"Jungle Cubs" (1996) TV series 1996-1998

Director:

Kenny Thompkins

Writers:

Scott Gray (story)
Don London (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Animation | Comedy

Plot:

The comic adventures of the children of the Jungle Book characters as they cope by themselves with life in the wild...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Film | Animal | Kids And Family

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David L. Lander	...	Arthur (4 episodes, 1996)
Michael McKean	...	Cecil (4 episodes, 1996)

Runtime:

30 min (21 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-Y | UK:U

Company:

Disney Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Spin off from The Jungle Book (1967)

Soundtrack:

Bare Necessities

Entertaining show, but not my absolute favourite.

I absolutely love the first Jungle Book film, not so much the sequel. The show is very entertaining indeed, something to keep me amused in the morning. The animation is mostly lovely, with beautiful colourful backgrounds, but I have seen better animation in shows like Darkwing Duck and Talespin. The music is very nice indeed, quite catchy and well-sung. The characters are funny and charming, it was very nice to see those from the first film as children, and through them we as an audience learn powerful messages of friendship, loyalty and bravery. I did notice though that throughout their run, the animation style did change slightly. What I loved most about Jungle Cubs was the humour that will keep kids amused. A good example is in the episode "Night in the Wasteland" where Louis says something along the lines of "He is like a hippopotamus, except just without the hip." Of course the show is mainly for kids, but being 17, I was really entertained and I wish it lasted longer. 8/10 Bethany Cox