Jana of the Jungle is a cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera. It first aired alongside Godzilla as The Godzilla Power Hour.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Episodes 3 Voices 4 Jana in comic books 5 Broadcast history 6 External links

[edit] Plot

The series is essentially about a female version of Tarzan named Jana (voiced by B.J. Ward), who traverses the rain forests of South America in search of her lost father, who vanished in a boating accident when she was still a child. She has long blonde hair, wears a dress made of unspecified animal skin and a necklace which doubles as a throwable weapon given to her by her father. Besides her animal friends Ghost the albino jaguar and Tiko the coatimundi (the latter more resembled a Water Opossum), Jana has two human friends: Dr. Ben Cooper (Michael Bell) and Montaro (Ted Cassidy), a descendant of a lost warrior tribe who is armed with a supernatural weapon known as the Staff of Power that can cause earthquake shockwaves when it strikes the ground. Montaro rescued Jana from the boat accident in which her father disappeared.

This is one of the very few Hanna-Barbera series that is yet to be seen on Cartoon Network or Boomerang, possibly due to licensing by Toho. However, one of the episodes, "The Cordillera Volcano", can be found on WB's Hanna-Barbera online stream.

[edit] Episodes

1. Countdown (September 9, 1978)
2. The Golden Idol of the Gorgar (September 16, 1978)
3. Katuchi Danger (September 23, 1978)
4. Race for Life (September 30, 1978)
5. The Cordillera Volcano (October 7, 1978)
6. The Animal Snatchers (October 14, 1978)
7. The Renegade (October 21, 1978)
8. Rogue Elephant (October 28, 1978)
9. The Prisoner (November 4, 1978)
10. The Invaders (November 11, 1978)
11. Dangerous Cargo (November 18, 1978)
12. The Sting of the Tarantula (November 25, 1978)
13. Suspicion (December 2, 1978)

[edit] Voices

• B.J. Ward - Jana
• Michael Bell - Dr. Ben Cooper
• Ted Cassidy - Montaro

[edit] Jana in comic books

Dynamite Entertainment has recently launched a comic book, with plot by Frank Cho and script by Doug Murray, called Jungle Girl, featuring a blond female character called Jana. She is a Tarzan-like heroine that lives in some kind of "Lost World", a jungle inhabited by strange creatures including dinosaurs and cavemen.

[edit] Broadcast history

Jana of the Jungle originally aired in these following formats on NBC:

• The Godzilla Power Hour (September 8, 1978 - October 28, 1978)
• Jana of the Jungle (November 4, 1978 - December 2, 1978)

Jana of the Jungle also aired as part of USA Network's "Cartoon Express" during the early eighties, along with many other Hanna Barbera hits, like Inspector Inch, Huckleberry Hound, and Yogi Bear.

[edit] External links

• 'Jana of the Jungle' at the Internet Movie Database