TIL 'Monkey', a puppet character in Britain. It's a rare mascot that outlived the product (digital TV) it promoted, and reused for totally different product (tea). (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I always hated Monkey and PG Tips, the tea brand he advertised. He turned his back on co-star Johnny Vegas and Johnny was never the same after that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ck45ni5C

I'm a lifelong Tetley Tea and Tetley Tea folk man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un5lzlqeL-A

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