Cast:
Dayton Allen: Lancelot and various other voices
Joan Gerber: Marta Hairi and various other voices
Steve Hoffman: Various voices
Bernie Kopell: Various voices
Malachi Throne:The Narrator and various voices
Air Dates: On ABC, from 9/12/70 - 9/2/72
Number of Episodes:
26
Plot Synopsis:
In a world where there are chimpanzees instead of humans, Lancelot Link was one of the top agents of A.P.E. (Agency to Prevent Evil), a secret organization that protected the world from evil wrongdoers. Link's partner was Marta Hairi and his supervisor was Commander Darwin. A.P.E.'s evil counterpart was C.H.U.M.P. (Criminal Headquarters for Underworld Master Plan), an evil organization bent on world conquest. Baron Von Butcher was the evil leader of C.H.U.M.P. and was assisted by other evil apes including Creto, Wang Fu, the Duchess, Ali Assa Seen, and Dr. Strangemind. Most episodes consisted of Lancelot and Marta Hairi fighting the evil members of C.H.U.M.P..
Besides the main story, the chimps also appeared in musical segments of the show as the psychedelic Evolution Revolution (they even released an album).
Comments:
Like Get Smart, Lancelot Link was a parody of the various spy movies and series that were popular in the mid-sixties through early seventies. The main difference between the two is that Get Smart used humans for all of the characters, while Lancelot Link used trained chimpanzees. Besides providing various evil voices on this show, Bernie Kopell also played Conrad Siegfried on Get Smart and went on to play Dr. Bricker on the Love Boat.
During the first season, the show was an hour long and featured Warner Brothers' cartoons. For the second season, the show was cut back to a half hour and only featured the Lancelot Link segments.
News:
On June 13, 2006, the entire series will be released on a 2 volume DVD set. Preorder a copy through Amazon.