Xuxa (TV series)

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Xuxa
Genre Children
Written by Thomas W. Lynch
Directed by Gary Halvorson
Starring Xuxa (host)
E. E. Bell
Mark Caso
Natasha Pearce
Jeff Dunham
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 65
Production
Executive producer(s) Thomas W. Lynch
Marlene Mattos
Producer(s) Xuxa
John D. Lynch
Location(s) CBS Television City Hollywood, CA
Production company(s) Lynch Productions
MTM Enterprises
Distributor MTM Enterprises (1993)
20th Television
Broadcast
Original channel syndicated
Audio format Stereo
Original run September 13, 1993 – December 10, 1993

Xuxa was the name of the Brazilian entertainer's weekday self-titled children's television series that ran in syndication in the United States during the 1993-1994 season and was distributed by MTM Enterprises. Today 20th Television owns the rights to all 65 episodes. In 1994, the series enjoyed a two-year run on The Family Channel until 1996. The series was based on her similar popular children's series that was televised in Brazil and Latin America.

The series was initially broadcast by 124 stations across the country. The shows were produced at Studio 36 of CBS Television City in Los Angeles. 65 episodes were taped for its only season of the show. Taping of the episodes was done in a 5-week period in the summer of 1993.

Helping Xuxa on the show were the Pixies (three U.S. "Paquitas" plus one Brazilian Paquita), the Mellizas (uncredited), Jelly, Jam, and ten "child wranglers" for the 150 kids on set. The series also featured E. E. Bell as Jelly the Panda, Mark Caso as Jam the Jaguar, Natasha Pearce as Paquita, and Jeff Dunham.

Background

The series was an English-language version of her popular Brazilian show and was an attempt to adapt it for American viewers, featuring games, stories, songs and celebrity guests (like Exposé). However the series attracted complaints from parents due to her outfits and her controversial practice of putting on bright red lipstick and kissing the cheeks of prepubescent males at the end of each show.[citation needed]

In addition to being seen in the US, the show also aired in many countries throughout the world, among them Japan, Israel, Russia, Singapore and some Arab countries.

Episodes

  • The Olsen Twins
  • Another Olsen Twins
  • Mat Plendl
  • Another Mat Plendl
  • Marty Putz
  • Ed Alonzo and his Cat Trainer
  • American Gladiators
  • Woody Itson
  • Mark Nizer
  • Magician Ed Alonzo
  • More Magician Ed Alonzo
  • Mess of Mutts
  • Team Rollerblade
  • Universal Studio Animals
  • Mongolian Acrobats
  • Jeff Dunham & Peanut
  • Juggling Duo The Mums
  • Miniature Horse
  • Bob Golic
  • Skate Squad
  • Ronn Lucas
  • Another Ronn Lucas
  • The Butterfly Man
  • Rudy Coby
  • Orangutan
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks
  • The Harlem Globetrotters
  • Olga the Gymnast
  • Trampoline
  • Kim Zmescal
  • Circus
  • Marsupial
  • Rebel Ropers
  • David Larible
  • Jugglers
  • Waylon Jennings
  • Jeff Dunham
  • Robert Nelson
  • Amos Levkovitch
  • Michael Feinstein

Stations

United States

  • KCOP-TV 13 - Los Angeles, CA
  • KHTV-TV Channel 39 - Houston, TX
  • KITN-TV Fox 29 - Minneapolis, MN
  • KJZZ-TV 14 - Salt Lake City, UT
  • KOFY-TV TV 20 - San Francisco, CA
  • KPDX-TV Fox 49 - Portland, OR
  • KPHO-TV Arizona 5 - Phoenix, AZ
  • KSCH-TV TV 58 - Sacramento, CA
  • KSMO-TV TV 62 - Kansas City, MO
  • KTVD-TV 20 - Denver, CO
  • KTZZ-TV 22 - Seattle, WA
  • KVVU-TV Fox 5 - Las Vegas, NV
  • KXTX-TV Texas 39 (now a Telemundo owned and operated station) - Dallas, TX
  • WABM-TV Channel 68 - Birmingham, AL
  • WATL-TV Fox 36 - Atlanta, GA
  • WBFF-TV Fox 45 - Baltimore, MD
  • WCCB-TV Fox (now a CW affiliate) 18 - Charlotte, NC
  • WCGV-TV Fox 24 - Milwaukee, WI
  • WDCA-TV Paramount 20 - Washington, DC
  • WDZL-TV 39 - Miami, FL
  • WFFT-TV Fox 55 - Fort Wayne, IN
  • WFTS-TV Fox 28 - Tampa, FL
  • WFXT-TV Fox 25 - Boston, MA
  • WGBS-TV Philly 57 - Philadelphia, PA
  • WGRZ-TV Channel 2 - Buffalo, NY
  • WKCF-TV TV 18 - Orlando, FL
  • WKEF-TV News 22 - Dayton, OH
  • WNRW-TV Fox (now an ABC affiliate) 45 - Greensboro, NC
  • WPGH-TV Fox 53 - Pittsburgh, PA
  • WPMT-TV Fox 43 - Harrisburg, PA
  • WPWR-TV 50 - Chicago, IL
  • WT05-TV TV 5 - Toledo, OH
  • WTWS-TV TV 26 - New London, CT
  • WUAB-TV 43 - Cleveland, OH
  • WWOR-TV Universal 9 - New York City, NY
  • WXIN-TV Fox 59 - Indianapolis, IN
  • WXON-TV TV 20 - Detroit, MI
  • WXXA-TV Fox 23 - Albany, NY

Singapore

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