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'''June''' and '''Ward''' are a gorilla couple who reside in [[Jungleland]]. Despite being apes, June and Ward are quite civilized, are fully clothed and live in a well furnished house, which happens to be located in the branches of a tree. Although they have no true children of their own, they are shown to have an unseen pet named Pooch. They also have a copy of the book ''[[Wikipedia: The Naked Ape|Naked Ape]]'' in their living room. June and Ward are spoofs of [[Wikipedia: June Cleaver|June]] and [[Wikipedia: Ward Cleaver|Ward Cleaver]] from the 1950's television sitcom ''[[Wikipedia: Leave It to Beaver|Leave It to Beaver]]''.
'''June''' and '''Ward''' are a gorilla couple who reside in [[Jungleland]]. Despite being apes, June and Ward are quite civilized, are fully clothed and live in a well furnished house, which happens to be located in the branches of a tree. Although they have no true children of their own, they are shown to have an unseen pet named Pooch. They also have a copy of the book ''[[Wikipedia: The Naked Ape|Naked Ape]]'' in their living room. June and Ward are references to {{wp|June Cleaver|June}} and {{wp|Ward Cleaver}} from the 1950's television sitcom ''{{wp|Leave It to Beaver}}''.


==History==
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