Welcome to the Jungle is the 19th overall episode of the Pinky and the Brain spin-off series and the 6th episode of season 2. It originally aired on November 16, 1996.
Welcome to the Jungle[]
Animation by Rough Draft Studios, Inc.
Plot[]
A group of wildlife activists capture Pinky and the Brain and release them into a remote jungle. They have to adapt to the wilderness and learn to survive, especially when their archnemesis, Snowball, is not too far away.
Crew[]
- Written by Gene Laufenberg
- Directed by Rusty Mills
- Brain's Film by Rusty Mills and Liz Holzman
Trivia[]
- This episode is named after the Guns N'Roses song of the same name.
- In the beginning, Brain demonstrates his latest plan with a film titled World Domination Scenario - Part MCVIII, which is shown in partial live-action, partial claymation.
- The episode's end credits include "Brain Film: Rusty Mills, Liz Holzman" where the Art Direction credit is listed.
- Also, the ending logo of Brain's film is a spoof to the Mark VII Limited logo.
- The activists that bring the mice to the jungle are identified as part of the Simian Liberation Army. This is a parody of the Symbionese Liberation Army, a group of revolutionaries notorious for their acts of violence in the 1970s.
- Notably, Pinky demonstrates remarkable competence in this episode, as he is more crafty and agile in the jungle environment, manages to hunt down a hog, and saves Brain multiple times. In contrast, Brain relies on the modern industry, and is helpless until he fully learns to subsist.
- Pinky quotes, "Hakuna Matata!", from the Lion King.
- In the end, Brain shouts in the style of Tarzan, which is subtitled, "Try to take over the world."
Goofs[]
- Wang is erroneously credited with animating this episode, it was actually animated by Rough Draft Studios.
Gallery[]
VHS Cover
Cast[]
| Voice Actors: | Character(s): |
| Rob Paulsen | Pinky, Additional Voices |
| Maurice LaMarche | The Brain, Additional Voices |
| Tress MacNeille | Phyllis |
| Jeff Bennett | Mr. Crazy Person, Hippie |
| Roddy McDowall | Snowball |