{"id":10629,"date":"2022-02-08T18:45:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-zava.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=galleries&#038;p=10629"},"modified":"2024-04-25T00:20:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T00:20:20","slug":"episodes-of-zoo-parade-from-1955","status":"publish","type":"galleries","link":"https:\/\/zooaquariumvideoarchive.org\/galleries\/episodes-of-zoo-parade-from-1955\/","title":{"rendered":"Episodes of Zoo Parade from 1955"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"core-block\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-television-show-zoo-parade-starring-lincoln-park-zoo-s-director-marlin-perkins-was-the-first-animal-show-in-the-history-of-television\">Zoo Parade, starring Lincoln Park Zoo\u2019s director Marlin Perkins, was the first animal show in the history of television.<\/h4>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"core-block\">\n<p>Zoo Parade pioneered the many wildlife programs that were to become popular to future television viewers. Its mission was simple: to provide entertainment and education through visits with zoo animals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"core-block\">\n<p>The show actually originated in 1945, when Marlin was asked to bring animals to the experimental television station WBKB and talk about them.  A mobile unit came to Lincoln Park Zoo on May 22, 1949 to bring the show Zoo Parade to television viewers.  Over the years the series had many sponsors, including Jewel Food Stores, Quaker Oats and Mutual of Omaha.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"core-block\">\n<p>The show was a huge success and earned many accolades, including a Peabody Award (1951), TV-Forecast Award (1951 &amp; 1952), Lions Club Award of Merit (1951), and School Broadcast Conference Award (1950).  Other recognition followed for Best Children Show, Best Educational Show and Best Family View Show.  Soon the series branched out to visit other US facilities such as Woodland Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Detroit Zoo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"core-block\">\n<p>Its&#8217; last big push were two shows on location in Africa (1955) and the Amazon (1957).  After the South American trip, the show had run its course and was cancelled, after a national broadcast run from 1949-1957. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"core-block\">\n<p>Marlin Perkins instinctively knew the power of television and said \u201cI knew it was going to be a dynamic medium, because television is radio that you can see\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"core-block\">\n<p>Zoo Parade&#8217;s legacy as a ground-breaking series is immense.  Marlin and his animal friends brought zoos and natural history to the attention of the American public.  Much of the support for today\u2019s environmental movement may be attributed to the proliferation of wildlife programs on the small screen, and those in turn can be traced back to Perkin\u2019s pioneering efforts with Zoo Parade.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"core-block\">\n<p>We look at these early kinescopes of Zoo Parade and, as much as they seem dated, find that their message about animals and respect for all living things is timeless.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":10601,"template":"","archive_categories":[31,32],"class_list":["post-10629","galleries","type-galleries","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","archive_categories-tv-broadcast","archive_categories-zoo-parade"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Episodes of Zoo Parade from 1955 Gallery | Zoo &amp; Aquarium Video Archive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Archival episodes of Zoo Parade from 1955. 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