The Mighty Jungle (Canadian TV series)

The Mighty Jungle is a Canadian puppet series created by Jeff Rosen and Jason Hopley. The narrative of the story is largely crafted by a group of preschoolers who appear in live-action segments interspersed between puppet-acted scenes. It is co-produced by Halifax Film[1] and Decode Entertainment,[2] both DHX Media Companies,[3] and produced in association with CBC Television.[4] The series is broadcast in Canada on CBC Television, a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national English-language public broadcaster, in the Kids' CBC programming block,[5] and in the United States on Sprout.

The Mighty Jungle
Created by	Jason Hopley Jeff Rosen
Starring	Frank Meschkuleit Mike Petersen Wendy Welch Emilie-Claire Barlow Jamie Bradley Cheryl Wagner
Opening theme	The Mighty Jungle
Ending theme	The Mighty Jungle (Instrumental)
Composer	John Welsman
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	46
Production
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Decode Entertainment Halifax Film
Distributor	Decode Entertainment
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Picture format	480p
Audio format	stereo
Original release	November 5, 2007 – October 8, 2008

Plot

Babu, along with his friends Bruce and Rhonda, explore many of the same issues that very young children face, such as wanting to win, feeling silly, or not knowing how much is "too much" of a good thing. As the story illustrating the day's theme is played out, the narrative occasionally pauses so that the live-action preschoolers can suggest a course of action for the puppet characters to take, and often the puppets will react to the advice they receive.

Characters

• Babu (performed by Frank Meschkuleit) – Babu is a meerkat who isn't scared of anything.
• Bruce (performed by Mike Peterson) – Bruce is a gorilla who is always nervous. He is always having fun with the help of his friends and his safety helmet.
• Rhonda (performed by Wendy Welch) – Rhonda is a rhinoceros that enjoys playing dress-up. She likes playing by the rules including the ones she makes up.

Cast

• Emilie-Claire Barlow – Cheryl

Puppeteers

• Jamie Bradley – Wendall the Sloth, Mr. Bristle the Warthog, Pizza Monkey, Steven the Elephant, Baby Kiko the Meerkat, Rainbow Unicorn, Dragon Dentist, Winter Wizard, Glinda the Stinky Flower, Eric the Baby Lion, Chocolate Marshmallow Monkey, Magical Unicorn, Chucky the Cheetah, Friendly Octopus, Baby Dinosaur, River Pigs.
• Frank Meschkuleit – Babu the Meerkat
• Mike Peterson – Bruce the Gorilla
• Cheryl Wagner – Lala the Lion Cub
• Wendy Welch – Rhonda the Rhinoceros

Episodes

Season 1

1. Planet Crazy
2. Babysitting Kico
3. Tag that Sloth
4. The Magic Hat
5. The Ice Cream Castle
6. Dress-Up Tea Party
7. Babu's Missing Ball
8. Watch That Egg!
9. Bruce's First Sleepover
10. The Mighty Jungle Club
11. Bananas for Bananas
12. Queen Rhonda
13. Spot the Giraffe
14. (It's Not Easy) Being Stinky
15. All That Sparkles
16. Mighty Juice
17. Jungle Picnic
18. Jungle Snow Day
19. Beehive Boogie
20. Flower Picking Rules
21. Jungle Campout
22. Chocolate Marshmallow the Monkey
23. Rhonda's Candy
24. Wand-a-Rhonda
25. Rhonda's Birthday
26. Silly Day in the Jungle

Season 2

1. Babu and the Giant
2. The Wishing Star
3. Bruce's Surprise Party
4. Rhonda's New Friend
5. Bruce Loses His Helmet
6. Friends for Life
7. Mighty Jungle Safari
8. Babu and the Tooth Fairy
9. Cindergorrila
10. Mighty Jungle Time Machine
11. Space Pig
12. Mighty Jungle Unicorn
13. Mighty Jungle Parade
14. Mighty Fast Babu
15. Babu and the Itch
16. Super Babu
17. Under the Mighty Sea
18. Rhonda's Makeover
19. Monster Tea Party
20. Mighty Banana Shortage

References

1. "Home Page – DHX Media". DHX Media.
2. "decode.tv". www.decode.tv.
3. "Home Page – DHX Media". DHX Media.
4. "Brand Canada". CBC.
5. "CBC.ca – Program Guide – Programs". www.cbc.ca.