George of the Jungle
| George of the Jungle | |
|---|---|
Cover to a George of the Jungle VHS tape | |
| Created by | Jay Ward Bill Scott |
| Directed by | Gerard Baldwin Frank Braxton Pete Burness Paul Harvey Jim Hiltz Bill Hurtz Lew Keller John Walker |
| Starring | Bill Scott Paul Frees June Foray Daws Butler |
| Opening theme | Stan Worth Sheldon Allman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 17 (51 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ponsonby Britt, O.B.E. Jay Ward Bill Scott |
| Producers | Jay Ward Bill Scott |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production company | Jay Ward Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 9 – December 30, 1967 |
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George of the Jungle is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends. The character George was inspired by the story of Tarzan and a cartoon characterization of George Eiferman (Mr. America, Mr. Universe, IFBB Hall of Famer) drawn by a cook on his minesweeper in the Navy during World War II. The series aired first-run for 17 episodes on Saturday mornings from September 9 to December 30, 1967, on the ABC-TV network. Then, rather than commissioning new episodes, the network was content to repeat the 17 episodes, keeping George of the Jungle on its Saturday schedule until September 1969 when it moved to Sunday mornings until September 19, 1970. This was the final animated series created and produced by Ward until his death in 1989.