Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
Created by Gordon Bressack
Developed by Gordon Bressack
Rob Hudnut
Gary Hartle
Voices of James L. Avery, Sr.
Jeff Bennett
Michael Dorn
Jerry Doyle
Dom Irrera
Maurice LaMarche
Karen Maruyama
Malcolm McDowell
Composer(s) Thomas Chase Jones
Steve Rucker
Dale Schacker
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 30min
Production company(s) Hallmark Entertainment
Monkeyshine Productions, inc.
Bohbot Entertainment
Release
Original network Spain Telecinco
South America Cartoon Network
Australia Kids' WB, ABC3
Syria Spacetoon
Europe Cartoon Network
South Korea KBS 1TV, Nickelodeon
Italy Italia 1
Original release September 7, 1996 – June 21, 1997

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys is an American animated television series.[1] The show premiered on September 7, 1996 and ended after 26 episodes on June 21, 1997. It was produced by Hallmark Entertainment, Monkeyshine Productions.inc, and distributed by Bohbot Entertainment and aired as part of a syndicated animation block known as BKN. Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys ran for four years on American and international TV.

The series includes many references and parodies of science fiction films and TV shows, such as Plan Ape from Outer Space. One episode has a creature hatching from an egg and stalking the crew in a manner similar to Alien. Captain Simian and his enemy Nebula were voiced by Jerry Doyle and Michael Dorn who had played the security officers in the sci-fi programs Babylon 5 and Star Trek: The Next Generation respectively. Despite the title only two of the members are monkeys, the others being apes.

Summary

During the monkey-manned spaceflights of the 1960s, one rocket veered off course, sending a chimp named Charlie off into the outer reaches of space. After many years, Charlie’s craft was discovered by the most intelligent race in the universe, The "       " (pronounced by not saying anything. Then followed with the explanation that their race is so advanced that their name cannot be pronounced or written; only thought. The running joke then had the other space monkeys asking, “The who?”)

Charlie was given enhanced intelligence, weapons, and futuristic technology, along with a charge to protect the universe from the evil Lord Nebula. One of the more unusual villains in cartoon history, Nebula was a half-human, half-black hole who hoped to become a complete black hole, swallow the universe in a “Big Crunch,” then remake it in his own image. His one problem was that, being half human, he was still susceptible to human ailments, such as the common cold and stomach aches.

To aid Charlie (who was given the title "Captain Charlie Simian"), The "       " allowed him to recruit a team of fellow earth monkeys: Shao Lin, a Chinese golden monkey with swift fighting skills and serene wisdom; Spydor, a wisecracking little spider monkey with a long prehensile tail; Dr. Splitz/Splitzy, an orangutan with a scientist/madman split-personality; and Gor, a big, strong gorilla who wrecked the intelligence-enhancing machine before he got a full helping.

The group cruised the stars in their ship, the Primate Avenger, battling Nebula and his cyborg monkey henchman, Rhesus 2, and searching for the ever-elusive bananas. The monkeys mixed fast-talking humor with fast-paced action.

Characters

Heroes

Villains

Other

Episodes

Production and personnel

Production company

(Epoch Ink Animation/Toon-Us-In Animation)
Executive Producers (Rob Hudnut, Gorden Bressack, Gary Hartle)
Producer (Joe Pearson)
Directors (Brad Rader, David Schwartz, Joe Pearson, John Fox)
Art Director (Joe Pearson)
Design (Brad Coombs, Harry Warner, Gregg Davidson, Sung Woo Hong, Mike Smith, Mac Spada and Young Yoon Gi)
Storyboard (John Fox, Vincent Edwards, Jennifer Graves, Dave Chylstek, Dave Simmons, Mike Hedrick, Adam Van Wyk, Tom Nelson, David Bullock, Lyndon Ruddy, Mike Docherty, Young Yoon Gi, Robert Souza, Keith Tucker, Chuck Droost)

Voice actors

Crew

Directors: Brad Rader and David Schwartz
Designers: Brad Coombs, Harry Warner, Gregg Davidson, Sung Woo Hong, Mike Smith, Mac Spada and Young Yoon Gi
Storyboard artists: John Fox, Vincent Edwards, Jennifer Graves, Dave Chylstek, Dave Simmons, Mike Hedrick, Adam Van Wyk, Tom Nelson, David Bullock, Lyndon Ruddy, Mike Docherty, Young Yoon Gi, Robert Souza, Keith Tucker, Chuck Droost and Graham Morris (animation timing).

Studios

Epoch and Toon-Us-In provided all pre-production in L.A., including layout. Animation, ink and paint and camera was provided by Sun Min Image Pictures and Jireh Animation, two Seoul-based studios. Post house, Vitello Productions provided strong post-production services.

Action figures

In 1996, Mattel released a collection of action figures based on Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys. Designed by Bluebird Toys of the UK, the line included 9 basic figures and 4 large vehicles or accessories.[3] The figures, armed with several accessories, were unusually packaged so that the consumer could rotate them inside the card bubble as though they were floating in space.

Stations

  • WTTV UPN 4 - Indianapolis, IN
  • WOI ABC 5 - Des Moines, IA
  • ToledoVision WB 5 - Toledo, OH
  • KMSP UPN 9 - Minneapolis, MN
  • WPHL WB 17 - Philadelphia, PA
  • WKCF WB 18 - Orlando, FL
  • KTXH UPN 20 - Houston, TX
  • KTZZ WB 22 - Seattle, WA
  • WTTK UPN 29 - Kokomo, IN
  • WBFS UPN 33 - Miami, FL
  • WTOG UPN 44 - Tampa, FL
  • KUTP UPN 45 - Phoenix, AZ
  • WTVK UPN 46 - Fort Myers, FL
  • WFND UPN 47 - Findlay, OH
  • WKBD UPN 50 - Detroit, MI
  • WPGH Fox 53 - Pittsburgh, PA
  • WNAB WB 58 - Nashville, TN
  • WUPA UPN 69 - Atlanta, GA

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