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[[Image:Title.animalshow.jpg|frame|''The Animal Show'' title card.]]
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{{tv|image=Title.animalshow.jpg|first=[[1994]]|last=|network=[[FOX|Fox Kids]]|seasons=3|episodes=[[:Category:Animal Show Episodes|65]]}}
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[[Image:Group.animalshow.jpg|thumb|300px|Jake, Stinky, and Lydia the Ostrich.]]
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[[File:Rhondarat.jpg|thumb|300px|Rhonda interviews [[Doreen the Camel]]]]
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[[Image:Animalshow120-1.jpg|thumb|300px]]
   
 
'''''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]].
 
'''''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 the Polar Bear|Jake]], a jovial polar bear, and [[Stinky the Skunk|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.
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The show was hosted by [[Jake the Polar Bear|Jake]], a jovial polar bear, and [[Stinky the Skunk|Stinky]], his skunk friend. The other main characters were [[Armstrong the Chicken Hawk]], [[Ollie the Tapir]], [[Bunnie Bear]], [[Tizzy the Bee]], [[Yves St. La Roache]], [[Rhonda Rat]], and [[Dullard the Aardvark]]. 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.
   
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One notable episode about [[Episode 318: Bald Eagle|bald eagles]] features [[Sam the Eagle]] as a guest.
==Puppeteer Credits==
 
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* [[Bill Barretta]] as [[Armstrong]], [[Dullard the Aardvark]] (Season 3), assistant puppeteer on [[Jake]] (Seasons 2 & 3), and many other assorted characters.
 
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==Distribution==
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* Season one made its debut on October 3, 1994<ref>[[Episode 101: Cheetah & Gazelle]]</ref> on Fox Kids.
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* Season two premiered on September 11, 1995.<ref>''The Washington Post'' [[:File:Animal Show season two Sept 11 1995.png|"The TV Column"]] by John Carmody, August 21, 1995</ref>
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* Season three was in production during November and December of 1997,<ref>[http://www.qsulis.org.uk/Website_Louise_Gold/The_Animal_Show.htm Louise Gold Fanpage] compiled by [[User:Emma]]</ref> and began airing on Animal Planet as early as February 19, 1998.<ref>''Star Tribune'' [[:File:Animal Show season three Feb 19 1998.png|TV listings]], February 19, 1998</ref>
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* Four episodes were released on VHS, eight on DVD, and the complete first season on digital download (see [[Animal Show videography]]).
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==Puppeteer credits==
 
* [[Bill Barretta]] as [[Armstrong the Chicken Hawk]], [[Dullard the Aardvark]] (Season 3), assistant puppeteer on [[Jake the Polar Bear]] (Seasons 2 & 3), and many other assorted characters.
 
* [[John Eccleston]] (Seasons 2 & 3 only) as [[Yves St. La Roache]] 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 the Skunk|Stinky]] and other assorted characters
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* [[Dave Goelz]] as [[Stinky the Skunk|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.
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* [[Louise Gold]] (Seasons 2 & 3 only) as [[Tizzy the Bee]] (Season 2), [[Bunnie Bear]], [[Rhonda Rat]] (Season 3), [[Yvette (Animal Show)|Yvette]] (Yves's girlfriend), and other assorted characters.
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* [[David Greenaway]] (Season 2 only) as assistant puppeteer
 
* [[Karen Prell]] (Season 1 only) as [[Ollie the Tapir]], [[Tizzy the Bee]] (Season 1), 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.
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* [[Mike Quinn]] (Season 1 only) as assistant puppeteer, other assorted characters, and occasional voice-overs.
 
* [[Katherine Smee]] (Season 3 only) - as various assorted characters
 
* [[Katherine Smee]] (Season 3 only) - as various assorted characters
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* [[Andrew Spooner]] (Season 2 only) as assistant puppeteer
 
* [[Steve Whitmire]] as [[Jake the Polar Bear|Jake]] and other assorted characters
 
* [[Steve Whitmire]] as [[Jake the Polar Bear|Jake]] and other assorted characters
 
* [[Mak Wilson]] (Season 1 only) as [[Yves St. La Roach]] (Season 1) 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]]
 
* Opening Titles: [[Nigel Plaskitt]] and [[Mak Wilson]]
   
==Production Credits==
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==Production credits==
* Directed by [[Peter Harris]]
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* Executive Producer: [[Brian Henson]]
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* Producer: [[Jocelyn Stevenson]]
* Production Design by [[Derek Brown]]
 
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* Director: [[Peter Harris]]
* Production Coordination by [[Tatiana Bicat]]
 
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* Writers: [[Jim Lewis]], Jocelyn Stevenson, [[Bill Oddie]], [[Rob Sprackling]], and [[John Smith]]
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* Music: [[Ed Welch]], [[Mark Radice]], [[Philip Balsam]], [[Dennis Lee]]
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* Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop New York: [[Peter MacKeenan]], [[Elena Pelliciaro]], [[Mark Ruffin]], [[Fred Buchholz]]
 
* Production Design: Derek Brown
 
* Production Coordination: Tatiana Bicat
 
* Puppets built by [[Jane Howell]] and [[David Skelly]]
 
* Puppets built by [[Jane Howell]] and [[David Skelly]]
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==Notes==
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* Many of the songs used for the first two season's film segments were recycled from previous Henson productions, including ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', ''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]'', ''[[Billy Bunny's Animal Songs]]'', and others.
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*The puppets created for this show were reused in many subsequent Muppet productions, including (but not limited to), ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'', ''[[Mopatop's Shop]]'', and ''Sesame Street''.
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*The show was two minutes longer in non-US countries. Those extra two minutes normally featured a film segment on one of the day's animals, with commentary from Armstrong and Ollie (and Bunnie in later seasons).
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[:Category:Animal Show Episodes|Animal Show episodes]]
 
*[[:Category:Animal Show Episodes|Animal Show episodes]]
 
*[[:Category:Animal Show Characters|Animal Show characters]]
 
*[[:Category:Animal Show Characters|Animal Show characters]]
 
*[[:Category:Animal Show Merchandise|Animal Show merchandise]]
 
*[[:Category:Animal Show Merchandise|Animal Show merchandise]]
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*[[:Category:Animal Show Songs|Animal Show songs]]
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*[[:Category:International Animal Show|International Animal Show]]
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==Sources==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.henson.com/family_content.php?content=animalshow The Jim Henson Company]
   
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Revision as of 13:50, 23 September 2018

Title.animalshow
Premiere 1994
Network Fox Kids
Seasons 3
Episodes 65
Scans0005
Group

Jake, Stinky, and Lydia the Ostrich.

Rhondarat

Rhonda interviews Doreen the Camel

Animalshow120-1

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 the Chicken Hawk, Ollie the Tapir, Bunnie Bear, Tizzy the Bee, Yves St. La Roache, Rhonda Rat, and Dullard the Aardvark. 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.

One notable episode about bald eagles features Sam the Eagle as a guest.

Distribution

  • Season one made its debut on October 3, 1994[1] on Fox Kids.
  • Season two premiered on September 11, 1995.[2]
  • Season three was in production during November and December of 1997,[3] and began airing on Animal Planet as early as February 19, 1998.[4]
  • Four episodes were released on VHS, eight on DVD, and the complete first season on digital download (see Animal Show videography).

Puppeteer credits

Production credits

Notes

See also

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Sources

  1. Episode 101: Cheetah & Gazelle
  2. The Washington Post "The TV Column" by John Carmody, August 21, 1995
  3. Louise Gold Fanpage compiled by User:Emma
  4. Star Tribune TV listings, February 19, 1998

External links