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Celebrity chimp COBBY was the star of short lived, little known 60s children's TV series Cobby's Hobbies, made in Kansas City. Australian filmmaker Donna McRae was fascinated by the show as child and explores her own personal obsession with COBBY - the chimp himself and the TV show - piecing together the often bizarre story of an animal stolen from his natural habitat to work on TV before being retired at age 7. 50 years later Donna travels to the US to meet her childhood obsession, still alive in a San Francisco zoo.

2018 · 1h 25m
Starring Cobby, Donna McRae

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Cobby: The Other Side of Cute

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Celebrity chimp COBBY was the star of short lived, little known 60s children's TV series Cobby's Hobbies, made in Kansas City. Australian filmmaker Donna McRae was fascinated by the show as child and explores her own personal obsession with COBBY - the chimp himself and the TV show - piecing together the often bizarre story of an animal stolen from his natural habitat to work on TV before being retired at age 7. 50 years later Donna travels to the US to meet her childhood obsession, still alive in a San Francisco zoo.

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Studio
MCRAEANDVALE
Released
2018
Run Time
1 hr 25 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
Australia
© 2019 MCRAEANDVALE

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Original Audio
English (United Kingdom)
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English (Australia) (AAC)

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English (Australia) (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.