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Things We’ve Only Seen Once (with ocean naturalist Josh Wittmer)
If you like humpback whales, tide pools, beavers, or bioluminescence, you might like this episode!
The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain!
Animals That Look Happy (with improv comedian Colin Mochrie)
What are some animals that look happy all the time? What animal has a happy face on its abdomen? Hear Laura and Rob pick animals that look happy, plus a dance song about the always-happy-looking axolotl, awesome animal clues from 7 year old Jack from Ohio, and a very special guest, improv comedian and actor Colin Mochrie. Yep, the Colin Mochrie from Whose Line Is It Anyway!! What animal is making Colin happy today? And what animal does Colin play a lot on stage? Find out in a very happy new episode.
Endangered Species (with comedian David Huntsberger)
This episode has a new song about everyone’s favorite baby monkey: Punch the Monkey (the macaque with the stuffed orangutan that everyone is talking about)! Plus, what animal screamed at Rob when he tried to clean its cage at the zoo? What animal did Rob travel across the world to film, but then forget to hit the record button when he saw it? Hear Laura and Rob pick endangered species, a new song about Punch the Monkey, awesome animal clues from 7 year old Caleb from South Carolina and special guest, comedian David Huntsberger. What animal did David pick? Here’s a hint: it has a bushy tail, and there are less than 50 left in the wild.
Venomous Animals (with 8 year old Desmond)
What venomous animals are making you happy today? What animal looks like a bunch of different animals smashed together? Hear Laura and Rob pick venomous animals, a piano ballad about misunderstood animals, awesome animal clues from 10 year old Aeralise from Oregon and special guest, 8 year old Desmond. What animal did Desmond pick? Here’s a hint: it’s one of the most venomous marine animals in the world.
Smart Animals (with octopus scientist Dr. Chelsea Bennice)
What smart animals are making you happy today? What animal always tried to bite Rob when he was a zookeeper? What animal did Laura try to scare with a bottle of shampoo? Hear Laura and Rob pick smart animals that are making them happy, plus a country song about an octopus, awesome animal clues from 6 year old Lily from North Carolina, and an interview with octopus scientist Chelsea Bennice. What animal is making Chelsea happy today? Here are some clues. It has a donut shaped brain and its poop looks like silly string.
Halloween Animals (with Special Guest, wildlife filmmaker Skip Hobbie)
What Halloween animal is making you happy today? Hear Laura and Rob get spooky and choose Halloween animals, a new Halloween dance party song about owls (Happy Owl-Oween), awesome animal clues from five year old Everett, and an interview with our special guest, Emmy award winning cinematographer and wildlife filmmaker Skip Hobbie. What animal is making Skip happy? It’s an animal that is one of the most common kinds of mammals on Planet Earth, and it flies! Plus, hear about other critters that have crawled on Skip while he was filming these special animals in caves. If you like owls, bats, toads, aye ayes or komodo dragons, this episode is for you.
The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's hosted by Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters.
Funny Animal Poop (with special guest 9 year old Kailea)
It’s time for….funny animal poop! What animal has square poop? White poop? What kind of animal poop did Rob accidentally swallow? Hear Rob and Laura choose what funny animal poop is making them happy, a doo-wop song about penguin poop, awesome animal clues from 13 year old Marlin, the sound of an actual wild animal fart, and an interview with our special guest, nine year old Kailea from Maui, Hawaii. What animal is making Kailea happy? Here are some hints: it eats meat, it lives on only one island chain, and it can run 13 miles an hour.
The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. If you like wombats, hyenas, orangutans, little blue penguins, steelhead or komodo dragons, you just might like this episode!
Baby Animals That Look Nothing Like Their Parents (with puppeteer John Tartaglia)
What baby animals look nothing like their parents? What animal’s eyes move around its body? What animal does Laura think she can spot in the woods better than anyone else? Hear Rob and Laura choose what animal is making them happy today, a parody pop song about baby hippos, awesome animal clues from four year old Maxine, and an interview with our special guest, puppeteer and actor John Tartaglia! What animal is making John happy today? Here are some hints: it’s quiet, it lives in the woods and it has hooves.
Animal Songs
A dance song about axolotls! A disco song about sloths! A new version of baby shark filled with real shark names! A naptime song about cats, dogs, porcupines, moose, capybara, albatross and more! A country song about octopus! A rock song about the mola mola (ocean sunfish)! In this episode, we play some of our favorite animal songs from this season. Yep, it’s all music folks. Get ready to sing, dance and laugh with the animals that have been making Laura and Robert happy.
Cold Weather Critters (with 8 year old Raven)
What cold weather animals are making you happy today? What animal can bury 3000 nuts before winter comes? Hear Laura and Robert choose what cold weather critters are making them happy, a song where Rob sings like a squirrel, awesome animal clues from 10 year old Daisy, and an interview with special guest, eight year old Raven. What animal is making Raven happy today? Here are some clues: It is big, has big claws, has hollow fur and it lives in the Arctic.
The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and families who love wildlife, with original animal songs, stories, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids.