Chimp Crazy

98% human. 100% bananas.

B2024•3h 45m•7.3/10

Documentary

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7.3/10(20)

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.

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Production

HBO Documentary Films, Goode Films

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 18, 2024

Last Aired

September 8, 2024

Networks

HBO

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Monkey Love

Air date: 2024-08-18

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.

Gone Ape

Air date: 2024-08-25

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.

Head Shot

Air date: 2024-09-01

Actor Alan Cumming, who also has a special relationship with Tonka, adds $10,000 to a reward for Tonka’s whereabouts, and the film crew faces an ethical dilemma as parallels are drawn to a previous PETA case that took a dangerous turn in Oregon.

Fantasy Island

Air date: 2024-09-08

Tonka’s fate becomes clearer while Tonia struggles to let go and dreams of one day opening her own island sanctuary where she can live among chimpanzees.