Jumanji (TV series)
| Jumanji | |
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| Genre |
Action/Adventure Fantasy Horror |
| Starring |
Bill Fagerbakke Debi Derryberry Ashley Johnson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) |
Adelaide Productions Columbia TriStar Television Interscope Communications Teitler Film Bohbot Kids Network (BKN) |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
UPN Kids (1996–98) BKN (1998–99) |
| Picture format | 480i 4:3 (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 8, 1996 – March 11, 1999 |
Jumanji is an American animated television series that was inspired by the movie based on the short story of the same name. The series ran for three seasons from 1996 to 1999. In 1996, it was carried by the UPN Kids network, but later seasons were syndicated by BKN. The series was also shown by CITV in the United Kingdom, TRTÉ in the Republic of Ireland and on Russian RTR channel. It has aired in Pakistan on Cartoon Network in English and currently airs on Filmax in Urdu and on Aruj TV in Pushto.
Jumanji was produced by Adelaide Productions and was the first show made by that company, with character designs by Everett Peck. Episodes of the show are available on iTunes and Hulu. The show was rerun on Kabillion on Demand. The show has also been released through YouTube.
While it followed the movie's plot, there were a few changes such as the exclusion of Bonnie Hunt's character Sarah Whittle and the age and relationship of the policeman Carl Bentley (played by David Alan Grier in the movie) was changed somewhat. Van Pelt appears in some episodes. Each turn, the player was given a "game clue" and then sucked into the jungle until they solved their clue. Robin Williams' character Alan was trapped in Jumanji because he had never seen his clue. Judy and Peter would help Alan try to leave the game providing the characters' motivation during the series. Also, Peter would sometimes be transformed into various animals whenever he cheated, sometimes using the abilities of whatever animal he becomes to an advantage. The kids also free another player trapped longer than Alan. Unlike Alan, he saw his clue but never solved it, but with the kids' help he solves it. He called himself the Master of Jumanji and tried to get other people to solve his clue for him, but once Alan points out that his clue (the Gateless Gate) is an illusion of Jumanji's and he accepts it, it solves his clue.
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