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'''''Planet of the Apes''''' was a short-lived television series which aired Fridays on CBS. The series takes place in the same society, ten years after the [[Planet of the Apes (1968 movie)|movie of the same name]]. It starred [[Roddy McDowall]], [[Ron Harper (actor)|Ron Harper]] and [[James Naughton]]. [[Mark Lenard]] guest starred in almost every episode. The show ran from Friday, September 13, 1974 to Friday, December 20, 1974. The show had only 14 episodes.
'''''Planet of the Apes''''' was a short-lived television series which aired Fridays on CBS. The series takes place in the same society, ten years after the [[Planet of the Apes (1968 movie)|movie of the same name]]. It starred [[Roddy McDowall]], [[Ron Harper (actor)|Ron Harper]] and [[James Naughton]]. [[Mark Lenard]] guest starred in almost every episode. The show ran from Friday, September 13, 1974 to Friday, December 20, 1974. Although fourteen episodes were produced, only thirteen were aired. The fourteenth was included in the DVD box set.


==Introduction==
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==Telefilms==
In 1981, several episodes of the series were edited into five made-for-tv movies:

* Back to the Planet of the Apes
* The Forgotten City of the Apes
* Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
* Life, Liberty, and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
* Farewell to the Planet of the Apes


==Credits==
==Credits==

Revision as of 15:51, 5 February 2006

Planet of the Apes
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Created byAnthony Wilson
StarringRoddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time42-44 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkCBS
Release13 September, 1974 –
20 December, 1974
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Planet of the Apes was a short-lived television series which aired Fridays on CBS. The series takes place in the same society, ten years after the movie of the same name. It starred Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper and James Naughton. Mark Lenard guest starred in almost every episode. The show ran from Friday, September 13, 1974 to Friday, December 20, 1974. Although fourteen episodes were produced, only thirteen were aired. The fourteenth was included in the DVD box set.

Introduction

Template:Spoiler The series begins with the crash of another human spaceship, this time from 1980. This spaceship is crewed by three astronauts, one of whom has died in the crash. The other two are unconscious but are rescued by a human who carries them to an old bomb shelter. Thanks to a book that the old man had, they are convinced that they are indeed in a future Earth.

The crash is also witnessed by a young chimpanzee who tells the authorities. Dr. Zaius, the same orangutan from the movie of the same name, notes that another such incident occurred ten years earlier. He orders the head gorilla, General Urko (Mark Lenard), to find the humans and bring them back alive. Dr. Zaius wants to find out as much as he can about the humans before they are killed. Dr. Zaius doesn't trust General Urko to follow his orders and bring back any surviving humans, so he sends along his newly-hired chimpanzee assistant, Galen (Roddy McDowall).

The two astronauts, Colonel Alan Virdon (Ron Harper) and Major Peter J. Burke (James Naughton), go back to their ship to check the ship's chronometer. They are more than 1000 years in the future from when they left Earth. Virdon insists on retrieving the ship's flight log in the hopes that they will be able to analyze it and be able to return to their own time period, but while they are at the ship, they are captured, and the old man is killed.

Galen finds the human book that the old man had been carrying. He reads parts of the book and begins to doubt the history that he has been told: apes have always been dominant, and humans have always been inferior and subservient. When Galen finds out that Urko has arranged for the two astronauts to escape and be killed in the attempt, he prevents the shooter and helps the humans escape.

He discusses the book that he found with Dr. Zaius who then accuses him of heresy. Galen is sentenced to death for his crime. The two astronauts find out about his sentence and rescue Galen. They are all then declared enemies of the state and become fugitives. They wander around the territory that used to be the western United States having various encounters with apes and humans.

Episodes

Episode First airdate
Escape From Tomorrow 13 September, 1974
The Gladiators 20 September, 1974
The Trap 27 September, 1974
The Good Seed 4 October, 1974
The Legacy 11 October, 1974
Tomorrow's Tide 18 October, 1974
The Surgeon 25 October, 1974
The Deception 1 November, 1974
The Horse Race 8 November, 1974
The Interrogation 15 November, 1974
The Tyrant 22 November, 1974
The Cure 29 November, 1974
The Liberator Never aired during original run
Up Above the World So High 6 December, 1974

Telefilms

In 1981, several episodes of the series were edited into five made-for-tv movies:

  • Back to the Planet of the Apes
  • The Forgotten City of the Apes
  • Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
  • Life, Liberty, and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
  • Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Credits

Starring:

Frequent guest stars:

Other credits:

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