the always energetic Pete. Corky's pet chimpanzee was called Bobo. Other featured animals were Sultan, the tiger and Nuba the Lion. Young Mickey Braddock, who played Corky on the show, took back his birth name of Mickey Dolenz when he shot to fame as the drummer for the 60's television pop group The Monkees. He is the son of George Dolenz who starred in the children's adventure series "The Count of Monte Cristo" ... "circus boy" circus boy tv television 1950s '50s children show corky "mickey ...