The Mighty Jungle (Canadian TV series)
The Mighty Jungle | |
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Created by | Jason Hopley Jeff Rosen |
Starring | Frank Meschkuleit Mike Petersen Emilie-Claire Barlow Jamie Bradley Cheryl Wagner |
Opening theme | The Mighty Jungle |
Ending theme | The Mighty Jungle (Instrumental) |
Composer | John Welsman |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 46 |
Production | |
Running time | 11 minutes |
Production companies | Decode Entertainment Halifax Film |
Distributor | Decode Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Picture format | 480p |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | November 5, 2007 October 8, 2008 | –
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,[3] and produced in association with CBC Television.[4] The series is broadcast in Canada on CBC Television, a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national English-language public broadcaster, in the Kids' CBC programming block,[5] and in the United States on Sprout.
Plot[]
Babu, along with his friends Bruce and Rhonda, 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.
Characters[]
- Babu (performed by Frank Meschkuleit) – Babu is a meerkat who isn't scared of anything.
- Bruce (performed by Mike Peterson) – Bruce is a gorilla who is always nervous. He is always having fun with the help of his friends and his safety helmet.
- Rhonda (performed by Wendy Welch) – Rhonda is a rhinoceros that enjoys playing dress-up. She likes playing by the rules including the ones she makes up.
Cast[]
- Emilie-Claire Barlow – Cheryl
Puppeteers[]
- – Wendall the Sloth, Mr. Bristle the Warthog, Pizza Monkey, Steven the Elephant, Baby Kiko the Meerkat, Rainbow Unicorn, Dragon Dentist, Winter Wizard, Glinda the Stinky Flower, Eric the Baby Lion, Chocolate Marshmallow Monkey, Magical Unicorn, Chucky the Cheetah, Friendly Octopus, Baby Dinosaur, River Pigs.
- Frank Meschkuleit – Babu the Meerkat
- Mike Peterson – Bruce the Gorilla
- Cheryl Wagner – Lala the Lion Cub
- – Rhonda the Rhinoceros
Episodes[]
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Season 1[]
- Planet Crazy
- Babysitting Kico
- Tag that Sloth
- The Magic Hat
- The Ice Cream Castle
- Dress-Up Tea Party
- Babu's Missing Ball
- Watch That Egg!
- Bruce's First Sleepover
- The Mighty Jungle Club
- Bananas for Bananas
- Queen Rhonda
- Spot the Giraffe
- (It's Not Easy) Being Stinky
- All That Sparkles
- Mighty Juice
- Jungle Picnic
- Jungle Snow Day
- Beehive Boogie
- Flower Picking Rules
- Jungle Campout
- Chocolate Marshmallow the Monkey
- Rhonda's Candy
- Wand-a-Rhonda
- Rhonda's Birthday
- Silly Day in the Jungle
Season 2[]
- Babu and the Giant
- The Wishing Star
- Bruce's Surprise Party
- Rhonda's New Friend
- Bruce Loses His Helmet
- Friends for Life
- Mighty Jungle Safari
- Babu and the Tooth Fairy
- Cindergorrila
- Mighty Jungle Time Machine
- Space Pig
- Mighty Jungle Unicorn
- Mighty Jungle Parade
- Mighty Fast Babu
- Babu and the Itch
- Super Babu
- Under the Mighty Sea
- Rhonda's Makeover
- Monster Tea Party
- Mighty Banana Shortage
References[]
- ^ "Home Page – DHX Media". DHX Media.
- ^ "decode.tv". www.decode.tv.
- ^ "Home Page – DHX Media". DHX Media.
- ^ "Brand Canada". CBC.
- ^ "CBC.ca – Program Guide – Programs". www.cbc.ca.
- 2000s Canadian children's television series
- 2000s preschool education television series
- Canadian preschool education television series
- CBC Television original programming
- Canadian television shows featuring puppetry
- Television shows about apes
- Fictional mongooses
- Fictional rhinoceroses
- Television series by DHX Media