The Mighty Jungle
| The Mighty Jungle | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Jason Hopley Jeff Rosen |
| Starring |
Frank Meschkuleit Mike Petersen Wendy Welch Emilie-Claire Barlow Jamie Bradley Cheryl Wagner |
| Composer(s) | John Welsman |
| Country of origin | Canada, United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | January 2, 1994 |
The Mighty Jungle is a puppet series for preschoolers created by Jeff Rosen and Jason Hopley. The narrative of the story is largely crafted by a group of preschoolers who appear in live-action segments interspersed between puppet-acted scenes. It is co-produced by Halifax Film[1] and Decode Entertainment,[2] both DHX Media Companies;[3] it is produced in association with CBC Television.[4] The program is broadcast in Canada on CBC Television, a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national English-language public broadcaster, in the Kids' CBC programming block,[5] and in the United States on Sprout.
Plot
Babu, along with his friends Bruce and Rhonda, explore many of the same issues that very young children face, such as wanting to win, feeling silly, or not knowing how much is "too much" of a good thing. As the story illustrating the day's theme is played out, the narrative occasionally pauses so that the live-action preschoolers can suggest a course of action for the puppet characters to take, and often the puppets will react to the advice they receive.
Characters
- Babu (performed by Frank Meschkuleit) - Babu is a meerkat who isn't scared of anything. He is yellow and he has brown stripes on his body, brown hair, and a short bushy tail.
- Bruce (performed by Mike Peterson) - Bruce is a gorilla who is always nervous. He is always having fun with the help of his friends and his safety helmet.
- Rhonda (performed by Wendy Welch) - Rhonda is a rhinoceros that enjoys playing dress-up. She likes playing by the rules including the ones she makes up. She is orange. She has four hooves, an orange saddle, a long tail, and two tusks.
Cast
- Emilie-Claire Barlow - Cheryl
Puppeteers
- Jamie Bradley - Wendall the Sloth, Mr. Bristle the Warthog, Pizza Monkey, Steven the Elephant, Baby Kico the Meerkat, Rainbow Unicorn, Dragon Dentist, Winter Wizard, Glinda the Stinky Flower, Eric the Baby Lion, Chocolate Marshmallow Monkey, Magical Unicorn, Chucky the Cheetah, Friendly Octopus, Baby Dinosaur, River Pigs.
- Frank Meschkuleit - Babu the Meerkat
- Mike Peterson - Bruce the Gorilla
- Cheryl Wagner - Lala the Lion Cub
- Wendy Welch - Rhonda