"Animal Magic (TV series) Animal Magic was a BBC children's television series which ran from 1962 to 1983 from BBC Bristol. It began fortnightly and was transmitted weekly from 1964. The presenter was the avuncular Johnny Morris. His charismatic style and genuine fondness for animals made the show an instant hit with children and adults alike. The show combined jovial voiceovers applied to various animals from Bristol Zoo with some basic educational features. Morris' co-presenters over the years were: Gerald Durrell, Tony Soper, Keith Shackleton, Roger Tabor, Sheila Young, David Taylor and Terry Nutkins. When Nutkins joined the show in"
"Terry Nutkins Terence ""Terry"" Paul Nutkins (12 August 1946 – 6 September 2012) was an English naturalist, television presenter and author. He was best known for his television appearances, notably in the UK children's programmes ""Animal Magic"", ""The Really Wild Show"", ""Brilliant Creatures"" and ""Growing Up Wild"". Terry Nutkins was born in Marylebone, London and spent most of his childhood there. He skipped school to spend time with the elephants at London Zoo. At the age of twelve, Nutkins went to work in the West Highlands of Scotland, the naturalist Gavin Maxwell having written to London Zoo requesting help from"
"a presenter on the weekly BBC countryside show ""Countryfile"". Joe Henson also occasionally appeared on ""Countryfile"", usually as a specialist adviser on items relating to rare breeds. Joe Henson Joe Henson, MBE (16 October 1932 – 5 October 2015) was a farmer who founded the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and appeared as a presenter on BBC shows such as ""Animal Magic"". Joseph Leslie Henson was born in London, England. His father Leslie Henson was a well-known comedy actor and his mother Harriet Collins was also a stage performer, using the name 'Billie Dell'. The family moved to Northwood, where as"
"Johnny Morris Ernest John Morris, OBE (20 June 1916 – 6 May 1999) was a British television presenter. He was known for his children's programmes for the BBC on the topic of zoology, most notably ""Animal Magic"" and for narrating the imported, Canadian-produced ""Tales of the Riverbank"" series of stories about Hammy the Hamster, Roderick the Rat, GP the Guinea Pig, and their assorted animal friends along a riverbank. Morris was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, the son of a postmaster. He learned to play the violin as a child and toured the valleys of South Wales, performing with his"
"Park in 2010. Nutkins died on 6 September 2012, aged 66. He had been receiving treatment for nine months for acute leukaemia. He died at his home in Glenelg, Scotland, and was survived by his wife and eight children. Terry Nutkins Terence ""Terry"" Paul Nutkins (12 August 1946 – 6 September 2012) was an English naturalist, television presenter and author. He was best known for his television appearances, notably in the UK children's programmes ""Animal Magic"", ""The Really Wild Show"", ""Brilliant Creatures"" and ""Growing Up Wild"". Terry Nutkins was born in Marylebone, London and spent most of his childhood there."
"recordings of the Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry. The recordings of the first eight books were re-released in LP format in the '70s but the other three sets of recordings were never reissued and in the end were rerecorded by Willie Rushton. Morris's ability to create a world which children could relate to through his mimicry led to his best-known role, that of the presenter, narrator and 'zoo keeper' for ""Animal Magic"". For more than 400 editions, from 1962 until 1983, and with inserts shot at Bristol Zoo Gardens, Morris would carry out a comic dialogue with"
"show was hosted by Nancy Cato, cousin of the author of the same name. A later addition to the regular cast was Liz Harris, who also took over as hostess when Nancy Cato suffered temporary paralysis and had to use a wheelchair. In 1966, the TV series won the first Logie Award presented to a children's show, for ""Outstanding Contribution To Children's Television"". Regular characters were denizens of the Magic Forest: mute Fredd Bear (Tedd Dunn, also the costume designer); shrill Fee Fee Bear (John-Michael Howson, billed as John Howson); feisty Mother Matilda Hubbard (Fred Tupper, a former radio star);"
"Joe Henson Joe Henson, MBE (16 October 1932 – 5 October 2015) was a farmer who founded the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and appeared as a presenter on BBC shows such as ""Animal Magic"". Joseph Leslie Henson was born in London, England. His father Leslie Henson was a well-known comedy actor and his mother Harriet Collins was also a stage performer, using the name 'Billie Dell'. The family moved to Northwood, where as a child he enjoyed visiting a nearby farm where they still used working horses and milked the cows by hand. After work as a herdsman in Somerset"
"animated series produced by Disney for ABC in 1996. It was based on their 1967 animated film ""The Jungle Book"", but set in the youth of the animal characters. The show was a hit, running for two seasons in syndication before moving its re-runs to the Disney Channel. The show was broadcast on Toon Disney, but was taken off the schedule in 2001. The show did air in the United Kingdom on Disney Cinemagic and in Latin America until it was removed. The show's theme song is a hip-hop version of ""The Bare Necessities"" performed by Lou Rawls. Animal children"
"The Magic of Herself the Elf The Magic of Herself the Elf (also known by its on-screen title, The Special Magic of Herself the Elf) is a 1983 animated television special produced by the Canadian animation company, Nelvana Limited, Scholastic Entertainment, and Those Characters from Cleveland. Directed by John Celestri (credited under first name Gian) and Raymond Jafelice, it stars the voices of Jerry Orbach, Georgia Engel and Priscilla Lopez. The music was sung and performed, though not written, by Judy Collins. The special is based on the American Greetings/Mattel property, Herself the Elf, and was followed by a 1990s"
"April 3, 2018. Animalympics Animalympics is a 1980 animated television film produced by Lisberger Studios and released by Warner Bros. Originally commissioned by the NBC network as two separate specials, it spoofs the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and features the voices of Billy Crystal, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer and Michael Fremer. The film is a series of vignettes presented as the broadcast of the first animal Olympic Games through the fictional ZOO television network. The Games combine summer and winter Olympic events. The event is covered mostly by Barbara Warblers, a stork, and ""anchorturtle"" Henry Hummel. The 100-meter dash"
"teams of three kids each competing in a relay race. The relay changed each day. Wild Animal Games Wild Animal Games is a children's television game show that aired on the Family Channel from October 2, 1995 to September 22, 1996. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest with a chimpanzee named Eddie serving as co-host. Randy West served as the announcer on most episodes. It aired Monday through Friday at 4:00, kicking off the daily Fam AFTV game show block; it also aired on Saturday mornings at 9:30 for a time. Each episode focused on a different animal. A different"
"was based on anyone. Frank Oz performed Animal from his first appearance until 2000; in 2002 newcomer Eric Jacobson took over. In Muppet Babies, he was voiced by Howie Mandel (1984–1985) and by Dave Coulier (1986–1991). Animal was also played by Kevin Clash in ""Muppets Tonight"" and by Bill Barretta in ""MuppetFest"" (the first Muppet fan convention). Animal's drumming was performed by British jazz and big band drummer Ronnie Verrell. He has had numerous appearances on television in advertising and even on a U.S. postage stamp. Floyd Pepper is the bass player. A laid back hipster with a pink body"
"Wild Animal Games Wild Animal Games is a children's television game show that aired on the Family Channel from October 2, 1995 to September 22, 1996. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest with a chimpanzee named Eddie serving as co-host. Randy West served as the announcer on most episodes. It aired Monday through Friday at 4:00, kicking off the daily Fam AFTV game show block; it also aired on Saturday mornings at 9:30 for a time. Each episode focused on a different animal. A different game was played each day based on the behavior of the day's animal. Two teams"
"Animalympics Animalympics is a 1980 animated television film produced by Lisberger Studios and released by Warner Bros. Originally commissioned by the NBC network as two separate specials, it spoofs the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and features the voices of Billy Crystal, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer and Michael Fremer. The film is a series of vignettes presented as the broadcast of the first animal Olympic Games through the fictional ZOO television network. The Games combine summer and winter Olympic events. The event is covered mostly by Barbara Warblers, a stork, and ""anchorturtle"" Henry Hummel. The 100-meter dash is covered in"
"for Media. An additional episode may survive as part of the Peabody Award collection. The Magic Cottage (TV series) The Magic Cottage was an American children's program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1952. ""The Magic Cottage"" was hosted by Pat (Mary Patricia) Meikle (pronounced Michael), an artist and actress. In each episode, Meikle would tell a story illustrated by her drawings on a sketch pad propped on an easel from which fairy tale characters would transform into live characters who acted out the adventures. Among them were the likes of Larry the Leprechaun, Maxwell the"
"to his gardener and his builder but he left nothing to his stepsons, his step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren - possibly due to a failed business partnership which had cost him £500,000. Morris was also a writer. His books include: Johnny Morris Ernest John Morris, OBE (20 June 1916 – 6 May 1999) was a British television presenter. He was known for his children's programmes for the BBC on the topic of zoology, most notably ""Animal Magic"" and for narrating the imported, Canadian-produced ""Tales of the Riverbank"" series of stories about Hammy the Hamster, Roderick the Rat, GP the Guinea Pig, and"
"programme's anthropomorphic treatment of animals fell out of fashion. A new children's wildlife series, The Really Wild Show, began in 1986, with the former 'Animal Magic' co-presenter Terry Nutkins as the main host. The 100th edition was transmitted on 4 January 1967. Many editions of the show were junked by the BBC in the early 1990s when they were assumed to be of no further use. Recent documentaries such as ""The Way We Went Wild"" have had to resort to using clips from off-air recordings of some shows. The signature tune, ""Las Vegas"", performed by Group Forty Orchestra, was written"
"Keith Shackleton Keith Hope Shackleton MBE (16 January 1923 – 17 April 2015) was a British painter who concentrated on landscape views and animals. He has also produced limited edition prints. He was a friend of the conservationist and fellow painter Peter Scott, with whom he travelled to Antarctica. Like Scott, he went to Oundle School. He was also a presenter on the BBC children's television programme ""Animal Magic"" and of the Children's ITV series ""Animals in Action"", produced by Anglia Television using footage from its ""Survival"" series. A retrospective exhibition of his ""Polar Art"", depicting creatures and scenery from"
"from September 1993 to December 1995. The series was also transmitted on television in New Zealand on TVNZ 1 (originally called TV One). The original stories were in part written by Ann Yates. Alphabet Zoo Alphabet Zoo is a series of ten-minute programmes for young children, produced by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV for two series in 1983 and 1984. It was presented by singer Ralph McTell and actress Nerys Hughes. Each episode is dedicated to a letter of the alphabet. The second series was directed by Lorne Magory (who also worked on several famous British programmes such"
"The Magic Cottage (TV series) The Magic Cottage was an American children's program broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1952. ""The Magic Cottage"" was hosted by Pat (Mary Patricia) Meikle (pronounced Michael), an artist and actress. In each episode, Meikle would tell a story illustrated by her drawings on a sketch pad propped on an easel from which fairy tale characters would transform into live characters who acted out the adventures. Among them were the likes of Larry the Leprechaun, Maxwell the Mouse, and Wilmer the Pigeon, and in each episode Pat herself transformed into a"
"years and the Peabody Award. 1978 Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Informational Series. Animated segments were provided by Al Lowenheim, Arland Barron, Jeff Melquist, Jim Comstock, Ray Pointer, and Stacey Mann of Lions' Den Studio and David Labelle of David Labelle Animation Studios. Five years later, in 1981, ""Animals, Animals, Animals"" was replaced by ""This Week with David Brinkley""; this marked the end of ABC's scheduling of children's programming on Sunday mornings, a practice which began with ""Discovery"" (the predecessor to ""Make a Wish"") in the 1960s. Animals, Animals, Animals Animals, Animals, Animals is an educational television series on ABC"
"Kokomo Jr. Kokomo Jr. was the name given to at least two male common chimpanzees used as animal actors, one born c. 1955 and one born c. 1967. Kokomo Jr. replaced J. Fred Muggs as the animal mascot of the ""Today Show"" in 1957, and was known for his ability to ""talk"", being able to pronounce the word ""mama"" on demand. Kokomo Jr. was retired in 1983. Kokomo Jr.'s handler, Nick Carrado was a stage magician who discovered him while touring at an animal farm in Cape Cod circa 1956. The name was created by combining the names of two"
"Animal Park Animal Park is a BBC television documentary series about the lives of keepers and animals at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, England. The show is currently presented by Kate Humble and Ben Fogle, who replaced Paul Heiney in 2001. Jean Johansson has been a co-presenter since 2016. The first series of ""Animal Park"", originally broadcast in 2000 on BBC One, was presented by Kate Humble and Paul Heiney. In series two, Heiney was replaced by Ben Fogle. Altogether, there were nine series and 205 episodes of ""Animal Park"", with the last episode originally airing on 25 March 2009. The"
"Alphabet Zoo Alphabet Zoo is a series of ten-minute programmes for young children, produced by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV for two series in 1983 and 1984. It was presented by singer Ralph McTell and actress Nerys Hughes. Each episode is dedicated to a letter of the alphabet. The second series was directed by Lorne Magory (who also worked on several famous British programmes such as ""Press Gang"", ""Life Force"" and ""Emmerdale"") Nearly a decade after ""Alphabet Zoo"" came to an end, the format was revived by ITV Carlton on the similarly named series ""Alphabet Castle"" which ran"
"minute programmes to be repeated and used as schedule fillers. Animal Park Animal Park is a BBC television documentary series about the lives of keepers and animals at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, England. The show is currently presented by Kate Humble and Ben Fogle, who replaced Paul Heiney in 2001. Jean Johansson has been a co-presenter since 2016. The first series of ""Animal Park"", originally broadcast in 2000 on BBC One, was presented by Kate Humble and Paul Heiney. In series two, Heiney was replaced by Ben Fogle. Altogether, there were nine series and 205 episodes of ""Animal Park"", with"
"Summer Magic Summer Magic is a 1963 Walt Disney Productions family musical film directed by James Neilson and starring Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, and Dorothy McGuire in a story about an early 1900s Boston widow and her children taking up residence in a small town in Maine. The film was based on the novel ""Mother Carey's Chickens"" by Kate Douglas Wiggin. It was the fourth of six films that Mills did for Disney, and the young actress received a Golden Globe nomination for her work. In the early 1900s, financial problems force young Boston widow Margaret Carey (Dorothy McGuire) and"
"with his sidekick dummy Skinny Dugan that aired from 1956 to 1960, featuring a mix of children's activities and various other characters that interacted with Lloyd. That program was followed by another WJBK children's favorite, ""Jungle-La"" with wildlife expert ""B'wana"" Don Hunt, that aired from 1960 to 1963. Hunt with his sidekick chimpanzee Bongo Bailey hosted cartoons and taught viewers about various wildlife. Hunt moved to Africa in 1964 and managed a wildlife preserve in Kenya responsible for saving some species from extinction. After airing first on the former WWJ-TV and CKLW-TV, performer Art Cervi would obtain the Bozo the"
"came to national prominence by appearing in the UK television series, ""Animal Magic"", hosted by the comic animal 'communicator', Johnny Morris. Morris would play keeper and voice all the animals there. The zoo's official name is Bristol Zoological Gardens ('Bristol Zoo Gardens' for commercial purposes). This is not in recognition of the flower displays but recognises the first use of that title at the Regent's Park Zoological Gardens. Bristol, like its earlier London counterpart, includes several original buildings which have been praised for their architectural quirks, despite being unsuitable for the care of animals; the (former) Giraffe House joins the"
"The Magician's House The Magician's House is a quartet of children's fantasy books by William Corlett. Two mini-series were produced in 1999 for British television, which were directed by Paul Lynch. The series featured Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Fry voicing some of the animal characters. The books were published in the early 1990s, and named as follows: Although in a rural setting, this series' focus on subjects such as industrial development and the combining of present-day and past settings in the plotline gives it a feeling tending more towards urban fantasy than simply contemporary fantasy. In addition, though there is"
"Magic had epilepsy and could not complete her Guide Dog training, so she was re-homed. In June 2014, presenter Lindsey Russell started to train a new guide dog called Iggy. Iggy successfully completed her guide dog training and left the show on 12 May 2016. Jason (3 May 1964 - January 1976) was the first ""Blue Peter"" cat. He was a Seal Point Siamese who joined after appearing on an episode with his mother, brother and sister at just three weeks old and was named by a viewer who had been inspired by the TV series 'Jason and the Argonauts'."
"Ace of Wands Ace of Wands is a British fantasy children's television show broadcast on ITV between 1970 and 1972, created by Trevor Preston and Pamela Lonsdale and produced by Thames Television. The title, taken from the name of a tarot card, describes the principal character, called ""Tarot"" (played by Michael MacKenzie), who combined stage magic with supernatural powers. Tarot has a pet Owl named Ozymandias, played by Fred Owl. The series was replaced by ""The Tomorrow People"" in 1973. ""Ace of Wands"" ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes and a third season of twenty. The first two seasons"
"Animals (U.S. TV series) Animals. is an American animated comedy television series created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano. The first two episodes were independently produced and presented at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. In May 2015, HBO picked the series up with a two-season order, which premiered on February 5, 2016. The series was renewed for a third season on May 19, 2017. Season 3 premiered on August 3, 2018. In October 2018, it was announced that HBO had canceled the series. Each episode features a different cast of special guests, along with creators Matarese and Luciano"