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The Jungle Book

Name: The Jungle Book
Genre: Animation, Family
Released: 2010-11-22
Cast: Sarah Natochenny, Billy Bob Thompson, Abe Goldfarb

2010 | 3 seasons | 22 min | Animation, Family

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for families.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 57 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-Y7. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

About the adventures of Mowgli, a human foundling raised by Akela's wolf pack, and his best friends, fatherly bear Baloo and playful panther Bagheera. They live in the Indian jungle where many dangers lurk, such as the mighty Bengal tiger Shere Khan. The inquisitive Mowgli often gets himself into trouble and can't resist helping animals in danger or solving other problems.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.

Season 12010 · 52 episodes
Not rated yet
Season 22013 · 52 episodes
Not rated yet
Season 32019 · 52 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
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Cast & crew

Created by Rudyard Kipling

Sarah NatochennyMowgli (voice)
Billy Bob ThompsonKaa (voice)
Abe GoldfarbBagheera (voice)