Zoboomafoo

Zoboomafoo was a children's television series that aired on PBS from 1999 to 2001, featuring a Coquerel's sifaka lemur and the Kratt brothers teaching kids about animals and wildlife.

The show's title comes from the name of the lemur puppet and its live animal counterpart, Jovian.

The word sometimes appears as playful nonsense or nostalgia for 1990s children's programming: I grew up watching Zoboomafoo.

show

PBS

Non-profit educational broadcaster

  • lemurMadagascan arboreal primate
  • puppetControlled performing figure
  • animalMulticellular motile organism

kids · television · educational · wildlife · Wild Kratts · episodes · theme song · segments · children's programming · nature show

lemur

Madagascar

African island republic

tail · black-and-white · zoo · endangered · prosimian · climbing · nocturnal

nostalgia

90s kids

VHS · reruns · theme song · wholesome · generation · classic · beloved · throwback · formative

character

puppet

Controlled performing figure

curiosity · playful · jumping · mischievous · questions · host · comedic · mascot · lovable · energetic

Opposites
children's TV tone/approach

ZoboomafooBob Ross

Teletubbies

subject matter focus

ZoboomafooCyberchase

Educational math animation

audience and content type

ZoboomafooGame of Thrones

Dragons and intrigue

Breaking Bad · The Sopranos · Deadwood · True Detective

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G