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Chimp Crazy

Season 1
Produced and directed by Tiger King's Eric Goode, this four-part docuseries explores the captivating, secretive, and unfathomable world of raising chimpanzees, while examining the colorful and complicated cast of characters who inhabit it.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Monkey Love
    August 17, 2024
    56min
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    Nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix fights to retain custody of her “kids” – seven chimpanzees bred for entertainment.
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  2. S1 E2 - Gone Ape
    August 24, 2024
    54min
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    When former Hollywood chimp Tonka disappears, PETA launches an investigation and a high-stakes legal battle escalates, particularly in light of another case in which a chimp named Travis nearly killed a Connecticut woman.
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  3. S1 E3 - Head Shot
    August 31, 2024
    56min
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    As Alan Cumming doubles the existing reward for Tonka’s whereabouts, the filmmakers face an ethical dilemma.
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  4. S1 E4 - Fantasy Island
    September 7, 2024
    57min
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    While Tonka’s fate becomes clearer, Tonia struggles to let go and dreams of opening her own island sanctuary where she can live among chimpanzees.
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Extras

Bonus

Chimp Crazy Podcast Ep. 4
Chimp Crazy Podcast Ep. 4
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All-new episode.
All-new episode.
All-new episode.
Chimp Crazy Podcast Ep. 3
Chimp Crazy Podcast Ep. 3
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All-new episode.
All-new episode.
All-new episode.
Chimp Crazy Podcast Ep. 2
Chimp Crazy Podcast Ep. 2
42minTV-MA
Wes, Jeff and Mike discuss the unbelievable events of the second episode with filmmakers Eric Goode and Jeremy McBride about the dangers of keeping chimpanzees in captivity. Then they are joined by writer Dan P. Lee whose 2011 New York Magazine story, Travis the Menace, paints nuanced view of events that led up to the infamous attack.
Wes, Jeff and Mike discuss the unbelievable events of the second episode with filmmakers Eric Goode and Jeremy McBride about the dangers of keeping chimpanzees in captivity. Then they are joined by writer Dan P. Lee whose 2011 New York Magazine story, Travis the Menace, paints nuanced view of events that led up to the infamous attack.
Wes, Jeff and Mike discuss the unbelievable events of the second episode with filmmakers Eric Goode and Jeremy McBride about the dangers of keeping chimpanzees in captivity. Then they are joined by writer Dan P. Lee whose 2011 New York Magazine story, Travis the Menace, paints nuanced view of events that led up to the infamous attack.

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Directors
Eric Goode
Producers
Lissa RiveraEvan WiseTim MoranAdrienne GitsCharles Divak
Cast
Tonia HaddixAlan Cumming
Studio
Discovery Global Nature
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