"Meerkat Manor" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creator:

Caroline Hawkins

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

2005 (Sweden)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Follow the daily saga of the Whiskers, a 12-inch tall family that's a lot like yours.

Plot:

This is a documentary drama series which follows a meerkat family in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, called the Whiskers.

Plot Keywords:

Meerkat | Pseudo Documentary | Semi Documentary | Family Conflict | Zoology

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	3:00 PM	APL	The Mission	#3.2
Mon. July 13	3:30 PM	APL	Sister Act	#3.3

Cast

Flower the Meerkat	...	Herself (30 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mozart the Meerkat	...	Herself (27 episodes, 2005-2007)
Bill Nighy	...	Narrator (26 episodes, 2005-2006)
Zaphod the Meerkat	...	Himself (22 episodes, 2005-2007)
Youssarian the Meerkat	...	Himself (17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mitch the Meerkat	...	Himself (17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sean Astin	...	Narrator / ... (14 episodes, 2007)
Stockard Channing	...	Herself - Narrator (13 episodes, 2008)

Also Known As:

"Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation" (USA) (fourth season title)

Runtime:

26 min (including commercials) (seasons 1-2)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Kalahari Desert, South Africa

Company:

Oxford Scientific Films

Trivia:

The show is narrated by different individuals in different countries, including Bill Nighy for the UK version (which is the original), Sean Astin for the USA version, Pio Terei for the New Zealand version and Mike Goldman for the Australian version. Stockard Channing took over for Sean Astin in Season 4.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins (2008)

Adorable Creatures

I have always been an animal lover but these meerkats stole my heart. Especially brave little Shakespeare. The editing and narrating are incredible. It pulls you in and you really start to care about these little creatures....as is they are are somebody you know. Kudos to Aminal Planet for bringing wildlife in Africa into the American home. This series touched me so much that I was compelled to donate to Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center. This center revolves around taking care of Meerkats. After watching this series I hope that you will contribute too.

These little meerkats are really incredible. Their social order is almost human. They have the dominate female who rules all (and what a perfect world that would be :-), babysitters who watch their young, and they don't mate with anyone related to them (please tell me how they know that). I urge you to watch this series and I promise, you will will fall in love with meerkats too.