Simian Undercover Detective Squad (orS.U.D.S.) is aweb series created byThe 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 onThe Nerdist Channel on April 2, 2012. Some of the episodes were released on the Microsoft Zune Video Marketplace.
Skreet (performed byAllan Trautman) – A grizzledorangutan detective who is a veteran bad cop and a loose cannon. Skreet works side by side with Yeager and often goes undercover as a woman or an animal. He is a recycled version of the orangutan puppet used for Jackie the Orangutan and Lawrence the Orangutan fromJim Henson's Animal Show.
Yeager (performed by Ted Michaels) – Amonkey who is a fresh goodcop and a S.U.D.S. legacy of being a "banana with a heart of gold." Yeager may not be the sharpest leaf of the bunch but he is good at going undercover. He is a recycled version of Spank the Monkey fromLate Night Buffet with Augie and Del.
Captain Marion Futz (portrayed byPaul Rugg) – Captain Marion Futz is a short-temperedpolice captain who oversees the S.U.D.S. unit. He often loses his temper when Skreet and Yeager botch a police assignment in any way ranging from the bad guy getting away, Skreet and Yeager accidentally giving themselves away while undercover, or a suspect getting killed during Skreet and Yeager's assignment. Around the end of each webisode, Captain Marion Futz would always give Skreet and Yeager a file labeled "Next Case" which would lead into the next episode. In "A Stalker is Born", it is revealed that Captain Marion Futz is a fan ofJosh Peck.
Spider and Johnny (portrayed byEsteban Powell and Craig DiFrancia) – Two detectives who serve as Skreet and Yeager's more competent rivals.
The Hairy Hooker (aired on 4/2/12) – While trying to bust apimp 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.
A Number Between 1 and Death (aired on 4/8/12) – Skreet and Yeager go undercover to bust aMafia numbers racket which has ties to acriminal organization called the Heptagon.
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.
Freaky Fraud-Day (aired on 4/22/12) – While in Pepperidge,Maine, Skreet and Yeager go undercover asconjoined twins at Gamps Magilicutty's Hometown Carnival andFreak show to see if there is a fraud amongst the freaks.
C.O.D. – Chimp on Delivery (aired on 4/29/12) – While in Pu Pu Plaza inSilverlake, California, Skreet and Yeager go undercover at aMail Order Wife ring run by a man named Dave.
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 celebritystalker inBel-Air Park. They soon discover that the stalker is a celebrity namedJosh Peck who is stalking a man named Ted ever since Ted mentioned at a barbecue that the movieSpun was overrated.
The Rotten Peel Deal (aired on 5/13/12) – Skreet and Yeager go undercover asspider monkeys in a substance abuse investigation revolving around rotten banana peels.
Bootleg Booty – Skreet and Yeager go undercover as a Canadian couple on vacation attempting to buy abootleg copy of "The Making ofLabyrinth" on DVD from P-Nut & Sho' Tee's Discount DVD Outlet on Hollywood Blvd.
You're Only As Young As You Steal –
Black Market Boobs –
Lyin' On The Internet –
Grope Therapy –
The Maltese Banana – In afilm 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.
