| Jambo | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Wildlife
anthology Children |
| Narrated by | Marshall Thompson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ivan Tors |
| Production location | Africa |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
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 series was intended to be a companion of sorts to Thompson's series Daktari. Ivan Tors was creator and executive producer of both.
The title " Jambo" is a greeting in Swahili, a language used throughout East Africa. [3]
- Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008.
- 1969 American television series debuts
- 1971 American television series endings
- 1960s American anthology television series
- 1970s American anthology television series
- 1960s American children's television series
- 1970s American children's television series
- 1960s American documentary television series
- 1970s American documentary television series
- American children's education television series
- NBC original programming
- American English-language television shows
- Nature educational television series
- Television series about animals
| Jambo | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Wildlife
anthology Children |
| Narrated by | Marshall Thompson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ivan Tors |
| Production location | Africa |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
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 series was intended to be a companion of sorts to Thompson's series Daktari. Ivan Tors was creator and executive producer of both.
The title " Jambo" is a greeting in Swahili, a language used throughout East Africa. [3]
- Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008.
- 1969 American television series debuts
- 1971 American television series endings
- 1960s American anthology television series
- 1970s American anthology television series
- 1960s American children's television series
- 1970s American children's television series
- 1960s American documentary television series
- 1970s American documentary television series
- American children's education television series
- NBC original programming
- American English-language television shows
- Nature educational television series
- Television series about animals