Wonderfalls was a television series on Fox, created by Bryan Fuller and Todd Holland with executive producer Tim Minear (writer and director for Firefly and Angel).

The story centred around Jaye Tyler, played by Caroline Dhavernas, a recent graduate of Brown University (degree in Philosophy), working a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with a variety of animal figurines — a wax lion, stuffed bear, mounted fish, and brass monkey, among others — which direct her via oblique comments to help people in need.

Originally scheduled to debut in the fall of 2003, the premiere of Wonderfalls was delayed until early 2004, possibly to avoid competition with the then-unproven, similar series Joan of Arcadia. When it finally debuted in February 2004, Wonderfalls received rave reviews from critics, but had trouble attracting viewers, with some dismissing the series as a rip-off of Joan of Arcadia even though the two shows were created and produced at the same time. Coincidentally, both shows were based on the story of Joan of Arc.

Despite being cancelled after only four episodes (a fifth was advertised by the network but never aired), the show developed a loyal fan base not unlike that formed following the cancellation of Firefly. A DVD set featuring all 13 episodes was released by 20th Century Fox in February 2005.