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The Happiest Animal Show

by Sisbro Studios

The Happiest Animal Show (on Planet Earth) is an educational comedy podcast for kids and grownups who love wildlife. It's filled with animal clues, original animal songs, animal jokes and interviews with special guests from comedians to scientists to kids. It’s all based around the very important question, “What animal is making you happy today?” and is hosted by sister/brother zoologists, filmmakers and songwriters Laura Sams and Robert Sams, who share their own animal adventures and misadventures. Like that time Rob was outsmarted by an octopus, and a moose, and a golden tamarin monkey, and well, you get the idea. The podcast is like a comedy safari for your ears! New episodes every other Saturday.

Latest episodes

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Red Animals (with stand up comedian Laura Peek)

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 howli

Aug 29
27 min

Loud Animals (with artist Mike Matola and a Jimothy the Raccoon song)

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 a

Aug 15
25 min

Animals We Saw on Vacation (with 8 year old Fin)

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 Lau

Aug 1
25 min

Happiest Fanimals (Animal Clues from Fans)

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 Fanima

Jul 18
23 min

Animals with Big Heads (with 6 year old Tucker)

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 f

Jul 4
23 min

Animal Songs Round 2

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 you

Jun 19
19 min

Lake Animals (with comedian Sean Jordan)

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 c

Jun 6
24 min

Desert Animals (with wildlife filmmaker Colin Ruggiero)

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 fr

May 23
23 min

Funny Animal Sounds (a special Mother's Day episode with our mom Diane Sams)

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 episo

May 10
26 min

Things We've Only Seen Once (with ocean naturalist Josh Wittmer)

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 unexp

Apr 18
23 min

Animals That Look Happy (with improv comedian and actor Colin Mochrie)

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

Apr 4
27 min

Backyard Buddies (with National Geographic Explorer Dr. Tierney Thys)

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 mo

Mar 21
20 min

Endangered Species (with comedian David Huntsberger)

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

Mar 7
25 min

Venomous Animals (with 8 year old Desmond)

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

Feb 21
23 min

Smart Animals (with octopus scientist Chelsea Bennice)

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? 

Feb 7
26 min

City Animals (with comedian Ian Karmel)

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, awe

Jan 24
25 min

Animals Named After Other Animals (with naturalist Morgan Wittmer)

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

Jan 10
25 min

Animal Encounters Gone Wrong (with 9 year old Fable)

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

Dec 27 2025
25 min

Funny Animal Names (with underwater photographer Patrick Webster)

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

Dec 13 2025
27 min

Slimy Animals (with 14 year old Skye)

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

Nov 29 2025
23 min

Chart trend

Position in the Pets & Animals chart (US), last 90 days.

#4
all-time peak
9
days in the top 10 since Mar 2025

Chart positions

Where The Happiest Animal Show ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 17, 2026).

#154 ▼ 59 Pets & Animals US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

This is such a fun listen! My kids are 2 and 4.5 and love listening with me. It’s a great break from annoying kid songs 😆Keep the episodes coming!

KB42621 · Jan 2026

This show is fantastic! We listen with our seven-year-old regularly, and so glad there’s something fun and safe for them to listen to on their own. The hosts love of and enthusiasm for animals is awesome. You can hear their smiles when they’re relaying facts and personal stories about some of the coolest animals on planet Earth. 10-star show!!

Kupptastic · Sep 2025

A fun, breezy and educational podcast! The two hosts are so cheerful and obviously know their stuff, and the musical interludes are really little gems. My kid and I look forward to each new episode!

1point5eyesPDX · Jun 2025

These two are incredible people and amazing educators. They’ve dedicated their lives to children and teaching them about the natural world and also happen to be some of the nicest people in the world. You will love their podcast, pbs shows, videos and books. Check them out!

Shmorgiebear · May 2025

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