Chimp Crazy

★ 7.2•2024•1 Seasons•ANIME

Documentary

Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix, who refers to herself as the “Dolly Parton of chimps”, spends her days caring for animals in captivity. However, her limitless love for one chimpanzee in particular spins into a wild cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group.

Top Cast

Tonia Haddix

Self

Alan Cumming

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Eric Goode

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Pamela Rosaire-Zoppe

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Dwayne Cunningham

Self (Proxy Director)

Episodes

Season:

1. Monkey Love

57m

Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix fights to retain custody of her “kids” — seven chimpanzees at the Missouri Primate Foundation (MPF). Other chimp moms are introduced, including one who raised a baby chimpanzee alongside her own infant daughter.

Aired: 8/18/2024

2. Gone Ape

54m

PETA launches an investigation after a former Hollywood chimp named Tonka goes missing. It’s a high-stakes legal battle, particularly in light of a brutal attack that happened years earlier when another chimp nearly killed a Connecticut woman.