64 Zoo Lane

ANIMATION EXPLORER

GLOBAL RATING

6.50 / 10

INFORMATION

Age: TV-Y
Main Type: CARTOON
Publish Date: 1999-02-18
Session: Winter
Type: TV
Theme:
Genre:

Animation Family Children
Status:

Completed

STUDIOS/PRODUCERS

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Backup Media CBeebies Cartoon Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) Cofanim France 5 MEDIA Programme of the European Union Millimages The Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Company Zoo Lane Productions

PLOT

The show centers on Lucy, a 7-year-old girl who lives at 64 Zoo Lane right next to a zoo. She hears a story from the animals every night. Characters include Molly the Hippopotamus, Tickles and Giggles the Monkeys, Boris the Bear, Nelson the Elephant, Georgina the Giraffe, and Nelson the Elephant. The show places a strong emphasis on responsibility and friendship. After a polite moral discussion and bedtime announcement at the conclusion of the reading. Lucy is put to bed by Georgina through the bedroom window (in subsequent episodes, Lucy can be seen yawning before falling asleep in bed; in the initial episodes, she would be put to sleep by the narrative itself). Opportunities for learning: The use of intonation and expression in the character voices enhances language and vocabulary exploration, and the themes of the animal stories assist social and emotional difficulties, such as friendships and helping and caring for others.