GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE (1967)

When the classic Jay Ward series  Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends  was first announced for a DVD release back in 2003, I was already thinking how great it'd be to finally own the complete "George of the Jungle" series on DVD. Who knew it'd be FIVE YEARS before it finally happened? But happen it has, and it was definitely worth the wait. The episodes aren't remastered, but still look pretty good considering the age of the show. The included never-before-seen bonus pilot episodes of George of the Jungle & Super Chicken more than make up for the missing interstitials that originally linked the episodes. Though presented from a 1960s perspective, the humor within the episodes remain timeless. Therein lies the appeal of this set, having all these wildly humorous cartoons in one convenient collection to covet for yourself or to share with your family. It's great to see "George of the Jungle" finally preserved on DVD. And like the Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends sets, this set is also reasonably priced. George of the Jungle - The Complete Series is a 2-disc (198 min.) set featuring all 17 episodes in their original three segment form (George, Tom Slick, Super Chicken; Chicken and Tom switch up by Episode 7) for a total of 51 segments; Full Frame (1.33:1) video; plus extras which include an episode guide insert. Here is a breakdown of the discs straight from the episode guide insert:Disc 1:Episode 1George of the Jungle - The Malady Lingers OnTom Slick - Monster RallySuper Chicken - One of Our Statues Is MissingEpisode 2George of the Jungle - Ungawa the Gorilla GodTom Slick - Snow What?Super Chicken - The OysterEpisode 3George of the Jungle - Oo-Oo Birds of a FeatherTom Slick - Send In a SubSuper Chicken - Wild Ralph HiccupEpisode 4George of the Jungle - Monkey BusinessTom Slick - I've Been RailroadedSuper Chicken - The Elephant SpreaderEpisode 5George of the Jungle - The Desperate ShowersTom Slick - The Cupp Cup RaceSuper Chicken - Rotten HoodEpisode 6George of the Jungle - Little ScissorTom Slick - The Great Balloon RaceSuper Chicken -The Easter BunnyEpisode 7George of the Jungle - Next Time, Take The TrainSuper Chicken - The GeezerTom Slick - Dranko The DragsterEpisode 8George of the Jungle - The Trouble I've SeedSuper Chicken - The NoodleTom Slick - OverstockedEpisode 9George of the Jungle - Big Flop At The Big TopSuper Chicken - Salvador Rag DollyTom Slick - The Sneaky SheikDisc 2:Episode 10George of the Jungle - Rescue is My BusinessSuper Chicken - Merlin BrandoTom Slick - The Apple-Less Indian 500Episode 11George of the Jungle - Dr. Schpritzer, I Presume?Super Chicken - The Fat ManTom Slick - The Double Cross Country RaceEpisode 12George of the Jungle - The Chi Chi DogSuper Chicken - Briggs Bad-WolfTom Slick - The Cheap Skateboard DerbyEpisode 13George of the Jungle - The Treasure of Sarah MadreSuper Chicken - The Laundry ManTom Slick - The Irish CheapstakesEpisode 14George of the Jungle - A Man of All Hunting SeasonsSuper Chicken - The MuscleTom Slick - The Badyear BlimpEpisode 15George of the Jungle - The Forest's Prime EvilSuper Chicken - Dr. GizmoTom Slick - The Swamp Buggy RaceEpisode 16George of the Jungle - Kings Back to BackSuper Chicken - The Wild HairTom Slick - The Mack Buster TrophyEpisode 17George of the Jungle - The Sultan's PearlSuper Chicken - The ZipperTom Slick - The Bigg RaceSpecial Features:Never Before Seen Pilot Episode - George of the Jungle & Super ChickenHighly Recommended!

This is exactly what it says it is--one of Jay Ward's greatest creations. Best known for Rocky and Bullwinkle and Dudley DoRight, Ward considered the 'George of the Jungle' to be his best work in terms of production values.If you aren't familiar with these cartoons, they date back to 1967. Each episode contains three separate, completely unrelated cartoons, George of the Jungle, Tom Slick, and, my favorite cartoon of all time, Super Chicken. All three have the things we love Jay Ward for--comic narration, upstanding, stupid hero (always voiced by Bill Scott, also the voice of Bullwinkle and Dudely) who somehow gets things right, and a good hearted woman who is considerably smarter than them man in the show. And Bullwinkle and Dudley fans will recognize the voices, because Ward used the same three voice actors to voice virtually all his cartoons. If George of the Jungle sounds a lot like Bullwinkle, there's a good reason!George is the best known of the three, both because of the mid-90s live action film which made a star out of Brendan Frazier (and was very good), and because of the recent Cartoon Network remake. Loveble but dumb George, king of the jungle, cannot even remember he lives in a tree house, and falls every single time he leaves home. When he's not falling, he's running into trees. Ursula (voiced by the marveous June Foray, aka Rocky the Flying Squirrel), his smart (wife? roomie? queen?) more or less runs the show, and Ape, the smartest character, plays chess, philosophizes, and tries to keep George out of the worst of trouble. But good hearted George always charges off to save some animal or another, winding up in mortal peril, but is always saved, sometimes by Ape or Ursula, sometimes by George's own clumsiness, and sometimes by sheer dumb luck.Tom Slick is Dudley DoRight meets Days of Thunder. In each episode, Tom enters a new race, and some villain tries to cheat to win. Tom's vehicle, the Thunderbolt Greaseslapper, is sometimes a car, but other times is converted to a snowmobile, a boat, a submarine . . . you get the idea. Again, the women are the brains in the operation, with Marigold (again, June Foray) as the Ursula character and the octogenarian Gertie Growler who serves as Tom's mechanic. Tom usually wins; the humor, and this is a funny show, comes in the ridiculousness of the races, the crazy devices the villains use to cheat, and in Tom's carelessness in the face of Marigold's bravery and Gertie's competence.The crown jewel, in my opinion, of the three is Super Chicken, the least well known of the series. Of the three, Super Chicken relies the most on wit. Super Chicken is the secret identity of Henry Cabot Henhouse the Third, a wealthy playboy whose assistant, Fred the Lion, is even more clueless than Henry. Henry transforms into Super Chicken when he takes the Super Sauce, whose recipe changes every episode, and then heads off to fight change, clucking the traditional cavalry charge tune as only a chicken could. The humor is similar to the others, but Super Chicken's real humor comes through the narrator's breathless, wry-joke-every-line narrator.Really good if you like this kind of humor. This is the only DVD of an old TV show I have ever bought, and it was well worth it!++An aside, June Foray is still alive and is into her nineties. She is, as far as I can tell, still active professionally. What a comic genius!

This animation is the original George of the Jungle (and Tom Slick and Super Chicken), not the updated computer-drawn stuff. The scripts are done with the same unique edge as Bullwinkle and Friends. The voices are great. The plots are funny as can be. I roared at George on Saturday mornings when I was a kid. I still roar. What's more, my kids roared too. It was nice to find a hit from my childhood that even my kids like. I bought this DVD just in case streaming goes away. At least then I will still have George.

i work at an afterschool club and like to intoduce the kids to stuff yhey might not have seen before. they loved the theme tune.they loved super chicken and thats about it.one boy asked me if it was very old when i said yes " HMMMM " was his reply.well i watched it first time round when i was about his age i loved it then and i love it now.kids huh?

Although this title ran for only for a short time on TV it had a great effect on those impressionable youngsters (ME!) at that time. We loved the theme (living in a rural area at the time we had plenty of opportunities to shout Watch Out for That Tree!!) I loved the off-beat pairing of George with the urbanity of Ape and Bella and Ursula were fun to think about too. I know that there is another version on TV now but it will always be this short and sweet show that I will love. Thank you

This arrived in great condition and is fun to watch. Campy and funny.

all the great George moments.. original in everyway.. Great quality and excellent value for those who can appreciate the understated humor. Tookie Tookie ... original format with Super Chicken and Tom Swift keeps the nostagalia.

The humour is good but the song get a bit annoying after a while. The theme song is very repetitive