George of the Jungle (1967)

The title segment, George of the Jungle, is a spoof of the popular Tarzan story. The title character, George (voiced by Bill Scott), is a dim-witted but big-hearted "ape man" who lives in the jungle. He is called upon each episode to save its inhabitants from various threats. In the episode teaser, he is famous for not looking where he is swinging and thus slamming face-first into trees or other obstacles to the tune of, "George, George, George of the Jungle." George's love interest is Ursula (voiced by June Foray), whom George refers to as, "Fella." He has an ape for a friend, appropriately named Ape (voiced by Paul Frees), who is far more intelligent than George. Then there is Shep, George's pet elephant who acts like a lap dog, or as George calls him, "great big peanut-lovin' poochie." Also of note is the Tooky Tooky (or Tookie Tookie) bird famous for his call: "Ah ah ee ee tooky tooky."

Le titre, George de la Jungle, est une parodie de l'histoire populaire de Tarzan. Le personnage de titre, George (exprimé par Bill Scott), est un "homme singe" à l'esprit vif mais au grand cœur qui vit dans la jungle. Il est appelé à chaque épisode pour sauver ses habitants de diverses menaces. Dans l'épisode teaser, il est célèbre pour ne pas regarder où il se balance et ainsi claquant le visage d'abord dans les arbres ou d'autres obstacles au son de "George, George, George de la jungle". L'intérêt amoureux de George est Ursula (exprimé par June Foray), auquel George se réfère comme «Fella». Il a un singe pour un ami, appelé de manière appropriée Ape (exprimé par Paul Frees), qui est beaucoup plus intelligent que George. Puis il y a Shep, l'éléphant de George qui agit comme un chien de tour, ou comme George l'appelle, "une grande poochie de cacahuètes." A noter également l'oiseau Tooky Tooky (ou Tookie Tookie) célèbre pour son appel: "Ah ah ee ee takey takey."

George of the Jungle (no Brasil, George, o Rei da Floresta) é uma série de desenho animado estadunidense que foi criada em 1967 por Jay Ward, o mesmo criador de As Aventuras de Rocky e Bullwinkle, cuja dupla é conhecida também no Brasil como Alceu e Dentinho.