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I saw this on TV in Canada in the late eighties or early nineties, when I was a little kid. It seemed to be a comedy, and it took place in an office; it reminded me of Murphy Brown.
The bizarre thing is that one of the characters was a person dressed as a lion, in a costume that looked like a mascot suit — but he was actually SUPPOSED TO BE a real (albeit a talking) lion, and everyone acted as though that's what he was. Not out of the ordinary for a kids' show, but everything about this show screamed "grown-up show" to me, except for the person in the lion suit.
The lion's name may have been Leo or Leah or something. He got nervous anytime anyone said the word "shoot", and at one point one of the other characters does indeed shoot at him with an elephant gun. I seem to recall one of the other characters being a nervous guy with glasses.
Perhaps it was a sketch on a sketch show?
Another troper contributed this: "I know the show you’re talking about but I can’t think of the title. It was short-lived and pretty infamous and it may have been an unsold pilot that only aired once. I want to say that it aired on Fox, but don’t quote me on that."
Anybody have any more information?
[A repost from 2011.]