Underplayed Gems

George of the Jungle (1967)

George of the Jungle poster
Genre
animation, comedy, kids
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 17 episodes
Rated
L
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A dim-witted but good-hearted jungle man named George has adventures with his friends, including an ape named Ape and a bird named Tookie Tookie. He often gets into trouble because of his clumsiness and lack of common sense. The show parodies the Tarzan story with a humorous and cartoonish tone.

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What happens

George of the Jungle is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends. The character George was inspired by the story of Tarzan and a cartoon characterization of George Eiferman (Mr. America, Mr. Universe, IFBB Hall of Famer) drawn by a cook on his minesweeper in the Navy during World War II. The series aired first-run for 17 episodes on Saturday mornings from September 9 to December 30, 1967, on the ABC-TV network. Then, rather than commissioning new episodes, the network was content to repeat the 17 episodes, keeping George of the Jungle on its Saturday schedule until September 1969 when it moved to Sunday mornings until September 19, 1970. This was the final animated series created and produced by Ward until his death in 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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