Monkgomery: History and Key Facts

Monkgomery was a children's puppet. It took the form of a talking monkey wearing a necktie, released by Hasbro in 1986. The toy was 17" in height and sat at approximately 14" tall. The toy had two Velcro strips on his hands allowing him to be hung from objects. The toy could also function as a cuddle buddy at night and a day time play toy. Additional speech modules provided 200 new words (each came with a different outfit).

It was created by Hasbro to compete with Teddy Ruxpin before Hasbro bought Ruxpin, and Monkgomery's packaging draws deliberate comparison, describing him as "a unique and interactive, joke-telling, talking monkey with no on-off switches, no tapes to wear out or break and no solid state cartridges".

Monkgomery's vocabulary included jokes such as "Why did the monkey throw the clock out the window?", questions such as "What's your favorite part of the zoo?" and responses to the user, such as "Tell me more!". The range of phrases could be expanded with expansion modules, sold separately.

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