
Willa's Wild Life is a French/Canadian/American animated television series that first aired on ABC2 in 2008, then on Qubo and Nickelodeon Canada in 2009. The show is based on Dan Yaccarino's book An Octopus Followed Me Home. It is about a 9 year old girl named Willa who has some very unusual pets. She has, so far, acquired a giraffe, two elephants, an alligator, and many more exotic animals.
This show uses calm pacing with gentle animation typical of mid-2000s children's programming, making it suitable for toddlers without excessive visual or audio stimulation.
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Ratings based on MPAA/TV classification and TMDB metadata. Updated March 2026.
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