Jambo (TV series)

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Jambo
Genre Wildlife anthology
Children
Narrated by Marshall Thompson
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
Production
Production location(s) Africa
Running time 30 mins.
Release
Original network NBC
External links
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Jambo is a wildlife anthology television series broadcast on NBC from 1969 to 1971.[1]

Intended for children, the show was hosted and narrated by actor Marshall Thompson. Spots were filmed on location in Africa.[2]

The title meant "hello" in a local African language.[3]


Notes

  1. Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008), p.766.
  2. Terrace, p.766.
  3. Terrace, p.766, neglects to mention which language.

Sources

  • Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008.

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