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The Worst Episodes of Zoboomafoo

Every episode of Zoboomafoo ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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 Worst Episode
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    Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 35 - Who's In the Egg?
    6.8/10(16 votes)

    S1:E35

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 38 - The Four F's
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E38

    Creature coats are the key to keeping animals warm in cold weather. Zoboo, Chris and Martin realize that animals beat the cold with the four F's: fur, feathers and fat and in the case of otters fun. But what happens when the weather warms up? Ernie the camel comes to Animal Junction looking for a good scratching post to help him shed his winter coat for summer since he won't need it when it's hot outside. Jackie brushes her dog, Goldy, to help her take off her heavy winter coat. Dogs and cats love being brushed and it feels good to lose that extra hair. Jackie knits a small sweater from the hair she brushed out of Goldy.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 22 - Pets
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    S1:E22

    Chris and Martin find a bunch of pets at Animal Junction. They all belong to Jackie and her animal helpers. Zoboomafoo learns how to take care of ducklings, goldfish, a rabbit, puppies, kittens, a crab, and even a calf. We also learn that all pets need lots of love. Zoboo also learns which animals should be pets and which ones should be ""free and in the wild"". DUCK! While the guys are taking care of their pets, Jackie and the helpers take a raccoon back to his home. TO THE CLOSET! Jackie shows up at Animal Junction to help the guys take the pets back to their owners. CREATURE QUESTION: What creature uses Zoboo's hand as the spot to ""go""? As Martin says, ""You told her to go p* wherever she wants"". Ooops, false alarm, it's only pee!!! Funny guys! Written by Anna Bourque Directed by Steve Wright

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 26 - Playtime
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    S1:E26

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 31 - Funny Faces
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    S1:E31

    Time for a few laughs as moose, pigs, bats and others give viewers a look-in at their friendly faces.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 4 - Snakebellies
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    S2:E4

    Zoboo and the Kratt Brothers find a snakeskin but it doesn't fit the anaconda in the pool, the rattlesnake sunning itself by the window or even the Burmese python. Finally, Zoboo discovers the owner-a trans-pecos rat snake!

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 19 - Running
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    S1:E19

    Martin and Chris run like other animals, beginning with the emu, extending to the crab, the fisher, the gecko, and the cheetah.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 25 - Great Singers
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    S1:E25

    Animal "music" spills into Animal Junction, performed by camels, wolves, and elk, far better than a sound effects machine.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 39 - Stinky
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    S1:E39

    In the creature world, different smells mean different things. When a skunk visits the gang at Animal Junction, Zoboo, Martin and Chris discover the difference between a 'come-here' smell and a 'go away' smell. They also visit with a mink, a creature that scent-marks to let other creatures know that it has passed by. Chris decides to make a Chris scent so he can scent-mark Animal Junction. Jackie gives her friend's dog a bath in tomato juice to get rid of a gift from a skunk that didn't want to play with her.

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  10. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 27 - Fast and Slow
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    S1:E27

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 6 - Zoboo the Super Lemur
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    S2:E6

    Inspired by a comic book hero, Zoboo becomes a Super Lemur with a little assistance from Muscles and Muscley, two black bear cubs. After Zoboo rescues some kittens, the Kratt Brothers travel to India to find other heroes in the creature world.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 14 - Fearfest
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    S2:E14

    A big thunderstorm hits Animal Junction and Zoboo sees something frightening in the dark. But the scary creatures are just grizzly bear cubs! Martin and Chris tell their lemur friend all about grizzlies and other animals that seem scary - but really aren't.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 15 - Superclaw
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    S2:E15

    Zoboo wants to climb like some visiting kinkajous so the Kratt Brothers create special "Superclaws" for Zoboo to wear. After falling off vines, Zoboo realizes that his own claws - nails really - are just right for a lemur and other creatures have claws just perfect for them.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 5 - Humans
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    S2:E5

    Zoboo is curious about what it's like to be human and a whole class of kindergarten kids arrives in Animal Junction to help him out. There are a few differences, but Zoboo discovers that children and lemurs are a lot alike.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 22 - Armor
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    S2:E22

    Zoboo thinks that if he had armor, like his new African crested porcupine friends, he would be safe as he leapt from place to place. After some unsuccessful armor experimentation with the Kratt Brothers, he realizes that his eyes, ears and brain are the best protection he can have.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 8 - Snow Day
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    S1:E8

    During the snowstorm of the century, Martin, Chris, Zoboo, and Jackie shelter one very cold Japanese snow monkey and shovel paths for animals having trouble maneuvering through the white stuff.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 11 - Fierce Creatures
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    S1:E11

    Zoboo decides he wants to join a visiting pack of Arctic wolves, so he takes lessons in howling, hunting, and obeying the pack pecking order. But just when he's ready to go home with his new friends, someone explains how different from warm, sunny Animal Junction the wolves' home territory is, and he rethinks his decision. Meanwhile, Jackie rescues a spider who's been stranded in a neighbor's bathtub.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 13 - Puppies
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    S1:E13

    The discovery of a litter of eight puppies turns Chris, Martin, and Zoboo into puppysitters. When one of the puppies and a calf both wander off from their mothers, everyone at Animal Junction learns how important it is to keep a close watch on babies.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 33 - Sand Creatures
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    S1:E33

    Meerkats, scorpions and camels start arriving after a sandstorm buries Animal Junction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode 16 - Grow, Zoboo, Grow
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    S2:E16

    The Kratt Brothers are taking care of a human baby named Xavier and a baby red kangaroo named Bigfoot, and Zoboo wants to help the two babies grow. Martin and Chris show Zoboomafoo that all creatures grow, but to do so they need food, sleep and exercise.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 20 - Animal Daycare
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    S1:E20

    Today, Animal Junction is full of baby creatures! A baby ring tailed lemur, lynx kittens, bobcat kittens, a sliver fox kit, and baby coatis all need to be taken care of. Chris and Martin build a creature playpen to keep them all in. DUCK! Jackie and her helpers find a baby bird that fell out of a tree. They make a nest and put the bird back for the mom to find him. TO THE CLOSET! The guys take a trip to see how different animal moms take care of their babies. CREATURE QUESTION: What creature is the biggest native North American land mammal and lives in big herds? Written by Anna Bourque Directed by Steve Wright

    Director:Steve Wright
    Writer:Anna Bourque

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  22. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 37 - Cats
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    S1:E37

    It's kitten pandemonium when all kinds of kittens turn Animal Junction upside down. An overwhelmed Zoboo, Martin and Chris try to take care of these curious creatures but quickly realize that they're in over their heads. Luckily, the cavalry rides to the rescue when the mother cats arrive to take control of the situation. The guys wonder if wild cats are similar to house cats and go to see if lions and cougars purr. Jackie is busy brushing her cat Rapunzel, a great way to show her cat that she cares for her. Plus, birds and squirrels love the loose fur for padding their nests.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 16 - Itchy
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S1:E16

    Everyone has got an itch, whether it's from poison ivy, bugs, or burrs.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 36 - Hail to Tails
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    S1:E36

    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!

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Zoboomafoo Season 1 Episode 4 - Who's in the Hole?
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    S1:E4

    A flying squirrel glides in looking for a hole to live in, and a search around Animal Junction reveals lots of other animals, from foxes and rabbits to snakes and porcupines, already living in various holes. When a man starts to cut down a dead tree with a hole in it, Jackie stops him by explaining that it may be the home of an owl.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Who's In the Egg?" is the worst rated episode of "Zoboomafoo". It scored 6.8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/9/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Four F's".