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[grungy-gonads]

I thought Pan-kun deserved his own thread.

For those who don't know.....

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Pankun, (sometimes spelled pan-kun) is a young chimpanzee in Japan often featured on the NTV television show "Tensai! Shimura Dōbutsuen" ("天才！志村動物園", lit. "Genius! Shimura Zoo") and the TBS program "Dōbutsu Kisō Tengai!" ("動物園奇想天外!", lit. "Unbelievable Animals!"). Most of the segments feature him and his bulldog friend, James, embarking on a variety of "human" tasks, like buying groceries, planting a rice paddy, or catching insects.

Pankun is now owned by Cuddly Dominion, a zoo located beside the volcano Aso San, in the Kumamoto Prefecture of Kyūshū. After moving in, Pankun has turned into the main event of the zoo, featuring daily stage shows of various themes in Japanese.

The show has also been translated into international versions; for Nick in India as "The Munnabhai Show", for JET TV in Taiwan (狗狗猩猩大冒險) , for Modern Nine in Thailand (ขำกลิ้งลิงกับหมา) and TVB in Hong Kong (阿笨與阿占) as "The Adventures of Pan and James: Chimpanzee and Bulldog on Errands," winning Best Foreign Purchased Program at the 2006 TVB Anniversary Awards. And of course, Pankun gets well.

He really does seem to love the company of humans and he seems a happy monkey.
Don't know what the big story is, and hoe that to be the case, but he sure is entertaining.

[ShinyDiscoBall]

Pan-kun is a star. Just been watching him now. Never fails to bring a smile.

[Mamabear]

But can he sign?

[snowhuntress]

I am a Pan Kun addict I love him. I think I discovered him last year on this forum in the You Tube Thread.

He definately makes you laugh

[Cathedralhead]

Pan-kun rocks.

I wonder if he has many monkey friends.

[grungy-gonads]

Happy new year pan-kun

[BagOfCrisps]

he's cool.

[snowbender]

He was good at the weekend - making mochi.

[muikabochi]

The whole program is typically loud and over the top but Pan-kun is funny. James doesn't seem to feature much though.

[snowhuntress]

Is pan kun still on the TV over there?? I haven't seen any new You tube listings for him??

[pie-eater]

Oh yes. Like snowbender said, he was making mochi on Saturday.

[pie-eater]

I'd like to see him trying his hand at pies.

[Man_In_Japan]

That train station one is BONKERS!

[grungy-gonads]

Pan-kun was riding what looked very much like a Chopper on the telly just before.

Perhaps this belongs in the Mointain bike thread, where we were talking about Choppers.

Oh well. Pan-kun is always worth a few words.

[thursday]

Incredibly, I was just watching that:

[snowhuntress]

Yeah more Pan-Kun I love him!!!

[SKI]

Can we go and visit and talk with Pan-kun?

[grungy-gonads]

Is that old footage then? It was just on before I wrote that post, thought it was new.

Pan-kun rocks.

[charlotte]

love it.

[pie-eater]

Originally Posted By: SKI

Can we go and visit and talk with Pan-kun?

I think he's usually found riding his Segway somewhere in Kyushu.