#Jungle cubs

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

Jungle Cubs was one of the best/weirdest classic Disney cartoon series because, while on the surface it's just your classic "your favourite characters, but as babies!" series, with all the cheesy songs and cliches that that suggests, the fact that they chose to do this with the Jungle Book characters— and have for some reason chosen to include the villains in this premise— lends the whole thing such a weird sense of pathos.

Literally all these characters end up disliking each other to a certain degree. When you watch the original film, none of them are still friends.

Even for Baloo, Bagheera and Hathi, the nominal 'good guys' in the original film, the full extent of their relationship as adults is 'Can Coexist In The Same Space Without Actively Trying To Attack You', which is a step up from how Kaa, Shere Khan and King Louie behave, but is still pretty bleak.

(Baloo and Bagheera do at least end up bonding again over Mogli, but they're not particularly friendly at the start of the film.)

There is an entire implied but unspoken tragic epilogue to Jungle Cubs, where the characters grow older and start to develop their adult instincts, species divides grow stronger, and they one by one either stop showing up at or are driven away from The Cold Lairs.

Every song, or joke, or laugh shared between these characters implies a poignant Last Time sometime after the credits roll. Every adventure is lent a certain dark irony, by the knowledge that many of these characters will surely resent these decisions to rescue their friends from danger later on in life, when the time comes to try and kill them.

#i used to have this on vhs as a kid #and remembered it's existence like yesterday #jungle cubs #jungle book #baloo #bagheera #shere khan #disney

[thatdoodlebug]

i was thinking about jungle cubs so i doodled him

#disney #the jungle book #jungle cubs #shere khan #tiger #animation #doodle #tigers #tiger cub #jungle

[ziffy14]

Oobe doo, I wanna be like you 👑

I HAD TO DRAW HIM HE'S MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THE MOVIE HE'S SO ICONIC!! Also after watching jungle cubs I had to draw the lil prince, he's so silly 😭

and uh did you know that king louie is the first Disney trans character??/HJ

#my art #the jungle book #the jungle book 1967 #mowgli #king louie #disney #fanart #the jungle book fanart #is there someone who stils care about this movie? #nobody loves this orangutan more than me btw #jungle cubs

[arzcena]

More cub Shere Khan images

#jungle book #jungle cubs #shere khan #cub shere khan

[lauras-happy-place]

Friendship board #10: Baloo and Bagheera

#the jungle book #jungle book #jungle cubs #bagheera #baloo #disney #kidcore #sfw agere #friendship board

[disneytva]

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC Network.

Disney uploaded the first intro of the block on HD for the first time ever!

Unlike The Disney Afternoon that was mostly IP driven with it's shows,Disney's One Saturday Morning had a balance between Original and IP Driven Disney shows.

#Disney's One Saturday Morning #Disney's 1 Saturday Morning #ABC Network #Pepper Ann #Doug #Disney's Doug #Recess #Disney's Recess #Teacher's Pet #Jungle Cubs #101 Dalmatians #101 Dalmatians The Series #Hercules #Hercules The Series #Mickey Mouse Works #The Weekenders #Buzz Lightyear of Star Command #House of Mouse #The Legend Of Tarzan #Fillmore! #Lloyd in Space #Teamo Supremo

[untamedlobo]

// anyone else remember the show jungle cubs ? Or just me?

#I’m a 90’s baby #ooc #out of moon #jungle cubs

[supermikeyworks]

It's' finished

#jetix #yin yang yo #abc kids #one saturday morning #toon disney #buzz lightyear #w.i.t.c.h. #super robot monkey team hyperforce go #get ed #fillmore #combo ninos #what's with andy #teacher's pet #disney’s recess #pepper ann #jungle cubs #house of mouse #lloyd in space #2000s cartoons #hand drawings #1990s cartoons #disney xd

[autie-j]

#disney #disney channel #disney tva #polls #tumblr polls #little mermaid the series #aladdin the series #timon and pumbaa #jungle cubs #101 dalmations the series #hercules the animated series #mighty ducks the animated series

[punster-2319]

Here’s a link to the Disney Afternoon poll.

#polls #disney’s one saturday morning #disney #walt disney television animation #abc #101 dalmatians the series #disney’s doug #recess #pepper ann #jungle cubs #hercules the animated series #the weekenders #teacher’s pet #buzz lightyear of star command #disney’s house of mouse

[brose1229]

Pokemon and Jungle cubs

#inktober #pokémon #pokemon #jungle cubs #shere khan #baloo #bagheera #king louie #kaa #Colonel Hathi #litten #teddiursa #chimchar #phanpy #purrloin #ekans #crossover #artists on tumblr #my art

[alyssasweettart]

Old jungle cubs animation I found on my flipaclip. Why did I give up on this? 😂

#the jungle book #jungle book #kaa the snake #Shere Khan #Mungo the Mongoose #jungle cubs

[dorothydalmati1]

Obscure Animation Subject #93: Jungle Cubs

This is the second cartoon based on the Disney version of The Jungle Book, following TaleSpin, and this show serves as a prequel to the 1967 film, where the animal characters in their childhood. Seeing more of the animal characters is a delight since they were the best parts of the Disney film, and seeing them as kids and taking place before the original film sounds cute. But how’s the execution?

Ehhh… just safe and boring. At least in Talespin there was some uniqueness and charm to be found every now and then, but in Jungle Cubs it’s pretty basic and uninteresting. You have the typical stories you would see in kids shows, and the characters are pretty two-dimensional, same with the settings. This show somehow was a hit when it originally aired, but it seems like the studio behind it didn’t care for it, hence probably why the second season is shorter than a typical season of a 90s cartoon.

I wouldn’t say this show is horrible, the animation is okay and there’s some occasional chuckle-worthy moments, but the studio already made another Jungle Book series that’s far more memorable and better. If you’re a huge fan of The Jungle Book, I wouldn’t even say go out of your way to see this one, go watch TaleSpin instead. TaleSpin has a stronger premise and better effort.

#disney 100 #disney #obscure animation #abc #the jungle book #jungle cubs #disney television animation

[drjazzman1]

Who remembers watching these on toon Disney?

#toon disney #the disney afternoon #jungle cubs #mighty ducks #101 dalmatians #aladdin #hercules

[arzcena]

Shere Khan in Treasure in the Middle of the Jungle 2

#jungle cubs #shere khan #cub shere khan

[dalt20]

Tooning in 4. Dev Ross part 4 of 7

DL: Yeah. Well the episode all’s Fahrenheit in love and war? Process of that episode?

DR: I believe that was a script doctor job. They weren’t please with..uh.. the first writers take on it, so i took it over and redid it.

DL: Well do you remember people like John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, and Jim Peterson? They were the creators of quack pack. They wrote for darkwing duck.

DR: Not really. I didn't interact with them

DL: Well but you know them right?

DR: Of them only. Our department was getting really big by then.

DL: Well you know Doug langdale? He was working the same time as you on DD, goof troop and bonkers. Also Aladdin.

DR: Yes, I knew him but barely

DL: Well, he went in to do great things. He’s working with Hollywood producer James wan on samurai rabbit for Netflix.

DR: Nice! I no longer follow any animation as I only work in live action now.

DL: Yeah! Well we’ll save that special project until the end of the interview. But don’t worry we’ll come back to it.

DR: No worries.

DL: The darkwing Duck episode, up up and awry. Process on that episode?

DR: Don't really remember anything about it

DL: Oh well it was your lowest rated darkwing episode on IMDb. 6.9 to be exact.

DR: Well, you can't please all the time.

DL: Time and punishment? Process for that episode?

DR: My inspiration was that Christmas movie where an Angel takes Jimmy Stewart forward in time to see the effects on his family and community if he committed suicide!

DL: Oh it’s it a wonderful life, eh?

DR: Right! Are we going to go thru every episode I wrote because I really don't remember... Tad and I would sit in his office and just throw around crazy ideas. He was fantastic to play off of. So many times we'd come up with concepts just by riffing. We'd talk about movies, books, look at comic books, the news...

DL: By note, yeah it would be redundant to just go over every darkwing Duck episode you wrote .

DR: Thanks! I would have to excuse myself then. I don't think about the old stories ever! A writer must stay current or die

DL: Writing for The little mermaid for Disney and CBS .

DR: Horrible experience.

DL: Why was that?

DR: I had come back to Disney after being lent out to Universal. I was assigned Little Mermaid but my story editors never came into the office so we couldn't riff on ideas like I used to with Tad. Their was hardly anyone around then and very uninspiring. No team work or comraderie. I was really unhappy so quit soon after. I went freelance then and only worked with Tad and Kevin Hopps. I worked a bit with two other story editors but again no teamwork there.

DL: Oh. Kevin hopps was a sitcom writer. He wrote for Norman lear.

DR: Yes! Great talent and great human being!

DL: I know. So, did you watch the original film?

DR: Which one?

DL: The 1989 film with Jodi benson? The classic box office success! Putted Disney in the map again and started the Disney renaissance.

DR: Yes, I did!

DL: Thoughts on the film?

DR: It was charming. Songs were fantastic! May I ask you a question?

DL: Sure, Go ahead!

DR: I don't want to sound rude, However, I wrote for Disney so long ago. I don't understand how my thought are even interesting on such old work. How my thoughts are even halfway interesting on why I wrote something. I'm curious as to what you will do with my answers.

DL: I’ll post on my blog. My job is to know about the writing process of the episodes of some shows.

DR: I'm not ungrateful, just wondering.

DL: As a interviewer. As of saying.

DR: Most staff writing processes are the same. We team up to throw around ideas to see what sticks.

DL: Hmm. Ok.

DR: I mean it will more interesting to talk more about the dtv films.

DL: We pitch ideas to our producers to see what interests them. They may like half of an idea from me and the only half from you and then tell us to construct a story out of the blended ideas. That's the way it works.

DL: Ok. Can I ask you about Aladdin : return of Jafar?

DR: That was totally a group think story. A dozen of us sat around and spit balled ideas. We agreed on one the broke up the story with each of us writing a section of the movie.

DL: Was it true that the film was a pilot for a tv series.but Michael Eisner didn’t know how to release the show, so he told you to make a pilot film?

DR: I don't remember.

DL: Well that’s what most people say. But it was the most sold video in 1994, next to the lion king!

DR: Right!

DL: Did you got a cut of the VHS sales?

DR: No! Staff writers only got salary. It's how most animation writers get ripped off. My films for Univeral made millions but I got nothing but a small fee for writing.

DL: Oh, I’m thinking about theatrical films. Now they get the money from the films.

DR: Depends! It depends on their agent!

DL: Yeah. So you wrote 4 episodes of cro for children’s television workshop/film Roman and ABC. Tell me what was cro?

DR: It was a show all about math.

DL: Oh. So how would your episodes work with a premise of cavemen and math?

DR: Vey difficult! You have to know the conceit of the show.

DL: Oh. What age were they approaching to?

DR: Very hard to write for!

DL: So how was CTW in general, The creators of Sesame Street?

DR: Loved them!

DL: Can you tell me about them.

DR: Just very smart and innovative thinkers. I love that! I love working for out of the box thinkers. They also appreciate crazy creators like me.

DL: well were you happy mark zaslove was the story editor on the show?

DR: Mark was brilliant but was a very tough boss. Very talented and very demanding.

DL: well did you feel upset when the show got canceled?

DR: No!! It was a very hard show to write for!

DL: Well apparently CTW got upset, that's why they created the cable channel noggin.Did you know that?

DR: No.

DL: well yeah. going back to disney, you wrote for bonkers and jungle cubs.

DR: Yes. Hated Bonkers.

DL: why? was it a roger rabbit ripoff?

DR: I believe so. It just wasn't a good concept. Character was horribly unlikeable. Not at all fun to write for.

DL: who was? bonkers or  lucky? or in season 2, miranda?

DR: Both... I didn't write on season two and barely on one. I shouldn't say both, definitely Bonkers. I think so. It was a bad ripoff.

DL: well question. why anyone make a show about a cartoon in a cartoon? that makes no sense.

DR: Exactly.

DL: thoughts on the president of Disney TVA, frank price? he was your boss on jungle cubs and return of jafar.

DR: No opinion. I had enough on my plate being a full time writer with three kids!

DL: oh. well moving on to jungle cubs, how was writing the humans must be crazy?

DR: I liked that show a lot but was freelance by then and only did 2 episodes.

DL: oh how did you feel about the jungle book characters but as babies, a la muppet babies?

DR: I liked them a lot. It is always fun to imagine what an adult was like as a child! I think that about people I meet!

DL: well did you like the orginal film?

DR: Loved it!

#dev ross #disney afternoon #walt disney animation studios #animation #animation interview #disney #disney television animation #tooning in. #cro #children’s television workshop #CTW #jungle cubs #Aladdin #return of jafar #the jungle book #the little mermaid #disney ariel #darkwing duck #bonkers