''Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'' is a British

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, produced by Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited, originally distributed by

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and currently distributed by Foothill Entertainment, which aired from 2 June 2003 until 29 August 2005 on

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, and then rebroadcast on

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from 26 January 2009 to 2 June 2013.

Plot

The television series is about a

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named Yoko, an

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named Jakamoko, and a

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named Toto, who live and go on adventures in the wilderness where they all live and can only communicate by saying each other's names.

Development

While the series was in production, distribution was handled by Gullane Entertainment (formerly known as

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, the company that made ''

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'') until July 2002, when the company was acquired by

Awards

''Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'' has won numerous industry

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s including Best Pilot at the Annecy International Festival of Animation, Best Writer at the British Animation Awards and two

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, including Best Writer and Best Pre-School Animation.

UK Voice Cast

* Alex Kelly – Yoko the Bird of Paradise * Gary Martin – Jakamoko the Armadillo * Rob Rackstraw – Toto the Spider Monkey *

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, Kate Harbour, Moya O'Shea, Alan Marriott,

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and

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– additional voices

Episode listing

Season 1 (2003-2005)

* 1. The Special Thing/The Scary Monster/The Water-Hole/The Patient * 2. The Whale/The Night/The Shell/The Very Sticky Thing * 3. The Fly/The Egg/The Blip/The Visit * 4. The Naughty Noise/The New Best Friend/The Girlfriend/The Cave * 5. The Other Side/The Longest Day/The Lesson/The Song * 6. The Meal/The Windy Day/The Hiccups/The Copycat * 7. The New King/The Other Monkey/The Nightmare/The Oyster * 8. The Smell/The Babysitters/The Seeds/The Traveller * 9. The Hole/The Rival/The Island/The Voice * 10. The Beetle/The Coconut/The Puzzle/The Late Night * 11. The Sand/The Leaf/The Dreamers/The Migration * 12. The Tallest/The Snow/The Log/The Contest * 13. The Meerkats/The Mango/The Bad Word/The In-Crowd * 14. The Butterfly/The Dance/The Chick/The Show

References

External links

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