| Xuxa | |
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| Genre | Children Variety Entertainment |
| Written by | Thomas W. Lynch |
| Directed by | Gary Halvorson |
| Starring | Xuxa Meneghel E. E. Bell Mark Caso Natasha Pearce Jeff Dunham |
| Opening theme | Xuxa and Her Friends (O Xou da Xuxa Começou) – Xuxa |
| Ending theme | "Xuxa and Her Friends" (Instrumental) |
| Composers | Dido Oliveira, version: Eric Thorngren and David Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Thomas W. Lynch Marlene Mattos |
| Producers | Xuxa John D. Lynch |
| Production locations | Television City Studios Hollywood, California |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Lynch Productions MTM Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndicated |
| Release | September 13 – December 10, 1993 |
| Related | |
| Xou da Xuxa El Show de Xuxa Xuxa Park | |
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Xuxa is an American children's television series hosted by Xuxa Meneghel that aired in first-run syndication between September 13 and December 10, 1993, for a total of 65 episodes. The program was based on Rede Globo's Xou da Xuxa and was created by Thomas W. Lynch and Marlene Mattos, with MTM Enterprises handling production.[1] The show is made up of various segments of games, famous guests, and educational lessons.
In 1992, there was a dispute over who was going to produce the show, as both MTM Enterprises and DiC were interested. However, Xuxa ended up selecting MTM Enterprises in the end, as she thought their approach to bringing a Brazilian show to an American audience was better.
The program debuted in September 1993; it is entirely based on Xou da Xuxa, but designed with an American audience in mind. For example, the Paquitas were named "Pixies". Xuxa was also aided by different characters, such as a panda bear named Jelly, and a jaguar named Jam; they were played by E. E. Bell and Mark Caso, respectively. Xuxa was the first and only Brazilian to have a television program in the United States.[2]
- ^ "'Xuxa' gets go-ahead". Variety (in Portuguese). April 28, 1993.
- ^ "Programas - Xuxa". Xuxa.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-19.