George of the Jungle (2007, season 1)

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George of the Jungle
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 12 minutes
Country: United States
Canada
Release Date: June 29, 2007 - January 11, 2008
Network(s): Cartoon Network (U.S.)
Teletoon (Canada)
Created by: Jay Ward
Distributed by: DreamWorks Classics
Starring: Lee Tockar
Paul Dobson
Britt Irvin
Tabitha St. Germain
Brian Drummond
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 26


George of the Jungle is a Canadian/American flash animated television series that aired on Teletoon and is the remake/reboot of the 1960s animated series of the same name created by Jay Ward.

Plot

The ultra-clumsy but lovable George is swinging around the jungle to save the day along with his best friend Ape, an explorer girl named Ursula, and a jungle girl named Magnolia by his side.

Good Qualities

  1. The humor is great and funny
  2. The theme song is great and catchy, especially the instrumental version.
  3. Magnolia and Ursula have passable designs.
  4. The title cards look great.
  5. Magnolia, The Witch Doctor, and Dr. Towel Scott are pretty interesting additions to the main cast, thus being the only likable characters along with Ape.
    • Shep and Tookie-Tookie are also likable as well.
  6. Passable voice acting, except for Lee Tockar as George.
  7. Had a few decent episodes, such as, "George Lays an Egg", "Trouble With Bananaquats", and, "License to Swing".
    • The season finale, "Escape From Madmun Island", was decent and was a perfect way to wrap up the first season of the show.
  8. The first time Jay Ward Productions had involvement with a television series since they haven't been functioning ever since 1967, with a few exceptions.
  9. This season is more tolerable.
  10. The animation is smooth and fluid, despite it's flaws.

Bad Qualities

  1. The characters have been badly butchered. George is now an annoying, whiny, sulky, moronic, and wimpy coward, rather than a bumbling, lovable, strong hero; Ursula is now a stereotypical tomboyish city girl; and Ape is now just a punching bag, even if he still has his old persona, etc.
  2. While the voice acting is passable, Lee Tockar does a poor job voicing George.
  3. Dr. Towel Scott, while likable, talks in a nearly offensive Italian accent.
    • A zebra also talks in an African-American accent in one episode.
  4. This season still has a few bad episodes such as:
  5. The show went downhill when it got revived for another season in 2016.
  6. For some reason, George is no longer buff in this season.
  7. While the animation is okay, it can look lazy and stiff sometimes.

Reception

George of the Jungle (2007) season 1 received mixed reviews.

Trivia

  • This is the first time Tiffany Ward, Jay Ward's daughter, worked on her father's shows.
  • Like most other kids shows, The show has an official YouTube channel.

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