Animals at Work

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Animals at Work, also called Frisky Business, is a British-Canadian children's television series presented by John Barrowman on CITV. CBBC from 2009 and for Series 3-4.,[1][2] Discovery Channel, and Primo TV. Each episode features 3 or 4 animals in different parts of the world that do weird jobs.

Episode Transmission Dates:

Series 1–25 January 2005 to 3 May 2005 CITV on ITV1

Series 2–5 September 2005 to 20 February 2006 CITV on ITV1

Series 3–22 July 2010 to 7 October 2010 CBBC on BBC1

Series 4–9 June 2011 to 11 August 2011 CBBC on BBC1

Legal conflict[edit]

In 2012, Merrily Weisbord, who originated the show Dogs with Jobs, sued Cineflix and series producer Glen Salzman in Quebec Superior Court for $400,000 over Animals at Work. Weisbord alleged that the program was a knockoff or sequel of Dogs with Jobs, having the same structure and featuring at least 15 of the same dogs.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Barrowman to meet talented animals
  2. ^ "Animals at Work - John Barrowman Official Site". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. ^ Swaby, Nickeesha (23 August 2012). "$400,000 Demand for Dog Show Sequel". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

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