Snapper2001's definitions

Mangani

Mangani is the name of a fictional species of great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and of the invented language used by these apes.

In the invented language, Mangani (meaning "great-ape") is the apes' word for their own kind, although the term is also applied (with modifications) to humans. The Mangani are represented as the apes who foster and raise Tarzan.

by Snapper2001 October 1, 2018

Manufactured Celebrity

A celebrity whose majority of his or her life got manufactured by gossip mags and film companies.

Rita Hayworth was the definitive 'Manufactured Celebrity ' of the 1940s. She had to undergo painful transformations that the film company liked.

by Snapper2001 May 17, 2018

Melodramedy

Not just a cross between Melodrama and Comedy, It's also the darker and moodier equivalent of Dramedy. A lot of Telenovelas nowadays are full of this, and some crank this Up to Eleven.

Edith Gonzalez was playing the snooty Rich bitch Monica on a melodramedy called Corazon Salvaje in 1993.

by Snapper2001 July 17, 2020

George of the Jungle (2016)

The rather very ugly transitional version of George of the Jungle from the second season of the eponymously Canadian television remake.

George of the Jungle (2016) is an ugly transition between the naïve 2007 version and the possible 3D Movie finale version.

by Snapper2001 July 17, 2020

Jungle girl

A jungle girl (so-called, but usually adult woman) is an archetype or stock character, often used in popular fiction, of a female adventurer, superhero or even a damsel in distress living in a jungle or rainforest setting.

Sheena Queen of the Jungle is the most famous snobbish Jungle Girl of all time.

by Snapper2001 July 17, 2020

Tarzanesque

Any character inspired by Tarzan.

One famous Tarzanesque character is Marvel's own Ka Zar.

by Snapper2001 October 30, 2020

Korak

Korak, a fictional character, is the son of Tarzan and Jane Porter.

The story of Korak's youth and growth to manhood was told in the fourth novel, The Son of Tarzan, in which he returned to Africa and lived in the jungle, taking for the first time the name Korak ("Killer" in the language of the Great Apes). Most references to him were as "Korak the Killer".

by Snapper2001 October 30, 2020