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George of the Jungle is an American animated television series produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who created The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The character George was inspired by the story of Tarzan and a cartoon characterization of George Eiferman drawn by a cook on his mine sweeper in the Navy during World War II. It ran for 17 episodes on Sunday mornings from September 9 to December 30, 1967, on the American television network ABC.
Original Release
09/09/1967 on ABC
US Release
09/09/1967
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bill Scott | George / Tooki Tooki Bird / The Horse / Hungry Customer / Security Guard / Native Witch Doctor / Man with Refrigerator / Curious Man / Angry Householder / Little Scissor / Pygmy Bandit / King / Fettucine / Dr. Kilimandaro / Claude Badley / Assistant Witch Doctor / Admiring Man #2 |
| June Foray | Ursula / 300 Pound Pearl / Aunt Mae / Aunt Jemima / Cynthia / Fritz's Wife / Dowager / Princess Elsa / Lady in Distress / Nurse / Gaw-Gaw Bird / Sarah Madre / Woman Tied to the Stake |
| Paul Frees | Ape / District Commissioner / Narrator / Ape Named Ape / Admiring Man #3 / Weevil Plumtree / Border Guard #2 / Plumtree / Fight Commentator / Laughing Plant / Duke of Ellington / Rong-a-Ding 2 / Weevill / Sinking Man |
| Daws Butler | Additional Voices / Witch Doctor / Voices / Tiger Titherage / Sheik Ali Bay-Window, / Titheridge / Border Guard #1 / Ring-a-Ding 1 / Tiger / Pygmy / Guard / Native Chief / Fritz / Admiring Man #1 / Dog / Oo-Oo Bird / Evil Witch Doctor / Ernest Confab / Dr. Schpritzer / Dr. Chicago / Policeman / Carruthers's Friend / Ape / Narrator |
| Bill Scott |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sultan's Pearl | Saturday, 09 September 1967 |
| 2 | The Malady Lingers On | Saturday, 16 September 1967 |
| 3 | Oo-Oo Birds of a Feather | Saturday, 23 September 1967 |
| 4 | Ungawa the Gorilla God | Saturday, 30 September 1967 |
| 5 | Little Scissor | Saturday, 07 October 1967 |
| 6 | Monkey Business | Saturday, 14 October 1967 |
| 7 | Next Time, Take the Train | Saturday, 21 October 1967 |
| 8 | The Desperate Showers | Saturday, 28 October 1967 |
| 9 | The Treasure of Sarah Madre | Saturday, 04 November 1967 |
| 10 | The Trouble I've Seed | Friday, 10 November 1967 |
| 11 | Dr. Schpritzer, I Presume? | Saturday, 18 November 1967 |
| 12 | Rescue is My Business | Saturday, 25 November 1967 |
| 13 | Big Flop at the Big Top | Saturday, 02 December 1967 |
| 14 | The Chi Chi Dog | Saturday, 09 December 1967 |
| 15 | A Man for All Hunting Seasons | Saturday, 16 December 1967 |
| 16 | The Forest's Prime Evil | Saturday, 23 December 1967 |
| 17 | Kings Back to Back | Saturday, 30 December 1967 |
Directors
Jim Hiltz, Pete Burness, Gerard Baldwin, Fred Calvert, Paul Harvey, Frank Braxton
Writers
John G. Marshall, Chris Jenkyns, Lloyd Turner, Jim MacGeorge, Jack Mendelsohn
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bill Scott | George / Tooki Tooki Bird / The Horse / Hungry Customer / Security Guard / Native Witch Doctor / Man with Refrigerator / Curious Man / Angry Householder / Little Scissor / Pygmy Bandit / King / Fettucine / Dr. Kilimandaro / Claude Badley / Assistant Witch Doctor / Admiring Man #2 |
| June Foray | Ursula / 300 Pound Pearl / Aunt Mae / Aunt Jemima / Cynthia / Fritz's Wife / Dowager / Princess Elsa / Lady in Distress / Nurse / Gaw-Gaw Bird / Sarah Madre / Woman Tied to the Stake |
| Paul Frees | Ape / District Commissioner / Narrator / Ape Named Ape / Admiring Man #3 / Weevil Plumtree / Border Guard #2 / Plumtree / Fight Commentator / Laughing Plant / Duke of Ellington / Rong-a-Ding 2 / Weevill / Sinking Man |
| Daws Butler | Additional Voices / Witch Doctor / Voices / Tiger Titherage / Sheik Ali Bay-Window, / Titheridge / Border Guard #1 / Ring-a-Ding 1 / Tiger / Pygmy / Guard / Native Chief / Fritz / Admiring Man #1 / Dog / Oo-Oo Bird / Evil Witch Doctor / Ernest Confab / Dr. Schpritzer / Dr. Chicago / Policeman / Carruthers's Friend / Ape / Narrator |
| Bill Scott |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jay Ward | Executive Producer |
| Bill Scott | Executive Producer |
| Ponsonby Britt | Executive Producer |
| Helen Hansen | Producer |
| Doris Nelson | Producer |
| Jan Gusdavison | Producer |
| Betty Brenon | Producer |
