''Zehu Ze!'' (, lit. That's it!) is a long-running

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i entertainment television program, originally produced by

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(IETV), and broadcast on the Israeli Channel 1 (until 1994) and on Channel 2. The program ran from 1978 to 1998, and was revived in 2020 by the IPBC.

History

Undergoing several format changes during its lifetime, the program was originally promoted as a youth program, and was composed of several comedy segments. The presenters were

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, Shlomo Bar-Aba, and . From the beginning of the 1980s, each episode focused on one subject. The original show's length was about one hour and was broadcast live. The original format included information segments, such as a Rock Music news segment presented by

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, and a riddle segment for the audience to answer by phone (the detective mystery riddles featuring Sefi Rivlin became iconic). Episodes revolved around subjects related to life in Israel (for example

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and the decreasing water level of the

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, or an episode about the electric company),

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s like

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, tributes to classics like

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movies, or contemporary series like ''

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'' and ''

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''. The phrase "Wa wa wee wa" meaning "wow" is popular in Israel and was used by British comedian

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Revival

In March 2020 IPBC announced plans to revive the show as

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Special Shows. The original hosts Shlomo Bar-Aba,

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, Doval'e Glickman and

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returned. The renewed format includes sketches on varying topics, and a closing song (usually a

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for an Israeli classic) by the show's cast. On July 23, 2020, the show was renewed for another season. As of June 2022, the show is into its fifth season in its revival format.

Awards

*2022: Israeli Academy of Film and Television Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award *2023: Members of the cast received an honorary doctorate from

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References

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