Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!

Last updated

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
YokoJakamokoToto.jpg
Yoko Jakamoko Toto
GenreChildren's TV series
Created byTony Collingwood
Written by Jimmy Hibbert
Trevor Ricketts
Tony Collingwood
Moya O'Shea
James Mason
Chris Drew
Directed byTony Collingwood
Andrea O'Tran
Voices ofAlex Kelly
Rob Rackstraw
Alistair McGowan
Gary Martin
Maria Darling
Colin McFarlane
Alan Marriott
Kate Harbour
Moya O'Shea
Theme music composerRoger Jackson
ComposerRoger Jackson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageNone
No. of series2
No. of episodes52
Production
ProducerChristopher O'Hare
EditorFred Ziecker
Running time5 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production company Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited
Original release
Network ITV (CITV)
Release2 June 2003 (2003-06-02) 
29 August 2005 (2005-08-29)

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! is a British animated children's television series, produced by Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited, originally distributed by HIT Entertainment and currently distributed by Foothill Entertainment, which aired from 2 June 2003 until 29 August 2005 on CITV, and then rebroadcast on CBeebies from 26 January 2009 to 2 June 2013. [1]

Contents

Plot

The television series is about a bird-of-paradise named Yoko, an armadillo named Jakamoko, and a spider monkey 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 The Britt Allcroft Company, the company that made Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends ) until July 2002, when the company was acquired by HIT Entertainment.

Awards

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 British Academy Children's Awards, including Best Writer and Best Pre-School Animation.

UK Voice Cast

Episode listing

Season 1 (2003-2004)

  1. The Special Thing
  2. The Meal
  3. The Lesson
  4. The Scary Monster
  5. The Hiccups
  6. The Patient
  7. The Show
  8. The Blip
  9. The Very Sticky Thing
  10. The Egg
  11. The Smell
  12. The Fly
  13. The Song
  14. The Naughty Noise
  15. The Shell
  16. The Water-Hole
  17. The Other Side
  18. The Longest Day
  19. The Cave
  20. The New King
  21. The Visit
  22. The New Best Friend
  23. The Windy Day
  24. The In-Crowd
  25. The Other Monkey
  26. The Oyster

Season 2 (2004-2005)

  1. The Seeds
  2. The Traveller
  3. The Island
  4. The Voice
  5. The Chick
  6. The Mango
  7. The Dance
  8. The Rival
  9. The Dreamers
  10. The Meerkats
  11. The Butterfly
  12. The Tallest
  13. The Contest
  14. The Sand
  15. The Leaf
  16. The Coconut
  17. The Bad Word
  18. The Log
  19. The Puzzle
  20. The Whale
  21. The Snow
  22. The Babysitters
  23. The Hole
  24. The Girlfriend
  25. The Copycat
  26. The Night

References

  1. "CBeebies Acquires Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!".