New Zoo Revue

Characters

Doug, portrayed by Doug Momary, is a human character who counts Freddie, Charlie, and Henrietta among his friends. His assistant is Emmy Jo, played by Emily Peden. Freddie the Frog, performed by Yanco Inone and occasionally Scutter McKay with voice work by Joni Robbins (and Joan Gerber for one episode), is a cheerful and slightly naive frog. Despite being the same size as the other adult-sized characters, Freddie is sometimes depicted as a school-aged child.

Charlie the Owl, performed by Sharon Baird and voiced first by Bob Holt then Bill Callaway (with Larry D. Mann for one episode), is a stern, all-knowing owl residing in a tall tree that has an elevator. He works as a scientist and inventor and occasionally awards "One-Bell Prizes," a playful nod to the Nobel Prize. Henrietta Hippo, performed by Larri Thomas and occasionally Jon Linton with voice by Hazel Shermet, is a shy, refined hippopotamus who wears a tutu and has a Southern Belle manner.

Mr. Dingle, played by Chuck Woolery in the first season and later by Walker Edmiston, is a kind elderly postman who also runs a shop and serves as a jack-of-all-trades. Mrs. Goodbody, played by Fran Ryan, is a curious neighbor who drops by now and then and wrote an advice column for The All-New Zoo Gazette. Composer Henry Mancini made a cameo. Actor Jim Backus, famous for Mr. Magoo and Gilligan's Island, also appeared.

Jesse White, best remembered as the original Maytag repairman, was a guest on several episodes. June Lockhart, known for Lassie, Lost in Space, and Petticoat Junction, guest-starred in the episode "Shyness" as Penelope Potter, a very timid woman. Richard Dawson, recognized for Hogan's Heroes, Match Game, and Family Feud, appeared in the "Time Travel" episode as a medieval knight. Jo Anne Worley, noted for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, played talk show host Vanessa Gramcracker.