The Best Episodes of Planet of the Apes Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(381 votes)

   #1 - Escape from Tomorrow

   S1:E19/13/1974

   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.

   Director:Don Weis

   Writer:Art Wallace

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   Director:Don Weis

   Writer:Art Wallace
2. 

   7.1/10(328 votes)

   #2 - The Gladiators

   S1:E29/20/1974

   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.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Art Wallace

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Art Wallace
3. 

   7.6/10(324 votes)

   #3 - The Trap

   S1:E39/27/1974

   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.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Edward J. Lakso
4. 

   7.3/10(289 votes)

   #4 - The Good Seeds

   S1:E410/4/1974

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

   Director:Don Weis

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Don Weis

   Writer:Unknown
5. 

   7.0/10(289 votes)

   #5 - The Legacy

   S1:E510/11/1974

   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.

   Director:Bernard McEveety

   Writer:Robert Hamner

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   Director:Bernard McEveety

   Writer:Robert Hamner
6. 

   6.6/10(269 votes)

   #6 - Tomorrow's Tide

   S1:E610/18/1974

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

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Unknown

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7. 

   7.1/10(260 votes)

   #7 - The Surgeon

   S1:E710/25/1974

   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.

   Director:Arnold Laven

   Writer:Barry Oringer

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   Director:Arnold Laven

   Writer:Barry Oringer
8. 

   7.1/10(262 votes)

   #8 - The Deception

   S1:E811/1/1974

   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.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Anthony Lawrence

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Anthony Lawrence
9. 

   7.0/10(260 votes)

   #9 - The Horse Race

   S1:E911/8/1974

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

   Director:Jack Starrett

   Writer:Booker Bradshaw

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   Director:Jack Starrett

   Writer:Booker Bradshaw
10. 

    7.0/10(251 votes)

    #10 - The Interrogation

    S1:E1011/15/1974

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

    Director:Alf Kjellin

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Alf Kjellin

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    6.9/10(250 votes)

    #11 - The Tyrant

    S1:E1111/22/1974

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

    Director:Ralph Senensky

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Ralph Senensky

    Writer:Unknown
12. 

    7.1/10(248 votes)

    #12 - The Cure

    S1:E1211/29/1974

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

    Director:Bernard McEveety

    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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    Director:Bernard McEveety

    Writer:Edward J. Lakso
13. 

    7.0/10(252 votes)

    #13 - The Liberator

    S1:E1312/6/1974

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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    7.1/10(256 votes)

    #14 - Up Above the World So High

    S1:E1412/20/1974

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

    Director:John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer:Shimon Wincelberg

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    Director:John Meredyth Lucas

    Writer:Shimon Wincelberg