Abandoned by his mother, Punch was given a stuffed monkey to cope with because the other monkeys wouldn’t accept him either. As a freshman in college, I relate to Punch the monkey on a deep level. Punch has his stuffed IKEA monkey that he retreats to anytime his attempts at making new friends fail. If you’re anything like me and Punch, you also have your version of the monkey. The friend didn’t change who Punch is but adapted to Punch and his Ikea monkey mother; a recent video shows Punch and his friend cleaning bugs off the stuffed monkey together.

Source: Punch February 26, 2026 09:54 UTC