Stanley and Oliver, former circus performers, receive a peculiar payment from their old employer: a flea circus and a trained chimpanzee named Ethel. Chaos ensues when they bring the ape into their room, unaware that their landlord's wife shares the same name. When the landlord overhears Oliver giving instructions to "Ethel" to "come to bed," he jumps to the wrong conclusion.
The Chimp
Bumbling circus performers inadvertently cause the circus's downfall and find themselves in charge of a flea circus and a gigantic chimpanzee.