A new cartoon version of George of the Jungle based on the movie version starring Brendan Fraser and not on the original Jay Ward cartoon is currently in production with a launch date set for Fall of 2007. I hate to admit it, but George of the Jungle was before my time and I never saw a single episode of it, though I am a big fan of Ward so I'm sure I would have loved it. While the cartoon won't be based on the original, the look of the characters themselves will be based on Ward's designs. The Cartoon Network series, like a lot of cartoons these days, will be done in Flash.
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7-24-2006 @ 3:22PM
niccomm said...
I remember GOTJ from when I was a kid, although it wasn't one of my favorites (the theme song was probably the highlight). It was kind of a one-joke cartoon from what I recall. I'll be curious to see what Cartoon Network does with it.
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7-24-2006 @ 4:45PM
Karen said...
I remember George of the Jungle from my childhood (on a bill with Super Chicken and Tom Slick), and I can tell you that that image of George you're using doesn't look like the Jay Ward character at all.
I hate that this is happening.
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