Bobby Jack is a clothing brand featuring a
monkey
Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...
character of the same name. It was founded by
Han Lee
Han Lee (born September 2, 1977) is a Korean-American professional golfer.
Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea.
Lee played college golf at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the Canadian Amateur in 1999 and 2000.
Lee turned professio ...
and Robert Molino in 2001. The clothing brand clothing was sold in clothing retailers such as
JCPenney
Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Gir ...
,
Sears, and
Macy's
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) is an American chain of high-end department stores founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994, through which it is affiliated wi ...
. The clothing and character became popular among children and teenagers because of its "snarky messages."
The characters portrayed on the clothing are Bobby Jack, a monkey with an attitude, Cooper, the best friend monkey, and Moose, his pet
mouse
A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...
. Bobby Jack merchandise is targeted primarily towards school-age (tween) girls. By 2006 Bobby Jack clothing became one of the most popular character brand among children and teens.
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See also
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It's Happy Bunny Happy Bunny is a character in a series of stickers, buttons, greeting cards, posters, and other merchandise sold at novelty shops across North America. Designed by artist and writer Jim Benton in the 1990s, "who ''People Magazine'' called ''the mo ...
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Bobby Jack
Clothing brands of the United States
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
2000s fads and trends
Black comedy