The series featured some nice animation for the time and pretty funny writing. Often referencing pop culture movies such as Alien and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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Tuesday 7 April 2020
Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys
Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys premiered on September 7th 1996 but ended after just 26 epsiodes on June 21st, 1997. The cartoon series followed the adventures of Captain Simian and his crew: Gor-illa, Spydor, Dr Splitz and Shao Lin as they travel the cosmos in their ship the Primate Avenger to protect the universe from the evil Lord Nebula, a half human, half black hole villain who wanted to become a complete black hole to swallow the universe.
The series featured some nice animation for the time and pretty funny writing. Often referencing pop culture movies such as Alien and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Mattel released an action figure line to accompany the animated series in hopes of catching the same success the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had. Though like many before it such as Bucky O'Hare, Street Sharks and Biker Mice From Mars it failed to attract the level of fandom the TMNT had. In fact of all the Turtle wannabes, the Space Monkeys feared the worst and it seems to be a nigh on forgotten show with no DVD release and only fuzzy VHS copies of episodes online. A shame as the cartoon and toy line were both good quality and deserve more of a fan base.
The series featured some nice animation for the time and pretty funny writing. Often referencing pop culture movies such as Alien and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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