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EXHIBIT 23.1
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. of our report dated February 23,
2000, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of JAKKS Pacific,
Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1999, and for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1999, which report appears in Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ PANNELL KERR FOSTER
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PANNELL KERR FOSTER
Certified Public Accountants
A Professional Corporation
Los Angeles, California
June 29, 2000
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