Carmine “Bud” Mennella, the trainer of J. Fred Muggs, the chimpanzee who helped save NBC’s long-running “Today” show from ratings gloom in the 1950s, died in Tampa, Fla., Sunday.

Back in the 1950s, a chimp named J. Fred Muggs was a regular on “Today,” whose ratings he’s credited with boosting. And the last series I reviewed here is called “Bad Monkey” — and ...

Fred Muggs and Bear in B.J. and the Bear ... That all but came to an end in 2018, the year that Eli, the last chimpanzee professionally trained to act in Hollywood, appeared in his final movie ...

Back in the 1950s, a chimp named J. Fred Muggs was a regular on "Today," whose ratings he's credited with boosting. And the last series I reviewed here is called "Bad Monkey" — and there's a ...