Zoboomafoo and you

This here's a look at Zoboomafoo and You-an brand-new series.

## Plot summary

Upon their arrival at Animal Junction, the Kratt brothers (Chris and Martin Kratt) and their pals lean out the window and call Zoboomafoo (or "Zoboo" for short, and occasionally "Zob") (portrayed by a CGI-version of Jovian), 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 he burps, saying, "Excuse me," and then everyone hides as the lemur spins around on a turntable, shouting, *"Zoboomafoo-oo-oo-oo!"* at which point he becomes a talking lemur puppet (from Jim Henson's creature shop). This change enables Zoboo to lead into the main segment of the episode, which he begins by describing a "Mangatsika!" (a Malagasy word literally meaning "cold", but used in the series to mean "cool!") animal or dinosaur that he saw as he traveled to Animal Junction. As he describes the animal, a song is played wondering "Who Could It Be?" while a cartoon shows the characteristics of the "mystery animal or dinosaur." At the end of the song, Chris and Martin try to guess the animal Zoboo has described and the mystery is solved when the animal or dinosaur arrives at Animal Junction.

Each episode has a theme: For example, baby animals, big dinosaurs, tyrannosaurs, owls, parrots, crocodiles, frightening animals or the importance of play. The arrival of the "mystery animal," generally used as exposition, leads Zoboo, Chris and Martin into a conversation about various aspects of said the particular animal. At least once every episode (twice in most episodes), Zoboo says that some event in Animal Junction reminds him of a time in Zobooland, where he tell stories about his best friends in Zobooland, such as Narchi (an anteater-like creature), Gooble (a rabbit-like creature that eats gooble-berries), Sen-sit (a lemur that typically plays around), Wiggy Waxwing, Green Puppy, Slimantha (a salamander-like creature), Crepe-Hoots-it [a owl], Snipper-bill [a white pelican-like bird], Topsy-turkey [a scatterbrained wild turkey], Squawky [a macaw-like parrot], Chris-o-raptor [a Velociraptor-like dinosaur], Martin-o-Dactyl [a Pteranodon-like pterosaur, Noggendrill (a mole-like creature that uses his drill-shaped horn), Snow Lemur (a lemur that lives on a mountain), Baby Zoboomafooasaurus and Zoboomafooasaurus (dinosaurs and pterosaurs, who appear in CGI, that the animals often play on), Buggly (a strange-beetle-like bug that Zoboo rides on), Fibby (a sea creature with several parts including a tentacle and a crab leg) and Cy (a levitating one-eyed squid introduced in the second season). These segments are animated, using clay animation and feature distinct voices for each character. After the first Zobooland story, Zoboo, Chris and Martin receives a letter from the Animal Helpers, that the Thnark bot scans, who show children how to help animals, subsequently leading into Chris and Martin going out to visit creatures related to the theme (always began with a song sung by Zoboo called "Going to the Closet." In some episodes, Zoboo's friends sing it, instead of Zoboo (Pop Goes the Tiger, Dinosaurs are back, Who's that owl, and Flying Buddies)). At the end of each episode, Zoboo and the brothers sing "Animal Friends". Finally, Zoboo returns to his home in Madagascar. There are three episodes where Zoboo doesn't return home to Madagascar (Snow Day, Playtime, and Humans). Chris and Martin also leave Animal Junction to better demonstrate the theme of the day, traveling to a region, often in India or Africa, to visit the creatures there. Before the credits of each episode, kids show and tell the viewers about various animals and pets they have, and a disclaimer is played telling the viewers that they should be careful with the animals they meet.