Also known as S.U.D.S. Written by Deb LoftisPerry Sachs Country of origin United States | Created by Deb LoftisPerry Sachs Directed by Deb LoftisPerry Sachs | |
Starring Paul RuggEsteban PowellCraig DiFranciaPuppeteers:Ted MichaelsAllan Trautman |
Simian Undercover Detective Squad (or S.U.D.S.) is a web series created by The Jim Henson Company under its Henson Alternative banner. A sneak preview of the episode "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Goat" appeared on YouTube on August 25, 2009 with the series launching on The Nerdist Channel on April 2, 2012. Some of the episodes were released on the Microsoft Zune Video Marketplace.
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Plot
The series revolved around primates Skreet and Yeager working for the Simian Undercover Detective Squad in Los Angeles.
Characters
Episodes
- The Hairy Hooker (aired on 4/2/12) – While trying to bust a pimp named Barry, Yeager (posing as a man named John) unknowingly arrests Skreet (who was undercover as a prostitute named Trixi) botching the assignment. Infuriated by the mix-up, Captain Futz makes the two of them partners.
- A Number Between 1 and Death (aired on 4/8/12) – Skreet and Yeager go undercover to bust a Mafia numbers racket which has ties to a criminal organization called the Heptagon.
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Goat (aired on 4/15/12) – While undercover as a goat and a farmer, Skreet and Yeager infiltrate a dangerous weapons compound where they encounter the Mad Goat who is meeting with a Heptagon scientist in the Heptagon's plot to distribute the Mad Goat Disease.
- Freaky Fraud-Day (aired on 4/22/12) – While in Pepperidge, Maine, Skreet and Yeager go undercover as conjoined twins at Gamps Magilicutty's Hometown Carnival and Freak show to see if there is a fraud amongst the freaks.
- C.O.D. – Chimp on Delivery (aired on 4/29/12) – While in Pu Pu Plaza in Silverlake, California, Skreet and Yeager go undercover at a Mail Order Wife ring run by a man named Dave.
- A Stalker's Born (aired on 5/6/12) – On their last day of the two-week suspension following the incident in the last episode, Skreet and Yeager work as freelancing investigators where they investigate a classic case of a celebrity stalker in Bel-Air Park. They soon discover that the stalker is a celebrity named Josh Peck who is stalking a man named Ted ever since Ted mentioned at a barbecue that the movie Spun was overrated.
- The Rotten Peel Deal (aired on 5/13/12) – Skreet and Yeager go undercover as spider monkeys in a substance abuse investigation revolving around rotten banana peels.
- Bootleg Booty – Skreet and Yeager go undercover as a Canadian couple on vacation attempting to buy a bootleg copy of "The Making of Labyrinth" on DVD from P-Nut & Sho' Tee's Discount DVD Outlet on Hollywood Blvd.
- You're Only As Young As You Steal –
- Black Market Boobs –
- Lyin' On The Internet –
- Grope Therapy –
- The Maltese Banana – In a film noir parody, Detective Skreet is asked to kill a Mrs. Sternwood's husband. Skreet and Yeager go undercover as "Mike and Ike" to get to the bottom of the case.
- 21 JumpSkreet –
- Escape From The Planet of the People –
Cast
Puppeteers
References
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