Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp

1970 - 1971

There's No Business Like Snow Business

11th September 1970

Episode 1

Lance Link becomes aware that CHUMP plans to steal the most valuable jewel in the world, The Star Of Karachi Diamond. Estimated value: $3 million. Baron puts Ali Assassin in charge of stealing the diamond, who will then bring it to Baron at the Big Mountain Ski Resort. Baron will then give it to the Dragon Lady who smuggle it into Hong Kong and sell it to a diamond merchant. Link and Mata decide the best place to foil the plan is at the Big Mountain Ski Resort, where the go undercover as ski instructors.

The Lone A.P.E. / Missile Beach Party

18th September 1970

Episode 2

The Lone A.P.E.: On a chicken ranch, Lance foils the Baron's chicken rustling plot. Missile Beach Party: Dr. Strangemind and the Baron are blowing up missiles, so Lance turns the tables on them.

The Mysterious Motorcycle Menace / The Great Beauty Contest

25th September 1970

Episode 3

The Mysterious Motorcycle Menace: The Baron's motorcycle gang steals A.P.E.'s payroll. The Great Beauty Contest: A Soviet beauty queen from Siberia wants to defect.

C.H.U.M.P. Takes a Holiday / To Tell the Tooth

1st October 1970

Episode 4

C.H.U.M.P. Takes a Holiday: When C.H.U.M.P. holds a convention, Lance takes the opportunity to steal their secret codes. To Tell the Tooth: A dentist working for C.H.U.M.P. has been inserting secret radio transmitters into the teeth of military officials.

The Great Brain Drain / The Great Double Double Cross

8th October 1970

Episode 5

The Great Brain Drain: Dr. Strangemind has created a potion that makes the drinker start acting like a child. Baron plans on using this potion on all the world leaders in his quest for world domination. Lancelink goes in to intercept the potion, but in an act of desperation winds up drinking it. With Link now imprisoned by CHUMP, Mata has to come rescue him. The Great Double Double Cross: Mata and Lance both show up at APE headquarters at 3AM. Unbeknownst to everyone else, it is really Baron and Dargon Lady posing as the two agents. The next day, the whole office has been ransacked and a list of APE's top agents was stolen. Darwin gives the two real agents 24 hours to return the list to APE headquarters to clear their name.

Lance of Arabia / The Doctor Goes A.P.E.

15th October 1970

Episode 6

Lance of Arabia: Prof. Sir Reginal Ressis, archeologist and APE agent, is on assignment to discover the hiding place of CHUMPs ill-gotten horde of gold. But CHUMP gest word of this and sends Ali Assassin to kidnap him. Lance and Mata both set out to rescue him. The Doctor Goes A.P.E.: Darwin calls Lance and Mata in for an emergency meeting. CHUMP has taken pictures of all their agents and it's up to the two agents to steal the mircofilm. Baron is going to the doctor for his annual check-up and instructs Dr. Strangemind to have the microfilm sent to him there. Lance and Mata decide to intercept the film there disguised as doctors.

The Surfin' Spy / The Missing Link

22nd October 1970

Episode 7

The Surfin' Spy: Dragon Lady and Wang Foo are smuggling silver into the country. Lance has been posing as a lifeguard to aid in figuring out how their doing it. But Lance himself is also being watched by Creto and Baron. His cover blown, Lance escapes and returns as a surfer. The Missing Link: Lance awaits the arrival of his uncle Mortimer. When it takes longer than it should, Lance begins to worry that he may have met with foul play. When they find his briefcase, Mata and Lance call APE headquarters, who inform the agents that CHUMP is behind his disappearance.

Bonana / The Greatest Chase in the World

29th October 1970

Episode 8

Bonana: To foil the Baron's latest plan to take over the world, Lance and Mata go undercover at a dude ranch. The Greatest Chase in the World: Lance and Mata go on a great chase all over the world to try to catch the Baron and his cohorts.

The Reluctant Robot / The Royal Foil

5th November 1970

Episode 9

The Reluctant Robot: Dr. Strangemind has invented a robot to kill Lance, but it turns out to be defective. The Royal Foil: Lance and Mata are assigned to protect a visiting king who is in the country for a medical procedure

The Great Great Race / The Great Plane Plot

12th November 1970

Episode 10

The Great Great Race: A.P.E. challenges C.H.U.M.P. to an automobile race. The Great Plane Plot: Learning of the Dragon Lady's plan to kidnap a foreign dignitary, Mata goes undercover as an airplane stewardess.

Landlubber Lance / The Temporary Thanksgiving Turkey Truce

19th November 1970

Episode 11

Landlubber Lance: To foil the Dragon Lady's plan to kidnap Commander Darwin, Lance goes undercover as a sailor on her boat. The Temporary Thanksgiving Turkey Truce: On Thanksgiving, Lance is on the hunt for secret microfilm.

The Dreaded Hong Kong Sneeze / The Great Bank Robbery

26th November 1970

Episode 12

The Dreaded Hong Kong Sneeze: The Baron plans to infect the world with an Asian virus. The Great Bank Robbery: After thieves rob a bank, Lance decides to steal the money back.

The Sour Taste of Success / The Baron's Birthday Ball

3rd December 1970

Episode 13

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The Golden Swwword / The Chilling CHUMP Chase

10th December 1970

Episode 14

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The Spy Who Went Out in the Cold / Too Many Chumps

17th December 1970

Episode 15

The Spy Who Went Out in the Cold: Lance convinces the Baron that he has decided to defect to the C.H.U.M.P. side, in order to discover the Baron's secret plans. Too Many CHUMPs: To stop a wave of new C.H.U.M.P. agents, Lance and Mata must sabotage the Dragon Lady's junk.

The CHUMP Code Caper / Weather or Not

24th December 1970

Episode 16

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The Evolution Revolution / The Great Water Robbery

1st January 1971

Episode 17

The Evolution Revolution: C.H.U.M.P. has deciphered the secret coded messages to other A.P.E. agents in the music of Lance and Mata's rock band. The Great Water Robbery: C.H.U.M.P. is holding the city's water supply hostage unless they are paid a huge ransom.

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Joan Gerber•Dayton Allen•Mel Blanc

Action & Adventure Comedy

Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp is an American action/adventure comedy series that originally aired on ABC from September 12, 1970 to January 2, 1971. The Saturday morning live-action film series featured a cast of chimpanzees given apparent speaking roles by overdubbing with human voices.

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