Jungle Junction

Jungle Junction
Genre	Adventure Educational Comedy Preschool
Created by	Trevor Ricketts
Written by	Laura Beaumont Paul Larson
Directed by	Morgan Francis
Creative director(s)	Marc Forster
Voices of	Janet James Billy West Keith Wickham
Composer(s)	Mark Blackledge
Country of origin	United States United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	46 (92 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Erica Darby George Evelyn
Production location(s)	Penzance, Cornwall
Editor(s)	Mark Edwards
Production company(s)	Spider Eye Productions
Release
Original network	Playhouse Disney (season 1) Disney Junior (season 2)
Original release	October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05) – October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)
External links
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Jungle Junction is a children's television series created by Trevor Ricketts. In the United States, it was part of its Playhouse Disney block. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to its Disney Junior block, which served as Playhouse Disney's replacement. 46 episodes were produced over 2 seasons. The show follows Wheelers on their adventures. It aired on Disney Channel in the United States, and was produced by British animation company Spider Eye Productions in the UK.

Premise

The series tells the story of some friends who live in a jungle together and all have wheels in place of feet, which allow them to 'zip' on the jungle's roads.

Characters

Main

• Zooter Pig (voiced by Janet James) is a pink two-wheeled pig who is the jungle messenger. She can zoom around the jungle. She is Ellyvan's best friend. She says the title of every episode.
• Ellyvan Elephant (voiced by Billy West) is a blue elephant van who can deliver everything. He is Zooter's best friend. His name is a compound word, albeit fictitious. He is capable of sucking improbable quantities of liquids up his trunk and spraying them.
• Bungo Bunny (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a golden yellow bunny. He gets to put signs all over the jungle. He is the only Wheeler who is good at jumping; being able to leap many times his own height into the air. He carries a sign with the episode's title at the beginning. During the credits at the end of every episode in Season 1, he appears with signs and he asks the viewers for some help finding the right sign.

Recurring

• Taxicrab (voiced by Jess Harnell) is a red crab with eyestalks who likes to dance. He makes the greatest smoothies in the jungle. His name derives from "taxi cab", and he's the only Wheeler capable of driving sideways. Despite the fact that Toadhog is often impatient, Taxicrab tolerates him the most.
• Carla Koala (voiced by Laraine Newman) is an orange koala and cargo who owns a grocery shop. She only appears in Season 1.
• Dozer Bull (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a bull and a construction worker. His name and shape derives from "bulldozer", being a pun. His talent is digging and repairing roads with his yellow dozer blade.
• Crocker Crocodile (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a green lisping crocodile and the fire chief of the jungle. He wears a yellow helmet with a red flashing light on top. He has a skill at gardening and knows how to make compost. His name comes from the phrase which is slang in the United Kingdom, used to describe many second hand cars.
• Toadhog (voiced by Ron Orbach) is a grouchy green toad who likes Fifi flies. His sticky tongue can shoot out a long way to grab things. His name derives from "roadhog", which is used to describe an aggressive and reckless motorist. He might be responsible for Jungle Junction's power supply; his water wheel powers the generator for all the lights, and he has a supplementary generator that is used to power the Christmas lights. He loses his patience with almost everyone, except for Taxicrab.
• Hippobus (voiced by Amanda Symonds) is a bright yellow hippopotamus and school bus. Her name derives from "Hippie Bus", usually a redecorated Volkswagen Bus. She brings the five Beetlebugs to school.
• Lance Rhino (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a purple rhinoceros and an ambulance. He is the jungle's doctor. His name is both a contraction of ambulance and a reference to a weapon used by lancers who attacked with it at a full charge, much like a rhino attacking things by charging at them.
• Bobby Toucan (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert) is a toucan as the police chief of the jungle. His name derives from the British slang word for police officers. He is the only Wheeler who can fly and the only one to have a 3-wheeled chassis.
• Miss Jolly Zebra (voiced by Amanda Symonds) is a zebra with black stripes. She is the school teacher as well as the only oldest and wisest of the Wheelers. She is also the only one who wears glasses.
• The Beetlebugs are tiny Wheelers. Their shape derives from the Volkswagen Beetle. Their speech is mostly synchronized. There are five of them: Reddie (the red one), Orangey (the orange one), Greenie (the green one), Bluey (the blue one), and Goldie (the yellow one).

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	20		October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)	February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11)
	2	25		February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)	October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)

Season 1 (2009–2011)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"The Treasure of Jungle Junction" "Shrinky"	Allan Neuwirth / Jimmy Hibbert	Chris Drew / Michelle Dabbs and Peter Mays	October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)	104	N/A
2	2	"Bungo to the Rescue" "Pinky Picnic"	Paul Larson and Laura Beaumont / Stan Cullimore	Richard Nye / Ben Lewis	October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)	101	N/A
3	3	"Nothing to Sneeze at" "Fire Station Hero"	Gillian Corderoy / P. Kevin Strader	Marco Piersma / Chris Drew	October 7, 2009 (2009-10-07)	103	N/A
4	4	"A Beautiful Stink" "Prickly Pal"	James Mason / Paul Dawson	Marco Piersma / Chris Drew	October 8, 2009 (2009-10-08)	107	N/A
5	5	"The Big Race Around" "Zooter Loses Her Zip"	Stan Cullimore / Andy Yerkes	Mark Marren / Michelle Dabbs & Peter Mays	October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)	102	N/A
6	6	"A Mystery for Bobby" "Signs of Trouble"	Claudia Silver / Dan Chambers	Colin White / Mark Marren	October 12, 2009 (2009-10-12)	105	N/A
7	7	"Sap Trap" "River Race"	Story: Vanessa Amberleigh, Teleplay: Allan Neuwirth / Samantha Hill	John Perkins / Colin White	October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)	108	N/A
8	8	"The Star Juggler" "Bungo's Box"	Jill Cozza-Turner / Paul Dawson	Paul Stone / Marco Piersma	October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)	111	N/A
9	9	"Smile, Toadhog!" "Zooter's Surprise"	Story: Dave Ingham, Teleplay: Peter Hynes & Craig Carlisle / Mark Holloway	Richard Nye / Ben Lewis	October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19)	106	N/A
10	10	"Stuck!" "Coconuts!"	Story: John Gilluley & Julie Mackay, Teleplay: Bridget Hurst / Claudia Silver	Chris Drew / Richard Ollive	October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)	109	N/A
11	11	"Rainy Daze" "King Ellyvan"	Samantha Hill / Mark Holloway	Richard Nye / Mark Marren	November 2, 2009 (2009-11-02)	110	N/A
12	12	"The Missing Glasses" "Dozer's Daisy"	Allan Neuwirth / Jill Cozza-Turner	Marco Piersma / Richard Nye	November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)	114	N/A
13	13	"The Night Before Zipsmas" "A Gift for Zooter"	Trevor Ricketts / Jill Cozza-Turner	Mark Marren / Chris Drew	December 5, 2009 (2009-12-05)	119	N/A
14	14	"Bungo the Magnificent" "Thingums"	P. Kevin Strader / Dan Chambers	Pete Western / Colin White	January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18)	112	N/A
15	15	"A Bubbly Emergency" "Funny Fruit"	Bridget Hurst / Craig Carlisle	Mark Marren / Chris Drew	February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)	113	N/A
16	16	"Muddy Zooter" "Stargazing"	Jill Cozza-Turner / James Mason	Chris Drew / Richard Nye	March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)	116	N/A
17	17	"Dozer Digs" "Taxicrab's Whistle"	P. Kevin Strader	Marco Piersma / Chris Drew	April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)	117	N/A
18	18	"Wheeler Ball" "The Great Garden Caper"	Jill Cozza-Turner / Claudia Turner	Richard Ollive / Pete Western	May 31, 2010 (2010-05-31)	118	N/A
19	19	"Follow That…Thing!" "The Spooky Road"	Claudia Silver / Craig Carlisle	Richard Ollive / Chris Drew	September 8, 2010 (2010-09-08)	115	N/A
20	20	"Hiccup Power" "Fifi Frenzy"	Allan Neuwirth / Claudia Silver	Richard Nye / Marco Piersma	February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11)	120	N/A

Season 2 (2011–2012)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
21	1	"Fly, Zooter, Fly" "Ellyvan's Boing-Boing Blues"	Chris Nee / Jill Cozza-Turner	Chris Drew / Mark Marren	February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)	201	N/A
22	2	"Ripe Fruit Bungo" "Caterpillar Crossing"	Paul Dawson / Scott Gray	Mark Marren / Marco Piersma	May 9, 2011 (2011-05-09)	202	N/A
23	3	"Ellyvan Goes Up" "Easy Does it, Dozer!"	Joe Purdy / Kent Redeker	Mark Marren / Marco Piersma	May 16, 2011 (2011-05-16)	203	N/A
24	4	"Bungo's Wheeler Wash" "Ellyvan's Road Waffles"	TBA	TBA	July 22, 2011 (2011-07-22)	204	N/A
25	5	"Rock Around the Clock" "The Jolly"	TBA	TBA	August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)	205	N/A
26	6	"Floaty Fruit" "Zooter's Blanket"	James Mason / Jack Monaco	Mike Coles / Chris Drew	August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)	206	N/A
27	7	"Where's Ellyvan?" "Bobby's Hat"	Story: Joe Purdy, Teleplay: Scott Gray / Jack Monaco	Mark Marren / Marco Piersma	September 6, 2011 (2011-09-06)	207	N/A
28	8	"Cadet Zooter" "Jungle Job Swap"	Adam Rudman / Jill Cozza-Turner	Richard Nye / Chris Drew	September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)	208	N/A
29	9	"Bungo's Better Best Friend" "Lance and the Jumpy Pumpkin"	Mark Holloway / Paul Dawson	Marco Piersma / Chris Drew	October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)	211	N/A
30	10	"Bobby's Road Rules" "Zooter's Strange Spots"	Joe Purdy / Scott Gray	Chris Drew / Mark Marren	November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)	209	N/A
31	11	"Bungo Leads the Way" "Ellyvan and the Zoominator"	TBA	TBA	November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)	212	N/A
32	12	"Bungo Moves in" "Big Red Lance"	Scott Gray	Chris Drew / Richard Nye	November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15)	214	N/A
33	13	"Ellyvan's Ballet Lesson" "Crocker for a Day"	Brian Hohlfeld / Myles MacLeod	Chris Drew / Marco Piersma	November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)	213	N/A
34	14	"Toadhog Goes Fishing" "Ellyvan's Whiffy Delivery"	David Pitlik / Myles MacLeod	Marco Piersma / Mark Marren	December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)	215	N/A
35	15	"Bungo's Big Bounce" "Zooter's Tire Troubles"	Laura Beaumont & Paul Larson / Jack Monaco	Arshad Mirza Baig / Chris Drew	December 8, 2011 (2011-12-08)	216	N/A
36	16	"Lance in Love" "Best Buddy Mix-Up"	Paul Dawson / Susan Kim	Richard Nye / Marco Piersma	February 9, 2012 (2012-02-09)	210	N/A
37	17	"Big, Little Adventure" "The Amazing Crab-Dini"	TBA	TBA	March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)	220	N/A
38	18	"Crocker Gets Cross" "Really, Wheely Stuck"	Krista Tucker / Peggy Sarlin	Richard Nye / Marco Piersma	March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)	217	N/A
39	19	"Zooter Peeks!" "Ellyvan Says No"	Adam Rudman / Krista Tucker	Richard Nye / Chris Drew	March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07)	219	N/A
40	20	"Zooter Gets a Beetlebug" "Dozer's Magic Kettle"	Laura Beaumont & Paul Larson / Susan Kim	Chris Drew / Mark Marren	March 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)	218	N/A
41	21	"Bungo Joins the Club" "Stay Awake, Crocker"	Paul Dawson / Jack Monaco	Chris Drew / Peter Dodd	April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17)	221	N/A
42	22	"An Excellent Party" "The Bungo-Naut"	Story: Jill Cozza-Turner, Teleplay: David Pitlik / Scott Gray	Mark Marren / Richard Nye	May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)	222	N/A
43	23	"Zooter Slips Up" "The Buzz About Toadhog"	James Mason / Story: Jimmy Hibbert, Teleplay: Krista Tucker	Marco Piersma / Arshad Mirza Baig	May 24, 2012 (2012-05-24)	223	N/A
44–45	24–25	"Zooter's Surprise Delivery"	Brian Hohlfeld	Chris Drew, Mark Marren, Richard Nye & Marco Piersma	July 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)	225-226	N/A
46	26	"Daredevil Ellyvan" "Bungo and the Beasties"	Peggy Sarlin & Krista Tucker / Scott Gray	Chris Drew	October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)	224	N/A

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the show a 4 out of 5 stars.

External links

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