Animal Crack-Ups
| Animal Crack-Ups | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game Show
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| Based on | Wakuwaku Dōbutsu Land |
| Written by | Todd Thicke |
| Presented by | Alan Thicke |
| Voices of | Susan Blu |
| Theme music composer |
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| Ending theme | "Animals Are Just Like People Too" by Alan Thicke |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Vin Di Bona |
| Producers |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | August 8, 1987 – September 1, 1990 |
Animal Crack-Ups is an
The show's theme song was "Animals Are Just Like People Too", created by Thickovit music (Alan and Todd Thicke and Gary Pickus).[2]
Gameplay
Four celebrities competed. Host Thicke introduced a video clip about an animal; at some point, the video was paused and Thicke asked a question about the clip. The celebrities give their answers, after which the remainder of the clip was played, revealing the answer.
Any celebrities giving the correct answer received a point; score was kept by placing a stuffed animal (a monkey in the first season, a hedgehog in later seasons) in front of the celebrity's podium. Co-host Debbie Bartlett provided the stuffed animals. The celeb with the most toy animals/points won the game and $2,500 for their favorite animal charity. If a tie occurred, the money was split between the charities.
On segues to two commercial breaks, a hedgehog puppet named "Reggie the Hedgie" (voiced by Susan Blu, performed by Lisa Sturz) gave animal facts to the home viewers and read home-viewer mail.
International versions
| Country | Name | Host(s) | TV station | Year aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan (original version)
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わくわく動物ランド Wakuwaku Dōbutsu Land |
Various | TBS Television
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1983–1992 |
 Argentina
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Waku Waku | Héctor Larrea | Canal 9
|
1999–2000 |
 Brazil
|
TV Animal | Angélica Eliana Gugu Liberato Beto Marden Roberta Peporine |
SBT | 1988–1992 1995–1996 2009–2010 |
 Chile
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Maravillozoo | Javier Miranda (1995-1999) Paulina Nin (2000) (2001-2002)
Antonio Vodanovic |
Canal 13
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1995–2002 |
 Netherlands
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Waku Waku | Rob Fruithof (1988-1996) Sybrand Niessen (1996-2000) Paula Udondek (2000-2001) Sosha Duysker (2022-) |
) | 1988–2001 2022– |
 Portugal
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Arca de Noé | Fialho Gouveia Ana do Carmo Carlos Alberto Moniz |
RTP2 RTP1 |
1990–1993 1994–1995 |
 Spain
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Waku Waku Jimanji Kanana |
Consuelo Barlanga Nuria Roca Rosa García Caro |
La 1
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1989–1991; 1998–2001 2003 |
References
- ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Library of Congress. "Animals are just like people too : Theme from Animal crack-ups." Copyright registration PAu001011105.
External links
- Vin Di Bona Productions
- Animal Crack-Ups at IMDb
- Clip of the show's theme song with scenes of animals
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