The show earned two Lone Star Emmy nominations in the category of Children' Educational Series.
Host Jeffrey Gardner and producer Marc Isaacs both worked for Celebrity Mystery Theater, a touring dinner theater group based in Dallas, Texas.
The show led to at least one marriage. Property Master Jim Lutz and Zoo Guide Amber Pepper met during production on the first season and later married.
Although the announcer is credited as Richard Wellington Waites III, ESQ, host Jeffrey Gardner provided the voiceover for that role.
The Houston Zoo opened in 1922. It's the second most visited zoo in the United States.