The Mighty Jungle (Canadian TV series)

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The Mighty Jungle
Created byJason Hopley
Jeff Rosen
Starring Frank Meschkuleit
Mike Petersen
Wendy Welch
Emilie-Claire Barlow
Jamie Bradley
Cheryl Wagner
Opening theme"The Mighty Jungle"
Ending theme"The Mighty Jungle" (Instrumental)
ComposerJohn Welsman
Country of origin Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes46
Production
Executive producers Michael Donovan
Charles Bishop
Cheryl Hassen
Beth Stevenson
ProducerKatrina Walsh
Running time11 minutes
Production companies Decode Entertainment
Halifax Film
Original release
Network CBC Television
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2008 (2008-09-01) 
2010 (2010)

The Mighty Jungle is a Canadian puppet series created by Jeff Rosen and Jason Hopley. The narrative of the story is largely crafted by a group of preschoolers who appear in live-action segments interspersed between puppet-acted scenes. It is co-produced by Halifax Film [1] and Decode Entertainment, [2] both DHX Media companies (now as WildBrain), [3] and produced in association with CBC Television. [4] The series is broadcast in Canada on CBC Television on the Kids' CBC programming block, [5] and in the United States on Sprout. In Latin America, it aired on Playhouse Disney in Spanish as Había una vez... en la selva poderosa.

Contents

Plot

Babu the meerkat, along with his friends Bruce the gorilla and Rhonda the rhinoceros, explore many of the same issues that very young children face, such as wanting to win, feeling silly, or not knowing how much is "too much" of a good thing. As the story illustrating the day's theme is played out, the narrative occasionally pauses so that the live-action preschoolers can suggest a course of action for the puppet characters to take, and often the puppets will react to the advice they receive. Sometimes, there may even be a song related to a part of an episode's story.

Characters

Cast

Puppeteers

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

  1. Planet Crazy
  2. Babysitting Kico
  3. Tag that Sloth
  4. The Magic Hat
  5. The Ice Cream Castle
  6. Dress-Up Tea Party
  7. Babu's Missing Ball
  8. Watch That Egg!
  9. Bruce's First Sleepover
  10. The Mighty Jungle Club
  11. Bananas for Bananas
  12. Queen Rhonda
  13. Spot the Giraffe
  14. (It's Not Easy) Being Stinky
  15. All That Sparkles
  16. Mighty Juice
  17. Jungle Picnic
  18. Jungle Snow Day
  19. Beehive Boogie
  20. Flower Picking Rules
  21. Jungle Campout
  22. Chocolate Marshmallow the Monkey
  23. Rhonda's Candy
  24. Wand-a-Rhonda
  25. Rhonda's Birthday
  26. Silly Day in the Jungle

Season 2 (2009-2010)

  1. Babu and the Giant
  2. The Wishing Star
  3. Bruce's Surprise Party
  4. Rhonda's New Friend
  5. Bruce Loses His Helmet
  6. Friends for Life
  7. Mighty Jungle Safari
  8. Babu and the Tooth Fairy
  9. Cindergorrila
  10. Mighty Jungle Time Machine
  11. Space Pig
  12. Mighty Jungle Unicorn
  13. Mighty Jungle Parade
  14. Mighty Fast Babu
  15. Babu and the Itch
  16. Super Babu
  17. Under the Mighty Sea
  18. Rhonda's Makeover
  19. Monster Tea Party
  20. Mighty Banana Shortage

References

  1. "Home Page – DHX Media". DHX Media.
  2. "decode.tv". www.decode.tv.
  3. "Home Page – DHX Media". DHX Media.
  4. "Brand Canada". CBC.
  5. "CBC.ca – Program Guide – Programs". www.cbc.ca.