Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
Yoko Jakamoko Toto
Genre	Children's TV series
Created by	Tony Collingwood
Written by	Jimmy Hibbert Trevor Rickets Tony Collingwood Moya O'Shea James Mason Chris Drew
Directed by	Tony Collingwood Andrea O'Tran
Voices of	Alex Kelly Rob Rackstraw Alistair McGowan Gary Martin Maria Darling Colin McFarlane Alan Marriott Kate Harbour Moya O'Shea
Theme music composer	Roger Jackson
Composer(s)	Roger Jackson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	56
Production
Producer(s)	Christopher O'Hare
Editor(s)	Fred Ziecker
Running time	5 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production company(s)	Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited
Distributor	HIT Entertainment
Release
Original network	ITV (CITV)
Original release	2 June 2003 (2003-06-02) – 29 August 2005 (2005-08-29)

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! is a fun British animated TV show for kids. It was made by Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited. The show first aired in the UK on CITV from June 2, 2003, to August 29, 2005. Later, it also played on CBeebies starting in 2009.

The story is about three animal friends: Yoko, a bird-of-paradise; Jakamoko, an armadillo; and Toto, a spider monkey. They live in the wild and go on many exciting adventures. The cool thing about them is that they can only talk by saying each other's names! This makes their communication very unique and funny.

An animated short film from the series first appeared in America on June 2, 2003. It was part of the New York International Children's Film Festival.

Where the Show Aired Around the World

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! became popular in many countries. It was shown on channels like ABC in Australia and Télétoon in Canada. Kids in Singapore watched it on Kids Central.

Other countries that aired the show include Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, and Spain. It also reached audiences in Mexico, Germany, Argentina, and Taiwan. Swedish kids watched it on SVT. In Norway, it was on NRK1, and in France, on Piwi.

A special feature of the show is that it was never dubbed into other languages. This means the original voices were kept for all countries. Since the characters mostly just say names, it worked perfectly!

Awards and Recognition

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! has won several important awards. It received the Best Pilot award at the Annecy International Festival of Animation. The show also won Best Writer at the British Animation Awards.

It even won two children's BAFTAs! These awards were for Best Writer and Best Pre-School Animation. This shows how much people loved the show's creativity and quality.

Meet the Voice Cast

The talented actors who brought the characters to life are:

• Alex Kelly as Yoko the Bird of Paradise
• Gary Martin as Jakamoko the Armadillo
• Rob Rackstraw as Toto the Spider Monkey
• Alistair McGowan, Kate Harbour, Moya O'Shea, Alan Marriott, Colin McFarlane and Maria Darling provided other voices.

Episode Guide

A total of 56 episodes were made for Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!. Each episode is about 5 minutes long. Every episode title starts with the word "The," just like some other famous TV shows.

Season 1 (2003-2005)

• 1. The Special Thing (June 2, 2003)
• 2. The Scary Monster (June 3, 2003)
• 3. The Waterhole (June 4, 2003)
• 4. The Patient (June 5, 2003)
• 5. The Whale (June 6, 2003)
• 6. The Night (June 9, 2003)
• 7. The Shell (June 10, 2003)
• 8. The Very Sticky Thing (June 11, 2003)
• 9. The Fly (June 12, 2003)
• 10. The Egg (June 13, 2003)
• 11. The Bip (June 16, 2003)
• 12. The Visit (June 17, 2003)
• 13. The Naughty Noise (June 18, 2003)
• 14. The New Best Friend (June 19, 2003)
• 15. The Girlfriend (June 20, 2003)
• 16. The Cave (June 23, 2003)
• 17. The Other Side (June 24, 2003)
• 18. The Longest Day (June 25, 2003)
• 19. The Lesson (June 26, 2003)
• 20. The Song (June 27, 2003)
• 21. The Meal (June 30, 2003)
• 22. The Windy Day (July 1, 2003)
• 23. The Hiccups (July 2, 2003)
• 24. The Copycat (July 3, 2003)
• 25. The New King (July 4, 2003)
• 26. The Other Monkey (July 7, 2003)
• 27. The Smell (July 10, 2003)
• 28. The Babysitters (July 11, 2003)
• 29. The Seeds (July 14, 2003)
• 30. The Traveller (July 15, 2003)
• 31. The Hole (July 16, 2003)
• 32. The Rival (July 17, 2003)

• 33. The Island (September 13, 2004)
• 34. The Voice (September 20, 2004)
• 35. The Beetle (September 27, 2004)
• 36. The Coconut (October 4, 2004)
• 37. The Puzzle (October 11, 2004)
• 38. The Late Night (October 18, 2004)
• 39. The Dreamers (May 30, 2005)
• 40. The Migration (June 6, 2005)
• 41. The Tallest (June 13, 2005)
• 42. The Snow (June 20, 2005)
• 43. The Log (June 27, 2005)
• 44. The Contest (July 4, 2005)
• 45. The Meerkats (July 11, 2005)
• 46. The Mango - Signed (July 18, 2005)
• 47. The Bad Word (July 25, 2005)
• 48. The In-Crowd (August 1, 2005)
• 49. The Butterfly (August 8, 2005)
• 50. The Dance (August 15, 2005)
• 51. The Chick (August 22, 2005)
• 52. The Show (August 29, 2005)

See also

In Spanish: Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! para niños