The Chimp Channel [SEP] original network
The Chimp Channel
The Chimp Channel is an American sitcom which aired on TBS Superstation in 1999. Based on the "Monkey-ed Movies" interstitials that TBS aired one year prior, it is the network's first original sitcom. The series primarily consists of costumed chimpanzees and orangutans, voiced by human actors, parodying popular television shows, movies, and advertising as well as stars and personalities within the industry. "The Chimp Channel" marked the first all-simian series since ABC's Saturday morning "Lancelot Link,
Secret Chimp", which ended in 1972.
Premise.
The series revolves around the behind the scenes antics of the fictional, eponymous cable network, The Chimp Channel (abbreviated TCC), and the shows it produces. Television programs filmed at the network include "NYPD Zoo", "Treewatch", "Ally McSqeal", "The Murray Price Show", "News at Night", and "Movies on Film". The latter has two critics reviewing films from the "Monkey-ed Movie"