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, Éric Tosti and produced by Toulouse-based TAT 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 and the second season aired on November 2, 2015.[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.
| 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 edit
The show focuses on a bunch of animals embodying justice and hope, who are always ready for adventure and funny situations.
Characters edit
- Maurice, a brave emperor penguin who thinks that he is a tiger
- Junior, a Tiger barb who is Maurice's adopted son
- Miguel, a dimwitted blue gorilla
- Batricia, a female fruitbat
- Gilbert a neurotic brown tarsier
- Al, a thin orange glass frog
- Bob, an overweight green cane toad
- Fred, a singing warthog
Episodes edit
Film edit
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 edit
- San Diego International Kids Film Festival 2015 : Grand Jury Prize - Best Short[4] for the TV special The Great Treasure Quest
- New York Festivals 2015 : Final Certificate[5]
- International Emmy Awards 2014[6]
- Cartoons on the Bay 2014 : Pucinella Award for Best Children TV series[7]
- Kidscreen Awards 2013 : TV Movie Award for The 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. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ "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 from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Awards - Kids Awards - International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". iemmys.tv. Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.
- ^ "CARTOONS ON THE BAY, I VINCITORI DELL'EDIZIONE 2014" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "And the 2013 Kidscreen Awards winners are…". Kidscreen.com.
- Official website The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! Season 2
- Distributor website The Jungle Bunch