The read
A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.6/10. It runs a compact 1h 25m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Cobby's Hobbies was a 1960's children's TV program featuring a chimpanzee getting hmself into all sorts of mischief. For filmmaker Donna McRae, the show was a crucial part of getting through a lonely childhood. McRae seeks people that made the show, Cobby's zoo friends, zoo keepers and the animal rights activists that help her piece together the story of an animal stolen from his natural habitat to work on TV before, being retired into the San Francisco Zoo at age 7. Most primates chimps in entertainment suffered horrifically, becoming research animals or caged in roadside zoos. This documentary examines how we perceive animals in entertainment and how we address their plight now.
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Key crew
- Donna McRaeDirector
- Michael ValeDirector
Cast
- CobbyHimself
- Donna McRaeHerself