Toonhound - Juniper Jungle (1992)

   "Where do trees grow toffees and animals talk?...
                                       ...only in Juniper Jungle!"

   Juniper Jungle is home to a fun gang of animal critters including Toby The Turtle
   the postman, Jock the croc, Victor Vulture the fireman and wife Vera, Dr Octopus,
   Nurse Hippopotamus, Trevor Tiger, Piff Paff the puffin Lord Mayor, and Bertie Ball
   the policeman. Life in the jungle would be just dreamy without the unwelcome
   attentions of the "Nasties" from Swampland. They're lead by Menacing Mattress,
   a badly sprung old bed with a sore temper. He puts the Nasty Brothers crows,
   Menacing Myna, Fearsome Fluff and Terrible Tyre through their paces in his
   persistant attempts to thwart the Juniper Jungle folks' fun...

   This mad mixture of talking animals, trash and toffee trees stems from the
   equally-mad imagination of comedian Bobby Ball. Bobby is, of course, one half
   of that evergreen variety act Cannon and Ball. Juniper Jungle first appeared as
   as a series of picture books before animated immortality beckoned...

     Juniper Jungle book titles

     Juniper Jungle Story         Piff Paff the Puffin
     Jock the Crock                Toby's New Home
     The Lord Mayor's Party     The Great Bun Robbery
     The Wedding                   Juniper Jungle meets the Reindeer
     Podland                          Juniper Jungle's Sports Day
     Mervin the Monkey           Christmas in Juniper Jungle


     TV episodes

     Snow Busines                 Daylight Robbery
     The Great Bun Robbery   Spring into Action
     The Great Car Race         Up in Smoke
     Happy Ever After             Fifi Comes to Town
     Surf's Up                        Dive, Dive, Dive
     Nasty Dancing                Still Evil (After All These Years)
     Stink Bomb's Away

     Broadcast info

      The first episode "Snow Business" premiered on BBC1
       22 December 1993 at 7.45am.

      Oddly, there was a two-week gap before the rest of the series
      followed. Episodes played from 8th Janury 1993, once a week
      at approx. 3.45pm, with the final episode, "Still Evil"
      transmitted on 26th March 1993...


     Juniper Jungle created by Bobby Ball

     producers:          Paul Whibley, Mike Barron
     exec producer:   Theresa Plummer-Andrews
     director:             Alastair McIlwain
     writer:                Chris Trengrove
     voices:                Maxton Beesley
                               Jonathon Dunne
                               Sarah Dangerfield

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		"Where do trees grow toffees and animals talk?... ...only in Juniper Jungle!" Juniper Jungle is home to a fun gang of animal critters including Toby The Turtle the postman, Jock the croc, Victor Vulture the fireman and wife Vera, Dr Octopus, Nurse Hippopotamus, Trevor Tiger, Piff Paff the puffin Lord Mayor, and Bertie Ball the policeman. Life in the jungle would be just dreamy without the unwelcome attentions of the "Nasties" from Swampland. They're lead by Menacing Mattress, a badly sprung old bed with a sore temper. He puts the Nasty Brothers crows, Menacing Myna, Fearsome Fluff and Terrible Tyre through their paces in his persistant attempts to thwart the Juniper Jungle folks' fun... This mad mixture of talking animals, trash and toffee trees stems from the equally-mad imagination of comedian Bobby Ball. Bobby is, of course, one half of that evergreen variety act Cannon and Ball. Juniper Jungle first appeared as as a series of picture books before animated immortality beckoned... Juniper Jungle book titles Juniper Jungle Story Piff Paff the Puffin Jock the Crock Toby's New Home The Lord Mayor's Party The Great Bun Robbery The Wedding Juniper Jungle meets the Reindeer Podland Juniper Jungle's Sports Day Mervin the Monkey Christmas in Juniper Jungle TV episodes Snow Busines Daylight Robbery The Great Bun Robbery Spring into Action The Great Car Race Up in Smoke Happy Ever After Fifi Comes to Town Surf's Up Dive, Dive, Dive Nasty Dancing Still Evil (After All These Years) Stink Bomb's Away Broadcast info The first episode "Snow Business" premiered on BBC1 22 December 1993 at 7.45am. Oddly, there was a two-week gap before the rest of the series followed. Episodes played from 8th Janury 1993, once a week at approx. 3.45pm, with the final episode, "Still Evil" transmitted on 26th March 1993... Juniper Jungle created by Bobby Ball producers: Paul Whibley, Mike Barron exec producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews director: Alastair McIlwain writer: Chris Trengrove voices: Maxton Beesley Jonathon Dunne Sarah Dangerfield On the web Comedy Kings - The Unofficial Website for Cannon & Ball Andrew Heaton's lengthy-titled Cannon & Ball shrine features informative pages and pics for both the books and the series, plus all the Cannon & Ball information you could possibly need, of course. Andrew also sent us that screen grab at top of the page - ta muchly, Andrew... index » previous » next »

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