Chimp Chumps.

Is there anything more '70's than chimps dressed up in miniature people clothes?

Seems like there was a rash of chimps-as-sidekicks entertainment being churned out around that time. We're talking Clint Eastwood playing second banana (har dee har har) to a monkey in "Every Which Way But Loose", "BJ and the Bear" and "Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp", to name a few.

Then there were those hideous chimp posters where various simians were dressed in novelty clothing (tennis gear, business attire, Sherlock Holmes outfit), curling back their lips in some sort of grimace to expose miles and miles of gums and chimp teeth. Gross.

I hate it when they put chimps in clothing, but let me tell you: I LOVE it when they put wigs on them. It's instantly hilarious. I don't pretend to know why.