Rimba's Island

Rimba's Island is a preschool children's live-action television series featuring anthropomorphic animal characters, played by humans in fursuits, living in a rainforest. It aired on Fox Kids as part of The Fox Cubhouse starting in 1994 and finished in 1996.

Rimba's Island
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Production company	DIC Productions, L.P.
Original release
Network	Fox Kids
Release	June 27, 1994 (1994-06-27) – November 22, 1996 (1996-11-22)

Characters

• Rimba: (played by Sissy and voiced by Suzanne Suter) a gorilla and leader of the group.
• Bakari: (played by Lena Armstrong and voiced by Jesse Corti) a very hungry crocodile who loves sports.
• Ilana: (played by Cheryl Yamaguchi and voiced by Janna Levenstein) a giraffe who is a know-it-all.
• Ookii: (played by Catherine Rahochik and voiced by Michael Lindsay) a funny rhinoceros who is scared of his own shadow.
• Paquito: (played by Jessica Bautista and voiced by Rosslynn Taylor) a frisky lion who wants to be included in everything.
• Pria: (played by J.T. Moye and voiced by Randi Calesa) a clumsy elephant who exercises.

Episodes and production

Co-executive producer Janice Sonski believed the series to be the first series where all episodes were reviewed and approved of by the National Education Association and the National Parent-Teacher Association.^[1]