The History of the PG Tips Monkey | Some Boi Online
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- Please enjoy this comprehensive documentary covering the history of beloved advertising mascots Monkey and Al, from the ITV Digital days to PG Tips and beyond...
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0:00 - Introduction
0:33 - The Tipps Family
2:57 - ITV Digital Ads
6:40 - Monkey Soft Toy
8:28 - The Fall of ITV Digital
11:12 - PG Tips Ads
15:53 - Merchandise
17:54 - Farewell, Al
21:37 - The End?...
24:30 - Conclusion
#MonkeyandAl #PGTips #ITVDigital
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Ahhh, time to settle in and enjoy this. Keep up the good work, man!
Thank you, hope you can relax and enjoy! ☕️
@@SomeBoiOnline I certainly did, looking forward to whatever you have planned! I don’t know why, but this type of content just hits the spot for me.
settle in and drink me pg tea inside my gromit mug
Not going to lie, getting a monkey with your tea was on the same level as a gromit mug.
Might have to agree with you there, I always loved that it was the *actual* Monkey from the ads as a kid - albeit in a smaller scale.
I sooo agree with I wish me and my family drink the tea around the time theses toys where sold around time
Monkey:
*does absolutely nothing*
Al:
M O N K E!
I always had a soft spot for these adverts they were just so simple and charming to watch they also gave a relatable home feeling to me it was genuinely like watching a sitcom series and I genuinely never knew that the monkey puppet was created by the Jim Henson company nor the fact that monkey used to be owned by a completely different company
Completely agree, I think everyone loved and related to the ads due to their simplicity. Admittedly, I was also unaware of these details prior to my research!
im American and didn't even know this dude existed until today, but that monkey is one of the cutest mascots ever created
Love to hear it! 😁
Man the monkey will always be remembered. He literally was the face of tea for my childhood
Same 😊
Absolutely loved the dynamic between these two in the ads.
I heard something recently in an interview with Chris Moyles that the reason Vegas stopped doing the ads was due to a PR idea that he refused to do. Something involving him driving a teacup around the country giving away PG Tips. To quote Johnny in the interview "a man has to draw a line in the tea leaves"
I've just found this out myself only recently! Classic Johnny Vegas, it's a pretty apt way for him to go I think 😂 Glad he stood his ground.
I'm a Australian, I discover the PG Tips ads from the compilation video on youtube (Creature Comfort) till the Monkey and Al ads and I was hook, they so cozy, brings me joy to my face, since then I can't stop watching the compilations as I was trying out the PG tips and now I prefer that tea compare to other black teas I tasted.
Watching this now, makes want to go back watching the completions of them.
I'm really happy they replaced the live acting animals with the monkey puppet, honestly his character was a lot more entertaining. It's just a shame those primates had to be treated like that for so long.
Yeah the ads definitely peaked in the early 2000's - though it's mad that the actual chimps were used for so long, shows how much times have changed.
I'd say he rides along right with Wallace and Gromit in our British culture
Yes I like to think so too.
Who would’ve thought that PG tips lore was so extensive
I know right 😅
I remember when they ran one of the promotions for a free monkeh, I begged my parents for my own box of teabags. Not only did that start my cuppa every morning trend but I still have the plush. And many of the others they released.
That's amazing, shows how effective the advertisement campaign was!
i remember the monkey adverts i was shocked i saw him again with al after itv digital closed down
i also remember more iconic mascots such as church hill and national accident helpline underdog (who was short lived in the ads)
I remember the PG Tips monkey in 2007 (which I was 9 years old at the time) and I was a big fan of the character along with Jamster's Crazy Frog (AKA The Annoying Thing).
Hell yeah, loved Crazy Frog during the early days of CZcams. There'll probably be a video on him too at some point.
Watching videos like these always bring back memories of some of the other promotions companies had in the past, like the Kingsmill Wallace and Gromit breakfast set and the Birds Eye polar bear plush.
Good times.
Indeed, simpler times.
I have a story regarding the suction cup variant of Monkey I used to own. My dad and I used to travel to the US a lot and whenever we did we'd hire a rental car, so we made a habit of bringing our Monkey on holiday with us and sticking him on the back. One year, for some peculiar reason, we couldn't get him off. PG must have used some industrial grade suction cups because he was completely stuck to the window, we tried everything we could to free him but to no avail. In the end we had no choice but to abandon him. Part of me hopes that he's still out there stuck in place, travelling around Florida, occasionally making some British tourist's day when they see him.
Wow that's amazing! I wonder if it's the reason I kept seeing them on car windows for so long. Good marketing strategy! 😂
I’m really sick, had mock exams today and come home depressed until watching i saw this vid. Genuinely made my day, thank you SBO 👍
It's likewise made mine hearing that 😊 Probably doesn't seem like it now, but it'll all be worthwhile eventually - keep at it!
@@SomeBoiOnline thank you man I appreciate it your channel is amazing. Found it on the weekend and been binge watching
Really means a lot, thanks!
We need Monkey and Al back :(
Jim Henson? Aardman? And the Gromit mug!
Throw in Doctor who and nintendo and this is just a big pot of SomeBoiOnline's channel lol
As a guy from the US I have never seen these ads but I might just have to take the dive they seem really charming
I know right? Coincidentally, Tom Baker (Dr Who) narrates the Gromit Mug ad, so there's a connection. 😅
But charming is definitely the word - the strange British quirks might even make it more entertaining for you!
@@SomeBoiOnline Finally sat down and gave em a watch and now I'm tempted to try PG Tips myself and import a monkey plush
That's brilliant to hear, I think there should be some Monkeys on ebay for a decent price, obviously might have some import charges. As for PG Tips tea itself I'm not sure...
Wow great video mate, brought back so many memories - I remember being a kid and drinking like 5 cups of tea a day to finish the box so that my parents could buy the promotional pack with the free monkeh
Thanks, really glad you enjoyed!
Ive never heard of ITV Digital! Shows the power of Munke.
Really enjoyed the clip! Thank you very much! Personally, I felt that the flavour of their tea just changed dramatically all of a sudden over the past few months, no longer as tasty as before. That to me was more traumatised than seeing Al and Monkey bowing out.
I’m glad CZcams recommend me this video. I never knew who monkey was but after watching it, I’m gonna start watching the adverts that are online. Thank you for making this. I’m gonna have to show my friends this video.
That's brilliant to hear, glad you enjoyed!
Ngl I binged watched all these ads, straight after watching all the old Tango ads. (Very funny, and very weird...) A month ago.
But I always remember watching ITV, BBC back in the day and seeing these ads come on and even after they finished they were always, stuck in my head, I qouted them constantly and rewatched them on CZcams religiously, as they were funny and heart warming to watch.
I always used to imagine that after those ads came on, I'd get a knock at the door of the two of them asking to come in for a brew!
They've always stuck with me too, definitely a constant presence that I miss on TV. Who wouldn't want a cuppa with those two? 😅
I've always loved Al's line delivery at 21:53 great video! Really enjoyed it!
Thank you! Love Al as a character 🤣
This video has made my year 🐒 💚 Been in love with Monkey and Al since I was wee, and getting to relive it all was such a cosy nostalgia journey! I was so desperate for the ITV Digital Monkey Plush when they were released, but my parents would never let me get one (not even from the gadget shop), so when they released the little PG Tips Monkies I lost my tiny mind 🤯🎉 safe to say I still have them all hahaha! Thanks for another brilliant video, and let's bring back Monkey and Al!!
That's brilliant to hear, thank you! 😁
Such a great history of PG Tips. I made a comment on your newer post, before watching this. So glad you did extensive research. 👏👏👏
Thanks, really glad you enjoyed! 😊
Your love for the subjects you cover is heartwarming.
Only reason I cover them 😁 Love to hear that, thanks!
Honestly This Video Plus A Cup Of PG Tips, Hits Harder Than The Saddest Scene In Movie History Honestly, So Beautiful U-U
Amazing 😊
Thank you for reminding me of that short film! I remember being so confused when seeing it play as a preview in the cinema
No bother, I always found it surprising when short films would play in front of movies!
This is really well put together. Thanks
Cheers!
i remember my head teacher had a key ring of monkey and i instantly knew he was the
monke from PG tips one of my most fondest memories of tea is when that christmas ad came on while i sat cuddling my gromit plush
RIP Monkey! You will be sorely missed!
15:07 oh god the memories
"It is all too easy to shake one's head at the state of Modern Britain." Ironically, that statement would go on to become true for the state of PG Tips themselves.
Exactly why I couldn't resist reusing it in the new video 😂
Fantastic video really enjoy your channel
Love your stile to just dam good keep it up ar kid
Really appreciate that thanks!
Ive just found your channel and it’s brilliant, just binge watching all of them now 😂
This is the best kind of comment, love to hear that! 😄
So basically the same people who made the pg tips monkey also made the fnaf animatronics for the fnaf movie WHAT IS HAPPENING?
I don't think Johnny Vegas was too pleased about being written out. He appeared on 8 Out Of 10 Cats with a character called "Baboon" (for very obviously legal reasons, as he pointed out). It's a shame. I think that if PG Tips are not using the character anymore, then Comic Relief could maybe have a sitcom with Monkey and Al.
Great video mate! Never knew any of this very interesting! :)
Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed it 😀
Reminds me of the Wilkins coffee puppets but less threatening.
As far as i remember the so-called ''Monkeh!'' i never knew he was created by the people at The Jim Henson Company up until now, i thought he was made by some kind of a random company who were interested of designing puppets.
Yes I had no idea either, small world it seems!
I like to think Johnny Vegas got sick of people coming up to him in the street and saying "munkeh" at him in a bad impression of his own voice, and that's why he left...
It's certainly possible that he didn't want to be solely associated with that character. I've seen him joke about it on chat shows - but I think he's aware it's what he's most known for regardless.
I have a Tale of Two Continents teatowl they gave away with the tea bags at the time. Though my fave PG Tips toys were the dinosaurs included with packs of tea bags back in 93 to tie in with Jurassic Park.
We Need a show of these Duo.
Definitely!
i used to LOVE monkey so much as a kid and had three of the plushes they did including a smaller one with suction cups on the hands which id stick on my nans car window during journeys with her. i was always a sucker for puppets with that sock puppet type mouth so he was perfect for me and he became my main association with tea and still is honestly
I'm american, I've never heard of these ads, yet I'm laughing my ass off.
We Need A Movie With Monkey And Al. It Would Be Basically Even Longer Than A Tale Of Two Continents, And Have An Epic Storyline Of Al And Monkey Finally Reuniting After All This Years!
This is the sort of super niche topic that I love that you can find on CZcams
Glad I could provide it, like to think my channel is quite niche 😄
I never new he was build by the Jim Henson company
Neither did I until recently!
I remember when I was little I really wanted a Monkey plush, my best friend had one and my Brother had one but for some reason I was never brought one.
He was a huge fad in my class at primary school (I don't know if it was school wide or just everyone in my class) I ended up making my own Monkey out of socks.
Once my Brother got older and started getting rid of toys he gave me Monkey. Then a few years ago my friend gave me her's as a Christmas present.
Now I have two Monkeys and I couldn't be happier
Everyone could do with a monkey or two!
PG Tips need to bring Al and Monkey back.
Great video. Nice job 👍
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! 😃
I enjoy this video i keep watching this video over and over. Pgtips. I still got my pgtips monkey plush i remember when my mum bought ITV digital good times man and i have red nose money and 2 little monkey. Pgtips and tetile are great tea brands .
This is why I love going to England
MUNKE
Been waiting for someone to comment this 😂
hi i love your videos so much because there so intresting. if you were wanting any video ideas could make a video about what happened between aardman and dreamworks and why there partnership from 2000-2007 , ended way before it was supposed to. because they made chicken run, curse of the were rabbit and flushed away together and went there seperate ways the following years. i thought this was a good suggestion because i know you have a soft spot for aardman and wallace & gromit
would make this a video because i think it would make some strong and lovely content
I subscribed thank you for doing the pgtips monkey .
OMG OMG OMG! I have seen this and watch this video on CZcams and it was awesome! I love the PG Tips monkey and its history! I'm not British but I enjoyed this video! I think monkeys make such great animals! I love how Al talked like Shrek when he said monkey! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Lol I remember the ad where he climbed the shard XD
This would be good if it was a sitcom
Excellent foundations for a sitcom, Monkey and Al never miss.
Tell you what, when I bought ITV Digital I got a monkey and I kept it as well as the box
19:09 Fun fact: We have the Meerkat ads in Australia, too!
Didn't know that! It's always difficult to tell who'll be familiar with what, especially on CZcams where everyone's from everywhere.
@@SomeBoiOnline Well, you're welcome!
15:52 they are still selling that in the same packaging it came up when I was looking for more videos about whats going whit pg tips on utube
That would be a loverly ad
Just to let you know that the new Daleks are out now! I'd recommend you go hunting before they're snapped up. I only managed to get HOTD #9. Still looking for #10
Yeah that caught my attention and thanks! Unfortunately they haven't been distributed up North yet, but when they do I'll be on it.
I love the pg tips monkey & the PG tips tea. Yes it's fantastic tasting tea. However recently I've switched to Yorkshire tea. As an american I love british tea. Oh I love Cuban coffee also. Cheers from Tucson Arizona USA 🇺🇸 6:56
I am so glad i keep my pgtips money teddy.
OMG I HAD THAT TEA- TOWEL !!!! "TALE OF TWO CONTINENTS''
8:14 What is the background song called?
"Failure" - Wii Fit
A British staple
Certified British.
That Christmas one was the first toy I got
I'm wondering if the recent Progressive commercials are an adaptation of the PG Tips Tea Birds...
mmmm
monkey
(also i feel like a different puppet building company did the itv digital version of monkey and the creature shop gave him a redesign for pg)
Indeed 😂 I would agree, but evidence points to the contrary. It seems that the creature shop did the original, whilst a freelancer named Paul Jomain did the redesign. I didn't find this out until after recording, so I'll have to look into it further to know for certain.
I hope he makes a return 😢
Me too 😞 a second return that is!
I have to try PG Tips, seeing as how it’s the National drink 😁
There was also a TV show recorded with Monkey as the host. I was at the recording and don't know if it was ever shown as it was truly awful
You were at the recording? How and what happened exactly?
Love the characters
Can you do a video on the Birds Eye bear
Thankyou the good times
Mon keh. Sounds like when shrek says Don keh
Who remembers the Churchill bulldog?
It feels like he was just on TV yesterday! Seem to remember him being replaced with a live action bulldog fairly recently.
as a brit, he was my childhood
@@losersweepers same
Is simon amstell the voice in that random ice bucket bit?
I've no idea, there's no credits or anything to go off online and I don't recognise it.
Monkey was not the only Ionic puppet from the UK to miss out Nev the Bear and his friend Krazy Keith didn't appear either which made me really salty because honestly who really wanted to see Mr Boopy again . PS please do not take offence Boopy fans
Boopy has fans?
heres my theory on why al was gone in universe
he got lost trying to buy pgtips tea
I never realised it was Ben Miller as monke
Neither did I until recently!
Thanks
Thanks very much! 😊
do u think they lost the t birds in the fire as well
It's not Tea, It's Progress
I don’t have the big monkey yet but I have a bunch of the other ones
Monkey should be in the next Muppet movie.
At 1:07, the announcer sounds like he says "when a good cup of tea really c*nts"
I don't have a Munke 😢 My family didn't buy PG Tips and they aren't the kind to be swayed by a promotion.
Very tragic story 😢 you never know, a munke may pop up on ebay for a few quid.
Monkes are really easy to find on ebay not too expensive
The smaller ones are yes.
I love him and I have a mug I collect him I love his film I miss him
Thankyou
I love PG tips. I have it with my packet of chocolate hobnobs
Seeing this now compared to where PG tips
Was really good the tea brand is going to fall without a mascot or the teabag change to no longer being pyramid shaped
I just wish to go back to the 2000s early 2010s and relief these adds and tea lol
Let the wormhole tear open😂
There’s no other tea to beat PG.
I can’t watch these adverts in the same light after the chimpanzee attack scene in nope😂
21:36 Sounds quite sus…