Jungle Junction | |
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Genre | Adventure Educational Comedy Preschool Music |
Created by | Trevor Ricketts |
Written by | Laura Beaumont Paul Larson |
Directed by | Morgan Francis |
Voices of | Billy West Janet James Keith Wickham Jess Harnell Laraine Newman Dee Bradley Baker Jimmy Hibbert Amanda Symonds Ron Orbach |
Opening theme | "Deep Inside the Jungle" written and performed by Peter Lurye |
Ending theme | "Deep Inside the Jungle" (Instrumental) |
Composer | Mark Blackledge |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 47 |
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Executive producers |
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Production locations | Penzance, Cornwall |
Editor | Mark Edwards |
Production company | Spider Eye Productions |
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Network | Playhouse Disney (2009–11) Disney Junior (2011–12) |
Release | October 5, 2009 – October 26, 2012 |
Jungle Junction is a CGI interactive computer-animated children's television series created by Trevor Ricketts. In the United States, it was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On 14 February 2011, it was moved to the Disney Junior block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. A second season of 27 episodes was ordered by Disney, and premiered on 2 April 2011.[1] A total of 47 episodes were produced.[2] The show focuses on a group of animalistic vehicles and their adventures.
It aired on Disney Junior in the United States and in the Netherlands, as well as in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and in most of Asia. It was produced in the UK by animation company Spider Eye Productions.
Characters
Main
- Zooter (voiced by Janet James) is the series' protagonist. She is a pink pig whose name is a portmanteau of "zoom" or "zip" and "scooter". Zooter speaks with a British accent and is the jungle messenger. She also says the title of every episode.
- Ellyvan (voiced by Billy West) is a blue elephant van who carries the deliveries around the jungle. He is the biggest animal in the jungle and Zooter's best friend. His name is a compound word, albeit fictitious. He is able to suck improbable quantities of liquids up his trunk and spray them distances of up to half a mile or more. He speaks with an American accent.
- Bungo (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a yellow rabbit with brown ears, who loves to make signs and put them all over the jungle. He is very good at geography, and knows the jungle better than anyone. He is also the only wheeler that is good at jumping, being able to leap many times his own height into the air. Bungo, despite officially being a rabbit, has a long, raccoon-like tail with brown stripes as well. At the beginning of every episode, he carries a sign with the title of the episode. During the credits at the end of every episode in Season 1, he zooms up with signs and asks the viewers for help finding the right sign. Like Zooter, he speaks with a British accent. His catchphrase is "Oh, carrot sticks!"
Recurring
- Taxicrab (voiced by Jess Harnell) is a red crab that loves to dance and makes the greatest smoothies in the jungle. His name derives from a taxi cab, and he is the only wheeler that is able to drive sideways (possibly because of the "sideways walk", attributed to crabs). Despite the fact that Toadhog is often impatient, Taxicrab tolerates him the most. He speaks with a Jamaican accent.
- Carla (voiced by Laraine Newman) is an orange koala who owns a grocery shop. She appears in Season 1, but rarely doesn't in Season 2.
- Crocker (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a green crocodile, and a fire chief with a lisp who wears a yellow helmet with a red flashing light on top. He has some skill at gardening and knows how to make compost. His name comes from the phrase which is slang in the United Kingdom, used to describe many second hand cars.
- Hippobus (voiced by Amanda Symonds) is a yellow hippopotamus and school bus who usually carries The Beetlebugs to school. Her name derives from a Hippie Bus – usually a redecorated Volkswagen Bus. Like Taxicrab, she speaks with a Jamaican accent.
- The Beetlebugs are the junior wheelers. Their name and shape derives from a Volkswagen Beetle – cars that were nicknamed bugs. Their speech is mostly synchronized. There are five of them - a blue one, a red one, a green one, a yellow one and an orange one.
- Lance (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a purple rhinoceros and an ambulance. His name is both a contraction of ambulance, and likely a reference to a weapon used by lancers who attacked with it at a full charge – much like a rhino attacks things by charging at them.
- Bobby (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert) is a toucan and a police chief. His character may be derived from a Bubble car – he even has the same three-wheeled chassis. His name is derived from the British slang word for police officers. He is the only Wheeler that can fly.
- Dozer (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a bull and a construction worker. His name and shape derive from a bulldozer, despite being a pun. His talent is digging and repairing roads with his dozer blade.
- Miss Jolly (voiced by Amanda Symonds) is a zebra and a school teacher. She is one of the oldest and wisest of the Wheelers. She is also the only one to wear glasses.
- Toadhog (voiced by Ron Orbach) is a grumpy green toad who likes worms and Fifi flies. He has a long, sticky tongue that can shoot out a long way to grab things. His name derives from the term "roadhog" – an inconsiderate or selfish motorist. He seems to be responsible for Jungle Junction's power supply – his water wheel powers the generator for all of the lights (including the traffic lights, in "Hiccup Power"), and he has a supplementary generator that is used to power the Zipsmas lights. He loses his patience with almost everyone except Taxicrab, mostly because Taxicrab is the most tolerant of him.
Episodes
Series overview
Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
Pilot | March 31, 2008 | — | ||||
1 | 39 | 20 | 20a | October 5, 2009 | February 7, 2011 | Playhouse Disney |
1 | 20b | February 14, 2011 | Disney Junior | |||
2 | 52 | 27 | April 4, 2011 | October 26, 2012 | Disney Junior |
The episodes are listed in order of production.
Season 1 (2009–2011)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | UK air date [3] | US air dates | Prod. code |
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1a | 1a | "The Treasure of Jungle Junction" | Morgan Francis | Adam Shaw | Chris Drew | 28 September 2009 | October 5, 2009 | 101a |
1b | 1b | "Shrinky" | Morgan Francis | Jimmy Hibbert | Michelle Dabbs and Peter Mays | 29 September 2009 | October 6, 2009 | 101b |
2a | 2a | "Bungo to the Rescue" | Morgan Francis | Paul Larson and Laura Beaumont | Richard Nye | 30 September 2009 | October 7, 2009 | 102a |
2b | 2b | "Pinky Picnic" | Morgan Francis | Stan Cullimore | Ben Lewis | 1 October 2009 | October 8, 2009 | 102b |
3a | 3a | "Nothing to Sneeze At" | Morgan Francis | Gillian Corderoy | Marco Piersma | 2 October 2009 | October 9, 2009 | 103a |
3b | 3b | "Firestation Hero" | Morgan Francis | P. Kevin Strader | Chris Drew | 5 October 2009 | October 12, 2009 | 103b |
4a | 4a | "The Big Race Around" | Morgan Francis | Stan Cullimore | Mark Marren | 6 October 2009 | October 13, 2009 | 104a |
4b | 4b | "Zooter Loses Her Zip" | Morgan Francis | Andy Yerkes | Michelle Dabbs and Peter Mays | 7 October 2009 | October 14, 2009 | 104b |
5a | 5a | "A Mystery for Bobby" | Morgan Francis | Claudia Silver | Colin White | 8 October 2009 | October 15, 2009 | 105a |
5b | 5b | "Signs of Trouble" | Morgan Francis | Dan Chambers | Mark Marren | 9 October 2009 | October 16, 2009 | 105b |
6a | 6a | "Smile Toadhog!" | Morgan Francis | Story by : Dave Ingham Written by : Peter Hynes and Craig Carlisle | Richard Nye | 4 January 2010 | October 19, 2009 | 106a |
6b | 6b | "Zooter's Surprise" | Morgan Francis | Mark Holloway | Ben Lewis | 5 January 2010 | October 20, 2009 | 106b |
7a | 7a | "A Beautiful Stink" | Morgan Francis | James Mason | Marco Piersma | 6 January 2010 | October 21, 2009 | 107a |
7b | 7b | "Prickly Pal" | Morgan Francis | Paul Dawson | Chris Drew | 7 January 2010 | October 22, 2009 | 107b |
8a | 8a | "Sap Trap" | Morgan Francis | Story by : Vanessa Amberleigh Written by : Allan Neuwirth | John Perkins | 8 January 2010 | October 23, 2009 | 108a |
8b | 8b | "River Race" | Morgan Francis | Samantha Hill | Colin White | 5 January 2010 | October 26, 2009 | 108b |
9a | 9a | "Stuck!" | Morgan Francis | Story by : John Gilluley and Julie MacKay Written by : Bridget Hurst | Chris Drew | 12 January 2010 | October 27, 2009 | 109a |
9b | 9b | "Coco-nuts!" | Morgan Francis | Claudia Silver | Richard Ollive | 13 January 2010 | October 28, 2009 | 109b |
10a | 10a | "Rainy Daze" | Morgan Francis | Samantha Hill | Richard Nye | 30 January 2010 | October 29, 2009 | 110a |
10b | 10b | "King Ellyvan" | Morgan Francis | Mark Holloway | Mark Marren | 30 January 2010 | October 30, 2009 | 110b |
11a | 11a | "The Star Juggler" | Morgan Francis | Jill Cozza-Turner | Paul Stone | 6 January 2010 | November 2, 2009 | 111a |
11b | 11b | "Bungo's Box" | Morgan Francis | Paul Dawson | Marco Piersma | 7 January 2010 | December 14, 2009 | 111b |
12a | 12a | "Bungo the Magnificent" | Morgan Francis | P. Kevin Strader | Pete Western | TBA | January 4, 2010 | 112a |
12b | 12b | "Thingums" | Morgan Francis | Dan Chambers | Colin White | 23 May 2010 | January 18, 2010 | 112b |
13a | 13a | "A Bubbly Emergency" | Morgan Francis | Bridget Hurst | Mark Marren | 9 July 2010 | February 8, 2010 | 113a |
13b | 13b | "Funny Fruit" | Morgan Francis | Craig Carlisle | Chris Drew | 12 July 2010 | February 8, 2010 | 113b |
14a | 14a | "The Missing Glasses" | Morgan Francis | Allan Neuwirth | Marco Piersma | TBA | March 1, 2010 | 114a |
14b | 14b | "Dozer's Daisy" | Morgan Francis | Jill Cozza-Turner | Richard Nye | TBA | April 26, 2010 | 114b |
15a | 15a | "Follow That...Thing!" | Morgan Francis | Claudia Silver | Richard Ollive | TBA | May 14, 2010 | 115a |
15b | 15b | "The Spooky Road" | Morgan Francis | Craig Carlisle | Chris Drew | TBA | June 25, 2010 | 115b |
16a | 16a | "Muddy Zooter" | Morgan Francis | Jill Cozza-Turner | Chris Drew | TBA | July 19, 2010 | 116a |
16b | 16b | "Stargazing" | Morgan Francis | James Mason | Richard Nye | TBA | August 23, 2010 | 116b |
17a | 17a | "Dozer Digs" | Morgan Francis | P. Kevin Strader | Marco Piersma | TBA | September 27, 2010 | 117a |
17b | 17b | "Taxicrab's Whistle" | Morgan Francis | P. Kevin Strader | Chris Drew | TBA | October 10, 2010 | 117b |
18a | 18a | "Wheeler Ball" | Morgan Francis | Jill Cozza-Turner | Richard Ollive | TBA | October 11, 2010 | 118a |
18b | 18b | "The Great Garden Caper" | Morgan Francis | Claudia Silver | Pete Western | TBA | November 29, 2010 | 118b |
19a | 19a | "The Night Before Zipsmas" | Morgan Francis | Trevor Ricketts | Mark Marren | 16 December 2010 | January 3, 2011 | 119a |
19b | 19b | "A Gift for Zooter" | Morgan Francis | Jill Cozza-Turner | Chris Drew | 18 December 2010 | January 24, 2011 | 119b |
20a | 20a | "Hiccup Power" | Morgan Francis | Allan Neuwirth | Richard Nye | 7 May 2011 | February 7, 2011 | 120a |
20b | 20b | "Fifi Frenzy" | Morgan Francis | Claudia Silver | Marco Piersma | 7 May 2011 | February 14, 2011 | 120b |
Season 2 (2011–2012)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | UK air dates | US air dates [4] | Prod. code [3] |
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21a | 1a | "Fly Zooter Fly" | TBA | April 4, 2011 | 201a |
21b | 1b | "Ellyvan's Boing Boing Blues" | TBA | April 11, 2011 | 201b |
22a | 2a | "Ripe Fruit Bungo" | TBA | April 18, 2011 | 202a |
22b | 2b | "Caterpillar Crossing" | TBA | April 25, 2011 | 202b |
23a | 3a | "Ellyvan Goes Up" | TBA | May 2, 2011 | 203a |
23b | 3b | "Easy Does It, Dozer" | TBA | May 9, 2011 | 203b |
24a | 4a | "Bungo's Wheeler Wash" | TBA | May 16, 2011 | 204a |
24b | 4b | "Ellyvan's Road Waffles" | TBA | May 23, 2011 | 204b |
25a | 5a | "Rock Around the Clock" | TBA | May 29, 2011 | 205a |
25b | 5b | "The Jolly" | TBA | June 20, 2011 | 205b |
26a | 6a | "Floaty Fruit" | TBA | June 27, 2011 | 206a |
26b | 6b | "Zooter's Blankie" | TBA | July 4, 2011 | 206b |
27a | 7a | "Where’s Ellyvan?" | TBA | July 11, 2011 | 209a |
27b | 7b | "Bobby’s Hat" | TBA | July 18, 2011 | 209b |
28a | 8a | "Cadet Zooter" | TBA | July 25, 2011 | 210a |
29b | 9b | "Jungle Job Swap" | TBA | August 1, 2011 | 210b |
30a | 10a | "Bobby's Road Rules" | TBA | August 29, 2011 | 211a |
31b | 11b | "Zooter's Strange Spots" | TBA | September 26, 2011 | 211b |
32a | 12a | "Lance in Love" | TBA | October 3, 2011 | 212a |
32b | 12b | "Best Buddy Mix Up" | TBA | October 10, 2011 | 212b |
33a | 13a | "Bungo's Better Best Friend" | TBA | October 17, 2011 | 213a |
33b | 13b | "Lance and the Jumpy Pumpkin" | TBA | October 24, 2011 | 213b |
34a | 14a | "Bungo Leads the Way" | TBA | October 31, 2011 | 214a |
34b | 14b | "Ellyvan and the Zoominator" | TBA | November 7, 2011 | 214b |
35a | 15a | "Ellyvan's Ballet Lesson" | TBA | November 14, 2011 | 215a |
35b | 15b | "Crocker for a Day" | TBA | November 21, 2011 | 215b |
36a | 16a | "Bungo Moves In" | TBA | November 28, 2011 | 216a |
36b | 16b | "Big Red Lance" | TBA | December 5, 2011 | 216b |
37a | 17a | "Toadhog Goes Fishing" | TBA | December 12, 2011 | 217a |
37b | 17b | "Ellyvan's Whiffy Delivery" | TBA | January 16, 2012 | 217b |
38a | 18a | "Bungo's Big Bounce" | TBA | January 23, 2012 | 218a |
38b | 18b | "Zooter's Tire Troubles" | TBA | January 30, 2012 | 218b |
39a | 19a | "Crocker Gets Cross" | TBA | February 6, 2012 | 219a |
39b | 19b | "Really Wheely Stuck" | TBA | February 13, 2012 | 219b |
40a | 20a | "Zooter Gets a Beetlebug" | TBA | March 19, 2012 | 220a |
40b | 20b | "Dozer's Magic Kettle" | TBA | March 26, 2012 | 220b |
41a | 21a | "Zooter Peeks!" | TBA | April 9, 2012 | 221a |
41b | 21b | "Ellyvan Says No" | TBA | April 16, 2012 | 221b |
42a | 22a | "Big Little Adventure" | TBA | April 23, 2012 | 222a |
42b | 22b | "The Amazing Crab-Dini" | TBA | April 30, 2012 | 222b |
43a | 23a | "Bungo Joins the Club" | TBA | May 7, 2012 | 223a |
43b | 23b | "Stay Awake Crocker" | TBA | June 29, 2012 | 223b |
44a | 24a | "An Excellent Party" | TBA | July 2, 2012 | 224a |
44b | 24b | "The Bungo-naut" | TBA | July 3, 2012 | 224b |
45a | 25a | "Zooter Slips Up" | TBA | July 4, 2012 | 225a |
45b | 25b | "The Buzz About Toadhog" | TBA | July 5, 2012 | 225b |
46a | 26 | "Zooter's Surprise Delivery" | TBA | July 6, 2012 | 226 |
47a | 27a | "Daredevil Ellyvan" | TBA | October 26, 2012 | 227a |
47b | 27b | "Bungo and the Beasties" | TBA | October 26, 2012 | 227b |
Christmas special
A Christmas special called "The Night Before Zipsmas" aired 5 December 2009 showing the wheelers getting ready for Christmas and trying to get to read the book "The Night Before Zipsmas". The other Christmas special was called "A Gift for Zooter" and aired the same day. It shows Ellyvan trying to find a gift for Zooter.
Broadcast
The series aired in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Portugal, Latin America, Spain, Sri Lanka, Canada, Poland, Netherlands, Japan, Turkey and Russia.
DVD releases
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Release Dates | ||||
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References
- ↑ "Disney Channel Orders Second Season of 'Jungle Junction'". Disnology. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 158. ISBN 9781476672939.
- 1 2 "Schedule for Episodes of Jungle Junction on Disney Channel". Toonzone. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "Special Agent Oso - Episode Guide - MSN TV". Tv.msn.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
External links
- Jungle Junction Official Site
- Jungle Junction Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Disney.co.uk
- Jungle Junction at Disney.es
- "Jungle Junction" at IMDb