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The Best Episodes of Planet of the Apes Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Planet of the Apes Season 1

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. Background image for Escape from Tomorrow
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Escape from Tomorrow

    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.

    Director:Don Weis
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  2. Background image for The Gladiators
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - The Gladiators

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for The Trap
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Trap

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Good Seeds
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Good Seeds

    S1:E4

    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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  5. Background image for The Legacy
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Legacy

    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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  6. Background image for Tomorrow's Tide
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Tomorrow's Tide

    S1:E6

    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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  8. Background image for The Surgeon
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Surgeon

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Deception
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - The Deception

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Horse Race
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The Horse Race

    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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  11. Background image for The Interrogation
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Interrogation

    S1:E10

    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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  12. Background image for The Tyrant
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Tyrant

    S1:E11

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

    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for The Cure
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - The Cure

    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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  14. Background image for The Liberator
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Liberator

    S1:E13

    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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  15. Background image for Up Above the World So High
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Up Above the World So High

    S1:E14

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Escape from Tomorrow" is the best rated episode of "Planet of the Apes" season 1. It scored 6.2/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Don Weis and written by Art Wallace, it aired on 9/13/1974. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Gladiators".