Other names Jungle Jam Country United States Air dates since 1993 | Running time 30 minutes Language(s) English Website Fancy Monkey Studios | |
Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!, or simply Jungle Jam, is a children's radio show with Evangelical Christian themes and humor. The show was created by Jeff Parker and is owned by Fancy Monkey Studios, Inc. It features voices, writing, and sound editing by Nathan Carlson, Phil Lollar, David Buller, and many others.
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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 broadcast. Jungle Jam continues to air, with most recent episode, "The Merry Christmas Show," 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.