Animals at Work

{{Short description|British-Canadian television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2012}}

'''''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.,<ref>[http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/news/barrowman-to-meet-talented-animals/1828604.article Barrowman to meet talented animals]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnbarrowman.com/fanzone/television/animals.shtml |title=Animals at Work - John Barrowman Official Site |accessdate=2013-02-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016153558/http://johnbarrowman.com/fanzone/television/animals.shtml |archivedate=2012-10-16 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="swaby"/>

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==External links== * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00l5z3r/episodes/guide Episode list]

Category:2000s Canadian children's television series Category:2000s British children's television series Category:Television series about animals