The map Arnold finds in his parents' journal at the end of "The Journal"

To provide some background, The Jungle Movie was meant to be the only theatrical film for Hey Arnold! where Arnold and his friends would go on a journey to San Lorenzo to find his missing parents. However Nickelodeon opted to take the made-for-TV special, "Arnold Saves the Neighborhood", and convert it into the theatrical film, Hey Arnold! The Movie, instead which was released in 2002 and did not do well at the box office. Even though it had a poor performance, Nickelodeon continued to express interest in The Jungle Movie and encouraged Bartlett to produce a special one hour episode that would link into this second film. This special ended up being the episode, "The Journal", where Arnold finds his parents' journal detailing their adventures and lives up to the point where they mysteriously disappeared. At the end of the episode, Arnold discovers a map in the journal and excitedly runs into the apartment building to show his grandparents believing that this is the key to find his missing parents. Alas The Jungle Movie and Hey Arnold! were both subsequently cancelled by Nickelodeon in 2004 with many accepting "The Journal" as the canonical series finale. Even though the film was cancelled, Bartlett kept many details about the film secret in the event that he got the opportunity to make it.







Official Nickelodeon comment on their page referencing The Jungle Movie. That opportunity may have come based on recent rumblings and signs evident to sharp eyed fans. One of these was a recent comment made by Nickelodeon on their official Facebook page in response to fans asking them to bring back older shows. On a video Nickelodeon posted on their page titled "Mikey Moments: Turtles in Time", Nickelodeon wrote the following response to fans requesting older shows to be revived: "How about a Jungle Movie? ;)". You can see the original posting Hey Arnold! fans as the comment came from the official Nickelodeon account and directly referenced The Jungle Movie. That opportunity may have come based on recent rumblings and signs evident to sharp eyed fans. One of these was a recent comment made by Nickelodeon on their official Facebook page in response to fans asking them to bring back older shows. On a video Nickelodeon posted on their page titled "Mikey Moments: Turtles in Time", Nickelodeon wrote the following response to fans requesting older shows to be revived: "How about a Jungle Movie? ;)". You can see the original posting here with your own eyes. This simple statement caused a flurry of activity amongst long-timefans as the comment came from the official Nickelodeon account and directly referenced

The Jungle Movie storyboards have been

removed from Raymie Muzquiz's website.



The Jungle Movie may actually be happening can be seen on Raymie Muzquiz's website. Muzquiz, an animation director, had posted storyboards from The Jungle Movie on his website as part of his portfolio. However one quick visit to his website now shows that he has taken the storyboards down as when one clicks to view it, they are taken to The Jungle Movie being in development. Why else would production images such as storyboards be removed from the internet? Another indicator thatmay actually be happening can be seen on's website. Muzquiz, an animation director, had posted storyboards fromon his website as part of his portfolio. However one quick visit to his website now shows that he has taken the storyboards down as when one clicks to view it, they are taken to a page that displays "Removed for Mysterious Reason!". This is an exciting development as it certainly points tobeing in development. Why else would production images such as storyboards be removed from the internet?



