Junglies

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

1992 British TV series or programme

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 (1992) –
1993 (1993)

Junglies is a short-lived British 1992 animated television series by Terry Ward, lasting from 1992-1993 on TV-am.

## Overview

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The series is set on the fictional 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 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

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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 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 the school teacher.
* Ethel \- A pink elephant.
* Zoe \- A patient zebra who speaks with a French accent.
* Albert \- A green alligator who (mostly) 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".

## Episodes

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* 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

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Two VHS releases of the series were released in 1991 and 1992 by Abbey Home Entertainment.

VHS Title  | Release Date  | Episodes

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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

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* Nellie the Elephant \- another programme with similar animation designs, also by Ward.

## References

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1. ^ a b Toonhound – Junglies
2. ^ "BabyFirstTV". Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.

## External links

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* Junglies at IMDb

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