The Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli — Season 1

Aired 2 October 1989 • 24 min

Mowgli, an orphaned infant who has wandered into the jungle, is adopted by two wolves.

Aired 9 October 1989 • 24 min

Despite having no claws or fangs to hunt with, Mowgli discovers an effective way in which he can catch his prey.

Aired 16 October 1989 • 24 min

Mowgli is determined to fulfill the wishes of his adoptive father Alexander.

Aired 23 October 1989 • 24 min

Mowgli wonders why his brothers have been inexplicably thrown from their mother's home, and why Akela insists on hunting the weaker prey.

Aired 30 October 1989 • 24 min

Mowgli tries to help Kichi, a young red panda who is new to the jungle.

Aired 6 November 1989 • 24 min

The monkeys use a vulnerable Kichi as bait in an attempt to trap Mowgli.

Aired 13 November 1989 • 24 min

When Baloo loses his patience and slaps Mowgli, the young boy runs away and disregards Baloo's warnings about the "cold fang."

Aired 20 November 1989 • 24 min

Baloo puts his life at risk in an attempt to rescue Mowgli, who is in serious danger.

Aired 27 November 1989 • 24 min

Mowgli insists on helping his injured wolf-brother Akru, who is being shunned by the other wolves for breaking the law of the pack.

Aired 4 December 1989 • 24 min

An old lone wolf claiming to have been a good friend of Alexander's joins the pack. Meanwhile, food from the emergency reserve is being stolen.

Aired 11 December 1989 • 24 min

Mowgli and Bacchus are accused of stealing from the food reserve, but Bagheera blames the theft on an evil spirit.

Aired 18 December 1989 • 24 min

Mowgli volunteers for a dangerous scouting mission, but little does he know that he is being followed.

Aired 25 December 1989 • 24 min

Vermillion returns after a long absence, and offers to take leadership of the wolf pack when he learns of Alexander's death.

Aired 8 January 1990 • 24 min

The monkeys capture Mowgli, taking him to "The Cold Lair," the ruins of a city once inhabited by humans.

Aired 15 January 1990 • 24 min

While Mowgli is being rescued from Shere Khan and the monkeys, three men arrive to search for buried treasure among the ruins of the ancient city.

Aired 22 January 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli becomes unhappy when some of the wolves blame him for the departure of their new leader, Vermillion.

Aired 29 January 1990 • 24 min

Convinced that his presence is only causing problems in the wolf pack, Mowgli decides to leave.

Aired 5 February 1990 • 24 min

After walking for some time in an unfamiliar area, Mowgli falls into a trap dug in the ground. Meanwhile, Chil the kite has lost track of where Mowgli has gone.

Aired 12 February 1990 • 24 min

A human who has rescued Mowgli continues to ail him to good health, while Bagheera, Baloo and the wolves set out to find Mowgli.

Aired 19 February 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli's mother throws him out of her den, causing him to find a new lair.

Aired 26 February 1990 • 24 min

A drought has hit the jungle, and Hathi the elephant invokes the "water truce," forbidding any animal from hunting at the only remaining water source.

Aired 5 March 1990 • 24 min

Hathi the elephant tells Mowgli and the other animals how fear was first experienced in the jungle by their ancestors long ago.

Aired 12 March 1990 • 24 min

While hunting, Mowgli helps free a deer from a trap instead of taking advantage of its situation and killing it, much to the dismay of the other wolves.

Aired 19 March 1990 • 24 min

Lala, who is usually quite nasty towards Mowgli, suddenly becomes docile.

Aired 26 March 1990 • 24 min

Bunto, a wolf who had been banished by the pack, returns to the jungle and forces Akela to accept his presence.

Aired 2 April 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli and the others learn that Grizzle has been working with Shere Khan.

Aired 9 April 1990 • 24 min

Akela is unwell, and without his guidance the wolf pack is unsuccessful in their hunts.

Aired 16 April 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli and the others learn that Grizzle is still in the jungle, and is planning to usurp Akela's leadership with the help of another wolf.

Aired 23 April 1990 • 24 min

With a plan of attack, Mowgli and the others set out to find Grizzle's hiding place.

Aired 30 April 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli and the others defeat Grizzle, but the wolf pack is still in need of a new leader.

Aired 7 May 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli finds Vermillion and asks him to take Akela's place as leader of the wolf pack.

Aired 14 May 1990 • 24 min

While searching for medicinal plants to treat Bagheera's wounds, Mowgli runs into the man who had saved him from the trap. This time, he has a young girl named Jumeirah with him.

Aired 21 May 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli begins to visit Jumeirah more frequently, who teaches the boy to speak the human language. Meanwhile, Shere Khan has been keeping track of Mowgli's whereabouts.

Aired 28 May 1990 • 24 min

In an attempt to save Jumeirah from Shere Khan, Mowgli engages in a fight with the tiger.

Aired 4 June 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli is very attracted by the lifestyle of his own kind and wants to stay with Jumeirah.

Aired 11 June 1990 • 24 min

Buldeo, the evil hunter of the village, and Ganshum's grandfather, tells his outraged fellow villagers an incredible story: one day, he ventured deep into the jungle and came upon some grey monkeys guarding the secret of eternal youth, who offered him some delicious wine.

Aired 18 June 1990 • 24 min

In order to avenge his wolf father, Alexander, Mowgli is determined to kill Shere Khan with a dagger and the help of his friends, but Chil reports that the tiger has disappeared.

Aired 25 June 1990 • 24 min

Akela's plan of attack against Shere Khan calls on Mowgli to play a decisive role: the boy will be the one who engages the tiger in the final duel. After overcoming much peril, he is to succeed in this endeavor.

Aired 2 July 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli is ordered by Buldeo to bring Shere Khan’s corpse into the village to prove that he has not been lying, and that if he cannot do this, then he will be severely punished.

Aired 9 July 1990 • 24 min

Chil the eagle, warns the animals of the Seeonee forest that a terrible calamity awaits them: an invasion by the dholes, a pack of red dogs pushed northwards by thirst and hunger.

Aired 30 July 1990 • 24 min

The red dogs reach the forest of Seeonee where Mowgli is waiting for them. When the sun goes down, he puts Kaa's plan into action, luring the dogs into Death Valley where a swarm of black bees attacks them.

Aired 13 August 1990 • 24 min

The forest is celebrating the mating season. Mowgli and Bagheera feel left out because all the wolves have found partners.

Aired 20 August 1990 • 24 min

A mongoose called Rikki tells Mowgli that after Buldeo vented his rage on Mowgli's adopted family, that the villagers kidnapped Jumeirah and her parents, believing them to be demons.

Aired 27 August 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli breaks into the hut where Rahhar and his family are held prisoner and sets them free, but they first ask him to provide them with food in order to build up their strength before they make their escape.

Aired 3 September 1990 • 24 min

With the help of the other animals, Mowgli makes it possible for Jumeirah and her family to escape, and, at the same time, manages to scare the villagers so badly that they do not attempt to even follow the fugitives.

Aired 10 September 1990 • 24 min

Everyone is celebrating the birth of Sura and Lala's two cubs, but Mowgli feels homesick for Jumeirah.

Aired 17 September 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli is sold by Riswan to John J. Hargreaves, an intermediary who supplies animals for circuses. During the night, Mowgli manages to escape from the cage he is being held in.

Aired 24 September 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli misses Jumeirah and thinks about her all the time, but he is distracted by the arrival of a herd of deer that is the perfect prey for hungry wolves.

Aired 8 October 1990 • 24 min

Akela is seriously injured in a fight with a pack of hyenas, but instead of taking measures to heal himself, he refuses to eat and won’t accept any form of treatment because he feels his time has come.

Aired 15 October 1990 • 24 min

Hathi brings Mowgli Jumeirah's foulard, and immediately the boy wants to set out to join her, but he doesn't know where she is.

Aired 22 October 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli is reunited with Jumeirah and her family after saving Jumeirah from some rambunctious monkeys, and together they decide to sow the fields again and become stock herders.

Aired 29 October 1990 • 24 min

Mowgli decides to leave the jungle, but before going to live in the village with Jumeirah and her family, he bids farewell to all his animal friends, except Bagheera, who will accompany him