Call of the Jungles
Call of the Jungles (Russian: Зов джунглей, romanized: Zov Djungley) was a TEFI-awarded Russian children's game show created and hosted by Sergei Suponev. Was aired on Saturdays for two years from 1993 on Channel One. In 1995 it was brought back to be hosted by Pyotr Fyodorov Sr. for 1997 and 1998, and Nikolai Gadomsky between 1998 and 2002. Music for the show was composed by Viktor Prudkovsky and Sergei Suponev performed the opening theme music "Djungli Zovut" (Russian: Джунгли зовут, lit. "Jungles Are Calling").
| Call of the Jungles | |
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 Title card | |
| Created by | Sergei Suponev |
| Developed by | Ostankino Technical Center KLASS! (1995–1999) Zov (1999–2002) |
| Written by | Sergei Suponev |
| Directed by | Sergei Suponev |
| Presented by | Sergei Suponev Petr Fedorov (1997 – 1998) Nikolai Gadomsky (1998 – 2002) |
| Opening theme | "Djungli Zovut" |
| Composer | Viktor Prudkovsky |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Original language | Russian |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 200+ |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sergei Suponev |
| Editor | Yana Nevzorova |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel One |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | 1993 – 12 January 2002 |
The contestants were split into two teams of four called "The Predators" and "The Herbivores." Each player was associated with an animal, printed on their T-shirt which included, for the Predators, a crocodile, lion, panther and a leopard. The Herbivores team consisted of an elephant, panda, koala and a monkey.