Jingaroo (animated series)

***Jingaroo***is an American direct-to-video CGI animated adventure-comedy series aimed at children ages 2-11. It was co-created by C.R. Conant, Mark Stokes, and Jeff Amano in April 1998 and produced by DNA Productions, with distribution rights provided by Beckett Publications. The series was animated using Linux-based software.

The first volume, "The Water Tree and Other Stories" was completed sometime around late summer-fall 1998 and then shown to the public on November 19 of that year at the Granada Movie Grill Prestonwood in Dallas, Texas. The latter two were completed by summer 1999.

The three volumes were then released in retail stores on October 22nd, 1999 on VHS. Each tape contains three stories, totaling to nine stories overall. Due to their limited release, the tapes went out of print by the early 2000s, leading to the show's obscurity.

There were also attempts for the series to be picked up for children's television from 1998 to 1999. Unfortunately, though, they were presumably unsuccessful due to no further announcements of the series to air on television. It was also never distributed outside the United States due to the aforementioned obscurity.

In addition, the series had its own official website, which was closed after DNA Productions became defunct in 2006, further leading the show into obscurity. However, it is still viewable via Wayback Archives.

## Premise

*Jingaroo* focuses on the titular adventurous, optimistic, and athletic kangaroo who loves soccer. He lives with his friends in the Outback of Australia. Among Jingaroo's group of friends are a yellow loner tasmanian tiger named Jabiru, a green showbiz-loving frill-necked lizard named Sydney, an intelligent, shy koala named Humpty Doo, a blue glamorous female emu named Victoria, and engineer twin marsupial mole brothers who communicate through squeaks named Snoot Groote (pink) and Toot Groote (orange).

Every story features a main plot point ranging from an adventurous treasure hunt to an Outback Grand Prix race, often demonstrating a moral through the conflict the characters face.

## Characters

*Main Article: List of Jingaroo Characters*

### Main

* Jingaroo
* Jabiru
* Sydney
* Humpty Doo
* Victoria
* Snoot Groote
* Toot Groote

### Minor/One-Time

* The Water Tree
* Female Marsupial Mole
* Various Marsupial Moles
* Rabbit

### Comic Characters

These characters only appeared in the comics.

* Croco-Vile

## Songs

Each story has the characters singing a musical number at one point. These songs usually connect to the theme and/or a plot point of an episode. The songs were collectively released on the *Songs from Jingaroo* album CD in 2000.

## Comic Series

*Jingaroo* also had a comic series published by Beckett Publications from 1999 to 2000. They appeared in *Beckett Pokémon Collector*.

## Merchandise

The Jingaroo Store sold all three Jingaroo VHS tapes, including a 3-pack set, as well as the CD, T-shirts, baseball caps, water bottles, and trading cards.

## Gallery

A mail-order ad for Jingaroo.The second half of the mail-order ad.
1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20001021082934/http://beckett.com:80/store/store.asp?category=jingaroo