The Jungle Book (TV series)
The Jungle Book is a 2010 3D CGI animated TV series by DQ Entertainment in association with ZDF Enterprises, Moonscoop, Disney Channel and Universal Studios.
This series is based on the original book by Rudyard Kipling as well as the 1967 film Disney's The Jungle Book. The series is currently broadcast on Disney Channel Asia and on TF1 since 19 November 2010.
In 2009, DQ Entertainment has show the first episode: "The Black Bees" of this series at MIPCOM 2009
The show airs in Australia from Monday to Friday at 4.55pm on ABC3.
This show is the most watched series of DQ Entertainment.
Main characters
- Mowgli - A young Man-cub raised by wolves in the jungle, He has a tiger claw which he keeps as a good luck charm after he took it from a battle from the man-eating tiger Shere Khan. He is voiced by Emma Tate.
- Bagheera - A black panther. He is Mowgli's best friend. Unlike his counterpart in the Disney film, Bagheera is not very strict. He is voiced by Sam Gold.
- Baloo - A sloth bear. In the series, he is bipedal, wears glasses and he is Mowgli's mentor. He likes to tell stories of the jungle. He is voiced by Jimmy Hibbert.
- Shere Khan - A man-eating Bengal Tiger, he plans to kill and eat Mowgli but he often fails in his attempts, as he lost one of his claws in a battle with Mowgli, who later kept it as a good luck charm, He has a scar on his left eye. He is voiced by David Holt.
- Kaa - An Indian Python. Like his counterpart in the book, he is friends with Mowgli, Bagheera and Baloo. He is voiced by Joseph J. Terry.
- Akela - An Indian Wolf. He is the most trusted leader of the Seeonee wolf pack. In episode 20 "Snake Bite", Mowgli save his life by bringing the medicine to cure him. He is voiced by Joseph J. Terry
- Daruka, Raksha, Lali, and Bala - They are Mowgli's wolf family that raised him as a child. Unlike the Disney film, Daruka's name is Rama. Daruka is voiced by Aaron Albertus and Raksha is voiced by Prudence Alcott. In one episode it is stated that Mowgli left the wolf family five years ago in order to live with Baloo and Bagheera.
- Hathi - An Indian Elephant. In the series, he has two kids named Appu and Heetah and has a wife named Kachini. Unlike the Disney film, Kachini's name is Winifred. Hathi is voiced by Phil Lollar.
- Tabaqui - An Indian Jackal. He is as devious as Shere Khan and also he is the sidekick of the evil tiger. He is voiced by Sam Gold.
- Darzee - here he is presented as a tiny solid-red bird without a mate or nest. Brave (for such a small bird) and friendly, but poor as messanger (as in the book). He is voiced by Peter Rida Michail
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - An Indian Mongoose. Here he lives in the jungle with the other animals. Very cute-faced, ferret-sized and fearless (once even fought with Shere Kahn in order to defend Mowgli). He is voiced by Danny Katiana
Minor Characters
- Ikii- A porcupine
- Oo and Boo- The two turtles
- Jacala- A crocodile
- Cheel- The kite
- Phaona- A wolf who is the grandson of Akela
- Masha and the banderlogs
- Ponya- A red panda
- Langur- A himalayan monkey
Second season
Tapaas Chakravarti, Chairman & CEO of DQ Entertainment, says: "The second season of Jungle Book was a simple decision after the tremendous success of the first season and the inherent demand by the global broadcasting community. Jungle Book already has a tremendous fan following and has created the need to see more and more of Mowgli and his jungle friends by the kids. We are confident that the second season will also be a tremendous commercial success. It will be followed by a TV Movie special, a Christmas special, a Halloween special and many other spin-offs. The partnership with ZDF is symbiotic in the sense that we are producing several other projects with them."
Episodes
Season One
- Man Trap
- Wild Black Bees
- Itchy Twitchy Kaa!
- The Race
- Monkey Queen
- Sleeping Python
- Treasure of Cold Lair
- Legend of Giant Claw
- Fished Out
- Kite Flight
- Mowgli's Log
- Who Is the Bravest?
- The Waterfall
- Darzi's Waterfall Rescue
- Mowgli's Sparklie
- Blood Brothers
- Survival of the Fittest
- The Day the Earth Shook
- The Jungle Tour
- Snake Bite
- The Bridge
- Phaona's Nasty Trick
- The Wishing Tree
- Is That You, Kaa?
- The Rubber Ball
- The Cobra's Egg
Season Two
- The Buffaloes
- The Elephant's Secret
- Mowgli Number One Fan
- The Wrong Panther
- Mowgli The Artist
- Day Of The Shadow
- Small Is Beautiful
- The Tooth Of The Matter
- A Real Wolf
- Trapped!
- Bagheera In The Man Village
- Missing Monkey
- Baloo The King
- Best In Class
- The Monster Of Cold Lair
- Thirst!
- Save the Tiger
- King Kaa
- The Red Crocodile
- Lucky Star
- Mongoose On The Loose
- River Leaf
- Human After All
- Monkey Business
- Two For The Price Of One
- Cheel And The Mountain Fire
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