The PG Tips Monkey

[Buck-Beaver]

Is anybody else familiar with the PG Tips Monkey from England?

I hadn't heard of it/him until about a month ago, but have really gotten hooked on him since then.

Here's a couple of posts about him from PuppetVision (with links to videos and more info) if you don't know what I'm referring to:

http://www.puppetvision.info/2008/11/pg-tips-monkey.html

http://www.puppetvision.info/2008/12/cheeky-pg-tips-monkey-sends-up-queen.html

 

[yetiman]

Here's the link to the actual website.

I hadn't heard about it until I looked at your blog, Buck, but it sounds pretty funny. It looks like the puppet was knit. Is that true?

 

[Punch'n'Judy]

Nigel Plaskitt is the principal performer. The puppet was made by Paul Jomain.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

It could have been knit, but probably made from actual socks.

 

[staceyrebecca]

*moment of silence for the socks*

 

[Punch'n'Judy]

Having seen the puppet I don't think it was made from real socks. Machine knitted perhaps? It was very well made, with a lot of weighty stuffing to keep shape.