''Jay's Jungle'' is an Australian children's television show, which was broadcast every weekday on 7TWO from 12 January 2015 to 25 May 2018. The series was created and produced by Ambience Entertainment.

Premise

Jay the lighthouse keeper lives inside a sentient

lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

named C-MOR on a J-shaped island. C-MOR uses his light to seek out ideas and questions for the show's characters to explore. Supporting characters include the monkey Funk-E, marine biologist Tash, and

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Lani. Funk-E is part of a band called the Tree Top Trio, which includes fellow monkeys Jess-E and Leonard. The Jungle Crew, consisting of

preschool A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school ...

-aged children, assists the main characters.

Cast

Jay Laga'aia Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and singer. He is known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Rev ...

as Jay *

Kenneth Moraleda Kenneth Moraleda (born 17 April 1973) is an actor. Of Filipino descent, Moraleda was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has lived in Seattle, the Philippines, Los Angeles and is now based in Sydney, Australia. Moraleda trained at Australia ...

as C-MOR, a sentient lighthouse * Mat McCoy as Funk-E * Emma De Vries as Jess-E * Mal Heap and Mark Simpson as Leonard * Courtney Stewart as Tash * Emily McKnight as Lani * Neila Manson as Tiny Dancer

Episodes

Series 1 (2015)

Series 2 (2016)

Reception

Manning River Times The ''Manning River Times'', also published as ''The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales'', is a twice weekly English language newspaper published in Taree, New South Wales, Australia. History Th ...

called the show "a fun filled engaging rumble through a stylised jungle, where questions are asked and ideas explored through music, story and playful characters who captivate and inspire young minds".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3711100
Ambience Entertainment: Jay's Jungle

Jay's Jungle Website

Jay's Jungle on 7plus
7two original programming Australian children's television series 2015 Australian television series debuts 2018 Australian television series endings Australian preschool education television series Australian television shows featuring puppetry 2010s preschool education television series English-language television shows Television series about monkeys