Jungle Run: Christmas Special (2003)

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"I DON'T WANT A MINCE-actually, I will have a mince pie!"
OAD: December 9, 2003 (Series 5 finale)
0:00 Intro
2:48 Abandoned Camp
6:02 Dark Swamp
10:11 Give Me A Reason
13:33 Old Pyramid
16:30 Temple of the Jungle King

[@jxwed]

Crazy how they filmed this video 20 years ago. Nothings ever gonna beat those simpler times when everyone would watch TV and let lose when watching this soothing Jungle show

[@carolinejohnston6321]

JUNGLE RUN HAS BEEN A PART OF MY CHILDHOOD SINCE IT FIRST STARTED WAY BACK IN 1999 FROM 1999-2006

[@darceyconway3061]

yeah same, to me it falls into the same category as something like trapped and I ask my brother or my friends if they remember it and I AM THE ONLY ONE!!! it breaks my heart because it was such a big part of my childhood 😭😭

[@carlosalmonacid8958]

I watched the show toward the tail end of its run, from circa 2004 to 2006. It was so sad to see it go. The Fort Boyard CITV series was a solid C ranked series, and the crystal maze revival is great fun, but I want a return to the temple of the Jungle King.

[@sambee8982]

I want Jungle Run to come back; it'd be interesting to see what the revival series would be like....

[@reganlouise3275]

@@darceyconway3061 I know literally nobody else knows it

[@marcusjones6064]

I remember seeing this on TV. I had the episode on VHS too. Man, the late 90's and early 2000's were just the perfect time to grow up in.

[@isaacwall4951]

I was born in the year 2000 March 16.

[@13ciaran13000]

@@isaacwall4951 weird. You have the exact birthday as my ex...

[@RedPhoenix13]

I found it so cute when Sid and Elvis gave Michael a Christmas present! It wasn’t even a trick; it was genuine gift! Despite being loyal servants to the Jungle King, they still wanted to make Michael happy. :)

[@ACIDGameReviews]

Beg, get a job

[@Redracer96]

@@ACIDGameReviewshuh??

[@rax4225]

The Christmas music sounded jolly and good so they were in the spirit to get them all and the monkeys even got the jungle guide a present how sweet lol 😂

[@finstertv3822]

You can tell it’s from the early 2000s as the gold prize is an original Xbox

[@carlosalmonacid8958]

Finster Tv Those toy monkeys are probably worth a pretty penny nowadays.

[@finstertv3822]

Carlos Almonacid maybe

[@Dave_thenerd]

Honestly, that'd still be pretty good today, the OG X-Box is very collectable.

[@mr.wigster8326]

@@Dave_thenerd I would love to have a well functioning OG Xbox.

[@patrickmongan8019]

Why are you here when you upload trapped

[@JoeCasanovax]

Nice. Haven’t seen this since a repeat in maybe 2007. Thanks for the upload

[@davidfearis7335]

OH NO Somebody overloaded the plug sockets at the end!!!

[@danielindyk1993]

I actually remember this episode very well this was on a Tuesday afternoon.

[@robertgilliam5255]

best team and episode EVER

[@tylerwilliamson7128]

this is one of my all time favorite's even with give me a reason song playing keep up the good work jungle rerun hope you have more jungle run videos in the future

[@zogozogy98]

0:52 nice to hear the Spectronics samples going to good use. this sample is heard in the track "Final Hours" from Zelda, Majora's Mask

[@andrewhughes3814]

Thanks for the upload love this episode so much.

[@kwamenwaters7961]

THE SONG WAS SO GOOD

[@Styxx_theFox]

This was definitely the best celebrity episode, the vibe is impeccable

[@mcmangoofficial5336]

Nice, thanks so much for this!

[@A_ree_ta]

What a wholesome episode 🤣

[@sambee8982]

Wow, this is certainly different to all of the other Jungle Run episodes that Michael Underwood hosted, thanks for uploading this! :D

[@ir0ngamer393]

They honestly didn’t deserve to win if they thought that during the CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, the clue chimney man didn’t refer to Santa

[@mrtomhallett]

The warped Christmas music feels like a backing track to the old crash bandicoot games

[@StFidjnr]

6:39 time to remind them about the bad news

[@robonaught]

I just love the implication that the Jungle King was just sleeping through this whole episode.

[@JamesVlogsHomeBeyond]

This episode literally ended with a bang!!!

[@darceyconway3061]

Idk why but the maze stresses me out soooooo much 😂😂

[@seicobass]

yo that sound when the box of stuff fell, is totally ripped straight out of wind waker

[@electrovator6149]

Bruh I was thinking the same thing!

[@Danielblixareed]

Can’t believe David didn’t get the ruby statue in the maze!! Having said that they and another team who got 2:10 are the only ones not to get the ruby who got all the way to the golden idol!

[@nathanbyberg]

This was pretty cool!

[@ironicmedic3912]

Triple 8: *performing* Sid & Elvis: *for once just vibing in the background*

[@zgzg8423]

Never watched this episode before but a very efficient team ... But tbf they had 5 ppl lol so extra support 😂

[@jameshardie9914]

I remember this episode. The strangest thing about this episode is that there's adults participating in this rather than kids

[@arturomcneil5919]

You know I feel that same way Michael but it’s always Christmas in Jungle Run

[@thecyberleaderwhufc]

Who’s watching on the night of Christmas Eve

[@seanmartello5782]

never though it snowed in the jungle

[@davidfearis7335]

This episode is like the Charles Dickens Christmas Carol & Michael Underwood is playing Scrooge

[@OtakuLogan2017]

In which the idols go on holiday

[@paramavlogrn3314]

I watched when i was primary school... was funn

[@JungleReRun]

10,000 views!! Thanks to everyone for watching!!!

[@JungleReRun]

20,000 views!!

[@MultiVince95]

Tuesday 9th December 2003

[@christianlangdale2043]

I usually think that teams don't get the ruby the team doesn't get the golden monkey. But this team did it.

[@JungleReRun]

Balcombe is another episode where that happened.

[@davidfearis7335]

Wow this is really something my good man, do you plan to upload anymore in the near future?

[@JungleReRun]

David Fearis Every Sunday until July 21, unless some episodes get blocked

[@StFidjnr]

@@JungleReRun can you please upload the corrie comandos

[@JungleReRun]

We unfortunately do not have that episode, but ITV Children’s Classics uploaded the challenges they did in fantastic quality!

[@GETENT]

StFidjnr mrpokegan uploaded it kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4PaioVnp8R0raM

[@drewharding]

Love the song give me a reason it's pretty rock catchy

[@JungleReRun]

Oh yeah! They’re pretty great performers!

[@Danielblixareed]

@@JungleReRun shame they are long forgotten about thought they would be the British successful version of Backstreet Boys! They were from Bristol too not far from my hometown of Bath

[@MUSEIGENHonokaTV]

This Jungle Run version of Give Me A Reason sounds a bit different. For example, the drums and such.

[@jcgaming908]

I wish they restart this show

[@ariyansasulaeman1428]

Nostalgic

[@christianlangdale2043]

Missed out on the Ruby.

[@davidfearis7335]

Yeah that was all the missed out on

[@Danielblixareed]

It sucks that David missed the ruby monkey but they are the most successful team to miss out on the ruby as they and only one other team got the golden monkey/idol

[@GETENT]

15:48 a weird pyramid door

[@rakibuddin2620]

Merry Christmas ho ho ho

[@silentrambler5408]

I love the music used in the Dark Swamp! Was this version of the music used often?

[@adamwithey4746]

You now have 2,300 views! (Thursday 11th July 2019)

[@chaingangsoldier3100]

With this episode, it’s confirmed: The Olympians in 2006 got the most amount of time in the temple with 3:00.

[@geroreflyalldila1423]

9:55 so surprised 😂😂😂😅

[@Danielblixareed]

I’ve been waiting for this episode forever! I saw it when I was only 9 years old when it aired. It was the only celebrity show I enjoyed! Please can you upload the surf divers- Ted, Natalie, Dorothy, the Barbarians- Conan, Kevin, Matthew, and the team which had Rasha, James and Dario?

[@JungleReRun]

I'd really love to upload those episodes, but sadly i don't have them. Fingers crossed they come on someday! Do you know of any other team that's not online from Series 5/6?

[@Danielblixareed]

Jungle ReRun the wolf spiders from 2006 the worst team in history aren’t uploaded nor are the team that played on 20th December 2005 they only got 30 seconds but they managed to get out with the stone idol. Two of the members were called Becky and Jack. Also do you have any more jungle run episodes at all coming up on your channel?

[@Danielblixareed]

Jungle ReRun I’m gutted you don’t have the surf divers episode 😢! I loved their prize for the bronze monkey idol which was a mini fridge each. Do you have any other episodes where the team won a mini fridge each? It was a state of the art bright red aesthetically pleasing fridge! Always wanted one myself for Christmas when I was a kid!

[@JungleReRun]

Hang on, I remember that team. I think they were called the Stingrays and it actually aired in 2006.

[@Danielblixareed]

Jungle ReRun do you or anyone else have the stingrays episode? I’d like to actually see what those mini fridges looked like!

[@MinimalistTheatre333]

Once upon a time there were three little boys. They were being flown to the mythical world of the Jungle King to loot his temple. However, their helicopter crashed upon reaching the barrier between this dimension and his. The pilot was killed instantly, whereas the crew - the three little boys - were saved at the last minute. But perhaps ‘saved’ is the wrong word. The Jungle King was furious at humans for somehow being so foolish that they believed that children could steal his treasures. The three frightened boys were given a second chance. The Jungle King had grown tired of electronics and other human delights falling into his dimension instead of the riches he truly wanted. Playing on the idea of humanity’s greed, he said to the three boys that they could each go home once they had looted enough treasures from the Temple of the Jungle King. He cast his magic so that each of the boys would be in charge of a separate part of the jungle. Being outside of what we would call time and space, these parts of the jungle dimension would appear different each time, with new challenges at the ready for each team. The three boys - now named as the jungle’s guides - each had one item given to them by the Jungle King. A bracelet, a snake tattoo, a necklace; these were to show any other mystical beings or creatures in the jungle that the boys belonged to the Jungle King. For the time being. Perhaps time passes different in the Jungle King’s dimension. Perhaps not. Either way, by the time these three boys were jungle guides, they appeared to be grown men. For the first of the jungle guides, as he was the youngest, at eight or nine years old, he was given a brightly coloured jungle with bananas scattered everywhere. The most childlike of the guides, his chirpy personality encouraged him to keep smiling. The second guide was ten or eleven years old when he started. He advertised the mysterious jungle to the world, with the introduction depicting him collecting all of the statues and ending as he entered the tomb. His adult self, however, treated each adventure like a football game, cheering the teams on and being overall enthusiastic. His jungle was a more realistic scene, with monkey statues rather than silly bananas. He always tried to be optimistic, reassuring the teams that failed to escape the Temple that he might persuade the monkeys to let them out. Perhaps he was reflecting his own desire to be free someday. He still wanted to keep the tattoo when he left, though. It had grown on him. The third of the guides, however, was the most cynical. He was twelve or thirteen when he had arrived in the jungle and was perhaps the harshest on the children that lost, telling them that they were stuck in the Temple if they failed to get out in time. By the time he had become a guide his two friends had already been freed and sent back to the human world. Whether they were still children when they left this dimension, the third guide did not know. But he resented the Jungle King for taking away his freedom and his youth. Due to his kindness to Sid and Elvis, the Jungle King allowed some of his teams to be grown-ups rather than children, in a bid to allow this guide to be among - supposedly - more sensible groups. Once the last of his treasures had been looted from the tomb, the Jungle King sent the third guide on his way and then chose to send the jungle dimension to sleep, before going to rest himself. The Jungle King is still out there, in a dimension beyond ours. Maybe it is best that he remains sleeping. Good grief, I've turned Jungle Run into Trapped!

[@BenBanjo87]

That is a _very_ impressive take on the history of Jungle Run! You deserve the Golden Monkey just for that!!

[@MinimalistTheatre333]

@@BenBanjo87 CBBC's game shows might have impressive storylines, but CITV leaves just enough to the imagination. By the way 'Once upon a time there were three little boys' is a reference to Charlie's Angels.

[@Danielblixareed]

Could you please tell me where in the pyramid maze the yellow lightning bolt door was? I never recall that door being opened in any episode sadly!

[@JungleReRun]

I remember the door opening as a kid. She said “LIGHTNING LIGHTNING LIGHTNING” and I think it’s a normal door.

[@Lauren94twitch]

i was only 9 wen this wer on fab show

[@davidfearis7335]

They did not do the Golden Monkey correctly at all, it may have been Christmas but come on that's not how the game works as everyone should know

[@Coolharry64]

They stood on L as the last letter, rather than A. Also they were standing on different letters. Also at first they thought it was SWEEP

[@evanmiller2562]

Can someone help me. There was an old cartoon on CITV back in the day about a cartoon poodle boy dog or something his mum was an Afghan hound and another character was this blue girl cat who was like a frenemy of his. Can anyone help me out here?

[@adamwithey4746]

You now have 2400 views! (Friday 12th July 2019)

[@bahri9989]

Indonesia..TV show paporite

[@patrickmongan8019]

I found a episode of Jungle Run

[@eeveemaster8902]

19:03 he says shit hahahahahahah

[@robonaught]

No he didn't. This is a kids show.....

[@MyFoodeater]

They didn’t do the gold challenge correctly

[@davidfearis7335]

Whose watching this at Christmas Time?

[@Danielblixareed]

How annoying that half of the team were made to wait at the bottom of the pyramid steps, basically only partaking two challenges 😡😡😡!!!

[@Coolharry64]

Who’s on this episode?

[@JungleReRun]

The British boy band Triple 8 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_8

[@adamwithey4746]

00:00 Who is this female voice?

[@JungleReRun]

I wonder who that is too...

[@adamwithey4746]

Kate Thornton

[@monicachan8857]

Boyband siapa ini?

[@JungleReRun]

Mereka adalah boy band berumur pendek bernama Triple 8 yang berlangsung dari 2003 hingga 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_8 Jungle Run ditayangkan di Indonesia? Itu sangat keren!

[@reychandor452]

@@JungleReRun That's right, It aired on the defunct "Spacetoon Indonesia" that came all the way from the Middle East, however the interesting fact, that they are not using subtitles but they used dubbing system into Indonesian language, They aired almost every episode from series 1 - 8 Even during the break of Chris' series, there's an Indonesian girl hosting a mini quiz by asking a question based on one of the Chris' episode on "Kuis Jungle Run" the lucky person will be rewarded a small cheap cell phone...

[@ivanb1852]

@@JungleReRun saya menonton jungle run juga d space toon,tapi tim ini rasanya tidak pernahdi dub ke bahasa indonesia,atau pernah kali?😁

[@gemmadisney5]

The ‘santa’ game in the temple challenge, those 2 guys are so stupid 🙈 you’re supposed to stand on the letters as they go up the grid

[@TheCollabnerd]

‘‘Twas the day before Christmas, And in the jungle, no one stirred, Neither beast, nor a bird.’ Sorry, but the meter in that poem was awful.

[@adamwithey4746]

You now have 2,200 views! (Wednesday 10th July 2019)

[@JungleReRun]

I KNOW, that’s insane!! 🤯

[@adamwithey4746]

@@JungleReRun Yes.