Jungle Junction
American-British children's animated television series
Jungle Junction is a kids' show created by Trevor Ricketts. In the US, the show started as part of its Playhouse Disney block for preschoolers. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to Disney Junior. It's about animal-like vehicles on their adventures. It premiered on Discovery Family on October 1, 2013.
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| Genre | Adventure Educational Comedy |
| 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 |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 47 |
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| Production locations | Penzance, Cornwall |
| Editor | Mark Edwards |
| Production company | Spider Eye Productions |
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| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | October 5, 2009 – October 26, 2012 |
The show's broadcast on Disney Junior in the United States and in the Netherlands. It is also broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and in most of Asia. It was made in the UK by animation company Spider Eye Productions.
Characters
Main
- Zooter (voiced by Janet James) is a pink pig. Her name is a combination of zoom, zip and scooter. She speaks with a British accent. She's the jungle messenger. She also says the title of every episode.
- Ellyvan (voiced by Billy West) is a blue elephant van. He carries the deliveries around the jungle. He is the biggest animal in the jungle and Zooter's best friend. He is able to suck large amounts 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 bunny with brown ears. He can make signs or put them all over the jungle. He's good at Geography. He knows the jungle better than anyone else. He is also the only vehicle that is good at jumping. Bungo can jump many times his height into the air. Bungo is a bunny, but he has a long raccoon tail. 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 or asks the viewers for help finding the right sign. He also speaks with a British accent. He says "Oh, carrot sticks!".
References
Other websites
- Jungle Junction Official Site[dead link]
- Jungle Junction Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine at Disney.co.uk
- Junction[dead link] at Disney.es
- "Jungle Junction" at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by Special Agent Oso |
Playhouse Disney Shows 2009 |
Succeeded by Where Is Warehouse Mouse? |