The Jungle Book (TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Jungle Book
All major characters from The Jungle Book. From clockwise: Baloo, Mowgli, Shere Khan, Kaa, and Bagheera.
Genre	Animation
Created by	Christian Croquet
Based on	Rudyard Kipling (Characters from Book)
Developed by	DQ Entertainment
Directed by	Tapaas Chakravarti
Starring	Season 1–2 Emma Tate Sam Gold Jimmy Hibbert David Holt Nigel Pilkington Joseph J. Terry Aaron Albertus Teresa Gallagher Season 3 Sarah Natochenny Abe Goldfarb David Wills Marc Thompson Billy Bob Thompson
Theme music composer	Richard Kipling (episodes 40–52)
Opening theme	"It's in the jungle book"
Ending theme	"It's in the jungle book"
Composer(s)	Guy Michelmore
Country of origin	India Germany France
Original language(s)	English German French Hindi
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	156
Production
Executive producer(s)	Christophe di Sabatino
Producer(s)	Tapaas Chakravati
Editor(s)	Steven Banks Mark Zaslove
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	DQ Entertainment International ZDF Enterprises MoonScoop (Season 1–2) Ellipsanime Productions (Season 3)
Distributor	DQ Entertainment International
Release
Original network	India Nickelodeon France TF1 (Season 1–2) Piwi+ (Season 3) Germany ZDF
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12) – October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)

The Jungle Book is a cool 3D animated TV show. It was made by companies from India, Germany, and France. The show is based on the famous stories by Rudyard Kipling. It first aired on August 12, 2010, and finished on October 10, 2020. There are 3 seasons and 156 episodes in total.

Discover Mowgli's Jungle Adventures

This show follows the exciting life of Mowgli. He is a human boy who was found and raised by a pack of wolves. His best friends are Baloo, a kind bear, and Bagheera, a playful panther.

They all live in the Indian jungle. But the jungle can be a dangerous place! A powerful tiger named Shere Khan is always a threat. Mowgli is very curious and often gets into tricky situations. He loves helping other animals and solving problems.

Meet the Jungle Characters

Main Characters

• Mowgli (voiced by Emma Tate in seasons 1–2, Sarah Natochenny in season 3) – Mowgli is a brave young boy. Wolves raised him in the jungle. He is like an adopted son to Daruka and Raksha. He also has wolf siblings, Lali and Bala. Mowgli wears a special tiger claw around his neck. He took it from Shere Khan in a fight.
• Bagheera (voiced by Sam Gold in seasons 1–2, Abe Goldfarb in season 3) – Bagheera is a sleek Black panther. He is Mowgli's very best friend. Most animals in the jungle are a bit scared of Bagheera. He often fights Shere Khan to keep Mowgli safe.
• Baloo (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert in seasons 1–2, David Wills in season 3) – Baloo is a big, hungry brown bear. He walks on two legs and wears glasses. Baloo is Mowgli's teacher and friend. He loves to share stories about the jungle.
• Kaa (voiced by Joseph J. Terry in seasons 1–2, Billy Bob Thompson in season 3) – Kaa is a huge Indian rock python. He is a friend to Mowgli, Bagheera, and Baloo. Kaa can be a bit moody, and other animals respect him.

Seeonee Wolf Pack Members

• Akela (voiced by Joseph J. Terry in seasons 1–2) – Akela is an Indian wolf. He is the wise leader of the Seeonee Wolf Pack. He is also Phaona's grandfather.
• Daruka (voiced by Aaron Albertus in seasons 1–2) – Daruka is Mowgli's adopted wolf father. Mowgli sometimes visits Daruka's family.
• Raksha – Raksha is Mowgli's adopted wolf mother. She is very patient and caring. But she can be strict when needed.
• Lali – Lali is Daruka and Raksha's daughter. She is sweet and caring, like her mom. But she can also be very protective and a bit rebellious. Akela is her grandfather.
• Bala – Bala is Daruka and Raksha's son. He is a brave and loyal wolf. He loves to compete and sometimes gets into trouble. Akela is his grandfather too.

Jungle Villains

• Shere Khan (voiced by David Holt in seasons 1–2, Marc Thompson in season 3) – Shere Khan is a dangerous Bengal tiger. He is the main bad guy in the show. He always tries to catch and eat Mowgli, but he never succeeds. He has a scar over his left eye. Mowgli keeps one of Shere Khan's claws from an old fight as a pendant.
• Tabaqui (voiced by Nigel Pilkington in seasons 1–2) – Tabaqui is an Indian jackal. He is Shere Khan's sneaky and greedy helper. He is too scared to disagree with Shere Khan. Tabaqui often sets traps for Mowgli so Shere Khan can catch him.
• Bandar-log – This is a group of langur monkeys. They love to cause trouble for Mowgli and his friends. They live in the old temple ruins called Cold Lair.
  • Masha (voiced by Joseph J. Terry in seasons 1–2) – Masha is a langur monkey. She is the queen of the Bandar-logs.
• Jacala – Jacala is a huge Mugger crocodile. He tries to eat anyone who enters his territory.
• Kala (voiced by Colin McFarlane in season 1-2) - Kala is another black panther. He looks like Bagheera but has a scar on his right eye. He is very protective of his land and doesn't like Bagheera or Mowgli.
• Phaona (voiced by Aaron Albertus in seasons 1–2) – Phaona is an Indian wolf. He is Akela's grandson. He doesn't like Mowgli being in the wolf pack. Phaona tries to get Mowgli kicked out and wants to be the next pack leader. But his plans usually go wrong, and his grandfather Akela punishes him.
• Hajeet – Hajeet is a honey badger. He has a bad temper and is very protective of his territory.
• Kulu – Kulu is a Crow. He works for Shere Khan and is rivals with Tabaqui.

Other Jungle Animals

• Darzi (voiced by Peter Michail/Teresa Gallagher in seasons 1–2) – Darzi is a tiny red Tailorbird. She is brave and friendly for her size. But she is not very good at remembering messages.
• Hathi (voiced by Phil Lollar in seasons 1–2) – Hathi is a wise Indian elephant. He is the leader of all the elephants in the jungle.
  • Gajjini – Gajjini is a light purple Indian elephant. She is Hathi's wife.
  • Appu and Heetah – These are Hathi and Gajjini's two baby elephants. They are friends with Mowgli.
• Rangoo – Rangoo is a colorful bird that eats fruit.
• Chil – Chil is a kite bird.
• Ikki – Ikki is an Indian crested porcupine.
• Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (voiced by Nigel Pilkington in seasons 1–) – Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is an Indian gray mongoose. He is cute and fearless. He even fought Shere Khan once to protect Mowgli.
• Thuu – Thuu is an Indian cobra. He sometimes leads a nest of cobras.
• Manny – Manny is a young langur monkey. He is friends with Mowgli.
• Oo and Boo – These are two old turtles.
• Pavo – Pavo is a leucistic peacock. He has very light feathers.
• Alonna – Alonna is a Demoiselle Crane.
• Hoola – Hoola is an peacock. She is Pavo's rival.
• Rana – Rana is a purple Wild Pig. He has a short temper.
• Ravi and Vira – This is a Bluebird couple.
• Chota – Chota is a young Tiger cub.
• Ponya – Ponya is a red panda.
• Langur – Langur is a Himalayan monkey.
• ChuChip – ChuChip is a young sambar deer. Mowgli becomes friends with him.
• Bella – Bella is a female bear. Baloo likes her, but she tries to get rid of him. Later, she changes her ways and makes up with Baloo.
• Lori and Barasingha – Barasingha is a deer who dreams of flying like Santa's Reindeer. Lori is a Loris who always worries about Barasingha.
• Ackney – Ackney is an Indian Giant Squirrel.

How the Show Was Made

Tapaas Chakravarti, who is in charge of DQ Entertainment, was very happy with the show's success. He said that making a second season was an easy choice because fans wanted more. He also mentioned that The Jungle Book would have special TV movies, like a Christmas special.

In 2012, DQ Entertainment announced a 3D movie based on the show. It came out in 2013. Jun Falkenstein and Kevin Johnson directed the movie.

A third season was announced in October 2015. It was made with Ellipsanime and aired in 2017.

Episodes

The series has 3 seasons with a total of 156 episodes. Each episode is about 11 minutes long. Here are some of the first episodes from Season 1:

Season 1 Highlights