Zoombafoo

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We like Zaboomafoo here. Zaboomofoo is a lemur from Madagascar and he's a real lemur in the beginning then after he eats a snack, he spins around and is played a very well-done and realistic puppet who talks with the Kratt brothers.

DD loves animals so it's one of her favorites. The guys are definitely very silly (they usually end up covered with mud at some point each episode) but they are very informative. I've actually learned a few things from watching the show with DD.

They also focus on fair treatment of animals which I like with a focus of keeping wild animals in the wild and back with their moms so they can nurse. The segments with "Zabooland" are claymation and personally I think they're very annoying, but DD thinks it'se funny and the creatures always learn to use cooperation and to appreciate differences and such so the lessons are at least good.

I'd give'em 4.5 stars out of five (a half point off only because of the claymation part).

DS is VERY picky about what he watches, and Zooboomafoo is in fact, the only PBS show he wishes to watch on a regular basis, and asks me to remind him about. Since we turned the TV on at age 2 1/2, it's been this way. He usually watches it 3 to 4 times a week. DH and I enjoy it too. In fact, DH and I were known to watch the show on occasion BEFORE we had DS. I think it's a rather smart and also funny show. The hosts fit that description as well.

DS likes details and he apprecaites when a show stays "on topic" for the entire show. The claymation shorts are silly, but cute, but DS truly appreciates all the animal action and facts he receives. He LOVES Chris and Martin, "Oh, Chris and Martin! They are soooo silly!" Of course, this also meant that the other night while eating dinner he stuck an icecube down my back to which I had to reply, "Just because Chris and Martin were doing in on the Arctic Theme show, doesn't mean you can upset my dinner!"

The best,
Em

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Alright, I couldn't resist looking up some bio info on these guys!

Martin Kratt:

"Birthday: December 23, 1965

Age: He's lived through over 30 generations of short-tailed shrews. They only live for about 1 year!

Hometown: Grew up in New Jersey, where lots of deer, raccoons, opossums, crickets and red-tailed hawks grew up too. Don't believe what you hear about New Jersey. It's not all highways!

Education: B.S. Zoology, Duke University. Completed hands-on, interactive study of animal defenses. Remember the Great Defender's show? He smelled like a skunk for one week after that.

Favorite Outdoor Sport: Scuba Diving"

- PBS

Chris Kratt:

"Chris Kratt graduated from Carleton College, Minnesota in 1992 with a B.A. in Biology. In 1990 Chris was the recipient of a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for study abroad. Chris is a founder of Kratt Brothers' Creature Heroes, a nonprofit society dedicated to enabling children to help the wild animals of the world. Chris is also the founder of the Carleton Organization for Biodiversity; a group working to increase public awareness about conservation and wildlife. In 1999, Chris was given the Award of Appreciation for his on-going commitment and public service on behalf of conservation and environmental education by US Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt."

- IMDb

I also ran across a reference to a spouse named Tania for Chris, so I'm really not sure about the whole closet theory. And Martin is married to a Laura and has 2 kids, so definitely nothing there!
Here's a good link: http://www.thekrattclub.com/martink.htm

- Krista

We <3 Zabu here, too!! My kids especially love the theme song, LOL!! Great show!!

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They soooo do!

More Zaboo lovers here!

It WAS on PBS here but now it's not on anymore. DD loved this show.