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-based , Seaworld Kids, and Master Films. The series is about Maurice, a penguin that thinks he is a tiger, and his misfit friends. Together, they are the defenders of the jungle. The series' 1st season premiered on December 29, 2013 in France and the second season aired on November 2, 2015. The Jungle Bunch to the rescue won an

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in Category Kids: Animation in 2014 and is aired in more than 180 territories. In the UK it previously aired on

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, and in the US it airs on

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Synopsis

The show focuses on a bunch of animals embodying justice and hope, who are always ready for adventure and funny situations.

Characters

* Maurice, a brave

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who thinks that he is a tiger * Junior, a

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who is Maurice's adopted son * Miguel, a dimwitted blue

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* Batricia, a female

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* Gilbert a neurotic brown

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* Al, a thin orange

glass frog The glass frogs belong to the amphibian family Centrolenidae ( order Anura). While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent and translucent, ...

* Bob, an overweight green

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* Fred, a singing

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Episodes

Film

The series has been adapted from a 52-minute animated film titled ''The Jungle Bunch: The Movie'' (originally '; ''The Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe''). The film aired on

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, on December 31, 2011 and was released on April 10, 2013. This film was included as premium at the Kidscreen Awards. In 2017 a feature film simply titled ''

The Jungle Bunch ''The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue'' (also known as ' in French) is a French CGI animated television series. It was created by Jean-François Tosti, , Eric Tosti and produced by Toulouse-based , Seaworld Kids, and Master Films. The series is about ...

'' was released.

Awards and nominations

* San Diego International Kids Film Festival 2015 : Grand Jury Prize - Best Short for the TV special ''The Great Treasure Quest'' *

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2015 : Final Certificate *

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2014 *

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2014 : Pucinella Award for Best Children TV series * Kidscreen Awards 2013 : TV Movie Award for ''The Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe''

References

* Official websit
The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! Season 2
* Distributor websit
The Jungle Bunch

External links

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