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'''Jim Henson's Animal Jam''' was produced in [[2002]]. The show is designed to be "interactive," and encourages viewers to get up and dance along with the characters. The show is hosted by Muppet characters [[Edi]] and [[Waffle]]. The puppets were designed by [[Ed Eyth]].
 
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Premiering on February 24, [[2003]] on the TLC network, Animal Jam was the last TV series to be launched in the U.S. by the [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Company]] (although the company has produced and aired two made-for-TV Muppet movies since that time). Animal Jam began airing on the Discovery Kids network March 3, 2003. The 30 episodes of the show continue to air on Discovery Kids in the United States. The show also aired on [[ABC]] in Australia. Several episodes have been released on DVD.
  
   
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'''Animal Jam''' is a television show produced by [[the Jim Henson Company]] in 2003. The show is a wild, music-driven, live-action dance show designed to be "interactive," and encourages viewers to get up and dance along with the characters. The show is hosted by Muppet characters [[Edi]] and [[Waffle]].
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== Cast ==
  
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[[Leslie Carrara]] - [[Edi the Zebra]]
  
   
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The show premiered on the TLC Network on February 24, 2003, and then moved to the Discovery Kids channel on March 3rd of the same year. Thirty episodes were produced, and several have been released on DVD.
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[[Rickey Boyd]] - [[Waffle the Cow-Monkey]]
  
   
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The show also aired on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] in [[Australia]].
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[[David Maida]] - [[Bozark]]
  
   
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==Format==
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[[John Kennedy]] - [[DJ 1]]
  
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''Animal Jam'' uses real-life kids and puppet characters to teach movement and physical skills. Animal Jam hosts, Edi and Waffle, speak directly to the viewers at home and gets them physical active. The episodes consist of several physical themes including walking, flexibility, personal space, balance, jumping, marching, and physical expression. Each episodes has original songs followed by real animal footage that inspire dances and recurring games songs that viewers must follow along.
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== Cast ==
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* [[Rickey Boyd]] - [[Waffle the Cow-Monkey]]
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* [[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]] - [[Edi the Zebra]]
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* [[David Maida]] - [[Bozark]]
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* [[John Kennedy]] - [[DJ 1]]
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* [[John Tartaglia]] - [[DJ 2]]
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* [[Andy Stone]] - [[DJ 3]]
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* [[Alison Mork]] - Additional Puppeteer
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* [[Heather Asch]] - Puppet Wrangler and Puppet Builder
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* Amy Engelhardt, Joe Finetti, [[Randy Crenshaw]] - background vocalists
   
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==Credits==
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[[John Tartaglia]] - [[DJ 2]]
  
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* Creator: [[John Derevlany]]
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* Executive Producer: John Derevlany, [[Halle Stanford]], [[David Gumpel]]
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* Co-Executive Producer: [[Ritamarie Peruggi]]
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* Producer: Brenda White
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* Co-Producers: Omar Camacho, Megan Hope-Ross
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* Directors: [[Dean Gordon]], David Gumpel, [[Jimmy Huckaby]]
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* Writers: John Derevlany, [[Mark Hoffmeier]], [[Mark Palmer]], [[Bradley Zweig]]
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* Puppet Coordinator: John E. Kennedy
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* Production Designer: Mark Garner
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* Character Design: [[Ed Eyth]], [[Paul Andrejco]]
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* Project Supervisor & Puppet Costume Designer: [[Jason Weber]]
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* Supervising Music Producers: [[Michael and Patricia Silversher]]
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* Choreography Supervised: Halle Stanford
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* Production Choreographer: [[Myles Thoroughgood]]
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* Theme Song: [[Peter Lurye]]
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* Songs: [[Michael and Patricia Silversher]], Dave Bassett, Amy Powers, Mike Himelstein, John Rosenberg
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* Opening Title: Visual Flux
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* Taped at [[Walt Disney World|The Disney-MGM Studios]], [[Florida]]
   
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==See also==
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[[Andy Stone]] - [[DJ 3]]
  
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*[[:Category:Animal Jam Episodes|Animal Jam Episodes]]
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*[[:Category:Animal Jam Characters|Animal Jam Characters]]
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*[[Animal Jam Videography]]
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*[[:Category:Animal Jam Songs|Animal Jam Songs]]
   
 
==External links==
  
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030807155209/http://www.animaljamtv.com/ Official site]
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*[http://familyscreenscene.allinfoabout.com/tv/animal_jam.html Animal Jam review at All Info About]<bR>
  
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160414022230/http://www.henson.com/family_content.php?content=animaljam The Jim Henson Company]
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*[http://www.toughpigs.com/journalanimaljam.htm Twenty Minutes with Animal Jam at Tough Pigs]<br>
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*[http://www.toughpigs.com/journalanimaljam.htm Twenty Minutes with Animal Jam at Tough Pigs]
 
*[http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/reviews/tv-film/animal_jam.shtml Animal Jam reviews at Muppet Central]
  
*[http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/reviews/tv-film/animal_jam.shtml Animal Jam reviews at Muppet Central]
   
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Revision as of 03:54, 14 April 2019

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Premiere February 24, 2003
Finale April 4, 2003
Network Discovery Kids
Seasons 1
Episodes 30
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Animal Jam is a television show produced by the Jim Henson Company in 2003. The show is a wild, music-driven, live-action dance show designed to be "interactive," and encourages viewers to get up and dance along with the characters. The show is hosted by Muppet characters Edi and Waffle.

The show premiered on the TLC Network on February 24, 2003, and then moved to the Discovery Kids channel on March 3rd of the same year. Thirty episodes were produced, and several have been released on DVD.

The show also aired on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia.

Format

Animal Jam uses real-life kids and puppet characters to teach movement and physical skills. Animal Jam hosts, Edi and Waffle, speak directly to the viewers at home and gets them physical active. The episodes consist of several physical themes including walking, flexibility, personal space, balance, jumping, marching, and physical expression. Each episodes has original songs followed by real animal footage that inspire dances and recurring games songs that viewers must follow along.

Cast

Credits

See also

External links

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