Animal Jam

Animal Jam is a children's television show created by John Derevlany (who also wrote most of the episodes) and produced by Jim Henson Television which first aired on February 24, 2003 until 2010. The show is sort of like an "American Bandstand" for preschool kids.

Production

The show featured many innovations in puppet design and production from the Jim Henson Company. It aired on TLC for several years, and ran on Discovery Kids until the channel was replaced by The Hub. Several shows are also available on DVD.

Plot

It features dozens of kids in the audience dancing to songs with movement themes, and was hosted by two puppet characters named Waffle (a cow-monkey) and Edi (a zebra), as well as a giant dancing elephant named Bozark.

Characters

• Waffle the Cow-Monkey (performed by Rickey Boyd) -

• Edi the Zebra (performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) -

• Bozark the Elephant (performed by David Maida) -

• DJ 1 the Panda (performed by John Kennedy) -

• DJ 2 the Koala (performed by John Tartaglia) -

• DJ 3 the Leopard (performed by Andy Stone) -

In Television Logos

• Discovery Kids (2003–2007)
• Wiggle And Learn (2008–2010)

Cast

Puppeteers

• Rickey Boyd - Waffle the Cow-Monkey
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - Edi the Zebra
• John Kennedy - DJ 1 the Panda
• David Maida - Bozark the Elephant
• John Tartaglia - DJ 2 the Koala Bear
• Andy Stone - DJ 3 the Leopard

Later appearances

• Waffle the Cow-Monkey, DJ 1, DJ 2, DJ 3, and Pancake the Cow made appearances in Puppet Up!

• Bozark the Elephant appeared in the movie Old Dogs. He alongside Scales the Dragon from "Little Mermaid's Island" were seen as part of Jimmy Lunchbox's show.

External links

• Animal Jam at Muppet Wiki