Monkeeeeeys

So for this Sesame Street competition for which I'm basing one half of my project on, I've decided to go with a compromise for not doing anything with the Wonchop idea; monkeys.


Let's face it. Who doesn't love monkeys? Y'know, besides people who are over protective of their banana collection. Stupid people, that's what. Monkeys are awesome creatures and more or less essential viewing on any visit to the zoo. The way they move about is just awesome, with each motion seemlessly moving on to the next. They've been a big part of my childhood and are mainly what brought me to my simian online alias.


And that's not to mention how they've appeared in animation. Several cartoons spring to mind, such as Coconuts from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Monkey from Dexter's Lab, Abu from Aladdin and Mojo Jojo from Powerpuff Girls, as well as recent examples like the Jamie Hewlett's Olympic monkey.

And of course, monkeys have made their mark in the videogame industry. One of the main monkey-oritented games I played during my Playstation Fanboy days was Ape Escape, a game that involved catching variously humourous monkeys in a bid to stop them messing with time. Other noteable monkeys in gaming history include Diddy Kong from Donkey Kong Country (Donkey Kong technically doesn't count since he's a gorilla), Amigo from Samba de Amigo, AiAi from Super Monkey Ball, and the various monkeys that featured in Timesplitters 2.

So what do monkeys have to do with Sesame Street you ask? Well, the criteria has various categories including numbers, letters, etc. I decided to go with letters, specifically the most delicious letter there is. M. And what's the first thing you think of when you think of M? Monkeys! Pure science at work! Here's an example of one of Sesame Street's letter-based animations.