Jungle Jumpers

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Jungle Jumpers
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Laverne & Shirley get carried away in the giant Chungo's tight fist.
Premiere date October 17, 1981
Run time 23:28
Starring Penny Marshall
Cindy Williams
Ron Palillo
Ken Mars
Frank Welker
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Ray Parker
Barry Blitzer
Director(s) George Gordon
Carl Urbano
Ray Patterson
Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Jungle Jumpers" is the second episode of Laverne & Shirley season one. It aired on October 17, 1981 on ABC. It was written by Ray Parker and Barry Blitzer, directed by George Gordon, Carl Urbano, and Ray Patterson, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Laverne and Shirley get stuck on a remote jungle island where they are sacrificed by the local tribe to a King Kong-type ape.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Shirley Feeney Cindy Williams
Laverne DeFazio Penny Marshall
Sergeant Squealy Ron Palillo
Sergeant Turnbuckle Ken Mars
Jungle man Unavailable
Chungo Frank Welker


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • Army plane

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who is credited as musical director, with musical supervision by Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: October 17, 1981 on ABC

Behind the scenes

  • Laverne compares Chungo to King Kong.
  • Laverne and Shirley's surnames are used for the first time at the end of the episode when Squealy does a roll call.

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Critical reception

In other languages

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