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| Junglies | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cartoon series Children's Comedy |
| Created by | Terry Ward |
| Developed by | Bernie Kay |
| Written by | Bernie Kay |
| Directed by | Terry Ward |
| Voices of | Gary Wilmot Jessica Martin |
| Narrated by | Gary Wilmot |
| Opening theme | "We're the Junglies" |
| Ending theme | "We're the Junglies" (Reprise) |
| Composer | Mark London |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Terry Ward |
| Production location | Junglie Island |
| Editor | Morgan Daniels Ltd |
| Camera setup | FilmFex Services |
| Running time | 5 minutes per episode (approx.) |
| Production company | Flicks Films Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV-am (UK) |
| Release | 1992 – 1993 |
Junglies is a British short-lived animated television series by Terry Ward, lasting from 1992-1993 on TV-am.
Overview
[edit]The series is set on the fictional Junglie Island, an island somewhere between Africa and Asia.[1] Each episode follows the adventures of several anthropomorphised animals called the Junglies, all of whom are portrayed as young children.[1]
A total of 13 episodes were produced, and aired between 1992 and 1993 exclusively in the United Kingdom, some of which were released straight-to-video.[2] The series has never been released on DVD, although one episode, "Flying South", was featured on the VHS and DVD versions of "A Day Full of Animals and Songs".
Characters
[edit]Like Nellie the Elephant, another series by Ward, all the characters were only voiced by two actors, in this cast, all voices were provided by Gary Wilmot and Jessica Martin:
- Tyrone - An energetic and mischievous tiger who is the leader of the Junglies.
- Marvin - A mischievous and cheeky monkey.
- Geraldine - A bucktoothed giraffe who loves butterflies.
- Lester - An outspoken lion and Tyrone's best friend.
- Penny - A parrot who speaks with a Scouse accent.
- Sebastian - A snake who speaks with a lisp.
- Henrietta - A hippopotamus whose mother is the school teacher.
- Ethel - An elephant and Henrietta's best friend.
- Zoe - A patient zebra who speaks with a French accent.
- Albert - An alligator and Marvin's best friend.
- Graham - A gorilla who only appears in the last episode.
- The Sun - An unnamed, anthropomorphised sun. He is not always seen, has hands and arms and a face like vertebrate animals, and wakes up (and goes to sleep) at the beginning and middle of various episodes.
- The Moon - A real, voiceless moon. The moon is not always seen, but it appears every night of the year on Junglie Island, even Christmas Day.
- Firefly - A minor character on Junglies who appears every night of the year on Junglie Island. She is seen in the episodes "Say Cheese Everyone" and "A Journey To The Moon".
Episodes
[edit]- 1. "First Day at School"
- 2. "Hide And Seek"
- 3. "Penny's Little Brother"
- 4. "Echo Valley"
- 5. "Albert's Tooth"
- 6. "Journey To The Moon"
- 7. "Where's Zoe"
- 8. "Say Cheese Everyone"
- 9. "Heavy, Heavy, Heavy"
- 10. "Down the River"
- 11. "Flying South"
- 12. "The Great Storm"
- 13. "A Very Big Monkey" (this episode was only broadcast and never commercially released)
Home video
[edit]Two VHS releases of the series were released in 1991 and 1992 by Abbey Home Entertainment.
| VHS Title | Release Date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Junglies - First Day At School And Other Adventures (95272) | 4 November 1991 | First Day at School, Penny's Little Brother, Albert's Tooth, Where's Zoe, Heavy, Heavy, Heavy and Flying South |
| Junglies - Hide and Seek And Other Adventures (95642) | 3 August 1992 | Hide and Seek, Down the River, Say Cheese, Everyone, Echo Valley, The Great Storm and The Journey to the Moon |
See also
[edit]- Nellie the Elephant - another programme with similar animation designs, also by Ward.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Toonhound – Junglies
- ^ "BabyFirstTV". Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.