- Junglies
"Junglies" was a short-lived British animated series by Terry Ward, lasting from
1992 to1993 onITV , but has been recently repeated onTiny Living .Overview
The series is set on the fictitious "Junglie Island", an island somewhere near
Africa . [ [http://www.toonhound.com/junglies.htm Toonhound - Junglies ] ] Each episode follows the adventures of several anthropomorphised animals called the "Junglies", all of whom are portrayed as young children. [ [http://www.toonhound.com/junglies.htm Toonhound - Junglies ] ]A total 13 episodes were made, and aired between
1992 and1993 exclusively in theUnited Kingdom , some of which were released straight-to-video. [ [http://www.babyfirsttv.com/programs.asp?xml_id=1603&subXml_id=1658 BabyFirstTV ] ] However, the series has never been released on DVD.It is now being featured in the US on the BabyFirstTV channel.
Characters
Like "Nellie the Elephant", another series by Ward, all the characters were voiced by only two actors, in this case, all voices were provided by
Gary Wilmot andJessica Martin .Wilmot voice cast
*Albert Alligator - Alligator who lives in a
Houseboat *Marvin Monkey - A mischievous and cheeky monkey
*Lester Lion - An outspoken lion
*Narrator - An unseen narrator who sets the scene at the beginning of each episode.
Martin voice cast
*Tyrone Tiger - The brave leader of the Junglies, a tiger
*Penny Parrot - A
Scarlet Macaw who speaks with aLiverpool accent*Geraldine Giraffe - A fickle, bucktoothed giraffe
*Henrietta Hippo - Overweight blue hippo, her mother is a schoolteacher
*Ethel Elephant - A
Pink elephant *Sebastian Snake - A snake who speaks with a lisp
*Zoe Zebra - A vain zebra who speaks with a French accent
Episodes
*"First Day at School"
*"Hide and Seek"
*"Penny's Little Brother"
*"Echo Valley"
*"Albert's Tooth"
*"Journey To The Moon"
*"Where's Zoe"
*"Say Cheese Everyone"
*"Heavy, Heavy, Heavy"
*"Down the River"
*"Flying South"
*"The Great Storm"
*"A Very Big Monkey"References
ee also
*
Nellie the Elephant (TV series) - Another cartoon with similar animation designs, also by Ward
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