In 1988, the China Television System (CTS) program Playful Clan added a segment in cooperation with the Leofoo Village theme park which featured the orangutan Hsiao Li working with program host Chang Hsiao-yen. The segment was a big hit, and the show's ratings climbed. Some pet shops then jumped on the bandwagon and made orangutans out to be like naive little children who would be fun to look after.
1988 年間，華視綜藝節目「頑皮家族」製作單位，與新竹六福村野生動物園合作，利用紅毛猩猩「小莉」在節目中與主持人張小燕搭檔演出，結果大受歡迎，節目收視率屢創新高。