The Animal Show



Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake aired on Fox Kids from 1994 to 1996, later re-running on Animal Planet, with 26 new episodes made in 1997.

The show was hosted by Jake, a jovial polar bear, and Stinky, his skunk friend. The other main characters were Armstrong, Ollie the Tapir, Bunnie Bear, Tizzy the Bee, Yves St. La Roache, Rhonda Rat, and Dullard. The series' format resembled that of a talk show. In each episode, the hosts would interview two guests, who were different species of animals. The animals would talk about themselves and show clips of their real-life counterparts.

Puppeteer Credits

 * Bill Barretta as Armstrong, Dullard the Aardvark (Season 3), assistant puppeteer on Jake (Seasons 2 & 3), and many other assorted characters.
 * John Eccleston (Seasons 2 & 3 only) as Yves St. La Roache and many other assorted characters
 * Dave Goelz as Stinky and other assorted characters
 * Louise Gold (Seasons 2 & 3 only) - as Tizzy the Bee (Season 2), Bunnie Bear, Rhonda Rat (Season 3), Yvette (Yves's girlfriend), and other assorted characters.
 * Karen Prell (Season 1 only) as Ollie the Tapir, Tizzy the Bee (Season 1), and other assorted characters.
 * Mike Quinn (Season 1 only) As everybody's assistant puppeteer, including: assistant puppeteer on Jake (Season 1) (right arm), assistant puppeteer on Tizzy the Bee (Season 1 - large body movements]], assistant puppeteer on Ollie the Tapir (right hand), assistant puppeteer on Yves (Season 1) (hands), and occasional voice-overs.
 * Katherine Smee (Season 3 only) - as various assorted characters
 * Steve Whitmire as Jake and other assorted characters
 * Mak Wilson (Season 1 only) as Yves St. La Roach (Season 1) and other assorted characters.
 * Opening Titles: Nigel Plaskitt and Mak Wilson

Production Credits

 * Directed by Peter Harris
 * Production Design by Derek Brown
 * Production Coordination by Tatiana Bicat
 * Puppets built by Jane Howell and David Skelly