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Jungle Cubs is an American animated series produced by Disney for ABC in 1996 and based on the 1967 film The Jungle Book, but set in the youth of the animal characters. The show was a hit, running for two seasons in syndication before its re-runs to the Disney Channel. The show was broadcast on Toon Disney, but was taken off the schedule in 2001. Re-runs aired on Disney Junior in the US from 2012 to 2013. The show did air in the United Kingdom on Disney Cinemagic and in Latin America until it was removed. The show's theme song is a hip-hop version of the song, "The Bare Necessities" performed by Lou Rawls. Jungle Cubs was animated by Walt Disney Television Animation (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd., Thai Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd., Toon City Animation, Inc., and Sunmin Image Pictures Co., Ltd., with Studio B Productions, as the animation pre-production studio of the series.
Original Release
10/05/1996 on ABC
US Release
10/05/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jim Cummings | Kaa / Fred / Jed / Winnifred's Uncle / Lead Dhole / Bird |
| Pamela Adlon | Baloo |
| Jason Marsden | King Louie / Prince Louie / Shere Khan |
| Michael McKean | Cecil |
| David L. Lander | Arthur |
| Elizabeth Daily | Bagheera |
| Rob Paulsen | Hathi |
| Cree Summer | King Louie / Prince Louie |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Bagheera |
| Stephen Furst | Hathi |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ape That Would Be King | Saturday, 11 October 1997 |
| 2 | Kasaba Ball/Trunks for the Memories | Saturday, 18 October 1997 |
| 3 | Curse of the Magnificent Melon/Hathi's Makeover | Saturday, 25 October 1997 |
| 4 | Birthday Snake/The Five Bananas | Saturday, 01 November 1997 |
| 5 | Old Green Teeth/The Elephant Who Couldn't Say No | Saturday, 08 November 1997 |
| 6 | A Tale of Two Tails/Hair Ball | Saturday, 15 November 1997 |
| 7 | Tree for Two/Waiting for Baloo | Saturday, 22 November 1997 |
| 8 | Nice Tiger/Sleepless in the Jungle | Saturday, 10 January 1998 |
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Directors
Chris Bartleman, Mircea Mantta, Kenny Thompkins, Joe Horne, Blair Peters, William Asher, Linda Day
Writers
Chris Hubbell, Sam Graham, Patsy Cameron, Tedd Anasti, Roger Reitzel, Lesa Kite, Seth MacFarlane, Jane Kagon, David Weimers, Peter Lawrence, Peter K. Hirsch, Carter Crocker, Dev Ross, Arthur Sellers, Don London, Lance Khazei, Ed Greenberg, Michael Karnow, Scott M. Gimple
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jim Cummings | Kaa / Fred / Jed / Winnifred's Uncle / Lead Dhole / Bird |
| Pamela Adlon | Baloo |
| Jason Marsden | King Louie / Prince Louie / Shere Khan |
| Michael McKean | Cecil |
| David L. Lander | Arthur |
| Elizabeth Daily | Bagheera |
| Rob Paulsen | Hathi |
| Cree Summer | King Louie / Prince Louie |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Bagheera |
| Stephen Furst | Hathi |
| Tress MacNeille | Mahra |
| Charlie Adler | Ned |
| April Winchell | Shrew / Old Monkey Lady / Mother Bird / (voice) |
| Frank Welker | Frogs / Crocodile / Rhinoceros / Crane |
| Lea | Janie |
| Gabrielle Union | Sydney |
| Countess Vaughn | Too-Sherra |
| Kenneth Mars | Buffalo |
| Jess Harnell | Toucan |
| Tino Insana | Fat Cat |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Patsy Cameron | Executive Producer |
| Tedd Anasti | Executive Producer |
| Chris Bartleman | Producer |
| Kenny Thompkins | Producer |
| Mircea Mantta | Producer |
| Blair Peters | Producer |
| Carin Greenberg | Producer |
| Alan Menken | Producer |
| Tim Rice | Producer |
| Gary Baseman | Producer |
Editors
Peter Lonsdale, John Royer, Carol Lewis, Robert S. Birchard, Christopher K. Gee, Susan Edmunson, Susan Murphy
