Noah's Ark for Atrahasis', Utnapishtim's, and Noah's ark, respectively (a difference of 4%). This has led professor Finkel to conclude that "the iconic story of the Flood, Noah, and the Ark as we know it today certainly originated in the landscape of ancient Mesopotamia, modern Iraq." Linguistic parallels between Noah's ark and the ark of the Babylonian flood-hero Atrahasis have also been noted. The word used for "pitch" (sealing tar or resin) in Genesis is not the normal Hebrew word, but is closely related to the word used in the Babylonian story. Likewise, the Hebrew word for "ark" ("tevah") is nearly identical
Captain Noah and His Magical Ark Sunday morning leading out of ABC Sunday-morning cartoons and into the "Al Alberts Show". The show also featured four cartoon shorts per day during the week. These included Gumby, Popeye (the made for TV cartoons from the 1960s only), Porky Pig (pre-1940 and post-1947 episodes), and Bugs Bunny (post-1948 episodes). In 1975, when ABC began their morning show "Good Morning America", WPVI-TV opted to preempt that in favor of "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark." Starting in September 1976, WPVI began running the 7:00 a.m. hour of "Good Morning America" and scaled "Captain Noah" back to the 8:00 a.m. to