The KangaZoo Club was an educational program about wild animals produced by Quadramedia Management, Inc., recorded in Toronto in front of an audience (the kangaZoo Club), and aired on
Global TV in 1984. 26 episodes, each 24 minutes long, were recorded. The show was hosted by Russel Chong and Melissa Glavota, and featured a big kangaroo costume character named KangaZoo (voiced by Julianne Rice) with a pouch full of animals that would be found in zoos. The show featured animal related songs by composer Nancy Ryan, and ended with a meeting of the KangaZoo Club, giving the audience a chance to share letters, drawings, and jokes.
Russel and Melissa took viewers on expeditions to Canadian zoos including the
Toronto Zoo with Toby Styles,
Marineland in
Niagara Falls
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with Mark Shawver, and the
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in Rockton with Ron Cameron, where they interviewed animal handlers to get answers to questions that the children might want to ask.
Location Director: Jim Borecki
Location VTR: Barry Elliott
Location Sound: Dale Rechner
The show aired on
Global TV in 1984 and its reruns aired on
YTV in the late 1980s. It was also imprinted on VHS and distributed by Crocus Entertainment in 1988.
* Volume 1: Baboons, Sea Lions, Tigers
* Volume 2: Monkeys, Crocodiles, Lions
* Volume 3: Gorillas, Dolphins, Cheetahs
* Volume 4: Timberwolves, Vultures, Sea Turtles
* Volume 5: Grizzly bears, Orcas, Eagles
See also
*
List of zoos
This is a list of zoological gardens (zoos) around the world. For aquaria, see List of aquaria. For dolphinariums, see List of dolphinariums. For an annotated list of defunct zoos and aquariums, see List of former zoos and aquariums.
Zoos are pri ...
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Canadian television shows featuring puppetry
Canadian children's education television series
Global Television Network original programming
YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming
1984 Canadian television series debuts
1984 Canadian television series endings
1980s Canadian children's television series