Munki and Trunk
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| Munki and Trunk | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Slice of life |
| Created by | Brent Dawes |
| Directed by | Sam Wilson |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Phil Cunningham Jacqui Cunningham Hugo Day Rupert Day |
| Producer(s) | Tim Keller Matthew Brown |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sunrise Productions |
| Release | |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV (1080p) (2017-) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 1 June 2017 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Jungle Beat |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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Plot[edit]
Munki and Trunk is a dialogue-free 3D animated TV series for kids aged 4 to 7. The jungle based series follows unlikely best friends Munki, a bold, banana-juggling monkey and Trunk, a big-hearted and optimistic elephant.[1]
A spin-off of Sunrise Production's show Jungle Beat, Munki and Trunk further develops the environment and characters of its parent show in a "Tree-crashing, rock-smashing, water-splashing, fruit-mashing, knock-about comedy adventure” [2]
Production[edit]
Munki and Trunk is produced by Sunrise Productions, a Cape Town based animation company. 52 episodes of the 7 minute 3D CG show are in production for release in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, Aardman’s Rights and Brand Development division partnered with Sunrise to represent global television distribution rights for the animated series, premiering the series at MIPCOM Junior. [3]
Episodes[edit]
Season 1[edit]
| Episode Number | Title | Directed by | Written by | Episode Summary | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen of the Swingers | Sam Wilson, Brent Dawes | Will Brenton, Sam Wilson | Munki and Trunk spot some delicious fruit in the distance, and run off through the jungle to get it. The journey’s easy for Munki because he can swing from vines, but Trunk has a much harder time running through the dense foliage. She wants to learn how to swing too, and Munki wants to teach her, but getting an elephant to swing from a vine requires some very special motivation. | 1 June, 2017 |
| 2 | Prickly Situation | Brent Dawes, Sam Wilson | Sam Wilson | Munki and Trunk find some delicious-smelling prickly pears, but they’re surrounded by spiky cactuses. They try stretching their hands (and trunk) through the cactuses, pushing them apart and dangling over them, but they can’t quite reach the delicious fruit. Munki and Trunk need to use some ingenuity - and a very enthusiastic rhinoceros - to get the delicious fruit. | 2 June, 2017 |
| 3 | Sweet Mayhem | Brent Dawes, Sam Wilson | Sam Wilson | Munki has a sore throat. Trunk promises to get him something to soothe it. She discovers that some honey that has dripped out of the beehive. It’s perfect for Munki, and he needs more! But the rest of the honey is in the hive at the top of a tall tree. Trunk needs to go to ridiculous lengths - and fly to ridiculous heights - to help her friend. | 3 June, 2017 |
| 4 | Walk This Way | Brent Dawes, Sam Wilson | Brent Dawes | Trunk’s loud footsteps cause trouble in the jungle - she almost steps on Ribbert, she makes leaves fall on Humph’s lawn and she nearly wakes Mama’s eggs. She finally decides to keep completely still, but it’s impossible when Munki is eating delicious fruit nearby. Trunk jumps for the fruit, and accidentally shakes a boulder loose. It rolls through the jungle, threatening all the animals, and only Trunk’s ground-shaking run can save the day. | 4 June, 2017 |
| 5 | Blooming' Emergency | Trunk’s flower is her most cherished possession. Munki accidentally crushes it’s nook with a flying coconut. He desperately searches the jungle for a replacement before Trunk gets home, but all the suitable flowers are guarded by bees, or by Humph, or are part of a giant venus fly-trap. How far can Munki go to help his friend? | 5 June, 2017 | ||
| 6 | I Would Walk 500 Miles | When a game of catch goes badly wrong, Munki is sent flying to Antarctica. He starts the long journey back home, and meets some strange new friends on the way. Meanwhile, Trunk crosses canyons, deserts and seas, searching for her missing friend. They finally reunite on a desert island in the middle of the ocean. They’re travelled halfway around the world - how do they get home? | 6 June, 2017 | ||
| 7 | Home Improvement | Brent Dawes, Sam Wilson | Will Brenton | While the Ostrich family is having a swim at the river, Munki, Trunk and Rocky play ‘fetch’ in their clearing, and accidentally destroy the ostrich nest. They have to rebuild it before they get in trouble, but they quickly get carried away in an over-elaborate construction project. Just before the ostriches return the new mega-nest that Munki and Trunk have built collapses, and they need to fix their mess, fast. | 7 June, 2017 |
| 8 | Is it a Monster | It’s nighttime in the jungle. The animals are trying to sleep, but a series of mysterious noises keeps them awake. Giraffe is freaked out. Is it a monster? No! Rocky the rhino is sleep-walking, and crashing his way through the jungle. It wouldn’t be a problem if he wasn’t heading towards the sleeping Humph’s precious lawn… | 8 June, 2017 | ||
| 9 | Hiccup Line | Trunk gets the hiccups, and Munki tries to help her find a cure. She tries traditional remedies like holding her breath or drinking upside-down but they only make things worse, until Trunk’s hiccups are so powerful that they are launching her around the jungle like a five-tonne bouncy ball. The only thing powerful enough to stop her is Humph the grumpy hedgehog… | 9 June, 2017 | ||
| 10 | Adventures in Babysitting | Mama Ostrich asks Munki and Trunk to babysit her eggs. Munki thinks it’s going to be an easy job. But the eggs are escape artists, and they’re soon leading Munki and Trunk on a high-speed chase through the jungle, causing chaos and heading towards every kind of disaster. To babysit these eggs, Munki and Trunk are going to need a lot more than a lullaby! | 10 June, 2017 | ||
| 11 | A New Home | Munki and Trunk accidentally dislodge the beehive from it’s usual tree, and it ends up stuck in the branches of their own tree. The bees swarm to protect their new home and Munki and Trunk have to find another place to live. They search the jungle for a suitable replacement tree - but there’s no place like home. | 11 June, 2017 | ||
| 12 | Holey Moley | Rocky loves nothing in this world more than a stick! He buries one by the waterhole, but the next morning he forgets where it is, and goes into a digging frenzy to find it. Munki and Trunk try bringing Rocky other sticks, but he won’t be distracted. He digs so many holes that he creates a huge maze, and Munki and Trunk accidentally get trapped within. | 12 June, 2017 | ||
| 13 | Hot Stuff | It’s a crazily hot day. Munki and Trunk do everything they can to cool down, but the river and the water hole dry up, and Trunk gets encased in quick-drying mud. Through a series of misadventures they end up on a nearby snow-capped peak, and manage to pull a whole weather system down to cool the forest. | 13 June, 2017 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Munki and Trunk". Sunrise productions.
- ↑ Mercedes Milligan. "Aardman Brings Sunrise's 'Munki and Trunk' to MIP". Animation Magazine.net.
- ↑ Jerry Beck. "Aardman Teams With Sunrise For Pre-School "Munki and Trunk"". Animation Scoop.
- ↑ "Munki and Trunk Episode List". IMDB. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Sunrise Productions official website
- Munki and Trunk on IMDb Search this movie on
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