The Jungle Bunch

The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue (also known as Les As de la Jungle à la Rescousse in French) is a French CGI animated television series. It was created by Jean-François Tosti, David Alaux, Éric Tosti and produced by Toulouse-based TAT Productions, 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, the second season aired on 2016 and the third season aired on 2020. The Jungle Bunch to the rescue won an International Emmy Award in the category Kids: Animation in 2014 and is aired in more than 180 territories. In the UK it previously aired on Boomerang, and in the US it airs on Universal Kids.

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 emperor penguin who thinks that he is a tiger
 * Junior, a Tiger barb who is Maurice's adopted son
 * Miguel, a dimwitted blue gorilla
 * Batricia, a female fruitbat
 * Gilbert a neurotic brown tarsier
 * Al, a thin orange glass frog
 * Bob, an overweight green cane toad
 * Fred, a singing warthog

Film
The series has been adapted from a 52-minute animated film titled The Jungle Bunch: The Movie (originally Les As de la Jungle: Opération Banquise; The Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe). The film aired on France 3, 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 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
 * New York Festivals 2015 : Final Certificate
 * International Emmy Awards 2014
 * Cartoons on the Bay 2014 : Pucinella Award for Best Children TV series
 * Kidscreen Awards 2013 : TV Movie Award for The Jungle Bunch: Back to the Ice Floe