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The Best Episodes of Zoboomafoo

Every episode of Zoboomafoo ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Zoboomafoo!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 10 - Climbing
    9.6/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Climbing

    S1:E10

    Many animals have unique features that help them climb, from the sticky pads on the bottoms of frogs' feet to the prehensile tail of the kinkajou. The Kratts lose a climbing contest to a band of coatis, whose sharp claws and long tails give them an advantage, while Jackie and the Animal Helpers rescue a kitten who has figured out how to climb up a tree—but not how to get back down to the ground.

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  2. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 1 - The Nose Knows
    9.5/10(24 votes)

    #2 - The Nose Knows

    S1:E1

    Toothbrush, the baby elephant finds Martin and Chris Kratt, roaming about in a cave where bats live. Since Toothbrush has been separated from her family, the Kratt brothers aide her in searching for them. This way, she will be reunited with them again. A garder snake is spotted, when Jackie was cutting the grass. The snake likes being in dark areas, so she doesn't mow down, part of the grass.

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  3. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 5 - Happy Lemur Day
    9.4/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Happy Lemur Day

    S1:E5

    When two fellow ring-tailed lemurs come to visit, Zoboo is stunned to hear that many people don't know what a lemur is. The Kratt brothers offer to remedy things by declaring an international Lemur Day holiday, complete with party and cake. Jackie rescues two turtles who were heading for a busy highway.

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  4. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 29 - Bathtime
    9.2/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Bathtime

    S1:E29

    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.

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  5. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 40 - Bzzz
    9.2/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Bzzz

    S1:E40

    Animal Junction goes buggy, and Zoboo, Chris and Martin start to think that these tiny critters are nature's little superstars. Insects and spiders are amazing athletes: quick-leaping grasshoppers, far-flying butterflies, super-strong ants, heavily armored beetles and plenty more. Bugs have to be quick because lots of other creatures like to eat them. But if bugs disappeared, a lot of other creatures would disappear too. That's why the Kratts always say, 'Be nice to bugs.' Chris and Martin get a bug's eye perspective when they shrink down to insect size and find out that it's no picnic being an ant. Some kids stomp on ants, but Jackie's there to stop them, explaining how cool ants and their underground homes are, far too cool to stomp on.

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  6. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 10 - Flying Buddies
    9.2/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Flying Buddies

    S2:E10

    After meeting a flying fox fruit bat, Zoboo wants to fly, too, so the Kratt Brothers build him a pair of wings. Zoboo flies to India with Martin and Chris right behind. On the way, they meet vultures and learn some lessons about flight.

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  7. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 24 - World of Legs
    9.2/10(13 votes)

    #7 - World of Legs

    S2:E24

    Zoboo spies a larva and wonders what kind of legs this animal will have once it grows. Will it have strong legs like a tiger, hundreds of legs like a millipede or long ones like a kangaroo? When the larva finally transforms into a salamander, its legs are like nothing Zoboo imagined they would be!

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  8. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 21 - Giants
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Giants

    S1:E21

    There are giant animals galore at Animal Junction: giraffe, elephant, camel, and capybaras among them. This leads the Kratt brothers to find the world's biggest deer, biggest lemur, and biggest cat. Trees are also given giant attention.

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  9. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 23 - Bears
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Bears

    S1:E23

    Animal Junction finds itself the center of attention for bears, wolverines, and kinkajous.

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  10. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 28 - Horses
    9.0/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Horses

    S1:E28

    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.

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  11. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 1 - Green Creatures
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Green Creatures

    S2:E1

    Zoboo realizes that plants and trees are as alive as all the creatures he meets in Animal Junction. The Kratt Brothers teach the lemur that plants grow well if they get good soil, lots of sunlight and enough water. And there are plenty of creatures willing to help plants flourish, including Toothbrush the elephant, Popcorn the binturong and a whole family of sloths. When Martin and Chris follow Popcorn to India, they visit a 2,000-year old fortress, where green creatures like vines and plants are taking over the site.

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  12. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 19 - H2O
    9.0/10(11 votes)

    #12 - H2O

    S2:E19

    The pond in Animal Junction has dried up and two lion cubs and all the animals who live there are thirsty! As water is essential to the animal world, Zoboo does the Malagasy rain dance and the rain finally starts. The Kratt Brothers take a trip to Africa to check out some amazing water creatures.

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  13. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 7 - Slimy Buddies
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Slimy Buddies

    S1:E7

    Chris, Martin, and Zoboo explore the good things about slime, from puppies showing affection by licking to the slick coatings that keep frogs from drying out and let earthworms slide through dirt. To help make MudPuppy Pond an even better home for her own favorite slimy buddies "mudpuppy salamanders", Jackie rakes dead leaves into the water.

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  14. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 18 - Feeling Good
    8.9/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Feeling Good

    S1:E18

    It's all about animal coats, from porcupine to lynx to duck.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 3 - Dinosaurs
    8.8/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Dinosaurs

    S1:E3

    While the brothers are building a model of a dinosaur they call the ""Martinandchrisaurus,"" Zoboo tells them he thinks he saw a dinosaur on his way to Animal Junction. The mystery creature turns out to be a monitor lizard. Jackie breaks open a pellet from an owl's stomach to see its prey's bones and fur inside, then runs into the Kratts while visiting the Royal Ontario Museum to see dinosaur bones.

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  16. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 13 - Can You Feel It?
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Can You Feel It?

    S2:E13

    Brainiac, the chimp, and Lost and Found, the Labrador retriever would love to do something fun together. Zoboo first advises playing ball with Lost and Found, but Brainiac is bored because she doesn't like to play. Next Zoboo suggests climbing and swinging all over Animal Junction but this idea makes Lost and Found sad. At last Zoboo comes up with a game they can both play-Wrestle & Chase! Martin and Chris go on a special trip and fall into a river, where they discover an elephant who is delighted to have a bunch of children give him a bath. Animals have feelings, just like people-they just have different ways of showing them.

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  17. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 6 - Swimming
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Swimming

    S1:E6

    The arrival of a couple of river otters prompts a swimming party, with black jaguars, soft-shelled turtles, penguins, and capybaras jumping in. Jackie and her dog Goldie join in with a swim in MudPuppy Pond, where they meet even more water creatures.

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  18. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 24 - Lids
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Lids

    S1:E24

    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

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  19. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 8 - Powerhouse
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Powerhouse

    S2:E8

    When a snow leopard and Toothbrush the elephant come to Animal Junction, Zoboo is afraid that he will never be a powerhouse like these two creatures until he realizes every creature is a powerhouse in its own way - and discovers his very own power.

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  20. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 11 - Creature Neighbors
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Creature Neighbors

    S2:E11

    It's treasure hunt time in Animal Junction for the Kratt Brothers, Zoboo and all of their creature neighbors. With the help of two fox kits, Zoboo locates the first piece of the puzzle leading them to the treasure but will they find the treasure itself?

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  21. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 12 - Buddies
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Buddies

    S2:E12

    Martin and Chris are best buddies and Zoboo wants a special friend he can depend on as well. He meets a sea anenome and a clown fish, some sloths, langur monkeys and chital deer. At last, he finds his own best buddy Shark, the chameleon.

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  22. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 17 - Don't Fence Me In
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Don't Fence Me In

    S2:E17

    Zoboo invites a wolverine to live with him in Animal Junction, only to realize that there's not enough space for his new pal. Wild creatures need room to roam.

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  23. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 25 - Messy and Clean
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Messy and Clean

    S2:E25

    It's time to clean out the closet but the more Zoboo tries to help, the bigger the mess he makes! No sooner is everything back in its place, than some European wild boars and a capuchin monkey mess everything up again. Zoboo has lots of fun learning how messy and clean means different things to different animals.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 12 - Homes
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Homes

    S1:E12

    The Kratts help out a beaver who's looking for wood to build a dam, and Jackie and the Animal Helpers build nest boxes for Eastern bluebirds.

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  25. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 14 - Tracks
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Tracks

    S1:E14

    Martin and Chris follow the tracks of a lynx through the snow, and Jackie works on protecting her bird feeder from marauding squirrels.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Climbing" is the best rated episode of "Zoboomafoo". It scored 9.6/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/5/1999. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Nose Knows".