George of the Jungle
Cover to a George of the Jungle VHS tape
Format	Animated
Created by	Jay Ward
Starring	Bill Scott Paul Frees June Foray Daws Butler
Country of origin	United States
No. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames J Troplong "Jay" Ward ( September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated William John "Bill" Scott ( August 2, 1920 – November 29, 1985) was an American Voice actor, Writer Paul Frees ( June 22, 1920 - November 2, 1986) was an American Voice actor and Character actor. June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an American Voice actress who has worked for most of the studios which produced Animated films Daws Butler ( Charles Dawson Butler; November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988) was a Voice actor born in Toledo, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the  of episodes	17
Production
Producer(s)	Jay Ward Bill Scott
Running time	20 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 5, 1967 – December 26, 1967
External links
IMDb profile

George of the Jungle was an American animated television series produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, the same people responsible for Rocky & Bullwinkle. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer J Troplong "Jay" Ward ( September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated Bill Scott or Billy Scott may refer to Bill Scott (athlete, Australian long-distance runner Bill Scott (author, Australian The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is the collective name for two separate American Television Animated series: Rocky and His Friends It ran for 17 episodes on Saturday mornings from September 5 to December 26, 1967, on the American TV network ABC. A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The half-hour program was distributed for many years by Worldvision Enterprises, currently part of CBS Television Distribution. Worldvision Enterprises Inc was a Television program and Home video distributor established in 1962 as ABC Films, the syndication arm of the CBS Television Distribution (CTD is a United States and Global Television Distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation 's three

Program format

The show actually featured three segments in each episode in the form of three unrelated cartoons. The cartoons were George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, and Super Chicken. Tom Slick is the cartoon star of a series of shorts that aired within the half-hour Prime time Animated Television series George of the Jungle For the bluesman see Super Chikan Super Chicken is a segment that ran on the Animated television series George of the Jungle The voices were primarily handled by the same three people over all three segments, Bill Scott, June Foray, and Paul Frees. Bill Scott or Billy Scott may refer to Bill Scott (athlete, Australian long-distance runner Bill Scott (author, Australian June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an American Voice actress who has worked for most of the studios which produced Animated films Paul Frees ( June 22, 1920 - November 2, 1986) was an American Voice actor and Character actor. The complete series is available now on DVD. ^[1]

Unlike previous Ward series, the animation production was actually done in Hollywood. Some of the veteran animators who drew the series included Phil Duncan, Rod Scribner, and Rudy Zamora. Roderick H "Rod" Scribner ( October 10 1910 &ndash December 21 1976) was an American Animator best known for his Each segment's theme song was written by the team of Stan Worth and Sheldon Allman, though the cartoons themselves had little or no music scoring, as with Bullwinkle. Sheldon Allman (b 8 June 1924, Chicago Illinois - d 22 January 2002, Culver City California) was a American

Segments

George of the Jungle

The title segment, George of the Jungle, is a spoof of the popular Tarzan story. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to The title character, George (voiced by Bill Scott), is a dim-witted but big-hearted "ape man" who lives in the jungle. Jungle usually refers to a dense Forest in a hot climate such as a Tropical rainforest. He is called upon each episode to save its inhabitants from various threats. In the episode teaser, he is famous for not looking where he is swinging and thus slamming face-first into trees or other obstacles to the tune of, "George, George, George of the Jungle. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or " Another running gag is that George keeps forgetting that he lives in a tree, and, as a result, falls to the ground from a high drop every time he leaves his house. George's love interest is Ursula (voiced by June Foray), whom George refers to as, "Fella. " He has an ape for a friend, appropriately named Ape (voiced by Paul Frees), who is far more intelligent than George. Then there is Shep, George's pet elephant who acts like a lap dog, or as George calls him, "great big peanut-lovin' poochie. Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. The peanut, or Groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the Legume family Fabaceae native to South America, Mexico " Also of note is the Tooky Tooky (or Tookie Tookie) bird famous for his call: "Ah ah ee ee tooky tooky. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. "

In 1997, the segment was adapted into a live action film, titled George of the Jungle. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar George of the Jungle is a Live-action romantic - family comedy film based on the characters from the original cartoon of the same Brendan Fraser played the title role, with Leslie Mann as Ursula, John Cleese as the voice of Ape, and Thomas Hayden Church as the villain. Brendan James Fraser (born December 3 1968 is a Canadian-American Film and stage actor Leslie Mann (born November 11 1972) is an American actress. Mann was born in San Francisco, California. John Marwood Cleese (ˈkliːz born 27 October, 1939) is a British Actor, Comedian, Writer, Film producer Thomas Haden Church (born June 17, 1960) was born Thomas McMillen in A direct-to-video sequel, George of the Jungle 2 (without Fraser and Mann), was released in 2003. George of the Jungle 2 is the 2003 Direct-to-video Sequel of the 1997 Disney film George of the Jungle. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Tom Slick

Main article: Tom Slick (TV series)

Tom Slick features the title character, Tom Slick (voiced by Bill Scott), as a race-car driver who competes in races with his trusty vehicle, the Thunderbolt Greaseslapper. Tom Slick is the cartoon star of a series of shorts that aired within the half-hour Prime time Animated Television series George of the Jungle He is accompanied by his girlfriend, Marigold (voiced by June Foray, and his elderly mechanic, Gertie Growler (also voiced by Bill Scott). June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an American Voice actress who has worked for most of the studios which produced Animated films Tom's chief antagonists are Baron Otto Matic (voiced by Paul Frees) and his lackey, Clutcher (voiced by Daws Butler), whom the Baron often hits across the head with a monkey wrench. Daws Butler ( Charles Dawson Butler; November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988) was a Voice actor born in Toledo, The monkey wrench or in the UK "Adjustable Spanner" is an adjustable Wrench, which is rarely used today

Super Chicken

Main article: Super Chicken

Super Chicken features the title character, Super Chicken (voiced by Bill Scott), as a superhero who has a lion sidekick named Fred (voiced by Paul Frees). For the bluesman see Super Chikan Super Chicken is a segment that ran on the Animated television series George of the Jungle Super Chicken usually begins their adventures with the battle cry, "Quick, Fred, to the Super Coop," and when Fred comments on his latest injury, responds with a variation of the theme, "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it. " Following his own mistakes, Super Chicken remarks, "I'm glad no one was here to see that!"

George of the Jungle episodes

George was featured in the following six-minute episodes: ^[2]

1. The Sultan's Pearl (September 5, 1967)
2. The Malady Lingers On (September 12, 1967)
3. Oo-Oo Birds Of A Feather (September 19, 1967)
4. Ungawa, The Gorilla God (September 26, 1967)
5. Little Scissor (October 3, 1967)
6. Monkey Business (October 10, 1967)
7. Next Time, Take The Train (October 17, 1967)
8. The Desperate Showers (October 24, 1967)
9. The Treasure Of Sarah Madre (October 31, 1967)
10. The Trouble I've Seed (November 7, 1967)
11. Dr. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Schpritzer, I Presume? (November 14, 1967)
12. Rescue Is My Business (November 21, 1967)
13. Big Flop at The Big Top (November 28, 1967)
14. The Chi Chi Dog (December 5, 1967)
15. A Man For All Hunting Seasons (December 12, 1967)
16. The Forest's Prime Evil (December 19, 1967)
17. Kings Back-To-Back (December 26, 1967)

2007 Series

George of the Jungle (2007 TV series)
Format	Animated
Country of origin	Canada
Broadcast
Original channel	Teletoon Canada (Canada) Cartoon Network (USA) Nicktoons (UK)
Original run	June 17, 2007 – present

Main article: George of the Jungle (2007 TV series)

Classic Media developed a new George of the Jungle Flash animation series in 2007. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian Cable television specialty-channel that broadcasts Animation programming For Nick Toons in United States, see NickToons Network. Nicktoons UK, formerly NickToons TV, is a digital television station Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. George of the Jungle is a Canadian television series It is the remake of the 1967 George of the Jungle animated series using Adobe Classic Media Inc is an American Production company /distributor of family programming acquired in 2007 by UK-based rival Entertainment Rights. A Flash animation or Flash cartoon is an animated Film which is created using Adobe Flash animation software and often distributed in the The new version of the series is co-produced with Studio B Productions and Teletoon Canada, and currently airs on Teletoon in Canada and on Cartoon Network in the United States (starting with a Christmas-themed episode December 21st, 2007). Studio B or Studio B Productions Inc is an Award -winning Canadian Animation studio based in Vancouver British Columbia in Canada Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian Cable television specialty-channel that broadcasts Animation programming Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The series is scheduled to air on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom and Disney Channel Asia in Southeast Asia. For Nick Toons in United States, see NickToons Network. Nicktoons UK, formerly NickToons TV, is a digital television station Disney Channel Asia airs on most parts of SouthEast Asia namely the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, ^{[3] [4] [5]} The series officially premièred on Cartoon Network on January 18.

Cultural references

"Weird Al" Yankovic did a cover version of the George of the Jungle theme on his 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid, which later appeared on the soundtrack of the 1997 live-action film. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Dare to Be Stupid is the third Album recorded by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985 Another cover of the theme by The Presidents of the United States of America also appeared on the soundtrack and was the title theme for the film. The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as simply The Presidents, PotUSA or PUSA, is a Grammy -nominated

References

External links

• Official Cartoon Network site
• 2007 version of George of the Jungle