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