September 8, 1996 – March 11, 1999
Jumanji (also known as Jumanji: The Animated Series) is an American animated television series based on the 1995 film which in turn based on the 1981 children's picture book of the same name. The series ran for three seasons from September 8, 1996 to March 11, 1999. In 1996, it was carried by the UPN Kids block on UPN, but later seasons were syndicated under the Bohbot Kids Network syndicated block.
Jumanji was produced by Adelaide Productions and was the first show made by that company, with character designs by Everett Peck.
Storyline[]
Judy and Peter Shepherd are two kids that found a board game called "Jumanji". Each turn, the two of them were given a "game clue" and then sucked into the jungle until they solved their clue. They meet Alan Parrish, who was trapped in Jumanji because he had never seen his clue. Judy and Peter would help Alan try to leave the game, providing the characters' motivation during the series. Also, Peter would sometimes be transformed into various animals whenever he cheated, sometimes using the abilities of whatever animal he becomes to an advantage. The kids also free another player trapped longer than Alan. Unlike Alan, he saw his clue but never solved it, but with the kids' help he solves it. He called himself the Master of Jumanji and tried to get other people to solve his clue for him, but once Alan points out that his clue (the Gateless Gate) is an illusion of Jumanji's and he accepts it, it solves his clue.
It's also revealed that like Judy and Peter, Alan would never have been able to survive his first day in Jumanji without help, as he possessed poor survival skills at the time. Ironically, his help came in the form of Judy and Peter from the future (to him anyway) who help him survive and teach him a few of the survival tricks they'd learned from him. In return, the 10-year-old version of Alan helps Judy and Peter return to their time, but later hits his head and forgets meeting them.
In the first episode, Alan reveals that there have been other players of the game throughout time, many of whom left their toys in the cave which is part of his home, but not all of them survived the game. In the final episode, using a crystal that shows the past, the kids and Alan find his clue by observing his roll and what the game said, and figure out why he never saw it: right after he rolled his mom called him to dinner and as he was leaving, the clue displayed while he had his back turned and he got sucked in. Once he knew his clue, Alan solved it with Judy and Peter's help and escaped Jumanji. Outside, the kids decide to destroy the Jumanji game now that Alan's free.
In the series, it is revealed that Jumanji is sentient to a degree and on occasion has sucked in Judy and Peter if they make it "angry".
Also See[]
- Jumanji (1995)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801 (Heard often.)
- Hollywoodedge, Elk Honks Squeals Med PE025001
- Hollywoodedge, Giggling Two Childre PE131001/Hollywoodedge, Two Young Kids Giggle PE143501 (Heard once briefly in "The Price".)
- Jumanji Lion Roar
- Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Attack Roar
- Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Exclamation Roar
- SKYWALKER, ANIMAL - DILOPHOSAURUS CROAKING, SCREAMING
- Sound Ideas, LEMUR - ROUGH LEMUR BARKS & HOWLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, RACCOON, TRILLS - SNIFFS, SNORTS & GLOTTAL TRILLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, SEA LION - BARKS, SCREAMS, SNARLS, GRUNTS, ANIMAL