George Of The Jungle [DVD]

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Although direct-to-video Disney sequels usually try to hide or simply ignore the issue, George of the Jungle 2 gleefully points out the lack of continuity between it and the original movie. Consumer Products by Snow Commerce, which is soley responsible for the site's content and all aspects of your purchase. Each week some minor problem will strike, which George invariably makes even more disastrous before the final resolution.

In a dastardly plot to win back his love, Lyle (Thomas Haden Church, one of the few to reprise his role from the original) has the gang trooping back and forth to Las Vegas. By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. He grows up to be the hunky, heroic, yet clumsy king of the jungle, George (Brendan Fraser - 'California Man'), who swings from one tree right into the trunk of the next!Mild mannered millionaire Henry Cabot Henhouse III (voiced by Bill Scott) undergoes a transformation to the super-powered fighting fowl whenever he drinks his "Super Sauce". George's journey begins with a happy life in the jungle, but he finally comes face to face with "sophisticated" humans. The villains are terrible, but still safe to watch, so it just might teach manners to anyone who watches it. Similar in format to the Bullwinkle Show, the half-hour George of the Jungle TV show actually consisted of three 7 or 8 minute segments. This is the series which I came back to again and again as a gradeschooler; the swift tangles of dialogue I forever longed to unravel, not to mention the frenetic pacing, inventive storylines and the most offbeat trilogy of animaniacs ever to hit the boob-tube: George, Super Chicken and Tom Slick.

As Super Chicken he flies around in his "Super Coop", combatting evil, assisted by the non-super, somewhat cowardly Fred who is constantly reminded by his employer, "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred!The only two things not to like on the DVD set: There are no subtitles (I am not hard of hearing but I love watching television with subtitles on), and as you start each episode, the "George of Jungle" theme plays twice in a row.

The menu allows you to play one half hour show or a segment (George, Tom or Super Chicken) at a time. I think they borrowed some music from Jay Ward's "Fractured Flickers" series and pasted it in these pilots to make them appear more polished. Those who bought the "George of the Jungle" videotapes from Fox back in the 1990's will remember these.All three programs featured self-contained stories, so there wasn't the chance for sprawling multi-part adventures like Moose and Squirrel were able to have. Even with Tom Slick having one cylinder not firing, the whole George of the Jungle show is a lot of fun. Bigger than life, outrageously funny and loaded with eye-popping special effects, Disney's GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE is the vine-swinging, box-office smash hit that's taking audiences captive!

There, George, Ape, Shep and Tookie must rescue Ursula, and then swing back to save the jungle from Lyle's bulldozing bullies. Join dim-witted, but big-hearted George as he saves his jungle friends with the help of wife, Ursula, his friend Ape and his "dog", She . It ran for 17 episodes on Saturday mornings from September 9 to December 30, 1967, on the American TV network ABC. In an elaborate plot, she teams up with Ursula's obsessive ex-fiance Lyle to hypnotize Ursula into leaving George and turn his jungle to mulch!Bigger than life, outrageously funny and loaded with eye-popping special effects, Disney's 'George Of The Jungle' is the vine-swinging, box-office smash hit that's taking audiences captive! However, soon after arriving on American soil, Ursula runs into her former fiance Lyle Van de Groot (Thomas Haden Church) and the old trouble starts up all over again. Though "George of the Jungle" doesn't have the sly adult themes of Bullwinkle, it still has plenty of appeal, to kids as well as parents. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.