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

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 | Ecology | Pseudo Documentary | Zoology | Pregnancy

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.

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 | Singapore:G

Filming Locations:

Kalahari Desert, South Africa

Company:

Oxford Scientific Films

Trivia:

The meerkats Youssarian and Zaphod are named after two rebellious characters from satirical and humorous literature: the insubordinate John Yossarian in Joseph Heller's "Catch-22", and the egocentric Zaphod Beeblebrox in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.24)" (2008)

Really cute...watch this

OK, so the hardest part of watching this is to not assign human emotions to this little wild critters and to get over our human desire to save every creature. After all, they live in the wild and they have their own ways and we need to just let them be and enjoy them.

The meerkats are adorable...the funniest little faces and bodies and they way they stand on their hind feet and look around is just a scream, but of course it has purpose. The closeups give me the shivers because I can see the fleas flitting around their little bodies and there for a while one of them had ticks, which are normally group groomed off.

Listen, take the time to watch this. Anyone would enjoy it, or they don't have a heart. The meerkats are adorable and lovable, except for the fleas.