Jim Henson's Animal Show

American TV series or program

Dave Goelz
Steve Whitmire
Bill Barretta
Karen Prell
Louise Gold
Mak Wilson
John Eccleston

Opening theme"Here on the Animal Show"Ending theme"Here on the Animal Show"ComposerEd WelchCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons3No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producerBrian HensonProducerJocelyn StevensonRunning time30 minutesProduction companyJim Henson ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkFox Kids (seasons one and two)
Animal Planet (season three)ReleaseOctober 3, 1994 (1994-10-03) –
June 28, 1998 (1998-06-28)

Jim Henson's Animal Show is an American children's television series from the Jim Henson Company that aired from October 3, 1994, to June 28, 1998. The show premiered as part of The Fox Cubhouse for its first two seasons. The show later moved to Animal Planet with its third season released as early as February 18, 1998.

Plot

Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear host a talk show where they interview two different species of animals per show.^[1] Some episodes interview only one animal. The interviewees talk about themselves, as video clips are played of real animals of the same species.^[2]

References

^ "Jim Henson's Animal Show". Andrew James Spooner. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "Animal Show' amuses while it educates kids REVIEW: The Henson offering is one of the best new children's shows in years". Orange County Register. 17 November 1994. ProQuest 272751217. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

External links

Jim Henson's Animal Show at IMDb

The Jim Henson Company

Henson family

Major works

The Muppets† Sesame Street‡
Theatrical films	The Dark Crystal (1982) Labyrinth (1986) The Witches (1990) Buddy (1997) Rat (2000) Good Boy! (2003) Five Children and It (2004) MirrorMask (2005) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) The Star (2017)
TV series	The Muppet Show (1976–1981) † Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987–1988) The StoryTeller (1988–1991) The Jim Henson Hour (1989) The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989) Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1990–1992) Dinosaurs (1991–1994) Dog City (1992–1994) CityKids (1993–1994) Secret Life of Toys (1994) Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994–1998) Aliens in the Family (1996) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998) Bear in the Big Blue House † (1997–2006) Brats of the Lost Nebula (1998) Farscape (1998–2002) Construction Site (1999) Family Rules (1999) Mopatop's Shop (1999–2005) The Fearing Mind (2000) The Hoobs (2001–2003) Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (2001) Animal Jam (2003) Bambaloo (2003–2007) Pajanimals (2008, 2011–2013) Sid the Science Kid (2008–2013) Dinosaur Train (2009–2020) Me and My Monsters (2010–2011) That Puppet Game Show (2013–2014) Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014) The Doozers (2014–2018) Hi Opie! (2014–2016) Word Party (2016–2021) Splash and Bubbles (2016–2018) Dot. (2016–2018) Julie's Greenroom (2017) The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) Earth to Ned (2020–2021) Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time (2021) Harriet the Spy (2021–present) Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022–present) Slumberkins (2022)
TV specials	The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) The Christmas Toy (1986) Monster Maker (1989) Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Other projects	Time Piece (1965, short film) The Cube (1969, teleplay) Gulliver's Travels (1996, miniseries) Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001, miniseries) Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004, miniseries) The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! (2008, web series) Unstable Fables (2008, DTV film) Tale of Sand Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures (2015, web series) Turkey Hollow (2015, TV film) Pinocchio (2022, Netflix film) The Portable Door (2023, Stan film) Jim Henson Idea Man (2024, Disney+ documentary)
Henson Alternative	Puppet Up! (2006–present) Late Night Liars (2010) Simian Undercover Detective Squad (2011) Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012–2013) No, You Shut Up! (2013–2016) Good Morning Today (2013–2014) The Happytime Murders (2018) The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)

Divisions

† Sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2004, ‡ Muppet characters only; sold to Sesame Workshop in 2000

Fox Kids original programming

Fox Kids (U.S.)

1990s

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1990–92; 1996)
Bobby's World (1990–98)
Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990–92; 1996–97)
Fox's Fun House (1990–91)
Piggsburg Pigs! (1990–91)
Tom & Jerry Kids (1990–94)
Zazoo U (1990–91)
Swamp Thing (1991)
Beetlejuice (1991–93)
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (1991–92)
Dynamo Duck (1991–93)
Little Dracula (1991)
Little Shop (1991–92)
Taz-Mania (1991–96)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992–97)
Dog City (1992–94)
Eek! The Cat (1992–97)
Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire (1992–93)
The Plucky Duck Show (1992)
Tiny Toon Adventures (1992–95)
X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–97)
Animaniacs (1993–95)
Droopy, Master Detective (1993)
Power Rangers (1993–2002)
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994–96; 1998)
Spider-Man (1994–99; 2001)
The Fox Cubhouse (1994–96):
- Budgie the Little Helicopter
- Jim Henson's Animal Show
- Johnson and Friends
- Magic Adventures of Mumfie
- Rimba's Island
The Tick (1994–96)
Goosebumps (1995–98)
Klutter! (1995–96)
Life with Louie (1995-1998)
Masked Rider (1995–96)
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (1996–98)
C Bear and Jamal (1996–98)
Big Bad Beetleborgs (1996–98)
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997–98)
Space Goofs (1997–99)
The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police (1997–98)
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension (1998)
Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book (1998)
Ned's Newt (1998)
Toonsylvania (1998)
Silver Surfer (1998)
Godzilla: The Series (1998–2000)
Mad Jack the Pirate (1998–99)
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998–99)
Oggy and the Cockroaches (1998–99)
The Mr. Potato Head Show (1998–99)
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs (1998–99)
Young Hercules (1998–99)
The Magician (1999)
The New Woody Woodpecker Show (1999–2002)
Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999–2002)
Beast Machines: Transformers (1999–2000)
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1999–2001)
Monster Rancher (1999–2001)
NASCAR Racers (1999–2001)
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999–2000)
Spider-Man Unlimited (1999–2001)
The Avengers: United They Stand (1999–2000)
Xyber 9: New Dawn (1999)

2000s

Flint the Time Detective (2000)
Action Man (2000–01)
Cybersix (2000)
Escaflowne (2000)
Dinozaurs (2000)
Kong: The Animated Series (2001)
Los Luchadores (2001)
The Zack Files (2001)
Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001–02)
Medabots (2001–02)
Mon Colle Knights (2001–02)
Moolah Beach (2001)
The Ripping Friends (2001–02)
Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2001–02)
Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension (2002)

Fox Kids Europe

1990s

Licenced	The Why Why Family (1996–97) Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist (1996-97) Saban's Sissi the Princess (1996-97) Walter Melon (1997–98) Bad Dog (1998-99) Monster Farm (1998-99) Jim Button (1999–00) The Kids from Room 402 (1999-01) Diabolik: Track of the Panther (1999–01)

2000s

Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus (2001–02)
What's with Andy? (2001–04)
Pig City (2002-03)
Gadget & the Gadgetinis (2002-03)

Licenced	Wunschpunsch (2000-01) So Little Time (2001-04) Quintuplets (2002-04) Roboroach (2003-04) Shaman King (2003-05) Sonic X (2003-05) Tutenstein (2003-07) Pucca shorts (2004-05)