Zehu Ze! was a long running Israeli entertainment television program produced by Israeli Educational Television

Israeli Educational Television

The Israeli Educational Television is a state-owned public television network which used to concentrate on producing and broadcasting programs for schoolchildren. The first Israeli children's show, featuring Kishkashta, aired on Channel 1 in the 1970s and '80s...

 (IETV) and broadcast on the Israeli Channel 1

Channel 1 (Israel)

Channel 1 is one of the oldest television channels in Israel and one of five terrestrial channels in the country...

 (until 1994) and Channel 2

Channel 2 (Israel)

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 on which the IETV has special broadcasting hours. The program ran regularly between the years 1978–1998.

The program was first promoted as a youth program. It was originally several comedy segments. From the start of the 1980s, the whole episode focused on one subject. The show's length was about one hour and it was shown live on Thursdays at 4pm; re-runs were shown the next day at 1:30pm.

Due to its quality, and the status of the Israeli Channel 1 as Israel's only channel until the early 90s, the show became very popular.

Plots of the episodes revolved around different subjects related to life in Israel (for example fishermen and the decreasing water level of the Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee

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, or an episode about the electric company), fashions like Folk dancing

Folk dance

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, tributes to classics like Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

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 movies, or contemporary shows like The Simpsons

The Simpsons

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 and Dallas

Dallas (TV series)

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External links

• Zehu Ze!, on Israeli Educational Television
  Israeli Educational Television
  The Israeli Educational Television is a state-owned public television network which used to concentrate on producing and broadcasting programs for schoolchildren. The first Israeli children's show, featuring Kishkashta, aired on Channel 1 in the 1970s and '80s...
  
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