Zehu Ze!

{{Infobox television

| alt_name = This is it!

| native_name =

| image = Elef Milim IETV 20180423 props 17.jpg

| caption = "The Book of Zehu Ze!" which was used as a prop in one of the season ending episodes

| genre = Sketch comedy, parody, satire.

| creator =

| director = Irving Kaplan
Moti Mizrahi
Risha Tirman

| creative_director =

| presenter =

| starring = Shlomo Bar-Aba
Moni Moshonov
Gidi Gov
Doval'e Glickman
Avi Kushnir
{{ill|Mati Seri|he|מתי סרי}}
Moshe Ivgy
{{ill|Dalik Volinitz|he|דליק ווליניץ}}
Eli Gorenstein

| voices =

| theme_music_composer = Ehud Manor

| country = Israel

| language = Hebrew

| num_seasons = 24

| num_episodes = 600

| producer =

| editor =

| location =

| runtime = 40-60 minutes per episode

| network = Israeli Educational Television and Channel 1
(1978-1995)
Channel 2 (Reshet)
(1995-1998)
Kan 11
(2020-)

| first_aired = {{start date|1978|7|4}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1998|5}}

}}

Zehu Ze! ({{langx|he|זהו זה!}}, lit. That's it!) is a long-running Israeli entertainment television program, originally produced by Israeli Educational Television (IETV), and broadcast on the Israeli Channel 1 (until 1994) and on Channel 2. The program ran from 1978 to 1998,{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Zehu Ze! comedy group set to receive honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan U |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-741704 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}} and was revived in 2020 by the IPBC.

History

Undergoing several format changes during its lifetime, the program was originally promoted as a youth program, and was composed of several comedy segments. The presenters were Moni Moshonov, Shlomo Bar-Aba, and {{ill|Dalik Volinitz|he|דליק ווליניץ}}. From the beginning of the 1980s, each episode focused on one subject. The original show's length was about one hour and was broadcast live. The original format included information segments, such as a Rock Music news segment presented by Yoav Kutner, and a riddle segment for the audience to answer by phone (the detective mystery riddles featuring Sefi Rivlin became iconic).

Episodes revolved around subjects related to life in Israel (for example fishermen and the decreasing water level of the Sea of Galilee, or an episode about the electric company), fads like folk dancing, tributes to classics like Charlie Chaplin movies, or contemporary series like The Simpsons and Dallas. The phrase "Wa wa wee wa" meaning "wow" is popular in Israel and was used by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-22-et-borat22-story.html|title=What's Borat really saying? Ask an Israeli|date=December 22, 2006|website=Los Angeles Times}}

Revival

In March 2020 IPBC announced plans to revive the show as COVID-19 pandemic Special Shows. The original hosts Shlomo Bar-Aba, Moni Moshonov, Gidi Gov, Doval'e Glickman and Avi Kushnir returned.{{Cite web|url=https://e.walla.co.il/item/3348695|title="זהו זה!" חוזרת: תוכנית הקאמבק תשודר ביום חמישי בכאן 11 - וואלה! תרבות|date=March 25, 2020|website=וואלה!News}} The renewed format includes sketches on varying topics, and a closing song (usually a cover version for an Israeli classic) by the show's cast.

On July 23, 2020, the show was renewed for another season.{{Cite web|url=https://e.walla.co.il/item/3375304|title=אבי קושניר כבר בן 60, ובעיקר עושה לו טוב לשחק בארגז החול עם חבריו ל"זהו זה" - וואלה! תרבות|date=July 23, 2020|website=וואלה!News}} As of June 2022, the show is into its fifth season in its revival format.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=Zehu Ze! to broadcast special performance on Kan 11 Thursday night |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-767823 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}

Awards

2022: Israeli Academy of Film and Television Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award [https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-702217 Israeli TV award winners announced], The Jerusalem Post,March 24, 2022
2023: Members of the cast received an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Zehu Ze! comedy group set to receive honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan U |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-741704 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|id=0077108}}
[https://www.kankids.org.il/program/?catid=1351 Zehu Ze!], on Kan Educational
[https://www.kan.org.il/program/?catId=1595 Zehu Ze! 2020], on Kan 11
{{IMDb title|id=12699780}}

Category:Israeli television series

Category:Israeli Educational Television

Category:1978 Israeli television series debuts

Category:1998 Israeli television series endings

Category:1970s Israeli television series

Category:1980s Israeli television series

Category:1990s Israeli television series

Category:2020s Israeli television series

Category:2020 Israeli television series debuts

Category:Kan 11 original programming

Category:Television series revived after cancellation