Junglies

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Junglies
Genre Cartoon series
Children's
Comedy
Created byTerry Ward
Developed byBernie Kay
Written byBernie Kay
Directed byTerry Ward
Voices of Gary Wilmot
Jessica Martin
Narrated byGary Wilmot
Opening theme"We're the Junglies"
Ending theme"We're the Junglies" (Reprise)
Composer Mark London
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerTerry Ward
Production locationJunglie Island
EditorMorgan Daniels Ltd
Camera setupFilmFex Services
Running time5 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companyFlicks Films Ltd
Original release
Network TV-am (UK)
Release1992 (1992) 
1993 (1993)

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

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Overview

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

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:

Episodes

Home video

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

VHS TitleRelease DateEpisodes
Junglies - First Day At School And Other Adventures (95272)4 November 1991First 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 1992Hide and Seek, Down the River, Say Cheese, Everyone, Echo Valley, The Great Storm and The Journey to the Moon

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References

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  2. "BabyFirstTV". Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.