Season 1 Plot
52×5-minute episodes of Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! for CiTV, animated entirely in house at Collingwood’s London studio. Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! is a vibrant celebration of the friendship between Yoko (a bird), Jakamoko (an armadillo) and Toto (a monkey).
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! Season 1 aired on June 2nd, 2003.
Season 1 Episodes
1. The Special Thing
Jakamoko and Yoko each have a special thing that only they can do. Toto does not, so he must find one.
2. The Scary Monster
Jakamoko is scared of snakes, Toto is scared of spiders, and Yoko is afraid of the dark. But together they help each other overcome their fears.
3. The Waterhole
With a drought in the jungle and an angry crocodile guarding the only full waterhole, the three friends must outwit the crocodile in order to get a drink.
4. The Patient
Toto pretends to be ill in order to get the undivided attention of his friends.
5. The Whale
Toto pretends to be ill in order to get the undivided attention of his friends.
6. The Night
Jakamoko and Toto have trouble getting to sleep after playing scary monsters all day, so Yoko sings them a lullaby.
7. The Shell
The friends fight over a beautiful shell, but before they can learn to share it, it walks away, leaving them empty-handed.
8. The Very Sticky Thing
The three friends get themselves into a right old sticky mess!
9. The Fly
The three friends try to catch an irritating fly. When they succeed, they feel guilty and decide to let it go free.
10. The Egg
The three friends compete for the affections of Tee Tee, a baby turtle.
11. The Bip
A game of tag gets out of hand in the wilderness.
12. The Visit
Jakamoko tries to impress Papabobo, his elderly relative, by behaving sensibly.
13. The Naughty Noise
Toto spoils Yoko and Jakamoko's enjoyment of a song.
14. The New Best Friend
Yoko finds a new friend more interesting than Toto and Jakamoko. Yet she soon discovers that her old friends understand her better.
15. The Girlfriend
Toto falls in love with a monkey and tries to win her heart.
16. The Cave
The spectacular secrets of a crystal cave are revealed to Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto by a firefly in need of assistance.
17. The Other Side
The trio are desperate to cross a ravine but find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
18. The Longest Day
The friends don't want the day to end, so they chase the sun to catch every last moment of daylight.
19. The Lesson
Yoko teaches a baby bird to fly, but the bird soon puts lives in danger by not flying safely.
20. The Song
The friends go on tour performing a song and dance routine, but their public isn't as impressed as they are.
21. The Meal
The friends are hungry and trying to find food. When they try to get honey from a beehive, they are chased away by angry bees, and when they try to get a prickly pear off a cactus, the spikes are too sharp.
22. The Windy Day
Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto discover that they are stronger together than apart in a battle against the elements - and that a windy day can actually be good fun.
23. The Hiccups
Yoko and Jakamoko try to cure Toto after he laughs so much that he gets the hiccups.
24. The Copycat
Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto make fun of an elderly jaguar with a limp, but when the tables are turned on them they don't like being picked on
25. The New King
Toto is mistaken for a celebrity, but he soon learns that friendships mean more than fame.
26. The Other Monkey
Toto is being very annoying. He keeps playing pranks and being rude, so Jakamoko tries to teach him to be more considerate of others.
27. The Smell
When Toto falls into a muddy puddle, Yoko and Jakamoko try to get him clean again, but the smell keeps coming back.
28. The Babysitters
The friends babysit a little monkey called Fifi, but no matter what they do, she just won't go to sleep.
29. The Seeds
Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto find three tiny seeds and plant them to see what they grow into.
30. The Traveller
A mysterious traveller arrives from overseas and wants to make friends with Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto.
31. The Hole
Jakamoko accidentally falls down a hole during a game of catch and can't get out.
32. The Rival
Toto and Jakamoko want to be friends with handsome cockerel Chicko, but he is not as nice as he looks.
33. The Island
Toto wakes up alone on a desert island, unable to get home.
34. The Voice
Yoko annoys everyone with her singing, then ends up losing her voice.
35. The Beetle
Yoko and Jakamoko and Toto follow a tiny beetle pushing a ball across the wilderness.
36. The Coconut
Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto find the biggest coconut they have ever seen and want it for their supper. But the big nut proves impossible to crack.
37. The Puzzle
Toto accidentally smashes a scale off Papabobo's back. He tries to mend it but only succeeds in making things worse. Soon everyone is lining up to solve the puzzle of Papabobo's back.
38. The Late Night
The trio stay up late with Roro, a young coyote, to see what happens at night. Then Toto shows Roro what happens during the day. Soon everyone is mixed up about when to sleep and when to stay awake.
39. The Dreamers
Jakamoko accidentally wakes Toto from a happy dream. After an argument, neither can get back to sleep and enjoy their dreams. It's up to Yoko to get them to make friends again.
40. The Migration
Animation about the friendship of three happy nomadic animals. Yoko flies away with a flock of Yoko-birds but soon discovers that her new friends are not very exciting.
41. The Tallest
Toto and Yoko measure themselves to see who is the tallest. Toto boasts about being taller than Yoko, but is upset when he realises that Jakamoko is even taller than he is.
42. The Snow
The trio meet some penguins and learn how to play in the snow.
43. The Log
Toto finds a special hollow log to play with but does not want to share it with Yoko and Jakamoko.
44. The Contest
Jojo the monkey challenges Toto to a race, but Jojo is bigger and stronger than Toto and also plans to cheat.
45. The Meerkats
Toto tries to show Yoko and Jakamoko some amazing singing meerkats but every time he points them out, the meerkats hide.
46. The Mango
Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto's mango is taken by some ants, but before they can get it back a bird flies away with it.
47. The Bad Word
Toto learns a very bad word from some big gorillas and shocks everyone by saying it, even making Deenah the baby elephant cry.
48. The In-Crowd
Toto and Yoko join the fashionable in-crowd, but when Jakamoko is not allowed to join because he can't perform the group's special song and dance, Yoko decides to show people that it is okay to be different.
49. The Butterfly
Toto meets an ugly caterpillar that turns into a beautiful butterfly.
50. The Dance
Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto discover the magical, musical world of the Night Creatures.
51. The Chick
Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto try to return an egg they have found to its nest, but an angry crocodile wants to stop them.
52. The Show
Yoko, Jakamoko and Toto put on a show in the wilderness.