Naughty Teens, Naughty Cable & Naughty Chimps - TV Obscura Vol 1 - July 29th, 1999

[@FunnyLilGuy_]

If this is the small form content we're getting in between the bigger stuff I'm all for it! Shining a spotlight on shows that otherwise would never really get any discussion about them. Great stuff!

[@KaiserBeamz]

This has a ton of potential because there's so much to cover in the junk drawer of television history. Forgotten holiday specials. Cartoons made solely for syndication purposes. Sitcoms that weren't popular yet still made it to three seasons. Vh1 countdowns that had nothing to do with music. CableACE Award nominees. The list goes on.

[@vgtrp]

I do remember enjoying The Chimp Channel when it was on, and the voice actors who were big in the 90’s and 2000’s are still big today. Anyway, this was a great start to a new series and looking forward to more.

[@jph139]

I was a little disappointed that Nick Knacks was getting into the more mainstream era, since my favorite part was getting deep-drives into old also-ran TV series during the formative years, so I'm very into it if we get these little vertical slices that capture the same sort of energy. The music in Love Street absolutely killed me - can't imagine something less sexy than over-the-top Mickey Mousing tuba sounds.

[@jacksampsonforever]

Come to the east coast, Greg! Sorry to hear about your current woes. Great show

[@sawbonesquad4876]

Screw landlords lol. Really like this series idea!

[@HulkieD]

This is a FANTASTIC idea and I’m down. I love forgotten TV and utter trash. You should open this up to requests ala the sample platters.

[@MSP10julia]

5:48 Ah Yes, Rescue 911 with William Shatner. Such a great Tuesday Night CBS Show

[@janedoe0987]

of all the possible shows to reboot, this would be a great candidate - just get anyone but Shatner to host

[@KKAkuoku]

TCC did a Cosby-era Kids Say The Darndest Things parody that’s been lodged in my brain for 25 years or so but can’t find anywhere.

[@marcomacias3960]

i hope you find the apartment soon. as for what you describe on the Love Street show. i could tell it feel like Tommy Wisaeu's first attempt at tv. the music you said almost sound like Wishbone's but more toward what the Room used

[@coreybell2223]

Thanks for this. I have a soft spot for those rough mid 90s to the year 2000, of my teen years. Fox was hitting its stride by now, and UPN and WB were trying everything as they started out. So much unpolished stuff to go over from those basic channels to cable during this time. That whole raunchy but pre-911 innocence in television era.

[@bendonatier]

Oh hey I love your irregular series, as much as I'm a patron for Nick Knacks, I don't mind you looking at other works, I'd imagine it helps your perspective from getting too bogged down.

[@cinematographybycss]

In one of the Teen Files clips, specifically the one where the two kids touch liver, the young woman is future Californian gubernatorial candidate, Mary Carey. She also did a bit of acting...

[@MSP10julia]

Not to be confuse with Mariah Carey, Mary Carey did some hard and softcore adult films such as This Ain’t Jeopardy! XXX, The Big Bust Theory, College Coeds vs Zombie Housewives, Lust In Space, See Arnold Run, and Bikini Sorority House

[@darktetsuya]

@@MSP10julia funny enough my first gf made that mistake, I was pretty sure she was someone else... showed up on 'unscrewed' back in the early G4TechTV days?! didn't realize she actually ran for governor, haha.

[@darktetsuya]

wow I was just telling someone else here I saw her on 'unscrewed' back in the G4TechTV days, how wild! didn't know about her political aspirations, though... although that may have been during the campaign? it's been a long time.

[@asskinf]

Two nickel joke never get old

[@thomasstone3480]

the teen files music is indistinguishable from YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A CAR lmao

[@candidgamera]

You Wouldn't Download a Sex

[@janedoe3043]

I definitely would download a car.

[@angelmarie2281]

I definitely wouldn’t download a teen file. But I would a car.

[@nerdsoftheasylum]

Jeez, I vaguely remembered catching The Chimp Channel after WCW Thunder once or twice when I was a kid, nice to see it wasn't a fever dream lol

[@wraithgames]

Digging the new format!

[@davegofstein801]

Great new series! Thank you for your entertaining work! Best of luck with the apartment situation. The entire internet is hoping you get sorted out soon. You deserve good things.

[@mattkeflowers]

I'm almost certain I saw the chimp channel advertised, because I was (and am) an obsessive braves fan, and that started because TBS carried every game. I recall dubbed chimps for sure

[@ZanderEzekial77]

The mark of a great creative is pulling out a banger idea out of a bad situation.

[@kapiteinfox3142]

Catching up on videos I missed, and just wanted to say this is great. Love the potpourri approach.

[@Saintnick90]

Oh man, I'm sorry about your predicament! If rent wasn't so high, I'd say come back to California. It's (presumably) a lot cooler than Idaho. This is a good idea for a series. Most of what I watched was a lot of Cartoon Network in the '90s, a lot of MTV/MTV2/VH-1/Much Music USA/Fuse in the early 2000s and a lot of Comedy Central for the rest of the decade, so it will be interesting to see if any of those shows turn up here. That Chimp Channel show looks like something Homer Simpson would watch. Also, erotic cable was such an interesting phenomenon. I remember flipping through channels when I was 13, and I had DirecTV in a time zone where cable channels aired three hours earlier than usual, so I caught a bit of Eveready Harton in Buried Treasure -- a pornographic silent cartoon from the 1920s -- on Showtime or Cinemax and was scarred for life.

[@raycasey6488]

You are truly gifted. Thank you for your videos

[@Lynn17]

Sorry you're going through such a bad time, I totally understand. Here's hoping you find a new place to live in a better state. That said, I quite enjoyed this look into the past! I remember the days of "scare 'em straight" and as much as we still have it (people STILL believe "consuming problematic media" will make someone a bad person), at least NOW we understand that education is the superior way of teaching kids and teens to be safe. And I remember the good old days of the porn channels, teens in fiction and in the real world trying to unscramble the signals so they could see the forbidden juicy bits. For me, 1999 was mostly discovering anime via Pokemon, but also watching loads of South Park and still checking out MTV to see if they would play Beavis and Butthead. Or to laugh at Loveline. I hope this series continues!

[@DavidBaruffi]

Cute JaguarGator8 reference. Also, I think i did watch that episode of "Love Street" that night! Man, that was terrible.

[@morbidsearch]

2:25 At first I was like "wasn't this gritty aesthetic like 5 years out of date by 1999?" And then I saw the title card and was like "oh it's an out of touch PSA. That explains it".

[@jayjaybee]

I remember a show called Thanks, a sitcom about Pilgrims. I never watched it, I only remember the TV spots.

[@homogenized]

I really enjoyed this! Love the concept.

[@michaelturner2806]

Sorry to hear about your struggles. This was still really well researched and presented, and you didn't drag it out to pad for time. Always leave 'em wanting more!

[@tecpaocelotl]

Man, that is a ton of bad luck.

[@mewdreamer]

This is a really cool idea for a series. It's a way to look back into some old shows that wouldn't have enough for a deep dive. I hope that having more short videos will help you out too.

[@QueenBeeTheOG]

Great video! Love the new idea! Just as great as all your other videos 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@KaseyWynne]

This was a lot of fun. I'm glad to see it as a new series on this channel. Hope the housing situation works out for the best soon.

[@HullyGeee]

What a great idea for a series!! Best of luck to you with your living situation!

[@candidgamera]

I never saw the Chimp Channel, that I recall, but I do remember the little mini-movie chimp bits.

[@mightyfilm]

Those were at least mildly amusing. That sort of Cracked Magazine level of movie parody type humor mixed with "monkee FAWNEE" works in short bursts. There's no way they could sustain that for a full 20 minute series no matter how many times Billy's (or if you prefer, Zim's) voice comes out of one.

[@redwaytoo]

I feel like "I have to upload anything to keep this channel alive" is such an outdated 2011-era KZbin mindset, when people thought that they just have to dilute their video feed with let's plays, podcasts and Mike Matei skits. Nowadays, we live in a post-JonTron, even a post-Quinton KZbin, where it's much more advisable to have well-perfroming videos uploaded next to each other, even if months apart

[@joeouellette7950]

Sometimes? I mean, depending on the content. Defunctland can upload a feature length BANGER once a year or 6 months, and that works for him. It would probably work for Greg here, too, but it also doesn't hurt to remind the algorithm you exist every now and then.

[@Ryuhza]

That's on the KZbin end, but Greg also relies on Patreon income which arrives on a per-video basis.

[@codyssmith73]

This grab bag formula has a lot of unique and creative potential. Question is, are you limiting yourself to just the US, or can other countries get in on the action too?

[@mikemayberry7121]

Sorry you're going through so much. Great video, though! I'm looking forward to seeing more of this series.

[@sawbonesquad4876]

OMG i remember my dad watching the Chimp Channel LOL TBS was wild back then

[@sayhibobbi]

Being allowed to stay up an extra hour on Tuesday nights to watch reenactments of actual emergency medical situations, I have to ask, 'What the Hell was wrong with my parents?'

[@caucasoidape8838]

Don't get your clothes caught in the escalator.

[@kandigloss6438]

I kinda remember stumbling onto that chimp show in the middle of the night, I also remember deciding to turn off the TV and listen to the radio instead.

[@MinisterWighty]

I remember finding The Chimp Channel funny as a kid. I judge my past self even harder now.

[@EmperorSeth]

Hey, my first patron credits with you! I'm sorry about your recent housing situation, and I hope things get back on track soon. And, yes, not in Idaho.

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

I remember The Chimp Channel! I saw a couple episodes.

[@PeaceLoveDisney]

I really hope your situation gets better!!! However I feel like this is a genius idea - a silver lining in a way - it’s so unique and literally the type of niche information that I love! Looking super forward to a continuation of this series and I wish you better success with your situation!

[@emerickscott]

sorry to hear! I was wondering what happened. I had gone back through all episodes and then watched #100 "live"...... and then nothing. Hope things get better for you soon

[@GalaxyUnicorn]

I really really like this series so far!

[@Ryuhza]

Great first episode! I hope things work out for you soon.

[@PKSandman]

I remember The Chimp Channel pretty decently- first heard about it while watching WCW Thunder back then and ultimately watched a handful of episodes while it was airing. It was... weird, to say the least.

[@AJ-xc4qe]

Godspeed, Greg. I’m on a slow process moving from an awful state myself. If I had the money for a Sample Platter, which I wish I had for an episode of Side Hustle or The Astronauts or Warped!, I would.

[@GalaxyUnicorn]

I’m rewatching this and oh my god the Wishbone remark is so accurate lmao

[@darktetsuya]

I had heard about all the crap, hoping the situation improves soon! interesting selection of shows, man the 90s were wild! don't really remember any of these, though. what a fun series!

[@clarissafortuna]

i never realized you were in idaho god bless you dear friend 🕯️💗

[@2dskillz]

Sorry for the life struggles, but this is an exciting new series. I spend a lot of time researching single season sitcoms and shows. I love this.

[@esperderek5383]

I'm absolutely sorry to hear what's been happening to you, that whole situation sounds miserable. But this series sounds great, and it's a good first episode.

[@Sacos]

I remember all those monkey movie parodies but I don't think I watched the actual show. I still get a laugh at the T2 one where they joke about all the kneecaps being shot with monkey Arnold's "hasta la kneecaps, baby"

[@Bob78550]

It's true I did remember the first show from health class. And that was years ago. Good to see he went on to Big Brother. Sorry to hear about your struggles. Hope things get better for you and you are able to post on a regular schedule.

[@Pupsic-x3u]

fun fact this wasnt the first time that i watch it, tcc

[@janedoe3043]

I am pretty sure that I saw each of these at some point in channel surfing, but I didn't actually watch any of them properly. I remember Red Shoe Diaries by name.

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you're having a good day, stay safe out there

[@TonyGearSolid]

I have very vague memories of The Chimp Channel, I don't think I watched more than maybe a part of an episode before turning it off and forgetting about it until I saw this video.

[@SketchBud]

Starting a new series - sorry to hear about your old home being wrecked.

[@COMPFUNK2]

Sorry to hear about all that’s been happening to you. Take all the time off that you need to get back on your feet; that’s the most important thing. 🙏🏾

[@Busch22Fan]

Oh, "The Chimp Channel". I only heard of it thanks to a funny moment (at least it is to me, your mileage may vary) during the qualifying session for the 1999 Coca-Cola 600, a race TBS had broadcast rights to at the time. Legendary commentator Ken Squier, former driver Buddy Baker, and Dick Berggren were calling it. As they returned from a break, Ken read a promo for "The Chimp Channel". I'm not going to transcribe it. You gotta go find it, and see it for yourselves.

[@GoingRampant]

Interesting concept for a video series. I'm currently recovering from major surgery and have found the chimps too funny to be healthy (laughing literally hurts right now), so I'm going to have to stop watching now and finish the video when I recover. 😅

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Hope you have a speedy recovery! I know from experience it can take a while.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I am so sorry for what you're going through, I hope you land on your feet soon! This series is great so far! I don't miss that "edgy" 90s style of shaky-cam cinematography though lol

[@williamcrowe2576]

With shows like these, it's small wonder Nope was made decades later.

[@derekwilliams1660]

I thought Nick knacks had been abandoned because of that documentary Quiet On Set .

[@meltdownremix1996]

Oh great, now I'm goinng to have the Love Street song stuck on my head for the rest of my life :/

[@TheSchmuck2]

Is anyone organizing a fundraiser for Ian? 🥺

[@EvaFull]

Now I am curious what around this same month you picked but in the middle ‘90’s looks like. Say either 1994, 1995 or 1996…????

[@TheBambam2371]

Praying for you. Hope tings get better for you soon. May God bless you, God loves you. Rely on God. He will help you during these tough times. Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Phillippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

[@gersomgonzalez8200]

Love this idea

[@michaelbuono4007]

I’m hoping for Dinosapien to a video

[@Bearpigman]

I love this idea

[@Moonbeam143]

I hope you find a place to live soon.

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

Sorry you are dealing with all that.

[@bryanloveseighties]

I will say this right now, Greg. First, I'm sorry you're evicted. Second, it doesn't matter if you want to put your main Nick Knacks series on hold. Nickelodeon in the 90s was half as much as enjoyable as it was in the 80s. At least some shows were worth watching on that channel in the 90s, including all the game shows that premiered that decade along with Weinerville, Kablam!, and Oh Yeah! Cartoons. Third, I watched The Chimp Channel and I can tell you, it didn't have good entertainment value. Lancelot Link was better. Anyway, good luck finding a new home and I hope you're doing well, despite what happened to your former home. Take care.

[@lozo1006]

I think the last time I recall The Chimp Channel was being described as Ow my balls but fully realised

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

I think, for what it was, The Chimp Channel was well written. It was a difficult watch sometimes because it was Chimps doing things that aren't natural for them to do, but I sort of saw it as a racier Muppet show with Chimps instead of puppets. It would have been better had they just made Chimp puppets as then there's not going to be any incidents with them being mistreated onstage or after the show has ended. Chubbs, the Chimp who played Harry Waller (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) was later found living in a disgusting road side zoo and in poor health. PETA eventually rescued him but I've never been able to find out what happened after that, I suspect he didn't live long after that. I also suspect that the other Chimps probably met a similar fate. It's easy to look at the humour as "cringe" now but it was very much of it's time and not that far off what SNL were doing around that same era. As for the show's short life span, they said at the time they'd only really planned to do 1 season as it was far too expensive to keep it going. Because of the size of the Chimps, they needed to build special sets so they'd be to scale and that might work for a show like Lancelot Link where they reuse the same sets a lot, but on a sketch show, they needed several news sets per week. Plus they also needed to pay a lot more people than they would with a normal live action show as each Chimp needed a voice artist, a trainer and a carer not to mention costume people that would have required specialist training. The Chimp Channel had an interesting thing in common with fellow somewhat childish but very much adult show Greg The Bunny when aired in Australia. In both cases, the networks bought the rights thinking it was a kids show and aired it in a kid friendly time slot only for children to be subjected to sex jokes that they weren't ready for. Both would be pulled from broadcast after a week and then be aired ridiculously late at night.

[@Tirgo69]

3:41 Wow, that "Clubbed to Death" soundalike is really blatant.

[@mightyfilm]

Hate to break this to you, but...ehhh... you'd actually have THREE nickles. For a VERY brief period of time, Saban productions/Fox Kids ran a very much filler series about monkeys that ran a TV network and most of the series was made up of bad gag dubs of old anime Saban had the rights to. Though looking it up, it may have just been a pitch pilot they ran as a special event, but I swear there were a few episodes. But seriously. What the hell is up with Gen-Xers and monkeys/chimps?

[@PKSandman]

Three? More like Four. There's an infamous turkey from the 1983 TV season called Mr. Smith (on NBC). It failed spectacularly after just a handful of episodes.

[@jbleichman]

16:37: So I guess you could say Tim Sterns… went _ape?_

[@bakomusha]

I know it's weird coming from a rando in your KZbin comments, who doesn't even sub to your patron (I did pay for your book tho.) , but if you come all the way down to SoCal you have a place here for a few weeks at least. So whenever I mention Monkeyed Movies, or The Chimp Channel to anyone they look at me as if I have brain damage! As a kid who wasn't allowed to watch Southpark, TCC was something to watch I guess.

[@christopherb501]

Ditto King County.

[@spews1973]

Every cloud....

[@bluebaron6858]

Interesting

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Hoping enough funds from your Patreon and Paypal can help you into a new place. The high housing costs today suck

[@SushiStriker]

I love that stupid Love Street intro. I could do without the exaggerated moaning though. Believe it or not, Showtime's still got the softcore...well, what it actually is now is just films in which people actually are doing the deed, shot with alternate angles, given alternate titles. One on tonight is called "From Friendship to Lust", which in its triple-X form is called "Best Friends Better Lovers". I'm sure Paramount is trying to find a way to dump them as soon as they can, as they probably don't draw the kind of attention they want on Paramount+.