Fierce Creatures" | Leo Eaton | Anna Bourque | February 8, 1999 | 111 |
12 | 12 | "Homes" | Laurie Lynd | Julie Strassman-Cohn | February 9, 1999 | 112 |
13 | 13 | "Puppies" | Laurie Lynd | Martin Kratt | February 10, 1999 | 113 |
14 | 14 | "Tracks" | Leo Eaton | Carol Commisso | February 11, 1999 | 114 |
15 | 15 | "Fling" | Steve Wright | Martin Kratt | February 12, 1999 | 115 |
16 | 16 | "Itchy" | Leo Eaton | Brendan Smith | February 15, 1999 | 116 |
17 | 17 | "Ears Hear" | Daniel J. Murphy | Martin Kratt | February 16, 1999 | 117 |
18 | 18 | "Feeling Good" | Leo Eaton | Denise Fordham | February 17, 1999 | 118 |
19 | 19 | "Running" | Daniel J. Murphy | James Hurst | February 18, 1999 | 119 |
20 | 20 | "Animal Daycare" | Steve Wright | Anna Bourque | February 19, 1999 | 120 |
21 | 21 | "Giants" | Steve Wright | Chris Waters | February 22, 1999 | 121 |
22 | 22 | "Pets" | Steve Wright | Anna Bourque | June 21, 1999 | 122 |
23 | 23 | "Bears" | Chris Kratt | Chris Kratt | June 22, 1999 | 123 |
24 | 24 | "Lids" | Steve Wright | Anna Bourque | June 23, 1999 | 124 |
25 | 25 | "Great Singers" | Tony Lefresne | Carol Commisso | June 24, 1999 | 125 |
26 | 26 | "Playtime" | Martin Kratt | Anna Bourque | June 25, 1999 | 126 |
27 | 27 | "Fast and Slow" | Daniel J. Murphy | Chris Kratt | June 28, 1999 | 127 |
28 | 28 | "Horses" | Jesse Collins | Jill Golick | June 29, 1999 | 128 |
29 | 29 | "Bathtime" | Jesse Collins | Martin Kratt | June 30, 1999 | 129 |
30 | 30 | "Jumpers" | Jesse Collins | Chris Kratt | July 1, 1999 | 130 |
31 | 31 | "Funny Faces" | Leo Eaton | Steve Westren | July 2, 1999 | 131 |
32 | 32 | "Spots & Stripes" | Leo Eaton | Kim Harris | September 6, 1999 | 132 |
33 | 33 | "Sand Creatures" | Jesse Collins | Terry Saltsman | September 7, 1999 | 133 |
34 | 34 | "Water Creatures" | Jesse Collins | Dan Redican | September 8, 1999 | 134 |
35 | 35 | "Who's in the Egg?" | Daniel J. Murphy | Jennifer McAuley-Biasi | September 9, 1999 | 135 |
36 | 36 | "Hail to Tails" | Steve Wright | Jill Golick | September 10, 1999 | 136 |
37 | 37 | "Cats" | Jesse Collins | Steve Westren | April 24, 2000 | 137 |
38 | 38 | "The Four F's" | Jesse Collins | Julie Strassman-Cohn | April 25, 2000 | 138 |
39 | 39 | "Stinky" | Leo Eaton | Penny Gay | April 26, 2000 | 139 |
40 | 40 | "Bzzz" | Jesse Collins | James Hurst | April 27, 2000 | 140 |
Season 2 (2000–01)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Directed by [a] | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code |
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41 | 1 | "Green Creatures" | Jacques Laberge | Chris Kratt | October 3, 2000 | 201 |
42 | 2 | "Brain Power" | Jacques Laberge | Anna Bourque | October 10, 2000 | 202 |
43 | 3 | "Bovine" | Pierre Roy | Anna Bourque | October 17, 2000 | 203 |
44 | 4 | "Snakebellies" | Jacques Laberge | Martin Kratt | October 24, 2000 | 204 |
45 | 5 | "Humans" | Jesse Collins | Edith Rey | October 31, 2000 | 205 |
46 | 6 | "Super Lemur" | Pierre Roy | Chris Kratt | November 7, 2000 | 206 |
47 | 7 | "Pop Goes The Tiger" | Pierre Roy | Martin Kratt | November 14, 2000 | 207 |
48 | 8 | "Powerhouse" | Pierre Roy | Anna Bourque | November 21, 2000 | 208 |
49 | 9 | "Talk To Me" | Jacques Laberge | Martin Kratt | November 28, 2000 | 209 |
50 | 10 | "Flying Buddies" | Pierre Roy | Edith Rey | February 6, 2001 | 210 |
51 | 11 | "Creature Neighbors" | Pierre Roy | Chris Kratt | February 13, 2001 | 211 |
52 | 12 | "Buddies" | Pierre Roy | Anna Bourque | February 20, 2001 | 212 |
53 | 13 | "Can You Feel It?" | Martin Kratt | Martin Kratt | February 27, 2001 | 213 |
54 | 14 | "Fearfest" | Pierre Roy | Martin Kratt | March 6, 2001 | 214 |
55 | 15 | "Super Claw" | Jacques Laberge | Edith Rey | March 13, 2001 | 215 |
56 | 16 | "Grow, Zoboo Grow" | Pierre Roy & Jesse Collins | Chris Kratt | March 20, 2001 | 216 |
57 | 17 | "Don't Fence Me In" | Pierre Roy & Jacques Laberge | Anna Bourque | March 27, 2001 | 217 |
58 | 18 | "Families" | Pierre Roy & Jesse Collins | Chris Kratt | November 12, 2001 | 218 |
59 | 19 | "H2O" | Jesse Collins & Jacques Laberge | Mike Erskine-Kellie & John Erskine Kellie | November 13, 2001 | 219 |
60 | 20 | "Crocodilian" | Jacques Laberge | Anna Bourque | November 14, 2001 | 220 |
61 | 21 | "Hot and Cold" | Pierre Roy | Anna Bourque | November 15, 2001 | 221 |
62 | 22 | "Armour" | Pierre Roy & Jesse Collins | Edith Rey | November 16, 2001 | 222 |
63 | 23 | "Ants and Eaters" | Chris Kratt | Chris Kratt | November 19, 2001 | 223 |
64 | 24 | "World Of Legs" | Pierre Roy | Martin Kratt | November 20, 2001 | 224 |
65 | 25 | "Messy And Clean" | Pierre Roy | Edith Rey | November 21, 2001 | 225 |
Production notes
Zoboomafoo was produced by PBS Kids, CINAR Corporation (now folded into WildBrain), and the Kratt brothers' Earth Creatures company.[2][3] Paragon Entertainment Corporation, who previously worked on Kratts' Creatures, was slated to be involved with Zoboomafoo before being replaced by CINAR.[4]
Partial filming for the series took place on location at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina.[5] The claymation segments were filmed at a studio in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Although the last new episode aired on PBS Kids in November 2001, most PBS stations continued to rerun Zoboomafoo episodes in syndication through 2009. Select stations aired reruns as late as 2017. In addition, Sprout aired reruns until February 2012.[citation needed] The show was broadcast in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Middle East, and India.
After production on the series ended, in 2003, the Kratt Brothers began another series titled Be the Creature on the National Geographic Channel. In 2011, they created the animated series Wild Kratts, which currently airs on PBS Kids and TVOntario.
Jovian (a captive Coquerel's sifaka housed at the Duke Lemur Center) portrayed Zoboomafoo in the live-action segments (with his parents Nigel and Flavia sometimes serving as stand-ins). On November 10, 2014, he died of kidney failure in his home at the age of 20.[6]
Awards and nominations
Zoboomafoo received the 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series[7] and a Parents' Choice Award for Spring 2001 and Silver Honor for Fall 2001.[8][9]
Other media
There are also several video games for the PC based on Zoboomafoo, where children learn the alphabet and animals that correlate to each letter. Some of the letters have interactive games to go with them, such as a coloring page.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "WebVoyage". USA: US Copyright Office. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- ^ PBS Publicity (February 10, 2000). "PBS and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing To Launch PBS Kids Books". PBS. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "CINAR, PBS and the Kratt Brothers Become Partners on". Bloomberg. April 13, 1999. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ US Copyright Office Document No. V3455D786 / 2000-06-19
- ^ "Remembering a star: Jovian, lemur host of Zoboomafoo, passes away". Duke Lemur Center. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Remembering a Star: Jovan, Lemur Host of Zobomoofaoo Passes". Duke Lemur Center. 2014. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Donna (May 21, 2001). "PBS Wins Two More Daytime Emmys at Televised Ceremony". PBS News Archive. New York, NY. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ Fries, Laura. "Zoboomafoo". Parents' Choice Awards: Television. Parents' Choice. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ "Zoboomafoo". Parents' Choice Awards: Television. Parents' Choice. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
- ^ "Old Games Finder". Old Games Finder. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
Notes
External links
- Zoboomafoo at IMDb
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