Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
U.K. TV series
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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]
Trevor Ricketts
Tony Collingwood
Moya O'Shea
James Mason
Chris Drew
Andrea O'Tran
| Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! | |
|---|---|
 Yoko Jakamoko Toto | |
| Genre | Children's TV series |
| Created by | Tony Collingwood |
| Written by | Jimmy Hibbert Trevor Ricketts 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 | Roger Jackson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | None |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Christopher O'Hare |
| Editor | Fred Ziecker |
| Running time | 5 minutes per episode (approx.) |
| Production company | Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) |
| Release | 2 June 2003 – 29 August 2005 |
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
The series was announced in March 2002 as a co-production between Collingwood O'Hare and Gullane Entertainment, of which both companies would share production and development responsibilities, while Gullane would handle global licensing and distribution rights. CITV was the series' commissioner.[2] After Gullane's purchase by HIT Entertainment later on in the year, they took over the distribution and licensing rights. The series was represented by HIT at MIPCOM 2003.[3]
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
- Alex Kelly – Yoko the Bird of Paradise
- Gary Martin – Jakamoko the Armadillo
- Rob Rackstraw – Toto the Spider Monkey
- Alistair McGowan, Kate Harbour, Moya O'Shea, Alan Marriott, Colin McFarlane and Maria Darling – additional voices
Episode listing
Series 1 (2003-2004)
- The Special Thing
- The Meal
- The Lesson
- The Scary Monster
- The Hiccups
- The Patient
- The Show
- The Blip
- The Very Sticky Thing
- The Egg
- The Smell
- The Fly
- The Song
- The Naughty Noise
- The Shell
- The Water-Hole
- The Other Side
- The Longest Day
- The Cave
- The New King
- The Visit
- The New Best Friend
- The Windy Day
- The In-Crowd
- The Other Monkey
- The Oyster
Series 2 (2004-2005)
- The Seeds
- The Traveller
- The Island
- The Voice
- The Chick
- The Mango
- The Dance
- The Rival
- The Dreamers
- The Meerkats
- The Butterfly
- The Tallest
- The Contest
- The Sand
- The Leaf
- The Coconut
- The Bad Word
- The Log
- The Puzzle
- The Whale
- The Snow
- The Babysitters
- The Hole
- The Girlfriend
- The Copycat
- The Night
