Simian Undercover Detective Squad

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Simian Undercover Detective Squad
Also known asS.U.D.S.
Created byDeb Loftis
Perry Sachs
Written byDeb Loftis
Perry Sachs
Directed byDeb Loftis
Perry Sachs
Starring Paul Rugg
Esteban Powell
Craig DiFrancia
Puppeteers:
Ted Michaels
Allan Trautman
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producers Brian Henson
Lisa Henson
ProducersDeb Loftis
Perry Sachs
Allyson Smith
Release
Original releaseApril 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)

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.

Contents

Plot

The series revolved around primates Skreet and Yeager working for the Simian Undercover Detective Squad in Los Angeles.

Characters

Episodes

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. You're Only As Young As You Steal
  10. Black Market Boobs
  11. Lyin' On The Internet
  12. Grope Therapy
  13. 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.
  14. 21 JumpSkreet
  15. Escape From The Planet of the People

Cast

Puppeteers

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