Planet of the Apes

The Best Episodes of Planet of the Apes

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Network:CBS

Every episode of Planet of the Apes ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
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  1. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - The Trap

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    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  2. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - The Good Seeds

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    S1:E4

    Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.

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    Director:Don Weis
    Writer:N/A
  3. 6.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Legacy

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    S1:E5

    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.

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  4. 6.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Deception

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    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  5. 6.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Horse Race

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    S1:E9

    Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.

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  6. 6.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Up Above the World So High

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    S1:E14

    Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.

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  8. 6.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Gladiators

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    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  9. 6.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Tomorrow's Tide

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    S1:E6

    An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. 6.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The Cure

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    S1:E12

    Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.

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  11. 6.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Liberator

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    S1:E13

    Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  12. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Escape from Tomorrow

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    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Don Weis
  13. 6.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - The Surgeon

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    S1:E7

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Interrogation

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    S1:E10

    Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.

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    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:N/A
  15. 6.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Tyrant

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    S1:E11

    Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.

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    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"The Trap" is the best rated episode of "Planet of the Apes". It scored 7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Edward J. Lakso, it aired on 9/27/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Good Seeds".