The series, a compromise between the original Mowgli stories and the Walt Disney version, received international acclaim and was aired in different countries around the world.

He grows up in the jungle with Baloo, Kaa and Bagheera while ending up having to deal with the plots of Shere Khan, Grizzle and Tabaqui.

The English opening and closing themes, "Wake Up" and "A Child is learning", are both sung by the American vocalist Suzi Marsh.

[4][5] In 1990, Strand VCI Entertainment released only the first seventeen episodes separately on VHS under the title of The Jungle Book.

In India, the entire series has been released as an eight-volume DVD box set in English and Hindi separately by Eagle Home Entertainment.