Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys
A NASA monkey shot into space goes off course and is found by an alien race that mistakes him for Earth's dominant species. Charlie is given intelligence, the rank of Captain, a ship and a mission: to defeat the evil Nebula.
- 1996-1997
- 1 season
- First-Run Syndication
- Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Suspense, Animation, Action & Adventure
- TV-PG
A NASA monkey shot into space goes off course and is found by an alien race that mistakes him for Earth's dominant species. Charlie is given intelligence, the rank of Captain, a ship and a mission: to defeat the evil Nebula.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Yes, We Have No Bananas, Part 1
Sat, Sep 7, 1996
A chimp in a spaceship goes off course into the far edges of the universe. Aliens enhance his intelligence to make him Captain Simian, so he can defeat the evil Nebula, who wants to take over the universe.
Episode 2
Yes, We Still Have No Bananas, Part 2
Sat, Sep 7, 1996
Captain Simian hides the "anti-force" in a disco ball that destroys Nebula's powers and frees the universe.
Episode 3
Ape-lien
Sat, Sep 14, 1996
The crew find a derelict ship, some crystals and an alien egg. The egg hatches with a quick-evolving alien that threatens the ship and crew. Splitzy uses the crystals to trap the alien and dump it into space.
Episode 4
The Monkey Has Landed
Sat, Sep 14, 1996
The crew encounter an idyllic-looking, Earth-like planet run by a protege of Nebula, Rhesus 2, who has actually enslaved the planet. Captain Simian and his crew has to free them.
Episode 5
Gorilla My Dreams
Sat, Sep 21, 1996
The Simians fight Rhesus 2 on the planet Medusa 4, where a device for "anti-force" can be found.
Episode 6
Gormongus!
Sat, Nov 2, 1996
An unknown ship attacks the Avenger crew, kidnapping Gor and Spydor, who are forced into a fight ring. The Simians find them just in time to rescue them.
Episode 7
Splitzy's Choice
Sat, Sep 21, 1996
The ship is damaged and the crew goes to a planet to get more flux, to repair the ship before it is too late.
Episode 8
Invasion of the Banana Snatchers
Sat, Nov 9, 1996
Giant alien bananas attach to the ship, capturing some of the crew and making clones of them that take over the ship. The captain has to find the home origins of the bananas in order to free his crew and ship.
Episode 9
Repo Ape
Sat, Oct 5, 1996
An anomaly makes the ship crash into a junkyard, and crew is captured by a robot called Matrix. They have to escape or be "assimilated" by Matrix.
Episode 10
Lawnmower Ape
Sat, Nov 16, 1996
Gor gets increased intelligence, and Rhesus 2 wants to use him to create more anti-force for Nebula.
Episode 11
Monkey in the Middle
Sat, Nov 23, 1996
Rhesus 2 steals gravitons that cause a rip in the fabric of the universe. Charlie helps an alien put the gravitons back to seal the rip and save the alien's world.
Episode 12
Apes of Wrath
Sat, Feb 1, 1997
Rhesus 2 destroys the "holo-boon generator" and the replacement they get creates an evil dictator who unleashes his "holo-boon horde" on the Simians.
Episode 13
Plan Ape from Outer Space
Sat, Nov 30, 1996
The Simians ride a meteor through a wormhole, finding an alien planet on the other side that the meteor is about to hit. They try to warn the inhabitants but can't communicate, so they have to save the alien planet themselves.
Episode 14
Mind Over Monkey
Sat, Feb 8, 1997
A psycho-neutron annihilator bomb destroys all life forms and can protect itself from being discovered. And Rhesus 2 has just put one on the Simian ship, forcing the monkeys to face their fears in order to disarm the bomb.
Episode 15
Monkey Puzzle Man
Sat, Jan 25, 1997
The Simians befriend a slick-talking traveler named Largo, who captures the crew for Rhesus 2 by assuming their personalities and characteristics.
Episode 16
Planet of the Humans
Sat, Feb 15, 1997
On a primitive planet, the Monkeys find two aliens undergoing a rite of passage. One alien befriends the monkeys, the other joins a group trying to capture the Monkeys. An intervention shows that things aren't what they seem.
Episode 17
Felonius Monks
Sat, Mar 1, 1997
The crew is kidnapped by Apax and only Shao Lin can save them.
Episode 18
Little House on the Primate
Sat, Feb 22, 1997
A microscopic-size ship of alien pioneers is looking for a home, and they settle for Spydor's rear end. Simian and the others shrink down to find and convince the intruders to go elsewhere.
Episode 19
The Maltese Monkey
Sat, Apr 19, 1997
Damaged in battle, the Simian ship lands on the planet Maltese. So the crew follows the Orbitron's trail through a noir-world of alien gangsters and molls, where nothing is what it seems.
Episode 20
Escape from the Plant of the Apes
Sat, Apr 26, 1997
The Simians encounter a ship full of plants and trees, the last survivors of a dead planet. The ship needs a gardener and Gor-illa wants to do it.
Episode 21
Rhesus Pieces
Sat, May 3, 1997
A powerful being calling himself the Glyph offers Simian the chance of destroying Nebula. The plan is to lure Rhesus 2 into a trap and get him to lead them to his master. But the crew soon discovers that their new ally has an agenda of his own.
Episode 22
A Clockwork Orang
Sat, May 10, 1997
The Space Monkeys need a few androids to help in defending the universe. When the crew searches for more advanced machines on Cyber 1, they find the planet is run by Matrix, who believes he has created a whole civilization of robots.
Episode 23
Surf Monkeys Must Dive!
Sat, May 17, 1997
In the Caelin system, the primate ship is shot down and sinks into the pink ocean covering the planet. But the monkeys don't drown and now find they must stop the two warring factions on the planet before they destroy it.
Episode 24
The Mandrill Who Knew Too Much, Part 1
Sat, Jun 7, 1997
Nebula has figured out how get his hands on the GLOP generator. The Space Monkeys rush to the scene, as does Mandrax, a mysterious mandrill with unimaginable powers. What will Mandrax do?
Episode 25
Ape-pocalypse Now! Part 2
Sat, Jun 14, 1997
Nebula has the GLOP generator but needs one last part from the Primate Avenger. Attacked by the ganglia, the Space Monkeys are snared in Rhesus' energy net and about to be tortured. Will they be saved by their captain?
Episode 26
Ape-pocalypse... A Little Later! Part 3
Sat, Jun 21, 1997
Capt Simian is lost on a world of illusion, and only a visit from the mysterious mandrill Mandrax can save him. Can he stop the madman Nebula from using the final component he needs to destroy the universe?