Jungle Junction is a American-British CGI animated children's television series created by Trevor Ricketts. It airs, in re-runs, on Playhouse Disney in the United States and in the Netherlands, as well as in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and in most of Asia. It was produced in the United Kingdom by British animation company Spider eye productions. In the United States, it was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers. On February 14, 2011, it was moved to the Disney Jr. block, serving as Playhouse Disney's replacement. The series was made in United Kingdom and United States.
A second series of 25 episodes was produced, and ended on October 26, 2012.[1]
Zooter (voiced by Janet James) – The series' protagonist. She is a pink pig whose name is a compound of "zoo" or "zip" and "scooter". Zooter speaks with a British accent and is the jungle messenger.
Ellyvan (voiced by Billy West) – A blue elephant van with an American accent, who carries the deliveries around the jungle. He is the biggest animal in the jungle and Zooter's best friend. His name is a made-up compound word of elephant and van. He is able to suck improbable quantities of liquids up his trunk and spray them distances of up to half a mile or more.
Bungo (voiced by Keith Wickham) – A yellow bunny with brown ears and a British accent, who loves to make signs and put them all over the jungle. He is very good at Geography, and knows the jungle better than anyone. He is also the only wheeler that is good at jumping, being able to leap many times his own height into the air. Bungo, despite officially being a bunny, has a long, raccoon-like tail with brown stripes as well.
Recurring characters[]
Taxicrab (voiced by Jess Harnell) – A red crab with a Mexican accent that loves to dance and makes the greatest smoothies in the jungle. His name derives from a Taxicab and he is the only wheeler that is able to drive sideways (possibly because of the sideways walk attributed to crabs). Despite the fact that Toadhog is often impatient, Taxicrab tolerates him the most.
Carla (voiced by Laraine Newman) – An orange koala owns a grocery shop. Her name seems to be a simple rhyming alliteration based upon the car stem.
Crocker (voiced by Keith Wickham) – A green crocodile fire chief with a lisp who wears a yellow helmet with a red flashing light on top. He has some skill at gardening and knows how to make compost. His name comes from the phrase which is UK slang used to describe many second hand cars.
Hippobus (voiced by Amanda Symonds) – A yellow hippopotamus school bus, which usually carries The Beetlebugs to school. Her name derives from a Hippie Bus – usually a redecorated Volkswagen Bus.
The Beetlebugs – The junior wheelers. Their name and shape derives from a Volkswagen Beetle – cars that were nicknamed bugs. Their speech is mostly synchronized. There are five of them - a blue one, a red one, a green one, a yellow one and an orange one.
Lance (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) – A purple rhinoceros ambulance. His name is both a contraction of ambulance and a reference to a weapon used by lancers who attacked with it at a full charge – much like a rhino attacks things by charging at them.
Bobby (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert) – A toucan police chief. His character may be derived from a Bubble car – he even has the same three-wheeled chassis. His name is derived from the British slang word for police officers. He is the only Wheeler that can fly.
Dozer (voiced by Keith Wickham) – A bull construction worker. His name and shape derive from a Bulldozer. His talent is digging and repairing roads with his dozer blade.
Miss Jolly (voiced by Amanda Symonds) – A zebra school teacher. She is one of the oldest and wisest of the Wheelers. She is also the only one to wear glasses.
Toadhog (voiced by Ron Orbach) – A grumpy green toad who likes worms and Fifi flies. He has a long, sticky tongue that can shoot out a long way to grab things. His name derives from Road Hog – an inconsiderate or selfish motorist. He seems to be responsible for Jungle Junction's power supply – his water wheel powers the generator for all of the lights (including the traffic lights) (see Hiccup Power) and he has a supplementary generator that is used to power the Zipsmas lights. He loses his patience with almost everyone except Taxicrab, mainly because Taxicrab is the most tolerant of him.
Series 1: Bungo to the Rescue / Pinky Picnic • The Big Race Around / Zooter Loses Her Zip • Nothing to Sneeze At / Firestation Hero • The Treasure of Jungle Junction / Shrinky • A Mystery for Bobby / Signs of Trouble • Smile Toadhog! / Zooter's Surprise • A Beautiful Stink / Prickly Pal • Sap Trap / River Race Rescue • Stuck! / Coco-nuts! • Rainy Daze / King Ellyvan • The Star Juggler / Bungo's Box • Bungo the Magnificent / Thingums • A Bubbly Emergency / Funny Fruit • The Missing Glasses / Dozer's Daisy • Follow That...Thing! / The Spooky Road • Muddy Zooter / Stargazing • Dozer Digs / Taxicrab's Whistle • Wheeler Ball / The Great Garden Caper • The Night Before Zipsmas / A Gift for Zooter • Hiccup Power / Fifi Frenzy Series 2: Fly Zooter Fly / Ellyvan's Boing Boing Blues • Ripe Fruit Bungo / Caterpillar Crossing • Ellyvan Goes Up / Easy Does It, Dozer • Bungo's Wheeler Wash / Ellyvan's Road Waffles • Rock Around the Clock / The Jolly • Floaty Fruit / Zooter's Blankie • Where’s Ellyvan? / Bobby’s Hat • Cadet Zooter / Jungle Job Swap • Bobby's Road Rules / Zooter's Strange Spots • Lance in Love / Best Buddy Mix Up • Bungo's Better Best Friend / Lance and the Jumpy Pumpkin • Bungo Leads the Way / Ellyvan and the Zoominator • Ellyvan's Ballet Lesson / Crocker for a Day • Bungo Moves In / Big Red Lance • Toadhog Goes Fishing / Ellyvan's Whiffy Delivery • Bungo's Big Bounce / Zooter's Tire Troubles • Crocker Gets Cross / Really Wheely Stuck • Zooter Gets a Beetlebug / Dozer's Magic Kettle • Zooter Peeks! / Ellyvan Says No • Big Little Adventure / The Amazing Crab-Dini • Bungo Joins the Club / Stay Awake, Crocker • An Excellent Party / The Bungo-naut • Zooter Slips Up / The Buzz About Toadhog • Zooter's Surprise Delivery
