Series synopsis
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys is an American animation sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure kids television series that premiered on Syndication on September 7, 1996. It ended on June 21, 1997. It was created by Gordon Bressack. It stars James Avery, Karen Maruyama, Jerry Doyle and Dom Irrera.
Lost in space during a NASA mission, a monkey encounters an alien race that gives him enhanced intelligence and tasks him with defeating an evil lord.
Premise
Lost in space during a NASA mission, a monkey encounters an alien race that gives him enhanced intelligence and tasks him with defeating an evil lord.
Premise: These mokeys mean business... and so do we!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Avery as Gor-illa (voice)
- Karen Maruyama as Shao Lin (voice)
- Jerry Doyle as Captain Simian (voice)
- Dom Irrera as Spydor (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche as Dr. Splitz/Splitzy (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as Orbitron (voice)
Guest cast
- David Carradine as Mandrax (voice)
- René Auberjonois as Gardener / Alien Gladioluses (voice)
- Jerry Houser as Larnus / Tronus (voice)
- Tress MacNeille as Vel-Dar (voice)
- David Warner as The Glyph (voice)
- Andrea Thompson as Lilith (voice)
- Oliver Muirhead as The " " (voice)
- Frank Welker as Apax (voice)
- Ellen Gerstell as Commander Gril (voice)
- Michael Dorn as Nebula (voice)
- Malcolm McDowell as Rhesus 2 (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | September 7, 1996 | June 21, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yes, We Have No Bananas A chimp in a spaceship goes off course into the far edges of the universe. |
September 7, 1996 |
| 2 |
Yes, We Still Have No Bananas Captain Simian hides the anti-force in a disco ball that destroys Nebula's powers and frees the universe. |
September 7, 1996 |
| 3 |
Ape-lien The crew find a derelict ship, some crystals and an alien egg. The egg hatches with a quick-evolving alien. |
September 14, 1996 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 7, 1996 |
| Last aired | June 21, 1997 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | at 07:00:00 |