The Jungle Book (TV series)
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The Jungle Book is a 2010 3D CGI animated TV series by DQ Entertainment in association with ZDF Enterprises, Moonscoop, Disney Channel
and Universal Studios
.
This series is based on the original book by Rudyard Kipling
as well as the 1967 film Disney's The Jungle Book
. The series is currently broadcast on Disney Channel Asia
and on TF1
since 19 November 2010.
In 2009, DQ Entertainment has show the first episode: "The Black Bees" of this series at MIPCOM 2009
The show airs in Australia from Monday to Friday at 4.55pm on ABC3
.
This show is the most watched series of DQ Entertainment.
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
and Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
.
This series is based on the original book by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
as well as the 1967 film Disney's The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (1967 film)
The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Released on October 18, 1967, it is the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was inspired by the stories about the feral child Mowgli from the book of the same name by...
. The series is currently broadcast on Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel Asia, a franchise of Disney Channel, airs in most parts of Southeast Asia.- Programming :Disney Channel Asia airs a variety of shows, aimed particularly at children and teenagers. Most of the programming is similar to the American counterpart with some shows exclusive to the Asian...
and on TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
since 19 November 2010.
In 2009, DQ Entertainment has show the first episode: "The Black Bees" of this series at MIPCOM 2009
The show airs in Australia from Monday to Friday at 4.55pm on ABC3
ABC3
-Future shows:Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:* After School Care * Bindi's Boot Camp * Bushwacked! * Dance Academy * Dancing Down Under...
.
This show is the most watched series of DQ Entertainment.
Main characters
- MowgliMowgliMowgli is a fictional character from India who originally appeared in Rudyard Kipling's short story "In the Rukh" and then went on to become the most prominent and memorable character in his fantasies, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book , which also featured stories about other...
- A young Man-cub raised by wolves in the jungle, He has a tiger claw which he keeps as a good luck charm after he took it from a battle from the man-eating tiger Shere Khan. He is voiced by Emma Tate. - BagheeraBagheeraBagheera the black-toned Indian Leopard is an animal fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book...
- A black pantherBlack pantherA black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars , in Asia and Africa they are black leopards , and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars A black panther is...
. He is Mowgli's best friend. Unlike his counterpart in the Disney film, Bagheera is not very strict. He is voiced by Sam GoldSam GoldSam Gold is an American voice actor. He has video game and animated roles.-Animated roles:*The Jungle Book - Bagheera, Tabaqui*The Mr. Men Show - Mr. Bounce, Mr. Grumpy, and Mr...
. - BalooBalooBaloo is the fictional bear featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895.-Name and species:He is described in Kipling's work as "the sleepy brown bear"...
- A sloth bearSloth BearThe sloth bear , also known as the labiated bear, is a nocturnal insectivorous species of bear found wild within the Indian subcontinent. The sloth bear evolved from ancestral brown bears during the Pleistocene and shares features found in insect-eating mammals through convergent evolution...
. In the series, he is bipedal, wears glasses and he is Mowgli's mentor. He likes to tell stories of the jungle. He is voiced by Jimmy HibbertJimmy HibbertJames "Jimmy" Hibbert is an English television writer and voice actor best known for his work for Cosgrove Hall.He was brought up and educated at Leighton Park School and in Henley-on-Thames and later studied at the University of Manchester achieving a BA in drama...
. - Shere KhanShere KhanShere Khan is a fictional tiger of the Indian jungle. He is the chief antagonist in two of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories featuring Mowgli. Shere Khan is named after an Afghan Prince Kipling encountered on his trips to Afghanistan...
- A man-eating Bengal TigerBengal TigerThe Bengal tiger is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent that in 2010 has been classified as endangered by IUCN...
, he plans to kill and eat Mowgli but he often fails in his attempts, as he lost one of his claws in a battle with Mowgli, who later kept it as a good luck charm, He has a scar on his left eye. He is voiced by David HoltDavid HoltDavid Holt is a musician. He is dedicated to performing and preserving traditional American music and stories. Holt plays ten acoustic instruments and has released numerous recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folktales...
. - KaaKaaKaa is a fictional and exceptionally long Python molurus from the Mowgli stories written by Rudyard Kipling. Kaa is one of Mowgli's mentors and friends. He, Baloo and Bagheera sing for Mowgli "The Outsong" of the jungle. First introduced in the story "Kaa's Hunting" in The Jungle Book, Kaa is a...
- An Indian PythonIndian PythonPython molurus is a large nonvenomous python species found in many tropic and subtropic areas of Southern and Southeast Asia. It is known by the common names Indian python, black-tailed python, and Indian rock python. Two subspecies are currently recognized: the nominate subspecies and the Burmese...
. Like his counterpart in the book, he is friends with Mowgli, Bagheera and Baloo. He is voiced by Joseph J. Terry. - Akela - An Indian WolfIndian WolfIndian wolf and Iranian Wolf are two common names for Canis lupus pallipes, a subspecies of grey wolf which inhabits western India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and southern Israel. Some experts have suggested at least some C. lupus pallipes populations be re-classified a canid species...
. He is the most trusted leader of the Seeonee wolf pack. In episode 20 "Snake Bite", Mowgli save his life by bringing the medicine to cure him. He is voiced by Joseph J. Terry - Daruka, RakshaRaksha (Jungle Books)Raksha the Demon is a fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories, collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book...
, Lali, and Bala - They are Mowgli's wolf family that raised him as a child. Unlike the Disney film, Daruka's name is Rama. Daruka is voiced by Aaron Albertus and Raksha is voiced by Prudence Alcott. In one episode it is stated that Mowgli left the wolf family five years ago in order to live with Baloo and Bagheera. - HathiHathiHathi is a fictional animal character created by Rudyard Kipling for the Mowgli stories collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book . Hathi is a bull elephant that lives in the jungle. Kipling named him after hāthī , the Hindi word for "elephant".-Kipling's character:Hathi is head of...
- An Indian ElephantIndian ElephantThe Indian Elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years...
. In the series, he has two kids named Appu and Heetah and has a wife named Kachini. Unlike the Disney film, Kachini's name is Winifred. Hathi is voiced by Phil LollarPhil LollarPhil Lollar is a writer, director, and producer for the Focus on the Family-created radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey. He is credited as being one of the show's creators. He also provided the voice for one of characters from the show, Dale Jacobs. He also worked on the Jungle Jam and Friends: The...
. - Tabaqui - An Indian JackalIndian JackalThe Indian Jackal , also known as the Himalayan Jackal is a subspecies of golden jackal native to India, Bhutan, Burma and Nepal. Its karyotype is quite different from that of its Eurasian and African counterparts .-Description:Its fur is a mixture of black and white, with buff on the shoulders,...
. He is as devious as Shere Khan and also he is the sidekick of the evil tiger. He is voiced by Sam Gold. - Darzee - here he is presented as a tiny solid-red bird without a mate or nest. Brave (for such a small bird) and friendly, but poor as messanger (as in the book). He is voiced by Peter Rida Michail
- Rikki-Tikki-TaviRikki-Tikki-TaviRikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story in The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young mongoose.The story is notable for its frightening and serious tone. It has often been anthologised and has also been published more than once as a short book in its own right...
- An Indian MongooseIndian MongooseThe Small Asian Mongoose , also known as the Indian Mongoose, Small Indian Mongoose, or the Javan Mongoose, is a species of mongoose found in the wild in South and Southeast Asia...
. Here he lives in the jungle with the other animals. Very cute-faced, ferret-sized and fearless (once even fought with Shere Kahn in order to defend Mowgli). He is voiced by Danny Katiana
Minor Characters
- Ikii- A porcupine
- Oo and Boo- The two turtles
- JacalaJacalaJacala, officially Jacala de Ledezma is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Jacala de Ledezma . The municipality covers an area of 346.9 km²....
- A crocodile - Cheel- The kite
- Phaona- A wolf who is the grandson of Akela
- Masha and the banderlogs
- Ponya- A red panda
- Langur- A himalayan monkey
Second season
Tapaas Chakravarti, Chairman & CEO of DQ Entertainment, says: "The second season of Jungle Book was a simple decision after the tremendous success of the first season and the inherent demand by the global broadcasting community. Jungle Book already has a tremendous fan following and has created the need to see more and more of Mowgli and his jungle friends by the kids. We are confident that the second season will also be a tremendous commercial success. It will be followed by a TV Movie special, a Christmas special, a Halloween special and many other spin-offs. The partnership with ZDF is symbiotic in the sense that we are producing several other projects with them."Season One
- Man Trap
- Wild Black Bees
- Itchy Twitchy Kaa!
- The Race
- Monkey Queen
- Sleeping Python
- Treasure of Cold Lair
- Legend of Giant Claw
- Fished Out
- Kite Flight
- Mowgli's Log
- Who Is the Bravest?
- The Waterfall
- Darzi's Waterfall Rescue
- Mowgli's Sparklie
- Blood Brothers
- Survival of the Fittest
- The Day the Earth Shook
- The Jungle Tour
- Snake Bite
- The Bridge
- Phaona's Nasty Trick
- The Wishing Tree
- Is That You, Kaa?
- The Rubber Ball
- The Cobra's Egg
Season Two
- The Buffaloes
- The Elephant's Secret
- Mowgli Number One Fan
- The Wrong Panther
- Mowgli The Artist
- Day Of The Shadow
- Small Is Beautiful
- The Tooth Of The Matter
- A Real Wolf
- Trapped!
- Bagheera In The Man Village
- Missing Monkey
- Baloo The King
- Best In Class
- The Monster Of Cold Lair
- Thirst!
- Save the Tiger
- King Kaa
- The Red Crocodile
- Lucky Star
- Mongoose On The Loose
- River Leaf
- Human After All
- Monkey Business
- Two For The Price Of One
- Cheel And The Mountain Fire
External links
- The Jungle Book at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...