The Jungle Bunch

The Jungle Bunch
Also known asThe Jungle Bunch to the Rescue
GenreComedy
Adventure
Created byJean-François Tosti
David Alaux
Éric Tosti
Julien Fournet
Developed byDavid Alaux [fr]
Eric Tosti
Written byDavid Alaux
Éric Tosti
Jean-François Tosti
Theme music composerOlivier Cussac
Opening themeThe Jungle Bunch Theme
Ending themeThe Jungle Bunch Theme
ComposerOlivier Cussac
Country of originFrance
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes158
Production
ProducersTAT Productions [fr], Master Films
Original release
NetworkFrance 3
ReleaseDecember 29, 2013 (2013-12-29) –
2020 (2020)

The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue (also known as Les As de la Jungle à la Rescousse in French) is a French CGI animated television series. It was created by Jean-François Tosti, David Alaux [fr], Éric Tosti and produced by Toulouse-based TAT Productions [fr], 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 an International Emmy Award in the category Kids: Animation in 2014 and is aired in more than 180 territories. In the UK it previously aired on Boomerang, and in the US it airs on Universal Kids.

Synopsis

The show focuses on a bunch of animals embodying justice and hope, who are always ready for adventure and funny situations.

Characters

Episodes

Main article: List of The Jungle Bunch episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
15329 December 2013 (2013-12-29)2014 (2014)
2532016 (2016)2017 (2017)
3522020 (2020)2020 (2020)

Film

The series has been adapted from a 52-minute animated film titled The Jungle Bunch: The Movie[3] (originally Les As de la Jungle: Opération Banquise; The Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe). The film aired on France 3, on December 31, 2011 and was released on April 10, 2013. This film was included as premium at the Kidscreen Awards.

In 2017 a feature film simply titled The Jungle Bunch was released.

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ 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. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ "PGS inks raft of broadcast deals for Jungle Bunch". Kidscreen.com.
  3. ^ "The Jungle Bunch: The Movie (TV Movie 2011)". IMDb.
  4. ^ "San Diego International Kids Film Festival". sdkidsfilms.org.
  5. ^ "New York Festivals - 2015 World's Best Television & Films™ Winners". www.newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Awards - Kids Awards - International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". iemmys.tv. Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.
  7. ^ "CARTOONS ON THE BAY, I VINCITORI DELL'EDIZIONE 2014" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  8. ^ "And the 2013 Kidscreen Awards winners are…". Kidscreen.com.