Ranked #5 of 14 in Season 1•matches the season avg
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.
Roddy McDowall
Galen
Ron Harper
Alan Virdon
James Naughton
Pete Burke
Mark Lenard
Urko
Booth Colman
Zaius
Arnold Laven
Director
Barry Oringer
Writer
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"The Surgeon" is episode 7 of Planet of the Apes season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 277 votes, ranking #5 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Arnold Laven and written by Barry Oringer, it aired on October 25, 1974.
