The Happiest Animal Show

What red animals are making you happy today? What red animal landed on Rob’s face? Hear Laura and Rob choose animals with the color red on them, a song about wolves howling at the moon, awesome animal clues from 5 year old Larkin and 7 year old Finn from Moscow, Idaho, plus our special guest, touring stand-up comedian Laura Peek! Laura has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and now she is here. What animal did Laura choose? Here’s a hint: It mostly eats bamboo, and it’s very cute.

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is an educational comedy podcast for kids who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears. And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car. And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain. If you like red pandas, wolves, coyotes, hummingbirds, cardinals, or songbirds, this is a good episode for you.

What loud animals are making you happy today? What bug is as loud as a chainsaw? Who is Jimothy the famous Seattle raccoon? Hear Rob and Laura choose loud animals, plus an incredible dance song about Jimothy the Raccoon, awesome animal clues from 8 year old Eve from Elkhorn, Nebraska, and our special guest, artist Mike Matola who lives in Seattle, Washington. What animal did Mike choose? Here’s a hint: It is blue and black. Seriously, you don’t want to miss this episode or the new Jimothy the Raccoon song, bound to be the song of the summer.

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is an educational comedy podcast for kids who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain! If you like lions, raccoons, cicadas, foxes, birds, Steller’s Jays or crows, this is a good episode for you.

What animal with a shell has been around since the dinosaurs? What fish has an absolutely hilarious name? What animals did Rob and Laura see on vacation? Hear Rob and Laura choose animals from their Michigan vacation adventure, plus The Peg Leg Song (a song from a one-legged singing pirate), awesome animal clues from 2 year old Maxine from Kansas City, and special guest 8 year old Fin from Portland, Oregon. What animal is making Fin happy today? Here’s a hint: it can fly, and  it has a red tail.

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain! If you like pirates, frogs, snapping turtles, fish, horses, owls or hawks, this is a good episode for you.

It’s a special episode packed with animal clues from you, the fans! Plus a song about sleepy animals! Guess the animal is making our fans happy today with Happiest Fanimal submissions from 6 year old Julian from Kansas City, 4 year old Elliot from Mentor, Ohio, 6 ½ year old McKinley from Portland, Oregon, 8 year old Sally from Anaheim, California, 5 year old Benny from LaDuc, Alberta, Canada, 3 year old Jasper from Tacoma, Washington, 8 year old Jack from LaDuc, Alberta, Canada, 4 year old Moxie from Rancho Cucamonga, California, 8 year old Cora from Plymouth, Minnesota, and 6 year old Oslo from Golden, Colorado.

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain!

What animal with a big head is making you happy today? We know it’s an important question, and Laura and Rob both answer with some big animals. In fact, this episode is full of BIG things like a brand new song about the megalodon shark, awesome animal clues from 7 year old Youseff from Portland, Oregon, plus our special guest, 6 year old Tucker from Tacoma, Washington. What animal is making Tucker happy today? Here’s a hint: it's a mammal and its babies are as big as mini vans. Wow.

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain! If you like sharks and whales, this is a good episode for you.

It’s a special music episode filled with animal songs! Yep, we’ve pulled together our favorite animal songs from recent episodes to kick off your summer in style. Get your ears ready for songs about dabbling ducks, giant pandas, little blue penguins, toads, frogs, Punch the Monkey and big bull moose. Plus awesome animal clues from 6 year old Greta from St. Paul, Minnesota!

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters and centered around the important question "What animal is making you happy today?" We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain!

What lake animals are making you happy today? What animal has tongue teeth? Hear Laura and Rob pick lake animals, a song about tadpoles and pond animals, awesome animal clues from 7 year old Charlie from St. Louis, Missouri, and special guest, comedian Sean Jordan. What animal did Sean pick? Here’s a hint: it’s a reptile that can swim.

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain!

What desert animals are making you happy today? What cute animal can eat scorpions? Hear Laura and Rob pick desert animals, a song about meerkats, awesome animal clues from 8 year old Eve from Elkhorn, Nebraska, and special guest, wildlife filmmaker Colin Ruggiero. What animal did he pick? Here’s a hint: it’s a red animal with a bushy tail.

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain!

Do you want to hear some hilarious animal sounds? We’ve got them. And do you want to hear Laura and Rob try to make animal sounds? We tried. Get ready for a special episode packed full of animal sounds, along with a lullaby about sharks, awesome animal clues from 6 ½ year old Sidney from Portland, Oregon, and our special guest, our mom Diane Sams. We’re celebrating Mother’s Day with our mom!!! What animal is making her happy today?. Here are some hints: It is black and white, it has red eyes part of the year, and it likes to dive underwater. Our mom does a pretty good impersonation of this animal, and you don’t want to miss it.

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain!

What are some animal behaviors or things that Rob and Laura have only seen once? What tiny animals glow like fireworks? What animal greeted Laura in a very loud and unexpected way? Hear Laura and Rob’s animal clues, a song about the tides, awesome animal clues from 8 year old Sam from Grants Pass, Oregon, and our special guest Josh Wittmer. Josh is an ocean naturalist with the Pacific Whale Foundation who saw a whale do something amazing and unexpected one time. What did the whale do? Find out!

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is a comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife, filled with animal clues, songs, jokes and special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It's all hosted by the sister/brother duo of Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who are both zoologists, film-makers and children’s songwriters. We promise this podcast is a comedy safari for your ears! And if you’re parents, it’s something to listen to in the car! And if you’re a person, it’s something happy for your brain!