{"id":86,"date":"2011-08-31T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T11:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/"},"modified":"2011-08-30T13:50:38","modified_gmt":"2011-08-30T12:50:38","slug":"zippy-the-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Zippy the Monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Zippy the Monkey or Chimp<\/span> was so weird. I never had one but all my mates did and i have to say they gave me the creeps! I guess it was due to the fact they were so life like and about the same size as the average toddler. They had a red &amp; white hat. Shirt with the name &#8220;ZIP&#8221; printed on front. Red Corduroy pants with suspenders. Black plush body with rubber face, hands and shoes. &#8220;Rushton Co&#8221; printed on bottom of shoe. No Banana. I seem to remember his arm squeeked too. Zippy was re-introduced to the market in the 1960s &amp; 70s again, by the Rushton Co. He looks the same as the original 1950s version &#8211; except the 50s Zippy had Howdy Doody on his hat.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\nskool\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_1988\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1988\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1988\" title=\"zippy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy.jpg\" alt=\"Zippy the Monkey\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zippy the Monkey - popular toy in the 1960s and 70s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another popular 1950s &#8211; 1960s monkey was Mr. Bim. He came in 2 sizes. Though the difference is he holds a banana.<\/p>\n<p>Zip the Monkey stuffed animal was derived from the famous real tv chimp of the 1950s. He made many appearances including the Howdy Doody Show.<\/p>\n<p>Zippy&#8217;s girlfriend was Tippy &#8211; she looks just like him except her fur is white and she wore a dress.<\/p>\n<p>Ebay is full of imitation zippy&#8217;s for a small price but the originals are now fetching anything from \u00a3100 up!<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zippy the Monkey\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy-377x300.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>Zippy the Monkey or Chimp was so weird. I never had one but all my mates did and i have to say they gave me the creeps! I guess it was due to the fact they were so life like &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[57,54,53],"class_list":["post-86","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toys","tag-57","tag-54","tag-53"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zippy the Monkey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zippy the Monkey - popular toy in the 1960s and 70s\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Skooldays\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Skooldays\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7737d0880c9ea762e2b2c2475c12a0ca\"},\"headline\":\"Zippy the Monkey\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-08-31T11:10:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"commentCount\":6,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"1950\",\"1960\",\"1970\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Toys\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/\",\"name\":\"Zippy the Monkey\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-08-31T11:10:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7737d0880c9ea762e2b2c2475c12a0ca\"},\"description\":\"Zippy the Monkey - popular toy in the 1960s and 70s\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/zippy.jpg\",\"width\":\"500\",\"height\":\"397\",\"caption\":\"Zippy the Monkey - popular toy in the 1960s and 70s\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/zippy-the-monkey\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Zippy the Monkey\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Skooldays\",\"description\":\"Nostalgic &amp; 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