# Yay!!!!!!!!!! George of the Jungle is on his way! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876 "2008-02-09T00:40:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876/1 "2008-02-09T00:40:23Z")
I just received an email from Amazon that my DVD set of [George of the Jungle: The Complete Series](http://www.amazon.com/George-Jungle-Complete/dp/B000ZBEOHO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1202515894&sr=8-2) that I pre-ordered has been shipped, a full 4 days ahead of its release date. By Tuesday, I’ll be reliving the adventures of [ul] [li]that defender of the jungle, protecter of the weak, and all-around good guy[/li][li]that funny-lookin’ fella who never shaves, Ursula[/li][li]an ape named Ape[/li][li]Tookie[/li][li]that big, gray, peanut-lovin’ poochie, Shep[/li][li]Tom Slick[/li][li]Marigold[/li][li]Gertie Growler[/li][li]Super Chicken [/li]and [li]Fred (you knew the job was dangerous when you took it.) [/li][/ul] WATCH OUT FOR THAT TREE! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876/2 "2008-02-09T00:45:59Z")
Yes! I just ordered my copy. ---
**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876/3 "2008-02-10T00:18:44Z")
Super Chicken! Fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876/4 "2008-02-10T00:29:06Z")
[Just _caaaallll_ for Super Chicken !](http://youtube.com/watch?v=fAGOMOnI0-8&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876/5 "2008-02-13T22:36:00Z")
Yay! It came, just a day after official release date. 2 DVDs, all the original complete episodes, including Tom Slick and Superchicken. Plus the unaired George of the Jungle pilot. I haven’t watched these episodes in over 10 years. Cartoon Network ran them around the time the live-action George movie with Brendan Fraser came out. Today, CN has a new G.o.t.J. cartoon, but it resembles the old one in the names of the characters only. It’s geared down to a 10 year old level with none of the sharp satire that Jay Ward’s cartoons were famous for. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876/6 "2008-02-14T02:31:18Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] Today, CN has a new G.o.t.J. cartoon, but it resembles the old one in the names of the characters only. It’s geared down to a 10 year old level with none of the sharp satire that Jay Ward’s cartoons were famous for. _sigh_ [/QUOTE] The Canadian _George_ is sadly lacking the old-time Ward wit, but it has a charm of its own. Jay’s daughter, Tiffany Ward, is one of the executive producers, and it’s obvious she’s very big on keeping her father’s characters alive- she’s been behind all of the recent Ward-related projects, and also commissioned a [renovation](http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-culture/bullwinkle-statue-update) of the Bullwinkle statue in Los Angeles which stands outside what was original the Dudley Do-Right Emporium. (If you want to find out more about Jay and his creations, read _The Moose That Roared_ by Keith Scott, a very informative and entertaining book.) ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876/7 "2008-02-14T02:56:14Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] Fred (you knew the job was dangerous when you took it.) [/QUOTE] In a previous job, I used this line all the time. 😃 And years ago, when I had a parrot, I taught him the Tookie-tookie bird call. It cracked me up to hear an African Grey parrot calling out “Awk-awk eek-eek tookie-tookie!” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-george-of-the-jungle-is-on-his-way/436876/8 "2008-02-14T07:49:05Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] The Canadian _George_ is sadly lacking the old-time Ward wit, but it has a charm of its own. Jay’s daughter, Tiffany Ward, is one of the executive producers, and it’s obvious she’s very big on keeping her father’s characters alive- she’s been behind all of the recent Ward-related projects, and also commissioned a [renovation](http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-culture/bullwinkle-statue-update) of the Bullwinkle statue in Los Angeles which stands outside what was original the Dudley Do-Right Emporium. (If you want to find out more about Jay and his creations, read _The Moose That Roared_ by Keith Scott, a very informative and entertaining book.) [/QUOTE] I may give the new George another try, then. I have a lot of respect for Keith Scott. He’s a very capable voice-over man who was a friend of Bill Scott, the original voice of George, Bullwinkle, and Dudley Do-Right, among others. He did a superb job as the voice of Bullwinkle in the live action-CGI Rocky and Bullwinkle movie, and the announcers in the Bullwinkle and the George of the Jungle films.