Jungle (The Mighty Boosh episode)
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| The Mighty Boosh episode | |
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| “Jungle” | |
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| Episode no. | Series 1 Episode 5 |
| Guest star(s) | Matt Berry as Dixon Bainbridge Martin Trenaman as Locksmith Victoria Wicks as Mrs. Gideon Judith Milne as Buissinesswoman David Westlake as Buissinessman |
| Writer(s) | Noel Fielding Julian Barratt |
| Producer | – |
| Director | Paul King |
| Original broadcast | 15 June 2004 |
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"Jungle" is the fifth episode of series one of The Mighty Boosh.
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[edit] Synopsis
Dixon Bainbridge, owner of the Zoo-niverse, plans to sell it to the highest bidder, and there will eventually be a road built through it . Howard and Vince embark on an trip deep into the abandoned, wolf-infested Jungle Room aided by Rudi (a man with a door in his head), in search of the only man they think can help save the zoo - Howard's hero, Tommy Nookah (Rich Fulcher), who was a Rocker, which might be a bit of a problem for Vince - The King of the Mods.
[edit] Songs featured
- "Mod Wolves" – a song performed by the Mod Wolves near the end of the episode, and over the closing credits.
- "Calm a Llama Down"" – an acapella song sung by Vince and Howard.
[edit] Minor characters featured
[edit] Tommy Nookah
Tommy (Fulcher) was the diminutive original owner of the zoo and mentor to Howard. He was missing for ten years, presumed eaten by ocelots. Howard absolutely idolizes him, refusing to believing Tommy is dead, leading Vince to suggest that Howard has a crush on Tommy. In reality, Dixon Bainbridge had locked Tommy in the Jungle Room where he survived living off nothing but cheese. (It is unknown how he was able to find so much cheese in the Jungle Room, but the Jungle Room is, after all, a very strange place.) Ten years of eating nothing but cheese caused Tommy's flesh to turn into cheese and an enormous fatty deposit developed on his head. Despite his grim condition Tommy is quite cheerful (and insane), happily telling Howard, "You are what you eat... and I am freaking cheese!" Tommy admits that he has become hideous, but believes that when he dances, his inner beauty shines. Tommy is a rocker, a firm hater of mods (much to the chagrin of Vince who, in this episode, claims to be the king of the mods). In a last attempt to save the zoo, Howard is forced to grate Tommy and then offers Dixon Bainbridge Tommy's cheesy remains. Tommy's philosophical qualities thus briefly infect Bainbridge, and he is too busy pondering the nature of reality to go through with the sale. Tommy was originally played by Richard Ayoade in the radio series.
[edit] Fire
Fire (Dave Brown) is actually a man in a fire suit who appears when Tommy tells everyone to gather round. He is a very minor character, but his brief, baffling appearance has made him something of a fan favorite. Fire is very similar to Naan Bread, who appears in the episode 'The Legend Of Old Gregg' in the second series. In some stage shows out of improvisation the fire replies "My name is James Smith and I'm just dressed up like this because I have issues with attention", however this has not been adopted as a regular theme.
[edit] Trivia
- 'Über-Mod', the person on the cover of Vince's Mod Monthly magazine, is actually Chris Corner.
- This is the first episode to feature the character of Rudi Van Der Saniel would go on to play a major role in the Series 2 episode "The Priest and the Beast", explaining more about his background and heroic feats.
[edit] External links
- "Jungle" at the Internet Movie Database
