Xuxa (American TV program)

Xuxa
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 (1993-09-13) – December 10, 1993 (1993-12-10)
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]