About this episode

Brad Lowe pitches a bizarre movie concept called Monkey Cop, leading to a humorous discussion about its potential and absurdity.

This week on Made Up Movie , Brad Lowe brings what he confidently calls “the greatest idea of his life” (ranking just behind his marriage), and Nicki immediately realizes she’s either witnessing genius… or the beginning of a cinematic crime. Welcome to the birth of Monkey Cop . The episode starts normal—talking musicals, Muppets, and whether anyone over 25 should legally be allowed inside Spencer’s—before Brad drops a fully developed, slightly concerning cinematic universe that he’s apparently been building in his head for years . We’re talking: A chain-smoking, beer-drinking chimp cop A washed-up human partner one write-up away from getting fired A PG-13 movie that somehow includes drugs, bar fights, and monkey hookups A VHS intro featuring a monkey watching edited adult tapes (yes, really) And that’s just the pitch. From there, things spiral beautifully. Brad unveils: A full trilogy (with escalating banana-based subtitles) A spin-off called The Splooge (yes, that’s a real sentence) A cartoon series A prequel origin story Merchandising plans like he’s already met with Disney Meanwhile, Nicki is trying to keep things grounded by asking reasonable questions like: “Should this be…

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