The Happiest Animal Show

What spiders are making you happy today? What’s spider fishing? What spider catches its prey with a net? Hear Laura and Rob choose spiders, a song about tarantulas in Colorado, awesome animal clues from 5 year old Miles from Portland, Oregon, plus our special guest, spider specialist Red Armstrong from the PDX Insectarium! What animal did Red choose? Here’s a hint: It jumps, it’s cute, and Red fou...

It’s a special episode packed with animal clues from you, the fans! Plus a Halloween song about owls! Guess the animal that is making our fans happy today with Happiest Fanimal submissions from Adam and Elena from Adamsville, Alabama, Miles from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Aspen from Buffalo, New York,  LJ from Moscow, Idaho, Bennett from Raleigh, North Carolina, Baer and Charley from Northbrook, Illi...

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...

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...

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 Portlan...

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 ye...

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...

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...

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...

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 po...

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!!! Wha...

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 Founda...

What are some animals that look happy all the time? What animal has a happy face on its abdomen? Hear Laura and Rob pick animals that look happy, plus a dance song about the always-happy-looking axolotl, awesome animal clues from 7 year old Jack from Ohio, and a very special guest, improv comedian and actor Colin Mochrie. Yep, the Colin Mochrie from Whose Line Is It Anyway!! What animal is making...

What backyard animals are making you happy today? What animal can put 72 sunflower seeds in its cheeks? Hear Laura and Rob pick backyard buddies, a song about the mola mola fish, awesome animal clues from 5 year old Isla-Marie from British Colombia, Canada, and special guest, National Geographic Explorer Dr. Tierney Thys. This is the second animal Dr. Thys has shared with us (she talked about mola...

This episode has a new song about everyone’s favorite baby monkey: Punch the Monkey (the macaque with the stuffy toy orangutan that everyone is talking about)! Plus, what animal screamed at Rob when he tried to clean its cage at the zoo? What animal did Rob travel across the world to film, but then forget to hit the record button when he saw it? Hear Laura and Rob pick endangered species, a new so...

What venomous animals are making you happy today? What animal looks like a bunch of different animals smashed together? Hear Laura and Rob pick venomous animals, a piano ballad about misunderstood animals, awesome animal clues from 10 year old Aeralise from Oregon and special guest, 8 year old Desmond. What animal did Desmond pick? Here’s a hint: it’s one of the most venomous marine animals in the...

What smart animals are making you happy today? What animal always tried to bite Rob when he was a zookeeper? What animal did Laura try to scare with a bottle of shampoo?  Hear Laura and Rob pick smart animals that are making them happy, plus a country song about an octopus, awesome animal clues from 6 year old Lily from North Carolina, and an interview with octopus scientist Dr. Chelsea Bennice. W...

What city animals are making you happy today? What animal can go over 200 mph? Hear Laura and Rob draft animals that are making them happy, plus a song about a moose, awesome animal clues from 6 year Ruxin old from Florida, and an interview with comedian Ian Karmel. What animal is making Ian happy today? Here are some clues. It is can be beautiful colors, and it can carry messages long distances....

Can you think of animals named after other animals?  Hear Laura and Rob talk about a time that Rob caused a stampede of over 100 marine mammals, a fish that looks like a muppet, the fan favorite Great White Shark Song, awesome animal clues from 7 year old Archer, plus an interview with naturalist Morgan Wittmer. What animal is making Morgan happy today? Here are some clues. It is a mammal with dar...

Laura and Rob have been around a lot of animals. What are some times that their animal encounters went wrong? Hear Laura and Rob talk about animals that surprised them, a song about the time Rob accidentally swallowed animal poop, awesome animal clues from Serena from Grants Pass, Oregon, plus an interview with 9 year old Fable. What animal is making Fable happy today? Here are some clues. It live...

What animal with a funny name is making you happy today? What animal can glow rainbow colors? What animal have people called the happiest animal? Hear Laura and Rob have fun saying lots of funny real (and made up) animal names, a song with funny animal names, awesome animal clues from 9 year old Emelia from Montana, plus an interview with underwater photographer Patrick Webster, who dives in some...

What slimy animals are making you today? What animal is the slimiest animal on earth? Hear Laura and Rob choose very slimy animals, a new song about frogs, awesome animal clues from seven year old Elsie, and an interview with Skye from Montana. What animal is making Skye happy today? Here are some hints: it can get up to 10 feet long and it hangs out on the bottom of the ocean. The Happiest Animal...

What funny animal butts are making you laugh today? What underwater animal can breathe from its butt? Hear Laura and Rob seriously talk about animal butts, a new song about duck butts, a song about baby hippos, awesome animal clues from five year old Nina, and a hilarious interview with comedians and brothers Jason and Randy Sklar. What animals are making Jason and Randy happy today? One animal gr...

What Halloween animal is making you happy today? Hear Laura and Rob get spooky and choose Halloween animals, a new Halloween dance party song about owls (Happy Owl-oween), awesome animal clues from five year old Everett, and an interview with our special guest, Emmy award winning cinematographer and wildlife filmmaker Skip Hobbie. What animal is making Skip happy? It’s an animal that is one of the...

What animal sidekick would you like to have? What animal can spit water up to 10 feet? What animal poofs up like a ball in the winter? Hear Rob and Laura choose what animal sidekicks are making them happy, a song about chickadees, awesome animal clues from 5 year old Tucker, and an interview with our special guest, the multi-talented science songwriter and computer science teacher Mike Wilson. Wha...