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{{quote| ''"[[Watch Out for That Tree]]!"''}}
A series from the [[The Sixties|1960s]], which spawned a [[George of the Jungle (
All three segments were full of the [[Post Modernism]], [[No Fourth Wall]], and satire that characterized Jay Ward's work. This series lasted only 17 episodes (1967), but has been rerun on various TV stations almost continuously for just over 40 years. The series has also earned a complete-series DVD release.
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This cartoon earned a feature film [[Live Action Adaptation]] in 1997, with Brendan Fraser as George and [[Leslie Mann]] as Ursula. There was also a direct-to-video sequel in 2003, which had Christopher Showerman as George and [[Julie Benz]] as Ursula. ("[[No Fourth Wall|Me new George. Studio too cheap to hire Brendan Fraser]].") A second animated series premiered on [[Cartoon Network]] in 2008.
[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] did a cover version of the ''George of the Jungle'' theme on his 1985 album ''Dare to Be Stupid''. The song later appeared on the soundtrack of the 1997 live-action film.
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=== The classic series provides examples of: ===
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* [[Jungle Princess]]: Ursula.
* [[The Malaproper]]: Once again, George.
* [[Yiddish
=== The 2008 series provides examples of: ===
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* [[Misplaced Wildlife]]: There are orangutans, rabbits, squirrels, sloths, beavers, New World monkeys, and the Loch Ness Monster in Africa too.
** And ''panda bears''.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: An episode where George believed he laid an egg, George imagines what [[George of the Jungle (
* [[Narrator]]
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: In "Afraid of Nothing", George becomes ''literally'' afraid of nothing.
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