Animals, Animals, Animals is an educational television

Educational television

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 series on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 about different species of animals. The program, produced by ABC News

ABC News

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, was hosted by Hal Linden

Hal Linden

Hal Linden is an American stage and television actor and television director, best known for his role in the television comedy series Barney Miller and as presenter on the ABC educational series Animals, Animals, Animals....

. Information about animals was provided by Roger Caras and, songs about animals were performed by Lynn Kellogg, who also performed the opening theme song. Zoo personnel and animal researchers frequently appeared on the show. During segments about animals, voiceover was provided by Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

Estelle Margaret Parsons is an American theatre, film and television actress and occasional theatrical director.After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program Today and made her stage debut in 1961...

 and Mason Adams

Mason Adams

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. The show first aired in 1976, replacing Make a Wish

Make a Wish (TV series)

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on ABC's Sunday morning schedule.

The series won Emmies for four consecutive years and the Peabody Award. 1978 Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Informational Series. Animated segments were provided by Al Lowenheim, Arland Barron, Jeff Melquist, Jim Comstock, Ray Pointer, and Stacey Mann of Lions' Den Studio and David Labelle of David Labelle Animation Studios.

Five years later, in 1981, Animals, Animals, Animals was replaced by This Week with David Brinkley

This Week (ABC TV series)

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; this marked the end of ABC's scheduling of children's programming on Sunday mornings, a practice which began with Discovery

Discovery (1960s TV series)

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(the predecessor to Make a Wish) in the 1960s.