Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
| Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! | |
|---|---|
 Yoko Jakamoko Toto | |
| Genre | Children's TV Series |
| Created by | Tony Collingwood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 minutes per episode (approx.) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CITV, CBeebies |
| Original release | June 2, 2003 – November 27, 2008 |
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! is an animated children's television series, produced by Collingwood O'Hare and HIT Entertainment, which aired from June 2, 2003 to August 29, 2005 on CITV, and then aired on CBeebies from November 27, 2008. It is about a bird of Paradise, an armadillo, and a spider monkey who communicate only by using each other's names. An animated short film from the series made its American debut in June 2, 2003 as part of the New York International Children's Film Festival.
The show on aired on ABC in Australia (24 February 2003 - 27 November 2006) and Cartoon Network (in the former Tickle U block) in the US.
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! has won numerous industry awards including Best Pilot at the Annecy International Festival of Animation, Best Writer at the British Animation Awards and two children’s BAFTAs, including Best Writer and Best Pre-School Animation.
Credits
Voice cast
- Alex Kelly - Yoko the Bird of Paradise
- Gary Martin - Jakamoko the Armadillo
- Rob Rackstraw - Toto the Spider Monkey
- Alistair McGowan - Additional Voices
Charters
- Julian Hanshaw
- Karen Ullmann
- Matthew Hood
- Richard James
- Sam Wooldridge
- Peter Bunzl
- Oliver Brown
- Dennis Sisterson
- Gordon Langley
- Tanya Fenton
- Nick Gibson
- Paul Daley
- Cath Lloyd
- Christian Chessell (pilot episode)
Layout artists
- Paul Gunson
- Fabrice Langelier
- Kate Fortune-Jones
Storyboard artists
- Tom Elmes
- Chris Drew
Design
- Al Douglas
- Andrea Tran
Choreographer
Episode listing
56 5-minute-long episodes were produced. Every episode title starts with "The," much like the episodes of The Amazing World of Gumball and Wander Over Yonder.
- 1. The Special Thing (2 June 2003)
- 2. The Scary Monster (3 June 2003)
- 3. The Water-Hole (4 June 2003)
- 4. The Patient (5 June 2003)
- 5. The Whale (6 June 2003)
- 6. The Night (9 June 2003)
- 7. The Shell (10 June 2003)
- 8. The Very Sticky Thing (11 June 2003)
- 9. The Fly (12 June 2003)
- 10. The Egg (13 June 2003)
- 11. The Blip (16 June 2003)
- 12. The Visit (17 June 2003)
- 13. The Naughty Noise (18 June 2003)
- 14. The New Best Friend (19 June 2003)
- 15. The Girlfriend (20 June 2003)
- 16. The Cave (23 June 2003)
- 17. The Other Side (24 June 2003)
- 18. The Longest Day (25 June 2003)
- 19. The Lesson (26 June 2003)
- 20. The Song (27 June 2003)
- 21. The Meal (30 June 2003)
- 22. The Windy Day (1 July 2003)
- 23. The Hiccups (2 July 2003)
- 24. The Copycat (3 July 2003)
- 25. The New King (4 July 2003)
- 26. The Other Monkey (7 July 2003)
- 27. The Nightmare (8 July 2003)
- 28. The Oyster (9 July 2003)
- 29. The Smell (10 July 2003)
- 30. The Babysitters (11 July 2003)
- 31. The Seeds (14 July 2003)
- 32. The Traveller (15 July 2003)
- 33. The Hole (16 July 2003)
- 34. The Rival (17 July 2003)
- 35. The Island (13 September 2004)
- 36. The Voice (20 September 2004)
- 37. The Beetle (27 September 2004)
- 38. The Coconut (4 October 2004)
- 39. The Puzzle (11 October 2004)
- 40. The Late Night (18 October 2004)
- 41. The Sand (25 October 2004)
- 42. The Leaf (1 November 2004)
- 43. The Dreamers (30 May 2005)
- 44. The Migration (6 June 2005)
- 45. The Tallest (13 June 2005)
- 46. The Snow (20 June 2005)
- 47. The Log (27 June 2005)
- 48. The Contest (4 July 2005)
- 49. The Meerkats (11 July 2005)
- 50. The Mango (18 July 2005)
- 51. The Bad Word (25 July 2005)
- 52. The In-Crowd (1 August 2005)
- 53. The Butterfly (8 August 2005)
- 54. The Dance (15 August 2005)
- 55. The Chicken (22 August 2005)
- 56. The Show (29 August 2005)