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

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

  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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