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Jiggs (Cheeta)

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The Resume

    (1929-1938)
    First and best known of the chimpanzees that played Cheeta in the Tarzan films
    Appeared in feature films ‘Tarzan the Ape Man’ (1932) and ‘Tarzan and His Mate’ (1934) and in serials ‘Tarzan the Fearless’ (1933) and ‘The New Adventures of Tarzan’ (1935)
    Owned by trainers Tony and Jaqueline Gentry

Why he might be annoying:

    His character Cheeta does not appear in any of the original Tarzan books by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
    He was jealous of costar Maureen O'Sullivan and frequently bit her.
    An uncredited child actor often acted as his body double.
    He drank brandy and smoked cigars.
    A chimpanzee thought to be the original Cheeta, living in a Palm Springs sanctuary, was revealed as a fraud in 2008.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Tony Gentry claimed he kidnapped him from Liberia when he was an infant.
    He was a scene stealer and great favorite with Tarzan fans.
    He earned 350 dollars a week.
    He adored Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan.
    He was spoofed in an X-rated 70s flick called ‘Tarz & Jane & Boy & Cheeta’ (proving that if something exists, there’s porn about it).

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 80 Votes: 61.25% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 175 Votes: 50.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 364 Votes: 35.71% Annoying