Kuala Lumpur, 30 April 2015 – ZooMoo, the world’s first interactive channel for preschoolers, launches a brand new series in Malaysia – ZooMoo’s Got Brains. Using a game show format, ZooMoo’s Got Brains quizzes the ZooMoo characters on animals while subtlety imparting animal facts to the audience. ZooMoo’s Got Brains premiering on Astro Channel 619 on 27 June 2015, 12pm, is a fun-filled mayhem that’s created specifically for preschool kids and features the lovable ZooMoo characters.
In conjunction with the launch of ZooMoo’s Got Brains, the world’s only children’s channel that is fully dedicated to animals will be hosting a four-day event from the 1 May to 4 May (11am – 9pm daily) at 2LG, Blue Concourse, Sunway Pyramid Mall. This showcase will take visitors on an imaginative and inspiring journey to the world of ZooMoo to discover animals in new and fun ways with a series of activities for children and parents.
Catherine Nebauer, General Manager of ZooMoo Network said, “We are delighted with the response the channel has been receiving since its launch in November. Our programming strategy reinforces learning, so much so that children can identify with the characters and stump their parents with animal facts. Our content and app resonates well with children and parents, especially the educational aspects that stimulate learning while delighting our young viewers with entertaining and engaging content.
Adding on the unique interactive functions of the channel, Catherine said “Children these days love playing with their parent’s smart phones or tablets and recognizing this, ZooMoo created a free app that children can use while watching the channel. We want to show parents how an App can complement TV viewing and by weaving in relevant technology into their children’s daily routine reinforces learning and can be educational and safe.”
Launched in November 2014, exclusively on Astro, ZooMoo is one of a kind interactive TV that explores the animal world in ways that are entertaining, educational and enriching, sparking in young children a love for animals. ZooMoo’s programming comprises over 3,000 separate animal stories that have been scheduled using a structure developed by leading childhood learning specialists. The channel comes with a free ZooMoo App which can be downloaded on either Apple App Store or Google Play.
Junaidah Khan, Senior Assistant Vice President of English Customer Business, from Astro said, “Astro is deeply committed in enhancing our young viewers and ensuring a wide variety of quality kids content for both entertainment and education purposes. We are delighted to support ZooMoo’s initiative in their quest to instill knowledge and affection for animals, leading to a lifelong love of conservation. Available on the Kids package, ZooMoo’s content is unique and educational, I am sure parents and children will benefit from it”.
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Programme synopsis
Episode 1: It’s a small world
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Owl, Afrina and Lemur as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains centers around critters that are small. What’s bigger than a mouse, smaller than a deer, but we call it both? How do ants talk to their friends? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants in the main rounds, which in this episode, feature smaller and smaller animals with each new round – beginning with the mouse deer, followed by the dung beetle, the ant, and finally plankton. In the final mad minute round, contestants have to guess which of two animals, both digitally manipulated to look the same size, is actually smaller. These pairs of animals include a horse and a pygmy sea horse, a sea eagle and a humming bird, a cuttlefish and a whale shark, and a hermit crab and a coconut crab. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 2: On the Nose
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Flash, Owl and Latif as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains looks at different kinds of animal noses. What animal has fingers at the end of its nose? What animal has a big belly and a big nose to match? These are just some of the questions that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions revolve around animals that include elephants, hammerhead sharks, proboscis monkeys and dogs.
In this episode, contestants are also put to the ultimate smell test – each of them are blindfolded and have to take turns sniffing out the contents of a mystery drink. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at pictures of different animal noses and have to guess which animal each of those noses belong to. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 4 July 2015, 12 noon [Episode 3 & 4]
Episode 3: Let’s Party
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Owl, Hanna and Lemur as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains looks at animals that love to move, dance and groove to the beat of their own drums! Which red animal scuttles across a whole island to dance in the sea? Which party animal always leaves a question mark behind him? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles cover animals like the gibbon, the red crab, the babirusa, and the ring-tailed lemur. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at parts of an animal’s body and have to guess which animal it is – with one big clue being that the mystery animal loves to party in big groups! At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 4: Under Construction
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Owl, Lemur and Rocky as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains looks at animals that are really good at making their own homes. What animal builds his own treehouse high in the treetops? What has 48 knees and makes a new home every day? These are just some of the questions that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions focus on animals such as orang-utans, beavers, spiders and oven birds. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at pictures of different types of animal homes like a termite nest, a fig tree, a bird’s nest and a leafy nest. They then have to guess which animal each of those homes belong to. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 11 July 2015, 12 noon [Episode 5 & 6]
Episode 5: Monkey Business
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Owl, Afrina and Panda as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about monkeys and apes – and the differences between them. Which flying monkey sleeps like a cat? Who climbs like a squirrel and has thick yellowish hair? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions revolve around primates that include the black howler monkey, the chimpanzee, the siamang, the golden headed lion tamarin and the white-faced saki monkey. In the final mad minute round, Rory quizzes the contestants on their general animal knowledge with tricky questions such as what kind of bird can fly backwards, and what colour is a polar bear’s skin. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 6: Snatch, Catch, Scratch
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Owl, Lemur and Latif as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about animals that love to scratch, catch and snatch. What animal has curvy claws and never rushes to go to the toilet? What animal can make its butt glow to catch its food? These are just some of the questions that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions cover animals that include the sloth, the glow worm, the arowana, and the spectral tarsier. In the final mad minute round, Rory quizzes the contestants about what coconut crabs, crab-eating macaques, dogs, and spectacled bears like to scratch, catch or snatch. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 18 July 2015, 12 noon [Episode 7 & 8]
Episode 7: What’s for Dinner?
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Flash, Afrina and Owl as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about the different kinds of food that animals eat. What animal loves mealworms? What animal works on the land and grows food? These are just some of the questions that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions revolve around animals that include penguins, the leafcutter ant, the bower bird, the meerkat, and the Japanese macaque. In the final mad minute round, Rory quizzes the contestants on their general animal knowledge with tricky questions such as how many stomachs does a cow have, and which animal has a blue tongue. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 8: Black and White
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Latif, Afrina and Panda as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about animals that are black and white. Why do zebras have stripes? Which kind of dog gets on best with a horse? These are just some of the questions that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions revolve around animals that include the okapi, the zebra, the Dalmatian, the skunk and different kinds of penguins. In the final round of rapid fire questions, also referred to as the mad minute, contestants get to listen to a series of sounds made by black and white animals, and have to identify the animal that makes that particular sound. These include the bleat of a panda, the moo of a cow, the call of an Indri lemur, and the scream of a Tasmanian devil. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 25 July 2015, 12 noon [Episode 9 & 10]
Episode 9: Over the Rainbow
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Flash, Hanna and Latif as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about colourful animals and why they have such brightly coloured feathers, fur or skin. Which shy animal hides behind a colourful mask, but bares his colourful backside to all? Which animal can change the way he looks when he’s scared or angry, or when he’s hot or cold? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles revolve around animals that include the peacock, the mandrill, the chameleon and the poison dart frog. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at colourful parts of an animal’s body and have to guess which animal each of those parts belong to. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 10: Hot and Cold
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Flash, Owl and Rocky as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about animals that live in very hot, or very cold places. Who’s the coolest little guy in a very hot place? How do you keep yourself clean…with dirt? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles revolve around animals that include the meerkat, the kangaroo rat, the Japanese crane, the polar bear and the camel. In the final mad minute round, contestants get to listen to a series of sounds made by either desert-dwellers or animals that live in icy regions. They then have to guess the animal that makes that particular sound. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 1 August 2015, 12 noon [Episode 11 & 12]
Episode 11: Up in the Air
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Latif, Owl and Lemur as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about birds and flying. How does a mountain monkey fly? Which bird doesn’t know the words to its song? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles revolve around animals that include the kea, the vulture, the albatross and the hummingbird, and touch on the different ways that they fly. In the final mad minute round, contestants get to listen to a series of sounds made by birds, and have to guess which bird makes that particular sound. In this episode, a red-herring animal sound, the roar of a lion, is thrown into the mix. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 12: Up all Night
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Owl, Flash and Rocky as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains looks at animals that are up all night when most of us are fast asleep! Which animal has cat-like whiskers and loves eating worms? Who gets up as the moon goes to bed and the sun wakes up? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles revolve around nocturnal animals like aye ayes, kiwis and bats, and crepuscular animals like kangaroos. In the final mad minute round, Rory quizzes the contestants on their general animal knowledge with tricky questions such as where does the Tasmanian devil live, and is the white rhinoceros white? At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 8 August 2015, 12 noon [Episode 13 & 14]
Episode 13: Now you see me, now you don’t
Hosted by Rory Tiger who is dressed as a magician, with Lemur donning a white moustache disguise, Owl dressed as a wizard and Panda in his Bat Panda costume as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains looks at animals that are magicians of the animal kingdom as well as masters of disguise and camouflage. What has strong jaws and is loved by butterflies? What has 8 arms and can squeeze into a bottle? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles revolve around animals that include the invisible bharal and orchid mantis, the shape shifting octopus and the disappearing spoor spider. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at more animals that blend in really well with their surroundings. They then have to point out the animal that’s hidden in the picture. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 14: Home Sweet Home
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Lemur, Latif and Rocky as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains revolves around the different kinds of animal homes. What animal steals a home by taking one for his own? Which animal pees on its home to show it off? These are just some of the questions that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions focus on hermit crabs and their shells, blue-footed boobies and their seaside homes, giant river otters and their sandy dens, and ocean animals that live in coral reefs. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at pictures of different habitats from all over the world – such as caves, the African Savannah, the Amazon River and the Komodo Island. They then have to name an animal that can be found in each of these habitats. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 15 August 2015, 12 noon [Episode 15 & 16]
Episode 15: Under the Sea
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Latif, Afrina and Panda as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about animals that live in the sea. Which fish swims like a hummingbird flies? Which fish is the acrobat of the ocean and loves to jump out of the water to flip, twist and spin in the air? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions cover animals that include the mandarin fish, the spinner dolphin, the stingray and the squid, and touch on the different ways that they swim. In the final mad minute round, contestants have to guess which of two animals can swim faster. These pairs of animals include a chinstrap penguin and a killer whale, a seahorse and a sea turtle, an octopus and a sea lion, and a clownfish and a jellyfish. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 16: Pretty in Pink
Hosted by Rory Tiger in a snazzy pink outfit, with Latif, Flash and Rocky as contestants who are also all dressed in pink, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about pink animals. Which animal turns pink by eating brine shrimp? What pink thing is the clownfish waving at? These are just some of the questions that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions cover animals that include the flamingo, the clownfish, the pygmy seahorse and the hippopotamus. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at pictures of various other pink animals and have to name each of them. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 22 August 2015, 12 noon [Episode 17 & 18]
Episode 17: Don’t get too close
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Panda, Afrina and Latif as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains explores interesting facts about animals that we shouldn’t get too close to – mainly because they’re dangerous! What animal is very poisonous and can hold its breath for a long time? What animal is one of the most dangerous animals in the sea, but has no brain? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles revolve around animals that include the crocodile, the porcupine, the sea snake and the jellyfish, and touch on the reasons why we should keep our distance from them. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at pictures of more animals that are deemed dangerous, and have to identify each of these animals. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 18: Monsterific
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Latif, Hanna and Rocky as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains explores interesting facts about animals that are huge and monstrously cool. Which animal has hair on its nose, but not on its head? Which big lizard can find your hiding spot by using its tongue? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles revolve around animals that include the humpback whale, the Komodo dragon, the rhinoceros and the nudibranch. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at swirly pictures of more monstrously cool animals and have to guess what these animals are. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Telecast: Saturday 29 August 2015, 12 noon [Episode 19 & 20]
Episode 19: A tale of tails
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Latif, Afrina and Rocky as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains looks at different kinds of animal tails. What animal uses its tail as a leg? What did the zebra’s tail say to the fly? These are just some of the questions that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these questions revolve around animals that include the red panda, the kangaroo, the southern right whale and the zebra, and touch on what these animals use their tails for. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at pictures of different animal tails and have to guess which animal each of those tails belong to. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?
Episode 20: Catch me if you can
Hosted by Rory Tiger, with Rocky, Latif and Hanna as contestants, this episode of ZooMoo’s Got Brains is all about super-fast animals that are really hard to catch. What animal is called the angel of the sea and uses its whiskers to dash off? Which bird is fast on its feet and has legs like pogo sticks? These are just some of the riddles that Rory poses to the contestants. In the main rounds, these riddles revolve around animals that include the sea lion, the cheetah, the tiger and the ostrich, and touch on how these animals are able to travel at incredible speeds. In the final mad minute round, contestants look at pictures of the red piranha, the snail, the takhi horse and the Japanese sea eagle, and have to guess how they get around. At the end of the mad minute, Rory tallies up the contestants’ scores. Who will be this weeks winner?