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The Best Episodes of Planet of the Apes Season 1

Every episode of Planet of the Apes Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Planet of the Apes Season 1!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 3 - The Trap
    7.6/10(341 votes)

    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:Arnold Laven
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  2. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 4 - The Good Seeds
    7.3/10(307 votes)

    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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  3. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 1 - Escape from Tomorrow
    7.2/10(399 votes)

    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
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  4. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 2 - The Gladiators
    7.1/10(345 votes)

    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:Don McDougall
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  5. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 7 - The Surgeon
    7.1/10(277 votes)

    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:Arnold Laven
    Writer:Barry Oringer

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  6. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 8 - The Deception
    7.1/10(276 votes)

    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
    Writer:Anthony Lawrence

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  7. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 14 - Up Above the World So High
    7.1/10(272 votes)

    S1:E14

    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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  8. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 5 - The Legacy
    7.0/10(306 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Robert Hamner

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  9. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 9 - The Horse Race
    7.0/10(277 votes)

    S1:E9

    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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  10. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 10 - The Interrogation
    7.0/10(266 votes)

    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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  11. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 12 - The Cure
    7.0/10(262 votes)

    S1:E12

    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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  12. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 13 - The Liberator
    7.0/10(266 votes)

    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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  13. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 11 - The Tyrant
    6.9/10(266 votes)

    S1:E11

    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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  14. Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 6 - Tomorrow's Tide
    6.6/10(290 votes)

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Trap" is the best rated episode of "Planet of the Apes" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 341 votes. Directed by Arnold Laven and written by Edward J. Lakso, it aired on 9/27/1974. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Good Seeds".