Planet of the Apes: Season 1 (1974)

Season 1
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Episodes

1. Escape from Tomorrow
Air date: Sep 13, 1974

Two astronauts land 2000 years in the future and find that Earth is ruled by apes.

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2. The Gladiators
Air date: Sep 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.

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3. The Trap
Air date: Sep 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.

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4. The Good Seeds
Air date: Oct 4, 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.

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5. The Legacy
Air date: Oct 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.

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6. Tomorrow's Tide
Air date: Oct 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.

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7. The Surgeon
Air date: Oct 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.

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8. The Deception
Air date: Nov 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.

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9. The Horse Race
Air date: Nov 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.

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10. The Interrogation
Air date: Nov 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.

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Critic Reviews for Planet of the Apes Season 1

All Critics (2) | Top Critics (1)

The series questioned our treatment of our nearest animal relatives and, by extension, racism, and had some fun with reverse stereotypes.

May 2, 2018 | Full Review…
Rob Mackie

Only Mark Lenard as Urko the gorilla and McDowall as Galen make it even partially worth bothering with.

May 2, 2018 | Full Review…
Devin Faraci
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Audience Reviews for Planet of the Apes: Season 1

  • Jun 11, 2018
    explores juxtaposed social context, with subjective thematic interpretations of events
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