Marlon Perkins had become obsessed. He was a full time zoophiliac. Of course he dabbled in many species but he kept coming back to the apes. He had a long time live in relationship with a young chimpanzee named Bubbles. He lived with Bubbles and his wife for many years.
Finally he decided he had to be true to himself. Marlin divorced his wife in Mexico and arranged to marry Bubbles. Unfortunately Bubbles was male and gay marriage was not yet legal. So he had to settle for common law status.
Marlin's actions lead to the cancellation of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. Marlin tried to market a series based on his life with Bubbles called "I Married a Monkey" but it was too far ahead of it's time.
It was later produced as "Good Times" starring Esther Rolle.
( Don Meier, Talk into this with the Animals...The E True Hollywood Story of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom)
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Didn't R&B once say that Perkins was obsessed with Bonobo chimps and their sexual ethos?
I think it was ed. He is obsessed with monkey sex.
I Know its not witty or even humorous, but I'll never forget when Perkins stayed in the boat and had Jim go out in the water and wrestle an Amazon Python.
There's a joke in that somewhere, but I'll leave it to comedic minds.
I Know its not witty or even humorous, but I'll never forget when Perkins stayed in the boat and had Jim go out in the water and wrestle an Amazon Python.
Marlin and Jim had a sort of Dr. Benton Quest/Race Bannon relationship didn't they? Brain and braun.
Is this Marlin Perkins "if Obama was my son" moment in that picture?
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