The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue(also known asLes As de la Jungle à la Rescoussein French) is a French CGI animated television series. It was created by Jean-François Tosti,David Alaux,Éric Tostiand produced byToulouse-basedTAT Productions,Seaworld Kids, and Master Films. The series is about Maurice, a penguin that thinks he is a tiger, and his misfit friends.[1]Together, they are the defenders of the jungle. The series' 1st season premiered on December 29, 2013 in France, the second season aired on 2016 and the third season aired on 2020.[2] The Jungle Bunch to the rescue won anInternational Emmy Awardin the categoryKids: Animationin 2014 and is aired in more than 180 territories. In the UK it previously aired onBoomerang,and in the US it airs onUniversal Kids.
| The Jungle Bunch | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue |
| Genre | Comedy Adventure |
| Created by | Jean-François Tosti David Alaux Éric Tosti Julien Fournet |
| Developed by | David Alaux Eric Tosti |
| Written by | David Alaux Éric Tosti Jean-François Tosti |
| Theme music composer | Olivier Cussac |
| Opening theme | The Jungle Bunch Theme |
| Ending theme | The Jungle Bunch Theme |
| Composer | Olivier Cussac |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original languages | French English |
| No.of seasons | 3 |
| No.of episodes | 158 |
| Production | |
| Producers | TAT Productions,Master Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | France 3 |
| Release | December 29, 2013– 2020 |
Synopsis
editThe show focuses on a bunch of animals embodying justice and hope, who are always ready for adventure and funny situations.
Characters
edit- Maurice, a braveemperor penguinwho thinks that he is a tiger
- Junior, aTiger barbwho is Maurice's adopted son
- Miguel, a dimwitted blue gorilla
- Batricia, a femalefruit bat
- Gilbert a neurotic browntarsier
- Al, a thin orangeglass frog
- Bob, an overweight greencane toad
- Fred, a singingwarthog
Episodes
editFilm
editThe series has been adapted from a 52-minute animated film titledThe Jungle Bunch: The Movie[3](originallyLes As de la Jungle: Opération Banquise;The Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe). The film aired onFrance 3,on December 31, 2011 and was released on April 10, 2013. This film was included as premium at theKidscreen Awards.
In 2017 a feature film simply titledThe Jungle Bunchwas released.
Awards and nominations
edit- San Diego International Kids Film Festival2015: Grand Jury Prize - Best Short[4]for the TV specialThe Great Treasure Quest
- New York Festivals2015: Final Certificate[5]
- International Emmy Awards2014[6]
- Cartoons on the Bay2014: Pucinella Award for Best Children TV series[7]
- Kidscreen Awards2013: TV Movie Award forThe Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe[8]
References
edit- ^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. pp. 56–57.ISBN9781476672939.
- ^"PGS inks raft of broadcast deals for Jungle Bunch".Kidscreen.com.
- ^"The Jungle Bunch: The Movie (TV Movie 2011)".IMDb.
- ^"San Diego International Kids Film Festival".sdkidsfilms.org.
- ^"New York Festivals - 2015 World's Best Television & Films™ Winners".www.newyorkfestivals.com.Archived fromthe originalon 22 December 2015.Retrieved15 January2022.
- ^"Awards - Kids Awards - International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences".iemmys.tv.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-03.
- ^"CARTOONS ON THE BAY, I VINCITORI DELL'EDIZIONE 2014"(Press release). Archived fromthe originalon 2015-08-12.Retrieved2021-09-11.
- ^"And the 2013 Kidscreen Awards winners are…".Kidscreen.com.
- Official websiteThe Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! Season 2
- Distributor websiteThe Jungle Bunch