The Bandar-log (Hindi: बन्दर-लोग) also sometimes referred to as the Monkey People refers to the monkeys from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894).
Description[]
The Bandar-log are a group of monkeys who inhabited the jungles of India. The bandar-log made their home in the ruins of an Indian city and were ruled over by an orangutang king. This city was destroyed by the sloth-bear Baloo and human, "Man-cub" Mowgli.
Members[]
- King Louie: King Louie was a lone orangutang who ruled over the Bandar-log.
History[]
Jungle Cruise appearances[]
Disney Parks[]
Adventureland[]
King Louis is a common meet 'n' greet character in Adventureland.
Skipper Canteen[]
In the menus of the skipper canteen are illustrations of the Bandar-log monkeys.[1]
Video games[]
Kinect: Disneyland Adventures[]
In this video-game, Mowgli states, "King Louie's monkeys are good dancers, but Baloo's better".
Paraphernalia[]
Happy Meal[]
In 1994, Happy Meal toys were made of King Louis riding a jungle cruise boat.
Other connections[]
Jungle Cruise[]
In the Jungle Navigation Company's Amazon River Base is an empty cage labelled as having contained an orangutang. It can be speculated that the wild orangutang might be connected to King Louis.
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room[]
In the overlay, "The Enchanted Tiki Room: Get the Fever!", the birds of the Tiki Room (lead by Danno, Scats, Buddy, and Lava) sing King Louie's song, "I wanna be like you".
Other appearances[]
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Mickey Mouse Revue[]
King Louie appeared in this attraction as a member of Mickey Mouse's orchestra.
Trivia[]
- King Louie is a character original to the film. Also, in real-life the orangutang are not native to the jungles of India.
- Louie's actor Louie Prima might be referenced in the Adventure Trading Company as journalist "Tiki" Teemu Ojanen mentions one Louie Majors as working at Tropical Imports while it is ransacked by monkeys.
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