Jacko Monkey was a gorgeous monkey that was made by Chad Valley I think. It was easily one of my favourite toys in the early 70's and I still have two of them!
Jacko Monkey had plastic hands and feet and wore a stripey tee-shirt and trousers. His arms were above his head like he was swinging from a tree or something.
Do You Remember Jacko Monkey?
Do You Remember Jacko Monkey?
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IrishGal
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For Heather, I had the SAME monkey! Mine said "Have a banana, munch munch!" and "Come to my tea party!". He didnt have any clothes but he came with a red plastic trapeze that you could hang him from the bar or the handles! Wish I could find one! Mine was given away! :(
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bernibub
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I had a Jacko when I was a kid , I had the one with the blue/white striped t.shirt It got threw on the bonfire. I miss him still and I,m nearly 50. If anyone has a Jacko for sale please let me know. Berni.
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Dawn Snowden
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Ihad a jacko monkey loved him to bit's Iwould love to have another one does anyone want to part with one?
Dawn who still loves monkey's!!!!
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stephanie
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I still have my Jacko although I just used to call him Monkey. He has a red costume. I remember if you shook him you could hear his eyelids clicking up and down. He is very dirty and well used now but I wouldnt part with him for anything.
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keeper of jacko
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hi all! yes you guessed it i've got one! he's a bit limp now but still in great condition otherwise. saw one on e-bay a year ago, £45.00. so keep hold of your's if you still have one.
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Gazavich
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I had a Jacko monkey and one day hooked his hands on the fire guard, 30 mins later mother was moaning about this smell as she washed up in the kitchen. One of Jacko's arms had melted to this day the operation my mother performed on him arm as I cried my eyes out still haunts me. "will he be alright mum will he live" LOL
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jane chester
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i had a jacko monkey, i got him from a jumble sale in the seventies when i was about 6 years old, i called him selwin and i loved him to bits, he went everywhere with me. i came to look for him one day and found him gone, my parents had gave him away, i have missed him always, selwin cant be replaced but i hope to buy one from ebay.
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tazza
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any 1 know where i can get a jacko chimp from my mum had 1 when she was a kid and said she misses him but dont know where 2 get 1 from
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MizzT
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The original jacko-Monkey traces back to a 19th Century French children's story where a monkey named Jacko-Na-Ni was in love with a cat named Puss-La-Ni. To show the world their love, they danced the polka together. If you want to see an example of what how he originally looked, I was able to track down only a single example, but you can see the two right here:
http://www.rubylane.com/shops/spiritinthesky/item/GC-280
Hope you enjoy!
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Mistybloo
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I had one too, mine had white boots on. I would dearly love to have one now, anyone selling?
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