The BEST episodes of The Jungle Book season 1

Every episode of The Jungle Book season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Jungle Book season 1!

Animated retelling of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of a boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle.

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: CBBCStatus: Ended
Blood Brothers
star
10.00
30 votes

#1 - Blood Brothers

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/13/2010

Tabaqui keeps Lali and Bala occupied to lure Mowgli to them so that Shere Khan can ambush him. Daruka summons the wolf pack to drive Shere Khan away.

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Kite Flight
star
9.97
30 votes

#2 - Kite Flight

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2010

Chil the Kite takes away Lali and Mowgli from the middle of a stream. He warns and takes Mowgli to a danger that poses by the stream and aids the wolves against a giant black cobra.

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Darzi's Waterfall Rescue
star
9.90
30 votes

#3 - Darzi's Waterfall Rescue

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/9/2010

Lali and Mowgli avoid Shere Khan as he follows their trail. Darzi passes a message to summon Baloo and Raksha to rescue the two as they have a tricking fight with Shere Khan.

Writer: Di Redmond
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Legend of Giant Claw
star
9.87
30 votes

#4 - Legend of Giant Claw

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2010

Loud screeches ring in the jungle, which Baloo says maybe the "Giant Claw" beast, but its just Chil's intensified screeching. Mowgli and Bagheera carry out a plan to prevent Shere Khan from finding out about this.

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Snake Bite
star
9.87
30 votes

#5 - Snake Bite

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/17/2010

The wolf pack gather, but Akela has been bitten by a cobra. With Ikii's help Mowgli obtains a poison cure also having to fend off Phaona's hinderance.

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The Cobra's Egg
star
9.87
30 votes

#6 - The Cobra's Egg

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/23/2010

Tabaqui tricks Mowgli into taking a Cobra's egg. As the cobra corners Mowgli, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi comes to aid him.

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Phaona's Nasty Trick
star
9.81
31 votes

#7 - Phaona's Nasty Trick

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/19/2010

Phaona misleads Mowgli to the Elephant March where Shere Khan is told to find him. Mowgli is late for the wolf council meeting, but Akela realizes Phaona's deceit.

Writer: Di Redmond
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Is That You, Kaa?
star
9.78
32 votes

#8 - Is That You, Kaa?

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/21/2010

While Mowgli gets Kaa's old skin to scare away Tabaqui. Hearing about Mowgli's trick, Shere Khan goes to get him, but the tiger runs into the real Kaa.

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The Day the Earth Shook
star
9.75
32 votes

#9 - The Day the Earth Shook

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/15/2010

An earthquake shakes through the jungle, getting Lali and Bala trapped in their cave. Kaa locates a shaft to exit the cave, which Mowgli and Kaa venture down to retrieve the wolf cubs.

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Who Is the Bravest?
star
9.74
31 votes

#10 - Who Is the Bravest?

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/2010

Mowgli fancies himself as the bravest in the jungle, but he carelessly falls down a well. Tabaqui helps him out for Shere Khan, but Hathi arrives to help Mowgli.

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Fished Out
star
9.71
31 votes

#11 - Fished Out

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2010

Baloo and Mowgli go fishing. During a bad fish catch, Baloo hits his head on a tree branch and falls on a log drifting down the river and later Bagheera with him. With some help from the turtles Oo and Boo, Mowgli prevents them from plunging down a waterfall.

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Baloo the King
star
9.00
29 votes

#12 - Baloo the King

Season 1 - Episode 50 - Aired 9/21/2011

Baloo suffers a bump on the head and becomes convinced he is king of the jungle

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The Bridge
star
8.50
58 votes

#13 - The Bridge

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 12/18/2010

Appu goes off by himself and gets stranded on a pillar in the Banderlog lair. With the reluctant help of the Banderlogs, Mowgli and his friends build a bridge to rescue Appu.

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The Wishing Tree
star
8.50
58 votes

#14 - The Wishing Tree

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/20/2010

Mowgli goes with Tabaqui to the Wishing Tree hoping to be a great hunter. Shere Khan comes for Mowgli, but after a long fight he manages to scare the tiger away.

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Mowgli's Sparkle
star
8.50
58 votes

#15 - Mowgli's Sparkle

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/2010

Mowgli finds a gold crescent necklace which he and Lali both like. They then compete with the Banderlogs and Shere Khan for it. After recovering it, Mowgli tosses it down the waterfall.

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The Waterfall
star
8.50
58 votes

#16 - The Waterfall

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/8/2010

Shere Khan nabs Baloo and Bagheera, but before he can get Mowgli, Mowgli is carried by a storm down the river closing in on a waterfall, but he manages to rescue himself and Tabaqui.

Writer: Di Redmond
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Mowgli's Log
star
8.49
59 votes

#17 - Mowgli's Log

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/2010

While swimming, Mowgli is captured by Jacala for his little crocs' meal. Baloo manages to stall them while Bagheera summons Hathi to help.

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The Rubber Ball
star
8.48
60 votes

#18 - The Rubber Ball

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/22/2010

Mowgli discovers a rubber ball formed inside a hollow coconut and regards it as his personally. Shere Khan takes the opportunity to get Mowgli, but Bala and Lali save him.

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The Jungle Tour
star
8.46
59 votes

#19 - The Jungle Tour

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/16/2010

Mowgli tries to live alone. He is met by Ponya, a red panda. Mowgli shows Ponya round the jungle trying to keep her out of trouble, but needs Baloo and Bagheera's help to save her from poisonous snakes.

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The Race
star
8.45
60 votes

#20 - The Race

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2010

The Wolf Pack is having some doubts about Mowgli, so he challenges Phaona to a race. Mowgli is on the verge of losing the race, but Bagheera manages to keep Mowgli out of trouble.

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Wild Black Bees
star
8.44
63 votes

#21 - Wild Black Bees

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2010

After straying away from Baloo's teaching, Mowgli encounters a giant nest of wild black bees. He uses this place to get back at Shere Khan for picking a fight with Baloo and Bagheera.

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Sleeping Python
star
8.42
62 votes

#22 - Sleeping Python

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/2010

Mowgli strongly believes his lucky charm is the key to victory. He drops the charm and Kaa sleeps on top of it. Mowgli gets it back after a near encounter with Shere Khan, but takes back what he said to Bala earlier.

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Survival of the Fittest
star
8.36
61 votes

#23 - Survival of the Fittest

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/14/2010

Baloo challenges Mowgli to a contest to prove he is fit. By the end of the contest Baloo gets trapped under logs. Mowgli brings Hathi to free Baloo, motivating him to take regular exercise.

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The River Leaf
star
8.00
4 votes

#24 - The River Leaf

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 9/7/2011

Mowgli finds a mirror that has been dropped by a human, and Tabaqui becomes convinced there are more man-cubs lurking in the jungle than he originally thought

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Itchy Twitchy Kaa!
star
7.99
89 votes

#25 - Itchy Twitchy Kaa!

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/24/2010

Kaa is itching as he sheds his skin and is in a bad mood. The Banderlogs imprison Mowgli and Shere Khan is prowling for him, but Kaa with Bagheera and Baloo come to the rescue.

Writer: Di Redmond
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