Planet of the Apes
From Sci-Fi on TV
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Synopsis
Based on the 1968 movie of the same name, this series concerns two astronauts who land in the future and find that Earth is ruled by apes.
Broadcast History
Based on the successful film series, "Planet of the Apes" premiered on CBS on September 13, 1074.
On DVD / Video
| Title | Release Date |
| The Complete TV Series | November 20, 2001 |
Cast
- Ron Harper as Alan Virdon
- James Naughton as Pete Burke
- Roddy McDowall as Galen
- Booth Colman as Dr. Zaius
- Mark Lenard as General Urko
Episode List
"Escape From Tomorrow"
Aired: September 13, 1974
Hurled eons into the future by a time warp, Burke and Virdon become fugitives from a hostile race of intelligent apes who now control Earth. Burke: James Naughton. Virdon: Ron Harper. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Urko: Mark Lenard. Zaius: Booth Colman.
"The Gladiators"
Aired: September 20, 1974
The astronauts are captured in a village run by an ape who believes that men are violent by nature. Virdon: Ron Harper. Burke: James Naughton. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Barlow: John Hoyt. Dalton: Marc Singer.
"The Trap"
Aired: September 27, 1974
An earthquake traps Burke and his gorilla enemy Urko in the ancient ruins of a subway station. Burke: James Naughton. Urko: Mark Lenard. Galen: Roddy McDowall.
"The Good Seeds"
Aired: October 4, 1974
The son of a peasant ape is convinced that Burke and Galen have put a curse on the family's cow. Anto: Geoffrey Deuel. Burke: James Naughton. Virdon: Ron Harper. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Polar: Lonny Chapman. Remus: Bobby Porter. Zantes: Jacqueline Scott. Jillia: Eileen Dietz Elber.
"The Legacy"
Aired: October 11, 1974
In a ruined city, the astronauts try to repair an ancient projector so they can run a filmed message from scientists of their own era. Burke: James Naughton. Virdon: Ron Harper. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Arn: Zina Bethune. Kraik: Jackie Earle Haley. Urko: Mark Lenard.
"Tomorrow's Tide"
Aired: October 18, 1974
Captured in a fishing village, the astronauts must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the gods of the sea. Virdon: Ron Harper. Burke: James Naughton. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Hurton: Roscoe Lee Browne. Bandor: Jay Robinson. Soma: Kathleen Bracken.
"The Surgeon"
Aired: October 25, 1974
Galen turns on the charm to persuade fellow ape Kira (Jacqueline Scott), an expert surgeon, to use her talents to save Virdon from a bullet wound. Leander: Martin E. Brooks. Dr. Stole: David Naughton. Travin: Martin Strong. Arna: Jamie Smith-Jackson.
"The Deception"
Aired: November 1, 1974
Burke inadvertently wins the heart of a blind female chimpanzee who is unaware that he is human. Burke: James Naughton. Fauna: Jane Actman. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Virdon: Ron Harper. Sestus: John Milford. Perdix: Baynes Barron.
"The Horse Race"
Aired: November 8, 1974
In exchange for a condemned human's freedom, Virdon agrees to ride a horse in a race against the gorilla Urko (Mark Lenard). Virdon: Ron Harper. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Burke: James Naughton. Barlow: John Hoyt. Greger: Meegan King.
"The Interrogation"
Aired: November 15, 1974
Urko wants to kill the captured Burke, while Zaius is planning to use the hapless human in a brainwashing experiment. Burke: James Naughton. Urko: Mark Lenard. Zaius: Booth Colman. Virdon: Ron Harper. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Ann: Anne Seymour. Wanda: Beverly Garland.
"The Tyrant"
Aired: November 22, 1974
A tyrannical ape is using bribery to gain total control over a district of human farmers. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Virdon: Ron Harper. Burke: James Naughton. Aboro: Percy Rodrigues. Daku: Joseph Ruskin.
"The Cure"
Aired: November 29, 1974
The astronauts try to convince a suspicious chimpanzee doctor to use their superior methods of curing an outbreak of malaria. Burke: James Naughton. Virdon: Ron Harper. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Zoran: David Sheiner. Amy: Sondra Locke.
"The Liberator"
Aired: December 6, 1974
Betrayed by a man whose life they saved, the astronauts become prisoners in the traitor's village. Burke: James Naughton. Virdon: Ron Harper. Brun: John Ireland. Galen: Roddy McDowall. Miro: Ben Andrews.
"Up Above The World So High"
Aired: December 20, 1974
The astronauts meet a fugitive human who is determined to learn the secret of flying. Carsia: Joanna Barnes. Leuric: Frank Aletter. Virdon: Ron Harper. Burke: James Naughton. Galen: Roddy McDowall.
