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The Best Episodes of Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1

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

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While on a mission, three astronauts in their spaceship get caught in a time vortex. They return to Earth in the year 3979 A.D. and discover that intelligent apes are now the highest form of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 1 - Flames of Doom
    6.5/10(147 votes)

    #1 - Flames of Doom

    S1:E1

    A trio of astronauts are thrust forward in time. They find themselves fugitives after crash-landing on the Planet of the Apes.

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  2. Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 2 - Escape from Ape City
    6.4/10(127 votes)

    #2 - Escape from Ape City

    S1:E2

    After nearly dying in an attack on the humanoids' caves by General Urko's gorilla army, Jeff is able to hide with Nova and avoid being captured.

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  3. Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 3 - The Unearthly Prophecy
    6.1/10(120 votes)

    #3 - The Unearthly Prophecy

    S1:E3

    Urko and his army search the desert for the entrance to the Under-dwellers' caverns.

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  4. Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 4 - Tunnel of Fear
    6.0/10(119 votes)

    #4 - Tunnel of Fear

    S1:E4

    Bill and Jeff move the humans from the warpath of General Urko and his army.

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  5. Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 5 - Lagoon of Peril
    6.1/10(117 votes)

    #5 - Lagoon of Peril

    S1:E5

    The Simian Senate is holding a top-secret session debating the possibility of intelligent humans after one of Urko's soldiers returns, delirious from the Forbidden Zone.

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  6. Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 6 - Terror on Ice Mountain
    6.0/10(115 votes)

    #6 - Terror on Ice Mountain

    S1:E6

    During an archeological dig, Cornelius uncovers an ancient, human-made book entitled 'A Day at the Zoo'.

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  7. Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 7 - River of Flames
    6.1/10(113 votes)

    #7 - River of Flames

    S1:E7

    Bill and Jeff discuss the best means of eluding Urko's troops when Judy insists that the laser previously rescued from the ship be used as a source of escape.

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  8. Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 8 - Screaming Wings
    5.6/10(116 votes)

    #8 - Screaming Wings

    S1:E8

    Bill, Jeff and Judy head for the human settlement across the plain between the mountain ranges when they spy human shapes far below. A WWII Curtiss P-40 appears in the sky...

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  9. Return to the Planet of the Apes Season 1 Episode 9 - Trail to the Unknown
    5.9/10(110 votes)

    #9 - Trail to the Unknown

    S1:E9

    Bill, Jeff and Judy begin building rafts to help the human tribes reach New Valley. As always, Urko is in pursuit. I wonder if he gets paid overtime...

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