The Jungle Bunch | |
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Also known as | The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue |
Created by | Jean-François Tosti David Alaux Eric Tosti Julien Fournet |
Developed by | David Alaux 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(s) | Olivier Cussac |
Country of origin | France United Kingdom United States |
Original language(s) | French English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 104 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | TAT Productions, Master Films |
Release | |
Original network | France 3 (France) |
Original release | December 29, 2013 | – present
External links | |
Website |
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, Eric Tosti and produced by TAT Productions and Master Films. The series is about Maurice, a penguin that thinks he is a tiger, and his misfit friends. Together, they are the defenders of the jungle. The series' 1st season premiered on December 29, 2013 in France and the second season aired on November 2, 2015. The Jungle Bunch to the rescue won an International Emmy Award in 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 currently airs on Sprout.
The show focuses on a bunch of animals embodying justice and hope, who always ready for adventure and funny situations.
The series has been adapted into a 52-minute animated film titled The Jungle Bunch: The Movie (originally Les As de la Jungle: Opération Banquise; The Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe). The film was 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.
TAT productions is developing a feature film based on the Jungle Bunch licence.