Jungle Jam and Friends the Radio Show is a children's radio show with Christian themes and humor straight from the mouths of the animals that live there. The show was created by Jeff Parker and is owned by Fancy Monkey Studios, Inc. "In the jungle it's always a zoo, in the jungle there's a lot to do..."
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Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!, or simply Jungle Jam, is a children's radio show with Christian themes and humor. The show was created by Jeff Parker and is owned by Fancy Monkey Studios, Inc. (formerly Woolly Mammoth Entertainment). It features voices, writing, and sound editing by Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar, David Buller, and many others. These people have also been involved in other well-known radio projects, including Adventures in Odyssey.
History
The program first aired in 1993 and within two years it had been aired on over 800 radio stations. Cassettes of the broadcast were available from Word Entertainment until the year 2000. At that point, the show was taken over by Fancy Monkey Studios, Inc., who sell CDs and downloads of the broadcasts. Jungle Jam continues to air, with the most recent episode, "The Merry Christmas Show," recorded in front of a live studio audience and released in 2010. The series features songs by award-winning husband and wife musicians, Buddy Miller and Julie Miller.
Storylines
The show is usually set in the jungle, although episodes occasionally take place elsewhere. Episodes follow a pattern: an introduction will be followed by a ten- to forty-five-minute story. The shorter stories end in an upbeat song; the longer episodes are divided into two parts and have songs scattered throughout. Although most episodes feature the Jungle Jam gang, some follow a boy named Marvy Snuffleson and his sister Katie and their visits to the remarkable RazzleFlabben Island. All episodes teach a lesson about the Bible or about Christian life.
Regular characters
Narrator
The narrator (Nathan Carlson), often referred to as "Mr. Narrator" by the characters, is an interactive force in the jungle; there is some indication that he is a jungle explorer.
Gruffy
Gruffy Bear (Nathan Carlson), the de facto main character of the series, is a jovial, level-minded construction worker brown bear. He is the only primary character with a wife (Muffy), a child (Gruffy, Jr), and a dog (Wuffy).
Sully
Sully the Aardvark (Nathan Carlson) is a simple-minded aardvark. Frequently noted as an excellent cannonball diver, he is the best friend of Millard J. Monkey. At one point he played the triangle in the Jungle Band.
Millard
Millard Jackanapes Monkey (Phil Lollar), usually referred to as Millard J. Monkey or Millard the Monkey, is a clumsy, foolhardy monkey and the best friend of Sully the Aardvark. Millard was a later addition to the cast of characters, but quickly became a central character and fan favorite.
Nozzles
Nozzles the Elephant (Nathan Carlson) is a usually wise, brooding African elephant. However, he is prone to giving in to the other animals' inanity. A lover of mystery novels and gadgets.
Racquet
Racquet the Skunk (Nathan Carlson) is a kind-hearted but ambitious skunk. He is frequently shown to be an excellent badminton player.
Jean-Claude
Jean-Claude the Flying Squirrel (Phil Lollar) is a somewhat self-centered French flying squirrel. Ironically, he pilots a biplane.
The Cheetah Sisters
Cheetah Bonita (Shelby Daniels), Cheetah Anita(Shelby Daniels), and Cheetah Sally (Julie Miller) are members of the musical group The Cheetah Sisters.
Sloth
The sloth (Cindy Parker), also referred to as Sloth, is an easy-going, female sloth.
Weatherbee
Weatherbee the Owl (Phil Lollar) is a sensible owl who often acts as the leader (or judge) of the jungle.
Max
Max the Giraffe (Nathan Carlson) is a hair-brained giraffe.
Other recurring characters
Muffy
Muffy Bear (Nathan Carlson) is the supportive wife of Gruffy Bear.
Gruffy, Jr.
Gruffy Bear, Jr. (Adam Burton), is the only child of Gruffy and Muffy Bear.
Bert-the-Moose
Bert-the-Moose (Nathan Carlson) hosts a musical segment included in the "and friends" part of the show called "Sing Along With Bert-the-Moose." He always followed by his Bert-the-Moose singing waiters.
Reynold
Reynold the Warthog (Phil Lollar) is a mud-loving, dry-humored warthog.
Hermie
Hermie the Love Bug (Nathan Carlson) is a misguided green lacewing.
Coy Ote
Coy Ote is a friendly Irish Wolfhound.
Flip
Mentioned in the theme song, Flip (Buddy Miller) the owl appeared on the albums and used mostly for songs. He never made it into the regular episodes, and was replaced by Weatherbee in the series.
RazzleFlabben Island
Narrator
The narrator (Nathan Carlson) is the same as that of the Jungle Jam Gang.
Regular characters
Marvy Snuffleson
Marvin Carvey "Marvy" Snuffleson III (Adam Burton) is a junior high student who gets carried away in a flash-flood to RazzleFlabben Island.
Carl and Olaf
Olaf (Nathan Carlson) and Carl (Phil Lollar), adult RazzleFlabbenz, are Marvy's two closest friends on RazzleFlabben Island.
Katie Snuffleson
Katie Snuffleson (Katie Herndon) is Marvy's little sister. She, too, has fallen victim to the mysterious flash-floods.
Mr. Snuffleson
Marvin Carvey Snuffleson II (David Buller), usually referred to as Mr. Snuffleson, is Marvy's caring father. As a child, he too was taken to RazzleFlabben Island.
Mrs. Snuffleson
Mrs. Snuffleson (Michelle Richards) is Marvy's mother.
Lars
Lars (Nathan Carlson) is often a level voice among the RazzleFlabbenz.
Bert
Bert (Phil Lollar) is a RazzleFlabben often found in places of authority (e.g., a judge, a conductor, etc.).
Other recurring characters
Ingmar Flabben
Ingmar RazzleFlabben (Phil Lollar), né Flabben, was the leader of the Flabbenz until he made his love for Ingrid public and joined the two peoples together.
Ingrid Razzle
Ingrid RazzleFlabben (Maureen Davis), née Razzle, was the leader of the Razzles until her marriage to Ingmar.
Sven Ingersoll
Sven Ingersoll is a magical, shape-shifting RazzleFlabben and is also the first RazzleFlabben Marvy meets.
Merl
Merl is the second RazzleFlabben to meet Marvy.
Bjørn
Bjørn (Nathan Carlson), also referred to as the Disobedient SmivenBiven, is a SmivenBiven held prisoner on RazzleFlabben Island.
Species
RazzleFlabbenz
Originally two peoples, the Razzles and the Flabbenz, they united after Mr. Snuffleson helped work out their centuries-old dispute. Though humanoid, they are exceptionally tall and covered in brightly colored fur. They highly prize eggplant parmigiana.
SmivenBivenz
The SmivenBivenz are a race of large, hairy, bad-tempered humanoid monsters with tails who live on the neighboring SmivenBiven Island.
- Bjørn (see above)
- Snork (Nathan Carlson) steals the valuable portraits of Ingmar and Ingrid RazzleFlabben and frames Marvy.
- a group of man-eating SmivenBivenz capture Katie.
Other species
- The side-winding furbellies are a race of malevolent cowboy creatures with furry bellies. Three, Larango (Phil Lollar), Durango (Nathan Carlson), and Hives (Nathan Carlson), attempt to overthrow RazzleFlabben Island and enslave the RazzleFlabbenz.
- The whistling furchettas are a race of small, simple-minded, good-natured, and sweet creatures who live homy lives on RazzleFlabben Island.
- The Rockport falcon is a giant, man- and furchetta-eating falcon.
Description
Between 1993 and 1995, three audio cassette tape sets containing episodes of Jungle Jam and Friends were released by Everland Entertainment, a division of Word Entertainment. The sets were: Wild Times in God's Creation (1993), More Wild Times in God's Creation (1994), and Even Wilder Times in God's Creation (1995). They all contained episodes as they aired on the radio. This was evident because of the contact information read aloud by Nathan Carlson, including that of World Vision International, a religious and charitable organization involved in sponsoring Jungle Jam and Friends. In addition, Even Wilder Times was a collection of musical albums previously released by Word Entertainment and edited for broadcast in two parts on the radio.
When Woolly Mammoth Entertainment, the studio that produced Jungle Jam and Friends, was renamed Fancy Monkey Studios and acquired ownership of the show, it re-released all the original albums in compact disc and digital download formats. These re-releases do not follow the same release sequence as the original cassette albums and were slightly reorganized. In addition, the original opening and closing wraps of all Jungle Jam and Friends episodes were edited to remove references to World Vision and Everland, and replaced with new wraps referencing Fancy Monkey Studios and the reorganized episodes. While most of the episodes from the cassette albums are retained in the CD and download re-releases, a few of them are excluded, most notably the "Sing-Along with Bert-the-Moose" segments, which served as a platform for promoting kid-friendly Contemporary Christian musical albums released by Word Entertainment. And while all the original episode titles stay the same, only one episode was renamed. "Bear E. Sleepy", a musical segment that originally appeared in the More Wild Times cassette album, became "The All-Bear Sing-Along".
A fourth collection, Yet Even Wilder Times Collection, contains most of the Jungle Jam and Friends episodes that do not appear in any of the original three albums, some of which have been produced and aired in recent years. It is currently available for purchase from Fancy Monkey Studios as downloads only.
"Open for Business", which appears in the Wild Times cassette album, was not a Jungle Jam and Friends episode. Instead, it was an excerpt from The Friendship Company: Open for Business (1991), a children's album by Contemporary Christian singer Sandi Patty. As such, it is also excluded from the re-releases.
In the original opening and closing wraps of "The Great Rubber Band War" (from the More Wild Times collection), Hal Smith, Will Ryan, and Katie Leigh — all voice artists involved in Adventures in Odyssey, a radio drama presentation produced by Focus on the Family — made brief appearances, voicing their respective characters John Avery Whittaker, Eugene Meltsner, and Connie Kendall. They all accidentally stumble into the room where Nathan Carlson and the Jungle Jam gang are doing their show, and are given correct directions to their room ("Just two doors down to the left"). Even Whit (voiced by Smith) is given the opportunity to read the following line used before the episodes start: "Stay tuned! Jungle Jam and Friends has just begun!".
"Three Wise Men and a Baby", a Christmas musical album, was not included in any of the original cassette sets. However, like other Jungle Jam and Friends musical albums, it is available separately, first on cassette tape, and later on CD and digital download. Eventually, it is now included in the re-release of Even Wilder Times.
Wild Times in God's Creation
| Episode |
Total |
Title |
Featured character(s) |
Writer(s) |
Verse |
Theme |
Time |
| 1 |
1 |
"A River Runs Over It" |
Sully |
Charlie Richards |
Romans 12:6 |
everybody is special |
15 min. |
| 2 |
2 |
"Koalas in the Mist" |
Gruffy Bear |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Proverbs 18:13 |
don't jump to conclusions |
15 min. |
| 3 |
3 |
"The Boy Who Cried Duck" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
1 Timothy 6:6 |
accepting who we are |
15 min. |
| 4 |
4 |
"Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog" |
Jean-Claude |
Phil Lollar |
Matthew 22:39 |
loving your neighbor |
15 min. |
| 5 |
5 |
"Golden Rocks and the Tree Pears" |
Cheetah Anita |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Psalm 62:8 |
trusting God |
15 min. |
| 6 |
6 |
"The Goodbye Merl" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Colossians 3:25 |
gratitude |
15 min. |
| 7 |
7 |
"Sully Makes a Friend" |
Sully |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Ephesians 4:32 |
kindness |
15 min. |
| 8 |
8 |
"Bjorn Free" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Phil Lollar |
1 John 4:7 |
obedience |
15 min. |
| 9 |
9 |
"Color Him Irresponsible" |
Jean-Claude |
Phil Lollar |
Matthew 25:21 |
responsibility |
15 min. |
| 10 |
10 |
"Pogo A Go-Go" |
Jean-Claude |
Phil Lollar |
Hebrews 13:16 |
sharing |
15 min. |
| 11 |
11 |
"The Terrible Truth About Lying" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Proverbs 16:13 |
honesty |
15 min. |
| 12 |
12 |
"Badminton Schmadminton" |
Gruffy Bear |
Charlie Richards |
Proverbs 6:6 |
cooperation |
15 min. |
| 13 |
13 |
"This Island Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Phil Lollar |
Luke 12:32 |
courage |
15 min. |
| 14 |
14 |
"A Portrait of the Rabbits as a Young Family" |
Racquet |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Romans 12:15 |
empathy / friendship |
15 min. |
| 15 |
15 |
"Lest Ye Be Judged" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Phil Lollar |
Matthew 7:1 |
judging others |
15 min. |
| 16 |
16 |
"The Treasure of the Sierra Marbles" |
Sully, Millard |
Phil Lollar |
Proverbs 15:27 |
greed |
15 min. |
| 17 |
17 |
"Sing-Along with Bert-the-Moose" |
Bert-the-Moose |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar |
– |
– |
15 min. |
| 18 |
18 |
"The Grandfather" |
Jungle Jam Gang |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Proverbs 16:28 |
gossip |
15 min. |
| 19 |
19 |
"Katie Sings the Blues" |
Katie Snuffleson |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Philippians 4:11 |
contentment |
15 min. |
| 20 |
20 |
"Hermie the Love Bug" |
Hermie |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
1 John 4:7 |
love |
15 min. |
| 21 |
21 |
"Later: A Story About Procrastination" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Phil Lollar |
Proverbs 15:19 |
procrastination |
15 min. |
| 22 |
22 |
"Nermal and the Ark" |
Nermal |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar |
Matthew 6:25–34 |
God's care / provision |
30 min. |
More Wild Times in God's Creation
| Episode |
Total |
Title |
Featured character(s) |
Writer(s) |
Verse |
Theme |
Time |
| 1 |
23 |
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Bedtime" |
Gruffy Bear |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Luke 2:1–14 |
celebrating Christ's birth |
15 min. |
| 2 |
24 |
"The Gift of the RazzleFlabben" |
Marvy Snuffleson,
Olaf, Carl |
Phil Lollar |
Romans 12:6 |
everybody is special |
15 min. |
| 3 |
25 |
"The Great Rubber Band War" |
Marvy Snuffleson (as Marvin Carvey Snuffleson, Sr.) |
Phil Lollar |
Exodus 20:12 |
honoring parents |
30 min. |
| 4 |
26 |
"The Big Bang Theory" |
Gruffy Bear |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Proverbs 18:24 |
making new friends |
15 min. |
| 5 |
27 |
"Who Owns Who?" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Phil Lollar |
Matthew 6:21 |
materialism |
15 min. |
| 6 |
28 |
"When You Wish Upon a Star" |
Millard |
Phil Lollar |
Ephesians 5:4 |
power of words |
15 min. |
| 7 |
29 |
"Sing-Along with Bert-the-Moose 2" |
Bert-the-Moose |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar |
– |
– |
15 min. |
| 8 |
30 |
"Dial M for Monkey" |
Millard |
Jeff Parker |
Hebrews 13:6 |
fear |
15 min. |
| 9 |
31 |
"The Whistling Furchettas" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Jeff Parker |
1 Corinthians 6:19–20 |
taking care of your body |
15 min. |
| 10 |
32 |
"The Cat's Pajamas" |
The Kitty |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Proverbs 15:13 |
joy |
15 min. |
| 11 |
33 |
"Bear E. Sleepy"
"The All-Bear Sing-Along" |
Bear E. Sleepy, Gruffy Bear |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar |
– |
– |
15 min. |
| 12 |
34 |
"The Skunk Who Would Be King" |
Racquet |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar |
Romans 12:3 |
valuing others |
15 min. |
| 13 |
35 |
"Katie's Kiddie-Bake Quick Cakes" |
Katie Snuffleson |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Isaiah 10:33 |
boasting |
15 min. |
| 14 |
36 |
"You Take the High Side" |
Millard |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Ephesians 4:13 |
cooperation |
15 min. |
| 15 |
37 |
"The Great Fall" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Phil Lollar |
Proverbs 16:18 |
pride |
15 min. |
| 16 |
38 |
"A Hog By Any Other Name" |
Reynold |
Phil Lollar |
Psalm 139:14 |
uniqueness |
15 min. |
| 17 |
39 |
"My Left Upper Incisor" |
Katie Snuffleson |
Phil Lollar |
Ecclesiastes 3:1 |
growing pains |
15 min. |
| 18 |
40 |
"The Great Coconut-Clunking Debate" |
Millard |
Phil Lollar |
1 Corinthians 6:12 |
the dangers of addiction |
15 min. |
| 19 |
41 |
"It's a Wonderful — Knife?" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Joshua 1:9 |
don't be afraid |
15 min. |
| 20 |
42 |
"P-P-P-Peaceful" |
The Sloth |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Romans 12:18 |
peacefulness |
15 min. |
| 21 |
43 |
"The Week of Saturdays" |
Marvy Snuffleson |
Phil Lollar |
2 Thessalonians 3:10 |
laziness |
15 min. |
| 22 |
44 |
"Mutiny at the Picnic" |
Gruffy Bear |
Phil Lollar |
Philippians 2:3–4 |
pride / selfishness |
15 min. |
| 23 |
45 |
"Katie in Candyland"
|
Katie Snuffleson |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
1 Peter 3:8 |
compassion |
15 min. |
Even Wilder Times in God's Creation
| Episode |
Total |
Title |
Featured character(s) |
Writer(s) |
Verse |
Theme |
Time |
| 1 |
46 |
"All God's Creatures Are Special" |
Jungle Jam Gang |
Jeff Parker |
Psalm 139:13–15 |
everybody is special |
1 hr. |
| 2 |
47 |
"King of the Jungle" |
Louis |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Philippians 2:9–10 |
trusting God |
1 hr. |
| 3 |
48 |
"Cheetah Bonita Goes Solo" |
Cheetah Bonita |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
1 Corinthians 3:8–9 |
cooperation |
1 hr. |
| 4 |
49 |
"Red, Yellow, Black, and — Plaid?" |
The Plaid Guy |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Romans 15:7 |
accepting others |
1 hr. |
| 5 |
50 |
"Fear, Faith, and Five Really Big Footprints" |
Jungle Jam Gang |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
2 Timothy 1:7 |
fear / faith |
1 hr. |
| 6 |
51 |
"To Have and Have Not" |
Gruffy Bear |
Jeff Parker |
Colossians 3:15 |
thankfulness |
15 min. |
| 7 |
52 |
"The Trip to Thankful" |
Millard |
Phil Lollar |
Matthew 6:21 |
contentment |
15 min. |
| 8 |
53 |
"Hermie Flies Again" |
Hermie |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Colossians 3:12 |
kindness |
15 min. |
| 9 |
54 |
"Sing-Along with Bert-the-Moose 3" |
Bert-the-Moose |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar |
– |
– |
15 min. |
| 10 |
55 |
"Three Wise Men and a Baby" |
Jungle Jam Gang |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson |
Luke 2:1–21 |
Christmas |
1 hr. |
Miscellaneous download-only episodes
| Episode |
Total |
Title |
Featured character(s) |
Writer(s) |
Verse |
Theme |
Time |
| 1 |
56 |
"Where the Bears Are" |
Sully, Gruffy Bear |
Jeff Parker |
Colossians 3:12 |
kindness |
30 min. |
| 2 |
57 |
"Racquet's Racket Racket" |
Racquet |
Nathan Carlson |
Proverbs 15:27 |
greed |
30 min. |
| 3 |
58 |
"A Little Night Monkey" |
Millard, Steve Mozart |
Jeff Parker, Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar |
– |
the folly of jealousy |
30 min. |
| 4 |
59 |
"Educating Rita" |
Racquet, Rita |
Jeff Parker |
Proverbs 21:5 |
being methodical |
15 min. |
| 5 |
60 |
"The Lord of the Wrongs" |
Nozzles |
Jeff Parker |
1 Corinthians 13:4–5 |
forgiveness |
15 min. |
| 6 |
61 |
"The Sound and the Furry" |
Gruffy Bear |
Jeff Parker |
2 Corinthians 5:7 |
the importance of faith |
15 min. |
| 7 |
62 |
"Driving Miss Lazy" |
Rita |
Jeff Parker |
Proverbs 13:4 |
laziness |
15 min. |
| 8 |
63 |
"They Shoe Horses, Don't They?" |
Jungle Jam Gang |
Jeff Parker |
Proverbs 14:30 |
envy |
15 min. |
| 9 |
64 |
"For Whom the Bear Tolls" |
Gruffy Bear |
Jeff Parker |
Matthew 5:7 |
mercy |
15 min. |
| 10 |
65 |
"An Elephant's Generosity" |
Nozzles |
TBA |
Proverbs 22:9 |
generosity |
15 min. |