Life's a Zoo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Somewhere in Saskatchewan seven very different animal contestants share a mansion in this animated parody of the reality show Big Brother. The residents include a loud-mouthed orangutan, a Canadian pig, an alcoholic Russian bear, a rapping penguin, a gay crocodile, a Jamaican panther and an overweight panda. They compete in a variety of challenges to avoid extinction, although once they've been eliminated they continue to appear in episodes. The show is hosted by a vulture named Claude, though he is replaced by tough cookie Bobbie.

Series details

• Title: Life's a Zoo
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2008-09-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Cartoon Network
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 20 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 41746
• IMDb ID: tt1331751
• TVDB ID: 161981

Cast and credited roles

• Stephanie Jung — Chi-Chi
• Joseph Motiki — Dr. D
• Mike Rowland — Ray
• Kurt Firla — Jake Oswalt
• Stephen Kishewitsch — Morreski
• Francisco Trujillo Avalos-Davidson — Rico
• Bridget Ogundipe — Minou
• Michael Lamport — Claude
• Stacey DePass — Bobbie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-09-01; final listed air date 2009-01-01; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Life's a Zoo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.