George Of The Jungle 1997
George of the jungle (1997) When Brendan received the script for George of the Jungle (he had been a fan of the original animated series) it wasn't exactly your typical boy meets girl story. Although, it did contain his favorite theme: 'The Fish out of Water'. George of the Jungle is a film released in 1997 and directed by Sam Weisman. The runtime of George of the Jungle is 92 minutes (01 hours 32 minutes). The runtime of George of the Jungle is 92 minutes (01 hours 32 minutes).
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| George of the Jungle | |
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| Directed by | Sam Weisman |
| Produced by | David Hoberman Jordan Kerner Jon Avnet |
| Screenplay by | Dana Olsen Audrey Wells |
| Story by | Dana Olsen |
| Based on | George of the Jungle by Jay Ward |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Keith Scott |
| Music by | Marc Shaiman |
| Cinematography | Thomas E. Ackerman |
| Edited by | Kent Beyda Roger Bondelli Stuart Pappé |
Walt Disney Pictures Mandeville Films Jay Ward Productions The Kerner Entertainment Company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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| 92 minutes | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $55 million[1] |
| Box office | $174.4 million |
George of the Jungle is a 1997 American live-action film adaptation of the Jay Wardcartoon of the same name, which is also a spoof of Tarzan. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures with Mandeville Films and The Kerner Entertainment Company and was released in theatres on July 16, 1997. It stars Brendan Fraser as the eponymous main character, a primitive man who was raised by animals in an African jungle; Leslie Mann as his love interest; and Thomas Haden Church as her treacherous fiancé.
A direct-to-video sequel, George of the Jungle 2, was released on DVD in 2003; however, only three of the original actors (Thomas Haden Church, John Cleese, and Keith Scott) returned for the sequel.
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Plot[edit]
In an animated sequence, a plane flying through the fictional Bukuvu region in the heart of Africa crashes. A child on board the plane, George, disappears into the jungle and is raised by a sapient, talking gorilla named Ape. Twenty-five years later, George, who enjoys swinging on vines to move about but has a habit of crashing into trees, has grown to be King of the Jungle.
Ursula Stanhope, a San Francisco heiress, tours Uganda with local guide Kwame and a trio of porters. Ursula is tracked down and joined by her fiancé, Lyle Van De Groot, with two poachers named Max and Thor. Kwame tells the group of the 'White Ape', a local legend of a superhuman primate that rules the jungle. The next day Lyle, insistent on taking Ursula home as soon as possible, goes into the jungle with her to find the White Ape and they are attacked by a lion. Old kambi kathakal. Lyle knocks himself out trying to flee while Ursula is saved by George. George takes Ursula to his treehouse home and cares for her, introducing her to Shep, an African bush elephant that acts like George's dog, and Tookie, a toco toucan. George is smitten with Ursula and attempts to woo her; Ursula reciprocates his attraction, and her time spent with George makes her no longer wish to return home.
Lyle, Max and Thor find the treehouse and Lyle confronts Ursula and George. Max and Thor make to shoot Shep for his ivory, and Ape shouts at Shep to run. Everyone is stunned by the sight of a talking ape and Max and Thor decide to tranquilize and capture him. George runs to stop them and is accidentally shot by Lyle, who thought his gun was a novelty lighter. Lyle and the poachers are imprisoned and Lyle is identified as the shooter by the porters; Max and Thor are released and resolve to capture Ape to make a fortune in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Ursula takes George home to get medical help for his wound and to see the human world he belongs in.
While Ursula is at work, George explores San Francisco and uses his vine-swinging to rescue a paraglider that got tangled in the Bay Bridge. Ursula, uninterested in marrying Lyle, admits the truth to her parents, but her overbearing mother Beatrice objects. At a party intended to celebrate Ursula's engagement, Beatrice takes George aside and coldly tells him she will not let Ursula's engagement fall apart, and refuses to let George be with her. In Africa, Max and Thor capture Ape, who manages to order Tookie to find George before he falls unconscious. Tookie flies to San Francisco and George returns to the jungle, leaving Ursula in the night. While Ursula's parents comfort her, she realizes she loves George and goes to find him, much to Beatrice's dismay but to her father's approval.
Ape tricks the poachers into circling the jungle and returning to the treehouse where George confronts them. After the two humiliate George by tickling him, George barely manages to endure their methods and incapacitates them with his animal friends. However, Lyle arrives: the narrator explains that Lyle escaped prison, joined a cult, and is now an ordained minister. Lyle has the mercenaries he brought with him subdue George and takes Ursula to the nearby Ape River, where he has a boat waiting to escape while he performs a marriage ceremony. However, the river is a harsh series of rapids that hurtle the two into danger. George performs a big swing, only to crash into a massive tree. However, the tree falls over the river and he pulls Ursula to safety. Lyle ends up in a cave and, believing he is still sharing the boat with Ursula, proclaims them wedded; he lights his lighter and beholds that he just married himself to a gorilla.
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George and Ursula fall in love with each other and marry, Ursula moving into George's treehouse. Some years later the two are raising a son, George Jr., who they present to the animals from atop Pride Rock.
In a mid-credits scene, Ape reveals he has become a famous entertainer in Las Vegas, using Max and Thor as stuntmen.
Cast[edit]
- Brendan Fraser as George, a young man who was raised in the jungle like Tarzan and frequently crashes into trees while swinging on vines.[2]
- Leslie Mann as Ursula Stanhope, a wealthy heiress.
- Thomas Haden Church as Lyle van de Groot, Ursula's wealthy fiancé.
- Richard Roundtree as Kwame, Ursula's jungle guide.
- Greg Cruttwell and Abraham Benrubi as Max and Thor, two poachers and trackers who work for Lyle.
- John Bennett Perry as Arthur Stanhope, Ursula's father.
- Holland Taylor as Beatrice Stanhope, Ursula's mother.
- Kelly Miller as Betsy, Ursula's best friend.
- Abdoulaye N'Gom as Kip, Ursula's friend and an African tour guide.
- Michael Chinyamurindi as N'Dugo, Ursula's friend and another African tour guide.
- Lydell M. Cheshier as Baleto, Ursula's friend and the third African tour guide.
- Crystal the Monkey as monkey.
Voices[edit]
- John Cleese as Ape, a well-educated, talking eastern gorilla who is George’s best friend.
- Keith Scott as Narrator.
- Frank Welker as Lion, Little Monkey, Shep, Tooki Tooki Bird, and Gorilla sound effects
Gorilla suit performers[edit]
- Nameer Ed-Kadi – Ape (body)
- Robert Tygner – Ape (facial puppetry)
Animals[edit]
In the opening animated sequence, various animals swing on vines with young George, his 'dog' Shep (actually an elephant), fetches a crocodile instead of a log, and a wildebeest falls in love with a bushman wearing a wildebeest mask.
In the live action film, a whole host of animals are seen. George fights with a lion, accidentally swings on a snake instead of a vine, rides an elephant, talks to a bird, and lives with various monkeys and apes.
The lion, elephant, and bird scenes were all filmed with a mix of real animals, puppetry (especially for the lion fight), and CGI (to show Shep the elephant acting like a dog). The scenes with the orangutan, a chimpanzee, and the capuchin monkeys were filmed with live animals, but some computer work was used in a scene wherein the little monkey imitates George.
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The large gorillas who live with George were all costumed actors or animatronic figures with the gorilla suits provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
In the 'Pride Rock' scene, when George presents his son to the animals, CGI work is again used.[3]
Soundtrack[edit]
Track #2, the Johnny Clegg song 'Dela', also features the first few bars of the original George of the Jungle theme song (movie version only).
- 'George of the Jungle' (Sheldon Allman, Stanley Worth) – 2:53 – Presidents of the United States of America
- 'Dela (I Know Why the Dog Howls at the Moon)' (Johnny Clegg) – 4:16 – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
- 'Wipe Out' (Jim Fuller, Berryhill, Patrick Connolly, Ron Wilson) – 2:39 – The Surfaris
- 'The Man on the Flying Trapeze' (Traditional) – 0:57 – Roger Freeland, Jon Joyce, Steve Lively, Gary Stockdale
- 'My Way' (Paul Anka, Jacques Revaux, Claude François, Gilles Thibault) – 1:11 – John Cleese
- 'Aba Daba Honeymoon' (Walter Donovan, Arthur Fields) – 1:55 – Karen Harper
- 'George of the Jungle' (Allman, Worth) – 1:03 – 'Weird Al' Yankovic
- 'Go Ape [The Dance Mix]' (Michael Becker) – 3:25 – Michael Becker
- 'Jungle Band' (Michael Becker) – 3:18 – Carl Graves
- 'George to the Rescue' – 1:11
- 'Rumble in the Jungle' – 3:15
- 'The Little Monkey' – 2:23
- 'George of the Jungle [Main Title Movie Mix]' (Marc Shaiman) – 2:20
Reception[edit]
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 56% based on 52 reviews with an average rating of 5.3/10. The consensus states: 'George of the Jungle is faithful to its source material—which, unfortunately, makes it a less-than-compelling feature film'. Roger Ebert awarded the movie three out of four stars, praising the film as 'good-natured' and complimenting the cast's comedic performances.[4]
Box office[edit]
The movie debuted at No. 2 at the box office behind Men in Black, and eventually went on to become a box office success, grossing $174.4 million worldwide.[5]
Sequel[edit]
The movie was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, George of the Jungle 2, which picks up five years after the original. Most of the major characters are re-cast using different actors, although Keith Scott, Thomas Haden Church and John Cleese reprise their roles from the original.
References[edit]
- ^Eller, Claudia (1997-08-12). 'COMPANY TOWN; The Heat Was On; Sun Shines on Studios This Summer After All'. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^'GEORGE, GEORGE, GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE A TREE-SWINGING BRENDAN FRASER ENJOYED PUN AND GAMES OF MAKING NEW DISNEY FILM'. Morning Call. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^Movie Review – George Of The Jungle
- ^'George Of The Jungle'. Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^'George Of The Jungle' Debut Can't Swing Past 'Men In Black'. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
External links[edit]
- George of the Jungle on IMDb
- George of the Jungle at Box Office Mojo
- George of the Jungle at Rotten Tomatoes
| George of the Jungle | |
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| Created by | Jay Ward Bill Scott |
| Directed by | Gerard Baldwin Frank Braxton Pete Burness Paul Harvey Jim Hiltz Bill Hurtz Lew Keller John Walker |
| Starring | Bill Scott Paul Frees June Foray Daws Butler |
| Opening theme | Stan Worth Sheldon Allman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ponsonby Britt, O.B.E. Jay Ward Bill Scott |
| Producer(s) | Jay Ward Bill Scott |
| Running time | 30 minutes with commercials |
| Production company(s) | Jay Ward Productions |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 9 – December 30, 1967 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | George of the Jungle (2007 TV series) |
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 (Mr. America, Mr. Universe, IFBB Hall of Famer) 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 networkABC.
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Program format[edit]
Each episode featured three segments in the form of three unrelated cartoons: George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, and Super Chicken. Each of the cartoons ended with a strike on the Tympani (Kettledrum), which changed to an ascending tone, following a bad pun.
Unlike previous Ward series, the animation production was done in Hollywood using veteran animators Phil Duncan, Rod Scribner, and Rudy Zamora, among others. Each segment's theme song was written by the team of Stan Worth and Sheldon Allman, though the cartoons themselves had little or no music scoring, as with Bullwinkle. Ward mainstays Bill Scott, June Foray, Paul Frees, and Daws Butler provided most of the character voices over all three segments.
The cartoons are technically more advanced than the rather crude animation in Ward's earlier series, which originated from Gamma Productions, a Mexican studio sponsored by Ward. He was so pleased with George of the Jungle that he allowed production to go over-budget, which resulted in considerable financial loss, ultimately limiting the series to 17 episodes.
The complete series is available now on DVD.[1]
Theme song lyrics[edit]
George, George, George of the Jungle,
Strong as he can be.
(Tarzan yell) Watch out for that tree!
George, George, George of the Jungle
Lives a life that's free.
(Tarzan yell) Watch out for that tree!
When he gets in a scrape,
He makes his escape
With the help of his friend,
An ape named Ape.
Then away he'll schlep on his elephant Shep
While Fella and Ursula stay in step..[2]
With George, George, George of the Jungle
Friend to you and me.
(Tarzan yell) Watch out for that tree!
Watch out for that.. (Tarzan yell .. 'Oooh!') tree!
George, George, George of the Jungle,
Friend to you and me!
Segments[edit]
George of the Jungle[edit]
The title segment, George of the Jungle, is a parody of the Tarzan stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs. George (voiced by Bill Scott) is a dim-witted but big-hearted 'ape man' who is always called upon by District Commissioner Alistair (voiced by Paul Frees) to save inhabitants of the jungle territory of Mbwebwe Province in Africa from various threats.
In the opening title, George is depicted swinging on vines, repeatedly slamming face-first into trees or other obstacles even as theme-song singers warn him to 'watch out for that tree!' Another running gag is that George keeps forgetting that he lives in a treehouse, falling to the ground every time he leaves home.
George's 'beloved mate' is Ursula (voiced by June Foray), a Jane-like character far brighter than George, whom George refers to as 'Fella.' (the phrase in the title song '[W}hile Fella and Ursula stay in step..' is meant to show that they are the same person.) George's closest friend is an ape named Ape (voiced by Paul Frees impersonating Ronald Colman)[citation needed] who, like Ursula, is far more intelligent than George. George has a pet elephant named Shep, who behaves like a lap dog, or, as George refers to him, a 'great big peanut-lovin' poochie,' and who George thinks is a dog. Also of note is the Tooky Tooky (or Tookie Tookie) bird famous for his call: 'Ah ah ee ee tooky tooky!'[3]
George's two most frequent foes are a pair of stereotypical hunters named 'Tiger' Titheridge and 'Weevil' Plumtree (voiced by Daws Butler and Paul Frees). Tiger, the taller of the two, wears a pith helmet and khakis, has a pencil moustache, and speaks in a poncy Oxford accent, while Weevil talks like a pirate and wears a white t-shirt and shorts with a bush hat. Another one of George's recurring enemies is a mad scientist named Dr. Chicago (voiced by Daws Butler).
George, though hopelessly unintelligent, possesses substantial strength and jungle instincts that allow him to track down enemies. When trapped in a seemingly hopeless situation, he carries a miniature phrase book with numerous animal calls to summon help—although he usually gives the wrong call.
Tom Slick[edit]
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Tom Slick features the title character (voiced by Bill Scott), a racecar driver who competes in races with his trusty vehicle, the Thunderbolt Greaseslapper. He is accompanied by his girlfriend, Marigold (voiced by June Foray), and his elderly mechanic, Gertie Growler (also voiced by Bill Scott). Tom's chief antagonists are Baron Otto Matic (voiced by Paul Frees) and his lackey, Clutcher (voiced by Daws Butler mimicking Frank Fontaine as 'Crazy Guggenheim'), whom the Baron often hits across the head with a monkey wrench.
Super Chicken[edit]
Super Chicken features the title character (voiced by Bill Scott), a superhero (who, in 'real life', is wealthy Henry Cabot Henhouse III) with a lion sidekick named Fred (voiced by Paul Frees impersonating Ed Wynn). Super Chicken usually begins their adventures with the battle cry, 'To the Super Coop, Fred!' and when Fred comments on his latest injury, responds with a variation of the theme, 'You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred!' Following his own mistakes, Super Chicken remarks, 'I'm glad no one was here to see that!'
Episodes[edit]
Each of the following episodes consists of a George of the Jungle cartoon, a Super Chicken cartoon, and a Tom Slick cartoon.
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 'The Sultan's Pearl / The Zipper / The Bigg Race' | September 9, 1967 | |
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| 2 | 'The Malady Lingers On / One of Our States Is Missing / Monster Rally' | September 16, 1967 | |
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| 3 | 'Oo-oo Birds of a Feather / Wild Ralph Hiccup / Send In a Sub' | September 23, 1967 | |
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| 4 | 'Ungawa the Gorilla God / The Oyster / Snow What' | September 30, 1967 | |
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| 5 | 'Little Scissor / The Easter Bunny / The Great Balloon Race' | October 7, 1967 | |
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| 6 | 'Monkey Business / The Elephant Spreader / I Was Railroaded' | October 14, 1967 | |
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| 7 | 'Next Time, Take the Train / The Geezer / Dranko the Dragster' | October 21, 1967 | |
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| 8 | 'The Desperate Showers / Rotten Hood / The Cupp Cup Race' | October 28, 1967 | |
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| 9 | 'Treasure of Sarah Madre / The Laundry Man / Irish Cheapstakes' | November 4, 1967 | |
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| 10 | 'The Trouble I've Seed / The Noodle / Overstocked' | November 11, 1967 | |
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| 11 | 'Dr. Schpritzer, I Presume? / The Fat Man / Double Cross Country Race' | November 18, 1967 | |
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| 12 | 'Rescue Is My Business / Merlin Brando / The Apple-less Indian 500' | November 25, 1967 | |
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| 13 | 'Big Flop at the Big Top / Salvador Rag Dolly / Sneaky Sheik' | December 2, 1967 | |
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| 14 | 'Chi Chi Dog / Briggs Bad Wolf / Cheap Skate Board Derby' | December 9, 1967 | |
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| 15 | 'A Man for All Hunting Seasons / The Muscle / The Badyear Blimp' | December 16, 1967 | |
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| 16 | 'The Forest's Prime Evil / Dr. Gizmo / Swamp Buggy Race' | December 23, 1967 | |
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| 17 | 'Kings Back-to-Back / The Wild Hair / Mack Buster Trophy' | December 30, 1967 | |
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DVD release[edit]
On February 12, 2008, Classic Media released a complete collection of the 1967 series, which included as a bonus feature the original pilot cartoons for both George of the Jungle and Super Chicken.
Reception[edit]
In 2002, TV Guide ranked George of the Jungle #30 on its '50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time' list.[4]
Spin-offs[edit]
Comic book[edit]
Gold Key Comics published two issues of a comic book based on the series in 1969.
Films[edit]
In 1997, the segment was adapted into a live-action film, titled George of the Jungle. Brendan Fraser played the title role, with Leslie Mann as Ursula, John Cleese as the voice of Ape and Thomas Haden Church as the villain, Lyle Van De Groot. A direct-to-video sequel, George of the Jungle 2, starring Christopher Showerman as George, was released in 2003.
2007 series[edit]
Classic Media developed a new George of the JungleFlash animation series 40 years later in 2007. It now utilizes a co-production. The new version of the series is co-produced with Studio B Productions and Teletoon Canada (with other studios also involved), and currently airs on Teletoon in Canada and on Cartoon Network in the United States (starting with a Christmas-themed episode December 21, 2007). The series was scheduled to air on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom and Disney Channel Asia in Southeast Asia.[5][6][7] The series officially premiered on Cartoon Network on January 18. Both seasons are available digitally on iTunes.
The series initially ran 26 episodes, with two George stories per episode for a total of 52 stories. In 2016, 26 additional episodes were made, also with two George stories per episode.
Cultural references[edit]
'Weird Al' Yankovic did a cover version of the George of the Jungle theme on his 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid, the only straight cover Yankovic ever released on an album, and which later appeared on the soundtrack of the 1997 live-action film. Another cover of the theme by The Presidents of the United States of America also appeared on the soundtrack and was the title theme for the film.
The Rhino Records 1989 release Rerun Rock: Superstars Sing Television Themes included a cover version performed in the style of 'Whole Lotta Love' by Led Zeppelin and sung by Scott Shaw.
References[edit]
- ^'Box Art for George of the Jungle – The Complete Series'. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^This line was often misheard as 'Bella and Ursula,' causing puzzlement to viewers as to the non-appearance of 'Bella' in the series, as in this quotation from Animation World Update: Strike, Joe (January 18, 2008). ''George of the Jungle': Hey, Watch Out for that Revamp'. Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
Still, the Riddle of Bella and Ursula remains unsolved. Anyone who's familiar with the original theme song has heard the lyric '.. while Bella and Ursula stay in step.' The accompanying sight of identical-twin jungle girls dragging off a dazed George has an entire generation of baby boomers still wondering, 'Who the heck is Bella?'
. The line was meant to reference one of the conventions of the show, that George's massive stupidity led him to mistake Ursula for a 'fella' and address her as such. - ^Tooki39 (5 February 2013). 'Tookie Tookie Bird - George Of The Jungle' – via YouTube.
- ^TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 2007. p. 158. ISBN0-7624-3007-9.
- ^'WGBH & Studio B to Produce Martha Speaks Animated Series For Public TV'. Archived from the original on 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^'Seven toons likely to draw an animated response from international buyers'. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^'George returns to the jungle, with postmodernism in tow'. Archived from the original on 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
External links[edit]
George Of The Jungle 1997 Blu-ray
- George of the Jungle on IMDb
- George of the Jungle' at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016.