Web site: http://www.pbs.org/zoboo/
Details
The Kratt brothers and a playful little lemur teach children how to respect and care for the creatures with whom we share the planet.
TV Schedule
Happy Lemur Day #105
[TV-Y]
When two fellow ring-tailed lemurs come to visit, Zoboo is stunned to hear that many people don't know what a lemur is. The Kratt brothers offer to remedy things by declaring an international Lemur Day holiday, complete with party and cake. Jackie rescues two turtles who were heading for a busy highway.
- KET2 Monday, November 16 at 1:30 pm EST
Swimming #106
[TV-Y]
The arrival of a couple of river otters prompts a swimming party, with black jaguars, soft-shelled turtles, penguins, and capybaras jumping in. Jackie and her dog Goldie join in with a swim in MudPuppy Pond, where they meet even more water creatures.
- KET2 Tuesday, November 17 at 1:30 pm EST
Slimy Buddies #107
[TV-Y]
Chris, Martin, and Zoboo explore the good things about slime, from puppies showing affection by licking to the slick coatings that keep frogs from drying out and let earthworms slide through dirt. To help make MudPuppy Pond an even better home for her own favorite slimy buddiesmudpuppy salamandersJackie rakes dead leaves into the water.
- KET2 Wednesday, November 18 at 1:30 pm EST
Snowy Day #108
[TV-Y]
During the snowstorm of the century, Martin, Chris, Zoboo, and Jackie shelter one very cold Japanese snow monkey and shovel paths for animals having trouble maneuvering through the white stuff.
- KET2 Thursday, November 19 at 1:30 pm EST
Night Time #109
[TV-Y]
A camp-out at Animal Junction gives everyone a chance to discover nocturnal animalscreatures who sleep during the day and are active at night. Binturongs, raccoons, owls, ringtails, and dormice are among those living the night life.
- KET2 Friday, November 20 at 1:30 pm EST
Climbing #110
[TV-Y]
Many animals have unique features that help them climb, from the sticky pads on the bottoms of frogs' feet to the prehensile tail of the kinkajou. The Kratts lose a climbing contest to a band of coatis, whose sharp claws and long tails give them an advantage, while Jackie and the Animal Helpers rescue a kitten who has figured out how to climb up a treebut not how to get back down to the ground.
- KET2 Monday, November 23 at 1:30 pm EST
Fierce Creatures #111
[TV-Y]
Zoboo decides he wants to join a visiting pack of Arctic wolves, so he takes lessons in howling, hunting, and obeying the pack pecking order. But just when he's ready to go home with his new friends, someone explains how different from warm, sunny Animal Junction the wolves' home territory is, and he rethinks his decision. Meanwhile, Jackie rescues a spider who's been stranded in a neighbor's bathtub.
- KET2 Tuesday, November 24 at 1:30 pm EST
Homes #112
[TV-Y]
The Kratts help out a beaver who's looking for wood to build a dam, and Jackie and the Animal Helpers build nest boxes for Eastern bluebirds.
- KET2 Wednesday, November 25 at 1:30 pm EST
Puppies #113
[TV-Y]
The discovery of a litter of eight puppies turns Chris, Martin, and Zoboo into puppysitters. When one of the puppies and a calf both wander off from their mothers, everyone at Animal Junction learns how important it is to keep a close watch on babies.
- KET2 Thursday, November 26 at 1:30 pm EST
Tracks #114
[TV-Y]
Martin and Chris follow the tracks of a lynx through the snow, and Jackie works on protecting her bird feeder from marauding squirrels.
- KET2 Friday, November 27 at 1:30 pm EST
Fling #115
[TV-Y]
A visiting white-fronted capuchin monkey earns the nickname "Fling" because of his love for throwing things around. While walking him home, the Kratts see several other troops of monkeys. Jackie tries making a terrarium as a home for a frog she found at MudPuppy Pond, but decides he'd be happier in the wild after all.
- KET2 Monday, November 30 at 1:30 pm EST
Ears Hear #117
[TV-Y]
An investigation into how well various animals hear leads to rabbits, a bloodhound, springhares, foxes, Toothbrush the baby elephant, and an aye-aye. Martin and Chris build some Super Ear Sensors, but there's so much to hear that the contraption overheats. Jackie builds a fence to protect some fox kits from traffic on a busy road.
- KET2 Wednesday, December 2 at 1:30 pm EST
Feeling Good #118
[TV-Y]
A visit from a porcupine prompts an exploration of different animals' coats, from the thick wool of sheep to the soft fur of a lynx. While herding baby ducklings across a road to the pond, Jackie discovers how soft their down feels.
- KET2 Thursday, December 3 at 1:30 pm EST
Animal Day Care #120
[TV-Y]
An influx of babies needing care, including lynx and bobcat kittens and a young ring-tail lemur, keeps Martin and Chris from getting any rest. Jackie and the Animal Helpers rescue a baby bird who's fallen out of his nest.
- KET2 Monday, December 7 at 1:30 pm EST
Giants #121
[TV-Y]
A giraffe, an elephant, a camel, three capybaras, and other giants of the animal kingdom pay Animal Junction a visit, and the Kratts go looking for the world's biggest deer, biggest lemur, biggest catand biggest Kratt. Jackie plants a tree in the hope that it, too, will grow up to be a giant.
- KET2 Tuesday, December 8 at 1:30 pm EST
Pets #122
[TV-Y]
When the Animal Helpers drop off their pets to be looked after, Chris, Martin, and Zoboo learn how much work it is to take care of a pet.
- KET2 Wednesday, December 9 at 1:30 pm EST
Bears #123
[TV-Y]
As Chris, Martin, and Zoboo care for a black bear cub and explore the world of ursines, Animal Junction becomes a stomping ground for a number of bears and bear-like creatures, including wolverines and kinkajous.
- KET2 Thursday, December 10 at 1:30 pm EST
Lids #124
[TV-Y]
The Kratts come up with a scheme to attract a pair of African crowned cranes so they can get a close look at the feathery crests on the tops of the birds' heads.
- KET2 Friday, December 11 at 1:30 pm EST
Great Singers #125
[TV-Y]
Animal Junction is alive with the sound of animal music, including some songs from unexpected sourcescamels, wolves, and elk.
- KET2 Monday, December 14 at 1:30 pm EST
Playtime #126
[TV-Y]
Animal Junction is filled with the sounds of playtime when lion cubs, serval kittens, ducklings, and even children drop in for some much-needed recreation.
- KET2 Tuesday, December 15 at 1:30 pm EST
Fast and Slow #127
[TV-Y]
With the help of a cheetah and a snail, Martin and Chris show Zoboo the difference between fast and slow animals. Then they play with a chameleon and discover that some animals are fast at some times but slow at other times.
- KET2 Wednesday, December 16 at 1:30 pm EST
Horses #128
[TV-Y]
While spending some time with a foal and her mother, a strong Belgian draft horse, the Kratts learn all about equines. Then some zebras visit Animal Junction to show how they are similar to and different from other kinds of horses.
- KET2 Thursday, December 17 at 1:30 pm EST
Bathtime #129
[TV-Y]
Martin and Chris give three very muddy dogs a bath, then venture out into the wild to take part in an elephant bathtime.
- KET2 Friday, December 18 at 1:30 pm EST
Jumpers #130
[TV-Y]
From kangaroos to frogs, the jumpers of the wild are given free rein at Animal Junction. Resident jumper Zoboomafoo watches the Kratts try to out-jump these animal athletes.
- KET2 Monday, December 21 at 1:30 pm EST
Funny Faces #131
[TV-Y]
Funny faces pop up everywhere, from Animal Junction to the wild. Moose, pigs, bats, and others stop by to strut their stuff and make fun faces for the camera.
- KET2 Tuesday, December 22 at 1:30 pm EST
Spots and Stripes #132
[TV-Y]
When the brothers decide to paint Animal Junction, Zoboo suggests tiger stripes and serval and dalmation spots. But when Zoboo gets a little carried away with the painting, Martin and Chris end up blending in with the newly painted roomthus demonstrating the camouflage effect spots or stripes can have. After cleaning up, the brothers set out to find as many striped and spotted animals as they can.
- KET2 Wednesday, December 23 at 1:30 pm EST
Sand #133
[TV-Y]
A sandstorm hits, bringing desert dwellers like meerkats, a camel, a sand boa, and even a scorpion with it. The Kratt brothers hit the beach to find more sand-dwelling creatures, and Jackie introduces some hermit crabs.
- KET2 Thursday, December 24 at 1:30 pm EST
Water Creatures #134
[TV-Y]
Chris and Martin learn all about water creaturesfrom the obvious, like penguins, to the not-so-obvious, like jaguarsand then take a trip to the ocean to swim with dolphins.
- KET2 Friday, December 25 at 1:30 pm EST
Who's Inside the Egg? #135
[TV-Y]
It's spring, and that means many animals are having babies. Chris and Martin focus on the ones that hatch out of eggs.
- KET2 Monday, December 28 at 1:30 pm EST
Hail to Tails #136
[TV-Y]
After a kinkajou shows off the prehensile tail that lets her swing through the trees, Martin and Chris set out to make a "supertail" combining the best features of several animals' tails. Jackie visits a litter of newborn kittens and learns the proper way to handle them.
- KET2 Tuesday, December 29 at 1:30 pm EST
Cats #137
[TV-Y]
Animal Junction is overrun by kittens of all kinds, from domestic cats to lions, and things get pretty chaotic until the mother cats show up to take charge. The brothers investigate whether wild cats purr like house cats.
- KET2 Wednesday, December 30 at 1:30 pm EST
Four F's #138
[TV-Y]
Animals keep warm by using one or more of the four F's: fur, fat, feathers, and fun. But what happens to all that fur when the weather turns warm? Ernie the camel works on getting rid of his heavy winter coat, and Jackie brushes so much hair out of her dog Goldy that she is able to knit a small sweater from it.
- KET2 Thursday, December 31 at 1:30 pm EST
Links
Official web site: http://www.pbs.org/zoboo/
