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Animals at Work, also called Frisky Business, is a British-Canadian children's television series presented by John Barrowman on CBBC. CBBC from 2009-2011 and Series 1-4., 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 1–26 January 2009 to 16 February 2009 CBBC Channel
Series 2–8 to 29 June 2009 CBBC Channel
Series 3–22 July 2010 to 7 October 2010 CBBC on BBC1
Series 4–9 June 2011 to 11 August 2011 CBBC Channel
Legal conflict
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.
References
- Barrowman to meet talented animals
- "Animals at Work - John Barrowman Official Site". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- Swaby, Nickeesha (23 August 2012). "$400,000 Demand for Dog Show Sequel". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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