Yep, this happened

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If you're like me, you wake up most mornings wondering "Did i dream a show about a hyper intelligent monkey that works in Washington or was that a thing?"

Well, my answer comes in the form of this brilliant, meaningless rack toy from the good people at Ja-Ru. You see, there are no online tribute sites for Mr Smith (don't prove me wrong), nor is there ever hope of a deluxe DVD boxed set, this piece of merchandise truly is, one of the few shreds of evidence that this was a thing.




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[Earth 2 Chris]

When I saw this in your Rack Toys book, I was suddenly smacked with some deeply repressed memories of this show. I didn't recall much, other than it was Clyde from the "Any Which Way" films in a business suit.

Rack Toys should be used by psychologists to dig deeper into the human psyche....

Chris

[MIB41]

I think rack toys go a long way in demonstrating how much the average kid relied upon his or her own imagination to have a good time. Is it any wonder Mego started out as a rack toy company?

[Wee67]

Wow, I generally think of myself as pretty informed about useless information but I have no memory of this show. And this is why Rack Toys was the cultural record that mankind could not live without.

[spacecaps]

If your unfamiliar with the premise of this show, read this!

http://www.cracked.com/article_20042_6-tv-shows-you-wont-believe-were-actually-made.html

[Mikey]

I didn't recall much, other than it was Clyde from the "Any Which Way" films in a business suit.


Chris

Not sure if this is true but I heard he was abused and killed by his owner

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yikes. If so, that is awful.

Chris

[Figuremod73]

I do believe I saw this when it aired. That racktoy I had in one form or another as well. I actually used that wallet for awhile as a kid.

[Figuremod73]

[cjefferys]

Perhaps this was supposed to be a "monkey set" but there was some kind of miscommunication at Ja-Ru, because that is the only thing I can think of that might explain the existence of this toy.