''When Animals Attack!'' is a series of
television special
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s aired by
Fox
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in the
United States
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during the mid- to late-1990s. The specials compiled graphic clips of various animals attacking humans.
The series was credited to the network's "
alternate programming" head
Mike Darnell
Michael H. Darnell (born 1962) is an American television executive and former child actor. He is currently the president of unscripted and alternative television at Warner Bros. He spent nearly 19 years at the FOX network as president of alterna ...
.
Robert Urich
Robert Michael Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American film, television, and stage actor, and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series.
Urich began his ca ...
hosted ''When Animals Attack 1, 2'', and ''3'', and
Louis Gossett Jr. hosted ''When Animals Attack 4''.
See also
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Pinky the Cat
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Binky (polar bear)
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Zoo (TV series)
''Zoo'' is an American drama television series based on the 2012 novel of the same name by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, the former also serving as an executive producer for the series, which stars James Wolk, Kristen Connolly, Nonso ...
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Television series about animals
Television series about violence
Fox Broadcasting Company original programming
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