Captain Simian and The Space Monkeys

A short-lived show that aired in 1996 and ended in 1997 - it's one of those excellent but severely underrated cartoons mankind ever made the mistake of not continuing to second season.

Story revolves around a Chimpanzee who was released into space to test a spacecraft ended up being rescued by a group of 'aliens' who apparently waited for 'a messanger from earth'. Thinking the poor frozen chimp is the smartest of the earth dwellers, they gave him artificial intelligence and vast knowledge that would help him defeat the evil overlord Nebula who seeks to take over the universe.

Captain Charlie Simian ensembled his own crew of primates collected from all over the world - giving them artificial intelligence like him.

~*Captain Charlie Simian*~

Smartest, level-headed, a bit of a charmer and having good sense of humor. He is the leader of their spaceship aptly named Primate Avengers. A chimp who was mistaken for the smartest earth dweller - he is now tavelling all over galaxy to keep the universe safe from Nebula and his underdog(undermonkey), Rhesus 2. I'll tell you what happened to Rhesus 1 soon.

~*Shao Lin*~

A Chinese golden crested monkey, she was revered in her temple in Tibet as a goddess. She is rather arrogant and proud because she is used to giving orders, not taking them. She has a love-hate relationship with Charlie and there is a hint that she is too proud to admit it. Her skills are martial arts and very interesting use of tail.

~*Spydor*~

A spider monkey with long flexible tail. He uses his agility to fight  - a spry little fella. He is the comic relief of the show, often cracking up lame jokes with his best buddy,

~*Gor*~

A gorilla picked up from the amazon jungle when being attacked by poachers. He semi-destroyed the intelligence transfer machine so his frontal cortex isn't advanced - making him rather simple-minded. His eyes turns red when angered, induced by seeing his comrades in danger.

~*Dr.Splitz/Splitzy*~

He was an orangutan in a zoo captivity. As a way to cope with his loneliness and boredom, he created a split personality. One side of him is a brilliant English scientist and the other - a southern farmer redneck with similar intelligence.

~*Rhesus 2*~

This is Charlie's arch enemy. Not even Nebula. This guy. He is a psychopath who makes constant bad mind/brain jokes that were supposed to be clever puns. He is the second prototype of a Rhesus android. The first Rhesus got zapped into a mash of blood and goo leaving only Rhesus' brain intact. Hence the badbrain/mind puns. Example: I hope you dont mind(showing his exposed brain), I'm such a scatter-brain(after having his brain mashed into pieces). Yeah, it's like that.

~*Nebula*~

This creepy dude wants to take control of the universe. I don't even know why. His plan is to destroy the current universe and create a new one. The question is - why the fuck would he do something useless like this???

Captain Simian and The Space Monkeys is a fun cartoon to watch. With the occasional action-scenes and humor with a sprinkle of romance Spydor & Gor, we get to see a truly unique cartoon with a very novel idea and approach.

Check out the theme song!