Movies and TV shows like Zoboomafoo

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Zoboomafoo (1999)
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Zoboomafoo (1999)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Zoboomafoo is an American children's television series that aired from January 25, 1999, to April 28, 2001, and is still shown today in syndication depending on the area, and it is regularly shown on PBS Kids Sprout. A total of 65 episodes were aired. A creation of the Kratt Brothers, it features a talking Coquerel's Sifaka, a type of lemur, named Zoboomafoo, or Zoboo for short, and a collection of repeat animal guests. Every episode begins with the Kratt brothers in "Animal Junction", a peculiar place in which the rules of nature change and wild animals come to visit and play. After January 16, 2004, the show was pulled from its weekday airing on most PBS stations, though some continue to air the show.
Style: educational, humorous, semi serious
Audience: kids, toddlers, family friendly, preschool
Plot: puppet, monkey, competition, animal, friendship, friends, pets, animal life, male protagonist, brother brother relationship, educational program, ape, talking animal, lemur, human animal friendship, shrinking, live action, miniaturization, looking at the camera, talking to the camera, talking to the audience, family, animals, talking animals, puppets
Time: 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Keyword: preschoolers, oldies

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, feel good and educational films and TV series with plots about friends, friendship, animal life, animal, youth, escapades and pets mostly in Family, Comedy and Animation genres. Some movies like Zoboomafoo: Barney & Friends (1992), Bear in the Big Blue House (1997), Finn on the Fly (2008), Wild Kratts (2010), Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Barney & Friends (1992)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 2 to 5. The series, which first aired on April 6, 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys ...
Style: spooky, independent film, semi serious, humorous, educational
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, puppetry, puppet, hardcore, robin hood, toy comes to life, friends, family relations, family life, friendship, youth, misfit ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa
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Bear in the Big Blue House (1997)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Bear in the Big Blue House is a television program for adults and children produced for the Playhouse Disney channel by Mitchell Kriegman and The Jim Henson Company. It first aired in 1997. In 2004, The Jim Henson Company sold the Bear in the Big ...
Style: educational
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: muppets, puppet, puppetry, hardcore, sesame street, imaginary, disorder, friends, social relations, mouse, bear, live action ...
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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide is an American live action sitcom on Nickelodeon that debuted in the Nickelodeon Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: school, teenager, friendship, high school life, teenage life, survival, teaching the ways of the world, friends, youth, adolescence vs adulthood, buddies, best friend ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
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100%
Finn on the Fly (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: FINN ON THE FLY is a madcap comedy filled with wild chases, mistaken identity and young romance.
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating, offbeat
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: mad scientist, experiment gone awry, friendship, mischievous children, family relations, disorder, misfit, pets, getting home, escapades, science runs amok, boy and dog ...
Time: 21st century
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Wild Kratts (2010)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, China, Denmark
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: The adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combining science education with fun and adventure as the duo travels to animal habitats around the globe.
Style: educational, serious, clever, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: animal, animal life, animal rescue, teamwork, teaching the ways of the world, brother brother relationship, inventions and discoveries, youth, human animal relationship, science, supernatural power, human becomes animal ...
Time: 21st century
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Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A heartwarming, quintessentially British adventure for all the family, PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE follows cheeky London stray dog, Pudsey, who is quite happy being a lone ranger, looking out for number one, until he meets siblings Molly (Izzy ...
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, sincere, light ...
Audience: family outing, preschool
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Time: 21st century
Place: england
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Cool Dog (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jimmy lives in the tranquil town of Eagle Rock, Louisiana, with his father, stepmother and his best friend Rainy, a German Shepherd. When Jimmy's father gets a promotion, the family must relocate to an apartment in New York City that has a ...
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: dog, german shepherd, forceful separation, friendship, save the day, on the road, pets, family life, disorder, youth, road trip, stupid kid ...
Time: 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa, new york
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Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey, is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington, leaves him her entire billion-dollar fortune. Bailey is lucky, that is, until he becomes the target of an elaborately-designed ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sweet
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: talking dog, pets, dog, inheritance, friendship, mischievous children, cons and scams, danger, golden retriever, family relations, disorder, friends ...
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Beakman's World (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Beakman's World is an educational children's television show. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. The series premiered September 18, 1992 on The ...
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Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: experiment, scientist, mad scientist, science, disorder, escapades, goofy hero, heroes, experimenting, laboratory, inventions and discoveries, rat ...
Time: 90s
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Barney's Christmas Star (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Tis the season to be jolly -- and to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzzaa! After decorating the caboose puts Barney and his friends in the holiday spirit, they trim the Christmas tree in the snow-covered park. But something's missing -- ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, sentimental
Audience: toddlers, kids
Plot: christmas, friends, animal that acts human, tyrannosaurus rex, children, song
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Barney's Animal ABCs (2008)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story: Barney and his friends are playing a game and finding an animal for each letter of the alphabet, and everyone is excited to give it a try.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, offbeat, educational
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers
Plot: friendship, disorder, youth, misfit, escapades, animal life, animal that acts human, friends, tyrannosaurus rex, dinosaur
Time: 2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 6 min.
TV show
Story: This is Daniel Cook is a children's television series created by J.J. Johnson and Blair Powers and produced by Toronto's marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions in association with Treehouse TV and TVO, and is shown in Canada on Treehouse ...
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Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, South Korea, China, France, Japan, Canada, Italy
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Style: educational, humorous, semi serious, light, 2d animation
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, Philippines
Duration: 28 min.
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 25 min.
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Poppy Cat (2011)
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Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
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Style: entertaining, funny, light, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: pets, puppy, dog, human animal relationship, pug, brother brother relationship, problem solving, friendship, goofy hero, animal, animal life, friends ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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JoJo's Circus (2003)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: JoJo's Circus is an interactive stop-motion musical comedy series for preschool children. The series is created by the combined efforts of Jim Jinkins, David Campbell, Lisa Jinkins and Eric Weiner and produced by Cuppa Coffee Studios and ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, educational
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Kiri and Lou (2019)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: New Zealand, Canada
Duration: 5 min.
TV show
Story: "Kiri and Lou" follows the adventures of Kiri, a feisty little dinosaur with overpowering emotions and Lou, a gentle but thoughtful creature. Kiri and Lou live in a forest of cutout paper and other creatures made of clay. They are joined ...
Style: educational, semi serious, humorous, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
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Messy goes to OKIDO (2015)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: OKIDO is a comedy adventure, science-educational series following a curious, adventure seeking and unruly monster called Messy as he finds the answers to everything a 3-5 year old child wants to know. Why do things fall down and not up? Where do ...
Style: educational, entertaining, thought provoking, captivating, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: research, science, educational program, friends, anthropomorphism, scientific research, technology, friendship, teamwork, scientific expedition
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The Raccoons (1985)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with three preceding television specials from its inception in 1980 and one direct to video special in 1984. The franchise was created by Kevin ...
Style: retro, children's program, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience: kids, preschool
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Time: 80s, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Clifford's Puppy Days (2003)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers
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Pat & Mat (1976)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Czechoslovakia
TV show
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Style: anime, realistic, humorous, semi serious
Audience: kids, toddlers
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Handy Manny is a Disney animated children's television program that premiered on September 16, 2006. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to the Disney ...
Style: feel good, humorous, semi serious, educational, computer animated ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Word Party (2016)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
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Style: funny, light, entertaining, educational, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Dora the Explorer (2000)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dora the Explorer is an American educational animated TV series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including ...
Style: humorous, educational, entertaining, anime, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: little girl, monkey, friendship, best friend, friends, young heroes, adventurer, pets, imaginary, girl heroine, travel, journey ...
Place: latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Baby Riki (2015)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Russia
TV show
Story: BabyRiki characters are toys that have come to life in a children's bedroom. They explore and discover their world, making friends and learning new things along the way. Storylines are simple and related to familiar things for this age group, ...
Style: educational, light, humorous, funny, captivating
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: friend, childhood, friendship, friends, surrealism, dialogue, life philosophy, animal life, anthropomorphic animal, fantasy world
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Let's Go, Pocoyo (2005)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story: Pocoyo is a Spanish pre-school animated television series created by Guillermo García Carsí, Luis Gallego and David Cantolla, and is a co-production between Spanish producer Zinkia Entertainment, Cosgrove-Hall Films and Granada International. Two ...
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22%
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Max and Ruby (2002)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Meet two funny bunny siblings, the energetic and mischievous Max, and the patient, smart and goal-oriented Ruby. The show models empowering messages by showing Max and Ruby playing together and resolving their differences respectfully and ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, funny, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Shaun the Sheep (2007)
Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Finland, Germany
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story: Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a constituent member of the consortium of German ...
Style: feel good, humorous, not serious, anime, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: countryside, animal life, stop motion, friendship, animal, pets, security guard, friends, escapades, partner, frame up, power relations ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
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22%
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