LANCELOT LINK

Pegalicious, a coworker, couldn't believe that I wasn't familiar with Lancelot Link. But I quickly remembered that she's my elder (which is why I give her so much respect). After investigating, I discovered that I was only 2 years old when it went off the air! And I don't think I did much TV-watching prior to that.

Of course, since monkeys were involved, I had to do a little more research.
Here are a few notes:

• live-action film series featured a cast of chimpanzees (Can it get any better?)
• speaking roles were overdubbed with human voices (Really?)
  
• network episodes added a laugh track; later syndicated and video versions do not (I'm shocked they'd even need a track!)
  
• plots featured Lancelot Link and his female colleague Mata Hairi in secret agent and spy satires (Her voice kinda makes me cringe.)
  
• Link worked for APE (Agency to Prevent Evil), engaged in an ongoing conflict with the evil organization CHUMP (Criminal Headquarters for Underworld Master Plan) (Who comes up with this stuff?)
  
• regular weekly feature was chimp TV host "Ed Simian" introducing a musical number by an all-chimp band. (Now that is right up my alley!)
  
• most expensive Saturday morning children's' show to that time, with location filming, props and costumes, and the laborious staging and training of the animals (Is it hard to get chimps to work?)

Anybody else out there remember it? In case you are intrigued, have a lot of time on your hands, need a good laugh, or want to make fun of something, I've included two clips below. The first one is of the all-chimp band, The Evolution Revolution. The second is an actual Lancelot episode. Warning: once you start it, you won't be able to turn away!