Jungle Cubs

*Jungle Cubs*
Jungle Cubs
Genre	Adventure ; Children's ; Comedy ;
Created by	Mark S. Bernthal
Based on	The Jungle Book ; by Rudyard Kipling ; The Jungle Book ; by Larry Clemmons ; Ralph Wright ; Ken Anderson ; Vance Gerry; Bill Peet
Voices of	Pamela Segall ; Jim Cummings ; Jason Marsden ; Elizabeth Daily ; Stephen Furst ; Rob Paulsen ; Dee Bradley Baker ; Michael McKean ; Cree Summer ; David L. Lander ; Tress MacNeille ; Frank Welker ; Tyler Mullen; Kath Soucie ; April Winchell ; Adam Wylie ; Ed Gilbert ; Tony Jay ;
Theme music composer	Lou Rawls
Opening theme	"The Bare Necessities"
Ending theme	"The Bare Necessities" (instrumental)
Composer	Stephen James Taylor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21 (34 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Tedd Anasti; Patsy Cameron;
Producers	Chris Bartleman; Kenny Thompkins; Blair Peters; Mircea Mantta;
Editors	Peter Lonsdale; Robert S. Birchard; Carol Lewis; John Royer;
Running time	22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production company	Walt Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 5, 1996 –; January 10, 1998

Last updated December 03, 2024

Jungle Cubs is an American animated series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation for ABC in 1996, serving as the prequel to the 1967 film The Jungle Book as it's set in the youth of the animal characters years before the events of the film.^[1] The show was a hit, running for two seasons on ABC from 1996 to 1998 before its syndication in re-runs on the Disney Channel. The show was broadcast on Toon Disney, but was taken off the schedule in 2001. Re-runs aired on Disney Junior in the US from 2012 to 2013. The show also aired in the United Kingdom on Disney Cinemagic and in Latin America.

The show's theme song is a hip hop version of the song, "The Bare Necessities" performed by Lou Rawls. Jungle Cubs was animated by Walt Disney Television Animation (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd., Thai Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd., Toon City Animation, Inc., and Sunmin Image Pictures Co., Ltd., with Studio B Productions, as the animation pre-production studio of the series.

Characters

The Jungle Cubs kids: Shere Khan, Kaa, Bagheera, Baloo, Hathi, and Louie. JungleCubsCast.jpg — The *Jungle Cubs* kids: Shere Khan, Kaa, Bagheera, Baloo, Hathi, and Louie.

Baloo (voiced by Pamela Adlon) is a fun-loving sloth bear. He likes to play with his friends and sometimes pulls pranks on Bagheera in order to snap the latter out of his uptight attitude.
Bagheera (voiced by Elizabeth Daily in Season 1 and Dee Bradley Baker in Season 2) is a sensible and level-headed panther who stays out of trouble. He has an obsession with maintaining good personal hygiene. Bagheera is affectionately known as "Baggy" or "Bags" and is the youngest of the group. Despite having a Home Counties English accent in the original film, Bagheera speaks with an American accent in the series.
Louie (voiced by Jason Marsden in Season 1 and Cree Summer in Season 2) is an orangutan. He is very physically active, spending a great deal of his time in the trees and eating bananas, and wants to become king of the jungle one day, and when any man made objects turn up he immediately shows great interest.
Shere Khan (voiced by Jason Marsden) is an arrogant and hot-tempered Bengal tiger. He often tries to intimidate the other animals, but his confidence suffers when faced with actual problems. He is often called "Khannie" by Baloo and Louie. Despite having a well-spoken English accent in the original film, Shere Khan speaks with an American accent in the series.
Kaa (voiced by Jim Cummings) is a young Indian python who wants to hypnotize other animals, but his skills at hypnosis are unpredictable.
Hathi (voiced by Rob Paulsen in Season 1 and Stephen Furst in Season 2) is an elephant who attempts to keep the group in order but is known to stammer when stressed. He has a huge crush on Winifred, who is his wife in The Jungle Book . He is often called "Little Peanut" by Baloo. Despite having a strong southern English accent in the original film, Hathi speaks with an American accent in the series.
Cecil (voiced by Michael McKean) and Arthur (voiced by David Lander) are two vultures who are constantly hoping for one of the cubs to die so that they can eat them, but they are never seen as a threat.
Mahra (voiced by Tress MacNeille) is a ruthless baboon that lives in Pinnacle Rock within the wasteland. She and her three incompetent sons have often antagonized the Jungle Cubs when they enter the wasteland. One particular instance is when she and her sons return from a long journey and she wants a new animal skin blanket after her old one is destroyed.
- Ned (voiced by Charlie Adler) is one of Mahra's sons.
- Jed (voiced by Jim Cummings) is the leader of Mahra's sons.
- Fred (voiced by Jim Cummings) is the largest and most dull-witted of Mahra's sons.

Locations

The Cub House, a small temple that the gang and friends use as a club house.
The Wasteland, a huge area surrounding the jungle. Not many animals live out here, except for birds of prey, insects, porcupines and baboons, such as Mahra and her three sons, who live there. It is also where an evil dictator turtle lives.
Pinnacle Rock, a tall pinnacle-shaped rock in The Wasteland. This large rock is the lair of Mahra and her sons.
The River, a large river that is where a lot of animals drink at and live at. Arthur & Cecil's nest and cliff are near here.
The Man Village, a large village inhabited by humans.
Wangjanga Gorge or The Honey Cliffs, an enormous gorge with a stream running through it. It is also called "The Honey Cliffs" because a lot of bees nest on the gorge's cliffs. It appears to have a bad reputation, since it is mentioned by Louie that no one had been down here and lived to tell the tale, but during the red dog invasion, Baloo and Kaa managed to survive when they were chased by the resident bees.
The Middle Jungle, a deeply hidden area with only one entrance, the throne in The Cub House. Once the snake-like lever has been pulled, the throne moves to reveal a hidden doorway going underground. Once one has travelled down the underground river, they emerge from a large crack in the ground which is in The Middle Jungle. There are the ruins of an old city up ahead and that is where the treasure is hidden, but it is being guarded by a giant white cobra named Whitehood.
The Quicksand Bog is mentioned in Fool Me Once....
Creepy Deepy Swamp, a dark and scary looking swamp near the heart of the jungle. A sarus crane lives here.
The Mountains, tall, high, snowy mountains that provide the river with water. It is also where a female bighorn sheep lives.
The Western Jungle, the west side of the jungle. This is where a sloth and his woodpecker friends live.
Baboon Lagoon, a lagoon where some baboons live. These particular baboons are friends with the water buffalo.
The Great Lost Temple, an old temple that is used as a music concert.

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Segments	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Segments	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	19	13	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)	December 28, 1996 (1996-12-28)
2	15	8	October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)

Season 1 (1996)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date
1	1	"A Night in the Wasteland"	Kenny Thompkins	Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Jill Colbert, Denise Koyama, Michael A. Swanigan and Phil Weinstein	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05)
Attempting to prove his courage after a joke by Louie and Baloo, Shere Khan vows to travel to Pinnacle Rock in the wasteland unaware that the ruthless baboon Mahra and her sons Ned, Jed, and Fred have returned and Mahra wants a new fur blanket. Note: This episode features the song, "Take Your Sweet Sweet Time". Also, this is a two-part episode.
2	2	"How the Panther Lost His Roar"	Mircea Mantta	Carter Crocker Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Michael Bennett and Victor Cook	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)
2	2	"The Humans Must Be Crazy"	Kenny Thompkins	Dev Ross Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Robert Onorato and Norma Rivera	October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12)
"How the Panther Lost His Roar": Bagheera's feelings of inadequacy when compared to Khan are worsened when he loses his voice. "The Humans Must Be Crazy": Bagheera becomes convinced that an old pocket-watch will make him a great hunter.
3	3	"Hathi Meets His Match"	Kenny Thompkins	Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Enrique May	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)
3	3	"Buffaloed"	Kenny Thompkins	Jane Kagon and Ed Greenberg Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Alan Wright	October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19)
"Hathi Meets His Match": A young female elephant named Winifred is separated from her family – owned by humans – after a fire in their village, and runs into Hathi. "Buffaloed": Khan is tricked into fighting against an elderly water buffalo by Cecil and Arthur. When he finds out, he gets help from Baloo to get even with the vultures.
4	4	"Mondo Mungo"	Kenny Thompkins	Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Carin-Anne Anderson	October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)
4	4	"Bare Necessities"	Kenny Thompkins	Carter Crocker Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Alan Wright	October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26)
"Mondo Mungo": Kaa befriends a young mongoose named "Mungo" and the pair strike up a friendship despite being natural enemies. "Bare Necessities": The Cub's attempts to prepare for the monsoon season are hampered by Baloo's laziness, but he soon becomes their only hope when they are trapped in a cave as the monsoons begin.
5	5	"Who Wants to Be a Baboon?"	Mircea Mantta	Peter Lawrence Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Jill Colbert and John Flagg	November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02)
After being the victim of one too many jokes, Louie leaves the Cubs and becomes Mahra's assistant.
6	6	"Red Dogs"	Mircea Mantta	Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Carin-Anne Anderson, Alan Wright and Suraiya Daud	November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)
Louie tricks Kaa into believing that Baloo's sleepwalking is the result of his attempts at hypnosis, sending Kaa out after Baloo just as the lethal red dogs return to The Jungle, with only Baloo to save the day. Note: This episode was inspired by "Red Dog", a chapter from Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book .
7	7	"The Great Kaadini"	Kenny Thompkins	Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Victor Cook	November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)
Kaa accidentally hypnotizes the vultures, turning them into competent hunters totally obedient to his commands. Note: This episode features the song, "Kaa's Song".
8	8	"Hulla Baloo"	Mircea Mantta	Arthur Sellers Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Carin-Anne Anderson and Victor Cook	November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)
8	8	"Shere Bliss"	Kenny Thompkins	Seth MacFarlane Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Joe Horne	November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23)
"Hulla Baloo": Louie becomes jealous when Baloo begins to spend more time with another bear after he saved his life. "Shere Bliss": When Khan becomes a more fun-loving cat after a bump on the head, the Cubs find themselves trying to bring him back to normal.
9	9	"Treasure of The Middle Jungle"	Mircea Mantta	Peter Lawrence Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Enrique May and Robert Onorato	November 30, 1996 (1996-11-30)
When a shrew tells the animals about the long-lost 'Treasure of the Middle Jungle', the group - minus Bagheera and Hathi - set out to find it, only to come face-to-face with the massive Cobra Whitehood. Note: This episode was inspired by "The King's Ankus", a chapter from Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book . This episode features the song, "When We Find Our Treasure".
10	10	"Feather Brains"	Kenny Thompkins	Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Jill Colbert	December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
10	10	"Benny & Clyde"	Mircea Mantta	Gordon Kent Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Jill Colbert	December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
"Feather Brains": Cecil falls in love with a female vulture named Clarice and kicks Arthur out of the nest. Arthur then, unsuccessfully, tries to bond with Khan. "Benny & Clyde": Louie is forced to look after his younger cousins.
11	11	"Splendor in the Mud"	Kenny Thompkins	Dev Ross Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Jill Colbert and Victor Cook	December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14)
When the boys play a few pranks, Winifred's uncle gets very upset and tells Hathi that he will never see her again. After her uncle gets hurt by a mother rhinoceros he feels very ill, and he wants to find the red clay in the wasteland for him to recover, the cubs become his only hope. The episode includes the song "Jungle Cub Love".
12	12	"Trouble on the Waterfront"	Mircea Mantta	Jane Kagon and Ed Greenberg Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Enrique May	December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)
12	12	"Fool Me Once..."	Mircea Mantta	Arthur Sellers Story editors : Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Robert Onorato	December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21)
"Trouble on the Waterfront": The Cubs break out into violent arguments when a drought destroys almost their entire water supply. "Fool Me Once...": After a particularly harsh prank by Baloo and Louie, a sad and depressed Bagheera fakes his death to get even. Note: The first segment was inspired by "How Fear Came", a chapter from Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book , in which there is a drought in the jungle and a limited water supply.
13	13	"The Coming of the Wolves"	Mircea Mantta	Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell	Carin-Anne Anderson, Robert Onorato and Alan Wright	December 28, 1996 (1996-12-28)
The cubs find themselves caught between two runaway wolves: Akela and his pregnant mate Leah who hide at the temple to evade their pack led by villainous alpha wolf Cain.

Season 2 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date
14	1	"The Ape Who Would Be King"	Chris Bartleman	Tedd Anasti and Patsy Cameron	Louie Escauriaga, Lazarino Baarde, Steve Gan, Renato Otacan and Alan Wright	October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
The Cubs learn of a prophecy that states that Louie will some day be king of the jungle, but Khan wants the role for himself. Note: Includes the song "Everything's Gonna Be Right with the World".
15	2	"Trunks For The Memories"	Chris Bartleman	Tedd Anasti & Patsy Cameron	Lazarino Baarde, Steve Gan and David Earl	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
15	2	"Kasaba Ball"	Chris Bartleman	Lesa Kite	Lazarino Baarde, Steve Gan and David Earl	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
"Trunks For The Memories": Hathi's best friend Johar may have to part ways with him when the elephant herd breaks in two due to a food shortage. "Kasaba Ball": The Cubs divide into teams - Louie, Bagheera, and Baloo against Khan, a monkey named Lepe, and the inappropriately-named rhinoceros 'Tiny' - in a game of 'Kasaba Ball' (the jungle's equivalent of football).
16	3	"Hathi's Makeover"	Chris Bartleman	Lesa Kite	Louie Escauriaga, Lazarino Baarde, Steve Gan and David Earl	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
16	3	"Curse of The Magnificent Melon"	Chris Bartleman	Tedd Anasti & Patsy Cameron	Louie Escauriaga, Lazarino Baarde, Steve Gan and David Earl	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
"Hathi's Makeover": Hathi tries to become a different kind of animal after he becomes ashamed of being an elephant. "Curse of The Magnificent Melon": After stealing Hathi's prized melon, Baloo finds himself apparently followed by a mass of frogs accusing him of the crime.
17	4	"The Five Bananas"	Chris Bartleman	Michael Karnow & Lance Khazei	Lazarino Baarde, Steve Gan and David Earl	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)
17	4	"Birthday Snake"	Chris Bartleman	Story by : Don London Teleplay by : Roger Reitzel	Lazarino Baarde, Steve Gan and David Earl	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)
"The Five Bananas": The cubs form a band for an upcoming talent show, but split before the show starts because each of them believes they are the most important instrument in the band. "Birthday Snake": Kaa resorts to hypnosis when he thinks that the others have forgotten his birthday.
18	5	"Old Green Teeth"	Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters	Peter Hirsch	Louie Escauriaga	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
18	5	"The Elephant Who Couldn't Say No"	Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters	Tedd Anasti & Patsy Cameron	David Earl	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
"Old Green Teeth": Louie suffers a crisis of confidence when the Five Bananas are invited to perform for an old idol of his. "The Elephant Who Couldn't Say No": Hathi's inability to say 'no' to anyone results in him having to abandon a game of shadow puppets, with Winifred who is forced to take care of a basket full of crazy woodpeckers that was passed from a sloth to a bighorn sheep to a crane to a warthog and into Hathi's possession.
19	6	"Hair Ball"	Chris Bartleman, Blair Peters and Mauro Casalese	Scott Gimple	Steve Gan, David Earl and Eduardo Soriano	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
19	6	"A Tale of Two Tails"	Chris Bartleman, Blair Peters and Mauro Casalese	Teleplay by : David Wiemers and Roger Reitzel	Steve Gan, David Earl and Eduardo Soriano	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
"Hair Ball": Bagheera runs away from the jungle in embarrassment after coughing up a hairball in front of the entire jungle, resulting in him joining the 'Embarrassment Club', consisting of various animals who unintentionally humiliated themselves in public. "A Tale of Two Tails": Kaa and Khan take advantage of Louie's kindness after they sustain "injuries" to their tails while saving him.
20	7	"Waiting For Baloo"	Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters	Story by : David Wiemers Teleplay by : Roger Reitzel	Rento Otacan and David Earl	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
20	7	"Tree For Two"	Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters	Story by : Lesa Kite Teleplay by : Peter Hirsch	Rento Otacan and David Earl	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
"Waiting For Baloo": Baloo is entrusted with delivering a bunch of bananas to the baboons and the Buffaloes. "Tree For Two": Bagheera and Louie have difficulty getting along when they are forced to live together after a storm destroys their old homes.
21	8	"Nice Tiger"	Chris Bartleman, Blair Peters and Mauro Casalese	Tedd Anasti & Patsy Cameron	Dave Pemberton, Steve Gan and David Earl	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)
21	8	"Sleepless In The Jungle"	Chris Bartleman, Blair Peters and Mauro Casalese	Tedd Anasti & Patsy Cameron	Dave Pemberton, Steve Gan and David Earl	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)
"Nice Tiger": Khan tries to convince the other cubs that there's nothing nice about him, but they all think differently. "Sleepless In The Jungle": Baloo has difficulty sleeping due to his concerns about the potential water shortage. Note: This is the first and only episode to have "The Bare Necessities" sung, outside of the opening sequence.

Voice cast

Pamela Segall as Baloo
E.G. Daily as Bagheera (Season 1)
Dee Bradley Baker as Bagheera (Season 2)
Jason Marsden as Shere Khan, Louie (Season 1), Benny
Cree Summer as Louie (Season 2)
Rob Paulsen as Hathi and Akela (Season 1)
Stephen Furst as Hathi (Season 2)
Jim Cummings as Kaa, Fred, Jed, Older Louie, Older Hathi, Older Kaa, Older Bagheera
David Lander as Arthur
Michael McKean as Cecil

Additional voices

Adam Wylie as Mungo
Andrew J. Ferchland
April Winchell as Mother Bird, Shrew, Old Monkey Lady
Bebe Neuwirth as LaasLa
Brandy Norwood as Latecia
Charlie Adler as Ned
Dorien Wilson as Yarren
Ed Gilbert as Older Baloo
Frank Welker as Crane, Crocodile, Frogs, Rhino
Gretchen Palmer as Old Monkey Lady
Jeannie Elias as Clyde
Jeff Bennett as McCoy
Jess Harnell as Toucan
Kath Soucie as Grandma Kahn, Mommie Mouse, Mother Duck, Winifred, Leah
Kenneth Mars as Buffalo
Mari Morrow as Juwanna
Susan Tolsky as Clarisse
Tony Jay as Older Shere Khan
Tress MacNeille as Mahra
Vanessa Williams as Trech
Vivica A. Fox as Lima
Yolanda Snowball as Beckie
Yvette Wilson as Kateri

Crew

Lou Rawls - Singer
Jamie Thomason - Voice Casting Director & Dialogue Director

Home media

VHS releases

US releases

Two VHS releases containing 6 episodes of the series were released in the United States.

VHS name	Episode titles	Release date
Cub House Fun	"Hathi Meets His Match" "A Night in the Wasteland" "Mondo Mungo"	June 12, 1996 (1996-06-12)
Crazy Congo Capers	"The Great Kaadini" "How the Panther Lost His Roar" "Who Wants to be a Baboon?"	April 13, 1997 (1997-04-13)

UK, Australia and New Zealand releases

Three VHS releases containing 11 episodes of the series were released in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. These international releases included newly-animated wraparounds set at unspecified points during the original film with Mowgli (voiced by Tyler Mullen) interacting with the characters as adults, as they recall events from their childhood through the series' episodes. In these segments, Baloo is voiced by Ed Gilbert, Bagheera,^[2] Hathi, Kaa and Louie are voiced by Jim Cummings and Shere Khan is voiced by Tony Jay. Gilbert, Cummings and Jay reprised their roles from TaleSpin .

VHS name	Episode titles	Release date
Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild	"A Night in the Wasteland" "How the Panther Lost His Roar" "Red Dogs"	August 15, 1997 (1997-08-15)
Jungle Cubs (Volume 2): Once Upon a Vine	"Who Wants to be a Baboon?" "Hathi Meets His Match" "The Treasure of the Middle Jungle"	February 27, 1998 (1998-02-27)
Jungle Cubs (Volume 3): Monkey Business	"The Great Kaadini" "Benny & Clyde" "The Coming of the Wolves"	May 15, 1998 (1998-05-15)

DVD releases

On September 8, 2003, one DVD containing three episodes of the series was released in the United Kingdom.^[3]

DVD name	Episode titles	Release date
Born to Be Wild	"A Night in the Wasteland" "How the Panther Lost His Roar" "Red Dogs"	September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)

Australian and New Zealand releases

On September 12, 2003, three DVDs containing eleven episodes of the series was released in Australia and New Zealand.

DVD name	Episode titles	Release date
Born to be Wild	"A Night in the Wasteland" "How the Panther Lost His Roar" "Red Dogs"	September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)
Once Upon a Vine	"Who Wants to be a Baboon?" "The Humans Must Be Crazy" "Hathi Meets His Match" "Mondo Mungo" "The Treasure of the Middle Jungle"	September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)
Monkey Business	"The Great Kaadini" "Benny & Clyde" "The Coming of the Wolves"	September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)

Digital releases

In 2016, the entire series was made available for purchase on digital in the United States through Amazon Instant Video, ITunes, and Google Play.

Titles in other languages

Italian: Cuccioli della giungla
Brazilian Portuguese: Filhotes da Selva
Castilian Spanish: Los Cachorros del Libro de la Selva
French: Le Livre de la jungle, souvenirs d'enfance
Latin American Spanish: El Librito de la Selva
Svenska: Lilla Djungelboken
German: Dschungelbuch Kids
Russian: Детёныши джунглей

Notes

↑ Animation outsourced to Toon City Animation, Wang Film Productions, Sunmin Image Pictures, and Walt Disney Animation (Australia) with pre-production by Studio B Productions and additional production by Thai Wang Film Productions.

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The Jungle Book is a Japanese anime adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, The Jungle Book. It aired in 1989, and consists of a total of 52 episodes.

Akela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895). He is the leader of the Seeonee pack of Indian wolves and presides over the pack's council meetings. It is at such a meeting that the pack adopts the lost child Mowgli and Akela becomes one of Mowgli's mentors.

<i>The Jungle Book: Mowglis Story</i> 1998 film by Nick Marck

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story is a 1998 American adventure film directed by Nick Marck, produced by Mark H. Orvitz, and written by José Rivera and Jim Herzfeld. It is the third film adaptation by The Walt Disney Company of the Mowgli stories from The Jungle Book (1894) by Rudyard Kipling. It stars Brandon Baker, and features the voice work of Brian Doyle-Murray, Eartha Kitt, Clancy Brown, Peri Gilpin, and Sherman Howard.

<i>The Jungle Book</i> (2010 TV series) 3D CGI animated television series

The Jungle Book is a 3D CGI animated television series co-produced by DQ Entertainment International, MoonScoop, Ellipsanime Productions, ZDF, ZDF Enterprises, TF1 and Les Cartooneurs Associés. It is based on the Rudyard Kipling book of the same name.

<i>Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle</i> 2018 film directed by Andy Serkis

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is a 2018 adventure drama film directed by Andy Serkis with a screenplay by Callie Kloves, based on stories collected in All the Mowgli Stories by Rudyard Kipling. The film stars Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys, and Freida Pinto, along with voice and motion-capture performances from Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, and Serkis. In the film, an orphaned human boy who was raised by wolves, sets out on a journey to find a human village while evading Shere Khan.

The Jungle Book is a Disney media franchise that commenced in 1967 with the theatrical release of the 1967 feature film. It is based on Rudyard Kipling's works of the same name. The franchise includes a 2003 sequel to the animated film and three live-action films produced by Walt Disney Pictures.

References

↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 327. ISBN 978-1538103739.
↑ "Bagheera (Adult)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
↑ "Jungle Cubs [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. September 8, 2003. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

https://archive.org/details/the-jungle-books-jungle-cubs-once-upon-a-vine-1998

External links

Jungle Cubs official website
Jungle Cubs at IMDb
Jungle Cubs at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.

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[1] Animation outsourced to Toon City Animation, Wang Film Productions, Sunmin Image Pictures, and Walt Disney Animation (Australia) with pre-production by Studio B Productions and additional production by Thai Wang Film Productions.

[Perlmutter-2] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 327. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[3] "Bagheera (Adult)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[4] "Jungle Cubs [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Film & TV". Amazon.co.uk. September 8, 2003. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

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First-run animated series	A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–91) Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1989–90) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters (1986–91) Beetlejuice (1989–92) The Wizard of Oz (1990–91) Little Rosey (1990–91) New Kids on the Block (1990–91) Darkwing Duck (1991–93) Hammerman (1991–92) The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–92) Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (1992–94) Goof Troop (1992–93) The Addams Family (1992–95) Cro (1993–95) Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–95) Sonic the Hedgehog (1993–95) Free Willy (1994–95) ReBoot (1994–96) Bump in the Night (1994–96) The New Adventures of Madeline (1995) Dumb and Dumber (1995–96) What-a-Mess (1995–96) Brand Spanking New Doug (1996–2001) Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (1996–97) The Oz Kids (1996) Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (1996–97) Jungle Cubs (1996–97) Nightmare Ned (1997) 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997–98) Recess (1997–2004) Pepper Ann (1997–2000) Science Court (1997–2000) Hercules (1998–99) Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2001) Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999–2001)
First-run live-action series	Animal Crack-Ups (1987–90) ABC Weekend Special (1977–97) Land of the Lost (1991–92) CityKids (1993–94) Fudge (1995) Hypernauts (1996) Bone Chillers (1996) Flash Forward (1996–97)
Rebroadcasts	The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1985–2000) DuckTales (1997)
Related programming and topics	Disney's One Saturday Morning Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) Modern animation in the United States

Jungle Cubs

Genre	Adventure Children's Comedy
Created by	Mark S. Bernthal
Based on	The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book by Larry Clemmons Ralph Wright Ken Anderson Vance Gerry Bill Peet
Voices of	Pamela Segall Jim Cummings Jason Marsden Elizabeth Daily Stephen Furst Rob Paulsen Dee Bradley Baker Michael McKean Cree Summer David L. Lander Tress MacNeille Frank Welker Tyler Mullen Kath Soucie April Winchell Adam Wylie Ed Gilbert Tony Jay
Theme music composer	Lou Rawls
Opening theme	"The Bare Necessities"
Ending theme	"The Bare Necessities" (instrumental)
Composer	Stephen James Taylor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21 (34 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Tedd Anasti Patsy Cameron
Producers	Chris Bartleman Kenny Thompkins Blair Peters Mircea Mantta
Editors	Peter Lonsdale Robert S. Birchard Carol Lewis John Royer
Running time	22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production company	Walt Disney Television Animation ^[a]
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05) – January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)