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Zoo Family
Zoo Family is an Australian children's television series on the Nine Network Australia that first screened in 1985. The series was produced by Crawford Productions and was based on the book by Robin Klein. It was filmed at the Melbourne Zoo. It was later shown in reruns on Nickelodeon in the United States.
Synopsis.
Zoo Vet Dr. David Mitchell and his children Nick and Susie make the Royal Melbourne Zoo their home.
Cast.
- Peter Curtin as Dr. David 'Mitch' Mitchell
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during the closing credits.
In its original broadcast, "Lisa the Vegetarian" was watched by 14.6 million viewers and finished 47th in the ratings for the week of October 9–15, 1995, with a 9.0 Nielsen rating. It was the fourth highest-rated show on the Fox network that week. The episode received acclaim from television critics and it has won two awards, an Environmental Media Award and a Genesis Award, for highlighting environmental and animal issues.
Plot.
The Simpson family visits a petting zoo,