Episode
Zoboomafoo: Jumpers
Overview
Zoboomafoo welcomes his fellow jumping animals to Animal Junction, from kangaroos to frogs.
Details
- Series
- Zoboomafoo
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 1999-07-01
- Runtime
- 27 min
Episode context
Jumpers is Episode 30 in Season 1 of Zoboomafoo. It aired on 1999-07-01. The runtime is 27 min.
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Episode 29: Bathtime
A bath for certain animals is not what one would think. Chris and Martin give a bath to dogs before stepping out of Animal Junction for the elephant bath.
Episode 31: Funny Faces
Time for a few laughs as moose, pigs, bats and others give viewers a look-in at their friendly faces.
More episodes from this season
Episode 28: Horses
Everybody likes horses, so the Kratts spend time with a foal and her mother, a strong Belgian draft horse. Then the brothers learn what's different about zebras.
Episode 32: Spots and Stripes
Spots and stripes are great camouflage for creatures, helping them blend into their environments. When Zoboo, Chris and Martin see striped and spotted creatures (tiger cub, serval cats, Dalmatian puppies, coati babies and a skunk), they're inspired to paint Animal Junction in spots and stripes. Zoboo takes that inspiration a step further when he paints spots on Martin and stripes on Chris while they're both asleep. Zoboo paints himself with spots and stripes, and the gang learns about being a camouflaged creature. Jackie says that milk weed plants may look like weeds but they're home for striped monarch caterpillars, so please don't pick them.
Episode 27: Fast and Slow
Between the cheetah and the snail, the Kratts find a great deal about the speed of animals. Then there is the chameleon, which varies speed a good deal.
Episode 33: Sand Creatures
Meerkats, scorpions and camels start arriving after a sandstorm buries Animal Junction.
Episode 26: Playtime
You know what they say about all work and no play. Thus the Kratts take a break at Animal Junction, playing with lion cubs, serval kittens, ducklings and, yes, children.
Episode 34: Water Creatures
When two African penguins stop by Animal Junction, Zoboo, Chris and Martin talk about water creatures. Even though penguins are birds, they swim instead of flying. But these penguins aren't swimming! Finally, they realize it's because the pool water is too warm for them. But when the water is chilled with ice cubes, there's no stopping the penguins! Jaguars love to swim, too, and the Kratts play ball in the big pond with a black jaguar who stops by. Jackie has a new goldfish named Sunny, who is also sensitive about water temperature. To keep from shocking Sunny, Jackie puts his bag into the aquarium until the water in the bag is the same temperature as the aquarium.
Episode 25: Great Singers
Animal "music" spills into Animal Junction, performed by camels, wolves, and elk, far better than a sound effects machine.
Episode 35: Who's In the Egg?
Rhode Island Red chicks hatch at Animal Junction, but Zoboo, Martin and Chris don't have any idea what's inside a strange egg they find in the nest. The guys are surprised to discover it's a baby alligator, which they take home to mom. Jackie and the Animal Helpers protect salmon eggs so tiny and delicate they can easily break if the water around them is disturbed by making sure people cross the stream away from the salmon eggs.
Episode 24: Lids
The guys have a plan to plant grass seeds to attract the African Crowned Crane to Animal Junction. But, they have a time trying to keep the sheep and goats from eating all the grass beforehand. These creatures have amazing lids like horns on top of their heads.
DUCK! Jackie learns about lids, like antennas on different creatures.
TO THE CLOSET! Chris and Martin go off to find some more amazing lids. They run into prong horned antelope and a moose. They both have horns and antlers to protect their heads when fighting.
CREATURE QUESTION:
Written by Anna Bourque Directed by Steve Wright
Episode 36: Hail to Tails
A kinkajou comes to hang out in Animal Junction. Her prehensile tail -- a grabber the kinkajou uses to swing through the trees and hop on the ground -- takes center stage. Creatures use their tails for all kinds of things, and Chris and Martin decide to create supertails that combine all the best elements of creature tails. Jackie visits a litter of newborn kittens, who are cute and cuddly, but must be picked up gently by placing hands around their stomachs. A kitten's tail is not a handle!