Junglies

The Junglies is a short-lived British animated series by Terry Ward, lasting from 1991 to 1992 on ITV on TV-am.

For the Naval Air Squadrons nicknamed the Junglies, see Commando Helicopter Force.

Junglies
GenreCartoon series
Children's
Comedy
Written byBernie Kay
Directed byTerry Ward
StarringGary Wilmot
Jessica Martin
Voices ofGary Wilmot
Jessica Martin
Narrated byGary Wilmot
Opening theme"We're the Junglies"
Ending theme"We're the Junglies" (Reprise)
ComposerMark London
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerTerry Ward
EditorMorgan Daniels Ltd
Camera setupFilmFex Services
Running time5 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companyFlicks Films Ltd
Release
Original networkITV (UK)
TV-am (UK)
RTÉ2 (Republic of Ireland)
SABC 2 (South Africa)
Cartoon Network
BabyFirstTV (USA)
Original release1991 (1991) –
1992 (1992)

Overview

The series is set on the fictitious Junglie Island, an island somewhere near Africa.[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 made, and aired between 1991 and 1992 exclusively in the United Kingdom, some of which were released straight-to-video.[2] It is possible that more episodes were planned but only 13 were filmed (although it is assumed that only 13 were meant to be filmed, since the show was especially for younger audiences, and such shows are only short-lived). However, the series has never been properly released on DVD (as of yet, anyway), although one episode was featured on the VHS and DVD versions of A Day Full of Animals and Songs and that was Flying South.

Characters

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 orange, energetic and mischievous tiger who is the brave leader of the Junglies.
  • Marvin - A red, mischievous and cheeky monkey.
  • Geraldine - An orange bucktoothed giraffe who loves butterflies.
  • Lester - An orange and brown outspoken lion.
  • Penny - A red parrot who speaks with a Scouse accent.
  • Sebastian - A green snake who speaks with a lisp.
  • Henrietta - A blue hippopotamus. Her mother is a school teacher.
  • Ethel - A elephant.
  • Zoe - A zebra who speaks with a French accent. (Not to be confused with the character with the same name from Peppa Pig.)
  • Albert - A green alligator who lives in a houseboat.
  • 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".

It is possible that Junglies was to feature more characters, like Richard the Rhino and Craig the Crocodile, but at the last minute, those characters were eliminated, especially as there was already an alligator, namely Albert, so the makers of the show did not feel comfortable having two animals similar to ones already in the show (not counting having Marvin Monkey and Graham Gorilla, especially as the latter only appeared in the final episode).

Episodes
  • 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" (the final episode; this is the only episode never to be released on either video, similar to how the only missing episode from the BBC Video release of PC Pinkerton is its final episode "On Your Bikes").

Australian VHS releases
VHS Title Release Date Episodes
Junglies - First Day at School (101368) 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 (101372) 3 August 1993 Hide and Seek, Down the River, Say Cheese Everyone!, Echo Valley, The Great Storm and Journey to the Moon

See also

References
  1. Toonhound - Junglies
  2. "BabyFirstTV". Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
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