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5.4/10 TV Written by Thomas W. Lynch First episode date 13 September 1993 Number of episodes 65 Director Gary Halvorson | 5/10 IMDb Genre Children Directed by Gary Halvorson Final episode date 10 December 1993 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Xuxa
E. E. Bell
Mark Caso
Natasha Pearce
Jeff Dunham Opening theme Xuxa's Theme (O Xou da Xuxa Começou) – Xuxa Ending theme Xuxa's Theme (Instrumental) Cast Xuxa, Ed Alonzo, Jeff Dunham, E E Bell Similar Bailey Kipper's POV, Zoobilee Zoo, Kids Incorporated, Roundhouse, Beakman's World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xuxa trampoline episode part 1
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. In 1994, the series had a two-year run on The Family Channel until 1996. The series was based on her similar children's series that was televised in Brazil and Latin America.
Contents
- Xuxa trampoline episode part 1
- Xuxa american gladiators episode
- Background
- VHS Funtastic Birthday Party and Celebration with Cheech Marin
- Talk To Me
- References
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 Bear, Mark Caso as Jam the Jaguar, Natasha Pearce as Paquita, and Jeff Dunham.
Xuxa american gladiators episode
Background
The series was an English-language version of her Brazilian show created by Tom Lynch and Marlene Mattos, and was an attempt to adapt it for American viewers, featuring games, stories, songs and celebrity guests (like Exposé). The costs of the weekly production were budgeted between US $150,000 to US $200,000 according to Broadcasting & Cable magazine.
In addition to being seen in the United States, the show also aired in many countries throughout the world, among them Japan, Israel, Russia, Singapore and some Arab countries.
VHS: Funtastic Birthday Party and Celebration with Cheech Marin
The show received five volumes on VHS, released in 1994 by The Family Channel and Sony Wonder. Two of VHS are highly sought after today: Funtastic Birthday Party and Celebration with Cheech Marin.
Talk To Me
Xuxa recorded 21 songs for the English version of her show. Eric Thorngren and David Wolff wrote the songs. A CD was created to be released, but Xuxa suffered from back pain and releasing the CD did not take place as planned. However, the songs were later released with her dolls, by RoseArt. The following is a list of all the songs from Xuxa: