First things first - trivia answers!!1
1. The Chief was called Darwin
2. Lance always asked, "What's your theory, Darwin?"
American Saturday morning children's television show that used dressed up
chimpanzees as the actors. The show was a parody of the popular
Get Smart, which was in turn a parody of the
James Bond movies.
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp ran for two years on
ABC -- 26
episodes in all -- during the 1970-71 and 1971-72 television seasons.
The good guys, Lance Link and Marta Hairi, worked for APE. -- the Agency to Prevent Evil. The bad guys, headed by Baron von Butcher, worked for CHUMP -- Criminal Headquarters for Underworld Master Plan. There was also an all simian band -- The Evolution Revolution with one album to their credit.
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp was the creation of Stan Burns and Mike Marmer -- comedy writers who made their names writing for Ernie Kovacs and Steve Allen.
Theme song lyrics:
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp!
He stands for justice.He has no fear.
He's the agent to call when trouble is near.
Lance Link, ya gotta come through.
Everybody at APE is countin' on you!
Here's Marta Hairi, an agent and friend.
She sticks by his side right to the end.
Darwin is the leader on the side of good.
He traps CHUMP agents like a good ape should.
Lance Link, whatcha gonna do?
You've gotta stop CHUMP now. It's up to you.
Here's Baron Von Butcher. You better beware.
He's evil and he's cunning and he don't play fair.
He's got an evil chauffer. Creto's his name.
Dragon Woman's lovely, but she's wicked all the same!
Lance Link, whatcha gonna do
When mad Dr.Strangemind comes up to you?
There's Ali Assassin, Wicked Wang Foo
And the Duchess whose looks can really fool you.
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp!
He stands for justice, he has no fear,
He's the agent to call when trouble is near.
Lance Link, whatcha gonna do?
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