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Planet of the Apes(TV show/series, 1974)

50min per episode | Genres: Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 14 episodes

Planet of the ApesRating: 3.5/5 (with 36 votes)
Planet of the Apes is a 1974 American science fiction television series that was broadcast on CBS. The series features Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, and Mark Lenard. It is based on the 1968 film of the same name and its sequels, which were, in turn, based on the 1963 novel Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle. ()
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About Planet of the Apes

Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.

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Planet of the Apes Seasons and Episodes

09/13/1974Season 1 - 14 episodes
#1 | 09/13/1974Escape from Tomorrow
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)
Astronauts Alan Virdon and Peter Burke crash land on a strange planet. After being rescued by a friendly human, Virdon and Burke discover this planet is ruled by intelligent apes. To their horror, they discover that they are back on Earth in the year 3085.
#2 | 09/20/1974The Gladiators
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Burke, Virdon and Galen come across two humans fighting and get involved, but lose the magnetic disc. To recover it, they must approach the nearby village, where the ape prefect pits humans in a series of gladiatorial games.
#3 | 09/27/1974The Trap
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
In a ruined city, Burke and Urko are trapped underground and must reluctantly work together to escape, while Alan and Galen must deal with Urko's gorilla patrol in the streets above.
#4 | 10/04/1974The Good Seeds
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.
#5 | 10/11/1974The Legacy
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Burke and Virdon are helped by a young woman and a young boy while searching for an underground computer in a ruined city, but their plans go awry when Alan is captured and Urko uses the boy to get information from the astronaut.
#6 | 10/18/1974Tomorrow's Tide
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)
An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.
#7 | 10/25/1974The Surgeon
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Galen must use all his charm to try and persuade his ex-girlfriend, a female ape surgeon named Kira, to operate on Virdon using a forbidden human anatomy book, after the astronaut is shot.
#8 | 11/01/1974The Deception
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)
When the guys try to track down the apes who are framing humans for crimes in a small community, Fauna, a blind female ape, falls in love with Burke while believing him to be a chimpanzee.
#9 | 11/08/1974The Horse Race
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.
#10 | 11/15/1974The Interrogation
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.
#11 | 11/22/1974The Tyrant
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.
#12 | 11/29/1974The Cure
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.
#13 | 12/06/1974The Liberator
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.
#14 | 12/20/1974Up Above the World So High
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Croatian (HR), Italian (IT), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Vietnamese (VI)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/13/1974
Last episode released on: 12/20/1974
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La Planète des Singes"

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