Zoboomafoo is an American children's television series that aired from January 25, 1999, to April 21, 2001, and is still shown today in syndication depending on the area, and it is regularly shown on PBS Kids Sprout. A total of 65 episodes were aired. A creation of the Kratt Brothers , it features a talking Coquerel's Sifaka, a type of lemur named Zoboomafoo, or Zoboo for short, and a collection of repeat animal guests. Every episode begins with the Kratt brothers in "Animal Junction", a peculiar place in which the rules of nature change and wild animals come to visit and play. On January 19,... 2004, the show was pulled from its weekday airing. Upon their arrival at Animal Junction, the Kratt brothers lean out the window and summon Zoboomafoo, who is shown in a live-action segment as an actual lemur leaping across a field to reach them. When the lemur reaches Animal Junction, the Kratt brothers offer him a snack, generally some lemur-appropriate food like garbanzo beans, sweet potato or mango slices, whereupon the "real" lemur spins around on a turntable and becomes a talking lemur puppet.
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| On the air: | January 25, 1999-2002 |
| Network: | Public Broadcasting Service, Qubo, PBS Kids, PBS KIDS Sprout, PBS Kids GO! |
| Producer: | Chris Kratt, Maryland Public Television |
| Genre: | Comedy |