The Chimp Channel
1999
TV Show Information
Overview
The Chimp Channel is an American comedy television series which aired on TBS Superstation in 1999. Based on the Monkey-ed Movies interstitials that TBS aired one year prior, it is the network's first original sitcom. The short-lived series primarily consists of costumed chimpanzees and orangutans, voiced by human actors, parodying popular television shows, movies, and advertising as well as stars and personalities within the industry. The Chimp Channel marked the first all-simian series since ABC's Saturday morning Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp, which ended in 1972.
First Air Date
June 10, 1999
Episode Runtime
30 minutes
Status
Ended
Episodes
1 Season (13 Episodes)
Cast
Maurice LaMarcheMindy CohnMichael DonovanDaran NorrisJennifer HaleDan RedicanDeborah TheakerDwight SchultzEugene RocheRichard Steven Horvitz
Network
TBS
Production
Telescopic PicturesWarner Bros. Television
Genres
Comedy