The Jungle Bunch

*The Jungle Bunch*
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 [fr] ; 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 [fr], Master Films
Original release
Network	France 3
Release	December 29, 2013 –; 2020

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 [fr], Éric Tosti and produced by Toulouse-based TAT Productions [fr], 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, the second season aired on 2016 and the third season aired on 2020.^[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.

Synopsis

The show focuses on a bunch of animals embodying justice and hope, who are always ready for adventure and funny situations.

Characters

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 fruit bat
Gilbert a neurotic brown tarsier
Al, a thin orange glass frog
Bob, an overweight green cane toad
Fred, a singing warthog

Episodes

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	53	29 December 2013 (2013-12-29)	2014 (2014)
2	53	2016 (2016)	2017 (2017)
3	52	2020 (2020)	2020 (2020)

Film

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

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

^ 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

External links

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[1] 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.

[2] "PGS inks raft of broadcast deals for Jungle Bunch". Kidscreen.com.

[3] "The Jungle Bunch: The Movie (TV Movie 2011)". IMDb.

[4] "San Diego International Kids Film Festival". sdkidsfilms.org.

[5] "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.

[6] "Awards - Kids Awards - International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". iemmys.tv. Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.

[7] "CARTOONS ON THE BAY, I VINCITORI DELL'EDIZIONE 2014" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2021-09-11.

[8] "And the 2013 Kidscreen Awards winners are…". Kidscreen.com.

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v t e TAT Productions
Stop motion films	Mon Copain? (1999) Le Vœu (2001) La Souricière (2003)
TV films	Spike (2008) The Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe (2011) Spike 2 (2012)
Feature films	The Jungle Bunch (2017) Astro Kid (2019) Pil (2021) Epic Tails (2023) The Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown (2023) Pets on a Train (2025) Lovebirds (TBA)
Television series	The World of Santa Claus (2008) The Jungle Bunch: News Beat (2011) The Jungle Bunch: to the Rescue (2013–20) Pil's Adventures (2026)