George is the protagonist of the series and movies Curious George (2006 film), Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey, Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle, Curious George: Royal Monkey, Curious George: Go West Go Wild and Curious George: Lemur Belly. He first appeared in Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys in the late 30s and was brought to the big screen, and both television in 2006 by executive producer Ron Howard.
George is an intelligent, curious, innocent, cute, compassionate, adorable, tailless young little monkey who is always up to something due to his curious nature. He is voiced by Frank Welker and Tara Strong.
George's best friends are Charkie, Marco, Hundley, Gnocchi, Chef Pisghetti, Steve, Betsy, Allie, Bill, Clint Quint, Jumpy Squirrel, Mr. Renkins, Mrs. Renkins and Princess Isabel.
George's human owner is Ted Shackleford (The Man with the Yellow Hat), who tries to pay close attention to George, but mostly always loses concentration. George is generally a curious and adorable little monkey, but sometimes his curiosity gets him in trouble, he is always asking questions to Ted and his other friends.
George previously lived in Africa with his animal friends, until he followed The Man With The Yellow Hat which was Ted to New York City and Chicago where it was going to be his new home in the first film.
George is always very curious about many things as implied by his name, a trait, which helps George learn, but also often lands him in trouble, but soon in the future, will learn better and act well-behaved like his siblings. George has an impressive proficiency in visual arts as well as a strong sense of natural beauty.
George is used as the teachable character in the series, and he is the one to whom new concepts are explained in detail by the other characters; the viewers learn the new concept along with George.
Throughout the series, George's adventures continue to evolve, as when he flew a kite to getting a kite string back in Curious George Flies a Kite.
Outfits[]
A lot of times, George will have different outfits, or clothing based on the occasion, or event. In many episodes, he has a red cap. In the fall & winter, he has a red coat & winter hat.
Snow Use/George's Simple Siphon: Bright Royal Blue swim-shorts with yellow flowers.
Here Comes the Tide: Orange swim-shorts with a yellow waistband.
We Otter Be Friends: Dark green cap & hoodie.
Bright Lights, Little Monkey: Sky blue hoodie.
Gutter Monkey/ Bowling For Bobolinks: his red cap & yellow collar shirt.
Curious George (2005 film) : A yellow astronaut suit.
Curious George's Rocket Ride/Grease Monkeys in Space/ Back to the Jungle: A white-&-sky blue astronaut suit.
The Lucky Cap: Teal cap with a horseshoe on it.
Curious George Takes Another Job: Blue-&-yellow cap & yellow harness.
Curious George: Royal Monkey: Red, white and gold royal uniform (Felipe's clothing wardrobe).
Friends[]
The Show[]
Charkie, Marco, Cecilia, Hundley, Gnocchi, Chef Pisghetti, Steve, Betsy, Allie, Bill, Clint Quint, Jumpy Squirrel, Mr. Renkins, Mrs. Renkins, Mr. Zoobel, and Compass
The 4th Movie[]
Physical Appearance[]
dark brown monkey and dark brown fur with tan face and dark green eyes
Outfits[]
A lot of times, George will have different outfits or clothing that's based on the occasion or event. In many episodes, he has a red cap. In the fall and winter, he has a red coat and winter hat.
- Snow Use/George's Simple Siphon: Bright Royal Blue swim-shorts with yellow flowers.
- Here Comes The Tide: Orange swim-shorts with a yellow waistband.
- We Otter Be Friends: Dark green cap & hoodie.
- Bright Lights, Little Monkey: Sky blue hoodie.
- Gutter Monkey/Bowling for Bobolinks: his red cap & yellow collar shirt.
- Curious George (2006 film): A yellow astronaut suit.
- Curious George's Rocket Ride/Grease Monkeys in Space/ Back to the Jungle: A white-&-sky blue astronaut suit.
- The Lucky Cap: Teal cap with a horseshoe on it.
- Curious George Takes Another Job: Blue-&-yellow cap & yellow harness.
- Curious George: Royal Monkey: Red, white and gold royal uniform (Felipe's clothing wardrobe).
Trivia[]
- The series refers to George as a monkey, but he lacks a tail, which would indicate that he is a barbary macaque or a chimpanzee.
- He is most likely referred to as a monkey so younger children may relate to him.
- He may be a different (type of) monkey that doesn't have a tail, not to be confused with a barbary macaque or a chimpanzee.
- He is 2 years old, although he acts the same age as Allie. (Allie is 5 years old.)
- He will sometimes act the same as Marco. (Marco is 10 years old.)
- George has appeared in every episode to date.
- There's another character in Toy Story 3 who resembles him, and his name is Monkey.
- George lives in the Big City (Chicago as said by The Man with the Yellow Hat (Ted) in the episode, Curious George Takes a Vacation, and in the Country.
- He is the main protagonist in the series.
- Curious George has made a cameo in the Book People Unite commercial hanging on to some balloons.
- Curious George wants to be like everyone else and grow up well.
- George acts like a child because of the way he explores the world.
- George doesn't have a last name. He was adopted by the Man with the Yellow Hat.
- He is ambidextrous, sometimes writing and doing dominant-hand activities with his left hand and sometimes with his right throughout the series and even using his feet.
- George is ambidextrous. He uses both hands to write and draw.
- The trophy that he wins in the episode, Bag Monkey, isn't on the same shelf as The Man with the Yellow Hat's trophies. It's in his organized closet with a purple octopus toy inside it.
- Many people remember George having a tail, and some even remember him using his tail for things like Slswinging on something. This is an example of the Mandela Effect.
- According to YouTuber Tyrecordslol, George is an invincible god that can beat anybody, even Godzilla, King Kong, and Goku. Hence the phrase, "When Curious George gets curious, things are about to get serious."
- He seems to have Ornithoscelidaphobia (fear of dinosaurs), obviously excluding TV shows, toys, and fossils.
George's cameo in the "Book People Unite" commercial.
- George made a cameo appearance in the "Book People Unite" commercial
- Geogre's favorite number is '3'.