Jungle Junction | |
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Genre | Adventure Educational Comedy Preschool Music |
Created by | Trevor Ricketts |
Written by | Laura Beaumont Paul Larson |
Directed by | Morgan Francis |
Voices of | Billy West Janet James Keith Wickham Jess Harnell Laraine Newman Dee Bradley Baker Jimmy Hibbert Amanda Symonds Ron Orbach |
Narrated by | Janet James (Only on the title) |
Opening theme | "Deep inside the Jungle" written and performed by Peter Lurye |
Ending theme | "Deep inside the Jungle" (Instrumental) |
Composer | Mark Blackledge |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 47 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | Penzance, Cornwall |
Editor | Mark Edwards |
Production company | Spider Eye Productions |
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Original network | Disney Channel (Playhouse Disney block) (2009–11) Disney Junior (2011–12) |
Original release | October 5, 2009 October 26, 2012 | –
Jungle Junction is a CGI interactive computer-animated children's television series created by Trevor Ricketts. In the United States, it was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On 14 February 2011, it was moved to the Disney Junior block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. A second season of 27 episodes was ordered by Disney, and premiered on 2 April 2011.[1] A total of 47 episodes were produced.[2] The show focuses on a group of animalistic vehicles and their adventures.
It aired on Disney Junior in the United States and in the Netherlands, as well as in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and in most of Asia. It was produced in the UK by animation company Spider Eye Productions.
Main article: List of Jungle Junction episodes |
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Pilot | March 31, 2008 | |||
1 | 20 | October 5, 2009 | February 14, 2011 | |
2 | 27 | April 4, 2011 | October 26, 2012 |
A Christmas special called "The Night Before Zipsmas" aired 5 December 2009 showing the wheelers getting ready for Christmas and trying to get to read the book "The Night Before Zipsmas". The other Christmas special was called "A Gift for Zooter" and aired the same day. It shows Ellyvan trying to find a gift for Zooter.
The series aired in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Portugal, Latin America, Spain, Sri Lanka, Canada, Poland, Netherlands, Japan, Turkey and Russia.[citation needed]