Children's television series, 2009 to 2012
Jungle Junction is an animated 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 the Disney Junior block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. 45 episodes were produced over two seasons. The show features the "Wheelers," which are anthropomorphic, colorful animals "with wheels instead of feet," on their adventures. It aired on Disney Channel in the United States and was produced by British animation company Spider Eye Productions in the United Kingdom and listed in airing order.
Characters
Main
- Zooter (voiced by Janet James) is a pink pig/scooter with a British accent. She's the jungle messenger. She likes to zoom around. She also says the title of every episode.
- Ellyvan (voiced by Billy West) is a blue elephant/van who delivers everything around the jungle. He's the biggest animal in the jungle. He's Zooter's best friend. His name is a compound word, albeit fictitious. He's able to suck improbable quantities of liquids up his trunk and spray them. He speaks with an American accent.
- Bungo (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a golden yellow bunny/cargo with long, brown ears who loves his signs and puts them all over the jungle. He's the only Wheeler who's good at jumping, being able to leap many times his own height into the air. Bungo, despite officially being a rabbit, has a long, raccoon tail with brown stripes on it. At the beginning of every episode, he carries a sign with the title of the episode. During the credits at the end of every episode in Season 1, he appears with signs and he asks the viewers for help finding the right sign. When it's dark, he isn't afraid of anything. He also speaks with a British accent. His catchphrase is "Oh, carrot sticks!"
Recurring
- Taxicrab (voiced by Jess Harnell) is a red crab who loves to dance. He makes the greatest smoothies in the jungle. His name derives from a taxi cab, and he is the only Wheeler who is able to drive sideways. Despite the fact that Toadhog is often impatient, Taxicrab tolerates him the most. He speaks with a Jamaican accent.
- Carla (voiced by Laraine Newman) is an orange koala/cargo who owns a grocery shop. She only appears in Season 1.
- Crocker (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a green crocodile/fire chief with a lisp who wears a yellow helmet with a red flashing light on top. He has some 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.
- Hippobus (voiced by Amanda Symonds) is a yellow hippopotamus/school bus who carries the Beetlebugs to school. Her name derives from a "Hippie Bus" – usually a redecorated Volkswagen Bus. She also speaks with a Jamaican accent.
- The Beetlebugs are tiny Wheelers. Their shape derives from a Volkswagen Beetle, a car that was commonly nicknamed "bug." Their speech is mostly synchronized. There are 5 of them: the blue one, the red one, the green one, the yellow one, and the orange one.
- Lance (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a purple rhinoceros/ambulance. His name is both a contraction of ambulance, and likely 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 (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert) is a toucan/police chief. His name is derived from the British slang word for police officers. He is the only Wheeler who can fly, and he is also the only Wheeler to have a 3-wheeled chassis.
- Dozer (voiced by Keith Wickham) is a bull/construction worker. His name and shape derive from a bulldozer, despite being a pun. His talent is digging and repairing roads with his dozer blade.
- Miss Jolly (voiced by Amanda Symonds) is a zebra/school teacher. She is one of the oldest and wisest of the Wheelers. She only wears glasses.
- Toadhog (voiced by Ron Orbach) is a green toad who likes worms and Fifi flies. His sticky tongue can shoot out a long way to grab things. His name derives from the term "roadhog," which is used to describe an aggressive and reckless motorist. He seems to be responsible for Jungle Junction's power supply – his water wheel powers the generator for all of the lights, and he has a supplementary generator that is used to power the Zipsmas lights. He loses his patience with almost everyone except Taxicrab.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2009–2011)
Season 2 (2011–2012)
External links
- Jungle Junction Official Site
- "Jungle Junction" at IMDb
