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Planet of The Apes
(1974)
Episode Guide
compiled by
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with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
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UCLA Film and Television Archive
Twentieth Century-Fox Television
for
CBS (Fridays 8:00PM ET)
Executive Producer Herbert Hirschman
Adapted from the novel by Pierre Boulle.
Based on the motion picture of the same name.
US Sci-Fi series 1974 14 episodes x 60 min color
starring
Roddy McDowall
as Galen
Ron Harper
as Alan Virdon
James Naughton
as Pete Burke
Mark Lenard as Urko
Booth Colman as Zaius
Premise:
Two astronauts lost in a time warp land on a planet where apes are
the masters.
'Planet of the Apes' theme music by Lalo Shifrin
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CBS Fridays 8:00 PM Eastern
.01 Planet of the Apes:
ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW
13-Sep-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Art Wallace
Directed by Don Weis
Guest cast:
Royal Dano ........... Farrow
Woodrow Parfrey ...... Veska
Bobby Porter ......... Arno
William Beckley ...... Grundig
Biff Elliot .......... Ullman
Jerome Thor .......... Proto
Ron Stein ............ Turvo
Alvin Hammer ......... Man
Synopsis:
Hurled eons into the future by a time warp, Burke and Virdon become
fugitives from a hostile race of intelligent apes who now control
Earth. [RF]
1.02 Planet of the Apes:
THE GLADIATORS
20-Sep-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Art Wallace
Directed by Don McDougall
Guest cast:
William Smith ........ Tolar
Marc Singer .......... Dalton
John Hoyt ............ Barlow
Pat Renella .......... Jason
Ron Stein ............ Gorilla #1
Nick Dimitri ......... Gorilla #3
Jim Stader ........... Gorilla #2
Andy Albin ........... Man
Eddie Fontaine ....... Gorilla Sgt.
Synopsis:
The astronauts are captured in a village run by an ape who believes
that men are violent by nature. [RF]
1.03 Planet of the Apes:
THE TRAP
27-Sep-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Edward J. Lakso
Directed by Arnold Laven
Guest cast:
Norman Alden ......... Zako
John Milford ......... Miller
Cindy Eilbacher ...... Lisa Miller
Eldon Burke .......... Olam
Ron Stein ............ Mema
Mickey LeClair ....... Jick Miller
Wallace Earl ......... Mary Miller
Gail Bonney .......... Old Woman
Synopsis:
Burke and his archenemy, the gorilla soldier Urko, must work together
to survive when an earthquake traps them in the ancient ruins of a
subway station. [RF]
1.04 Planet of the Apes:
THE GOOD SEEDS
04-Oct-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Robert W. Lenski
Directed by Don Weis
Guest cast:
Geoffrey Deuel ....... Anto
Jacqueline Scott ..... Zantes
Lonny Chapman ........ Polar
Bobby Porter ......... Remus
Eileen Dietz ......... Jilla
Dennis Cross ......... Gorilla Officer
John Garwood ......... Police Gorilla
Michael Carr ......... Patrol Rider
Fred Lerner .......... Gorilla
Synopsis:
The son of a peasant ape is convinced that Burke and Galen have put a
curse on the family's cow. [RF]
1.05 Planet of the Apes:
THE LEGACY
11-Oct-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Robert Hamner
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest cast:
Zina Bethune ......... Arn
Jackie Earle Haley ... Kraik
Robert Phillips ...... Gorilla Captain
Jon Lormer ........... Scientist
Victor Killian ....... Human
Wayne Foster ......... Gorilla Sergeant
Synopsis:
The astronauts hope to find the way to the past in a ruined city.
Uncovering information at Oakland Scientific Institute. [RF]
1.06 Planet of the Apes:
TOMORROW'S TIDE
18-Oct-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Robert W. Lenski
Directed by Don McDougall
Guest cast:
Roscoe Lee Browne .... Hurton
Jay Robinson ......... Bandor
Kathleen Bracken ..... Soma
James Storm .......... Romar
John McLiam .......... Gahto
Frank Orsatti ........ Young Human
Tony Mordente ........ Drayman #2
Synopsis:
When the astronauts are captured in a fishing village employing human
slave labor, they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed
to the gods of the sea. [RF]
1.07 Planet of the Apes:
THE SURGEON
25-Oct-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Barry Oringer
Directed by Arnold Laven
Guest cast:
Jacqueline Scott ..... Kira
Martin E. Brooks ..... Leander
Michael Strong ....... Travin
Jamie Smith-Jackson .. Arna/Girl
David Naughton ....... Dr. Stole
Diana Hale ........... Brigid
Phil Montgomery ...... Jordo
Ron Stein ............ Haman/Lafer
Raymond Mayo ......... Human
Synopsis:
Galen turns on the charm to persuade fellow ape Kira, an expert
surgeon, to use her talents to save Virdon from a bullet wound. [RF]
1.08 Planet of the Apes:
THE DECEPTION
01-Nov-1974 CBS Fri
Produced by Stan Hough
Written by Anthony Lawrence, Ken Spears & Joe Ruby
Story by Anthony Lawrence
Directed by Don McDougall
Guest cast:
Jane Actman .......... Fauna
John Milford ......... Sestus
Baynes Barron ........ Perdix
Pat Renella .......... Zon
Hal Baylor ........... Jasko
Tom McDonough ........ Macor
Eldon Burke .......... Chilot
Ron Stein ............ Krona
Synopsis:
A blind ape falls for Burke, not realizing he is human, she has sworn
to hate all humans after the death of her father by their hands. [RF]
1.09 Planet of the Apes:
THE HORSE RACE
08-Nov-1974 CBS Fri
Produced by Stan Hough
Written by David P. Lewis & Booker Bradshaw
Directed by Jack Starrett
Guest cast:
Morgan Woodward ...... Martin
John Hoyt ............ Barlow
Richard Devon ........ Zandar
Meegan King .......... Gregor
Wesley Fuller ........ Kagan
Henry Levin .......... Prefect
Joe Tornatore ........ Zilo
Russ Marin ........... Daomon
Synopsis:
Virdon rides in a horse race for the life of a blacksmith's son. [RF]
1.10 Planet of the Apes: THE INTERROGATION
15-Nov-1974 CBS Fri
Produced by Stan Hough
Written by Richard Collins
Directed by Alf Kjellin
Guest Stars:
Beverly Garland ...... Wanda
Anne Seymour ......... Ann
Normann Burton ........ Yalu
With:
Harry Townes ......... Dr. Malthus
Lynn Benesch ......... Susan
Lee Delano ........... Gorilla Officer
Eldon Burke .......... Peasant Ape
Ron Stein ............ Gorilla Leader
Wayne Foster ......... Gorilla Lieutenant
Synopsis:
A scientist tries ancient brainwashing techniques on captured Burke. [RF]
1.11 Planet of the Apes: THE TYRANT
22-Nov-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Walter Black
Directed by Ralph Senensky
Guest cast:
Percy Rodriguez ...... Aboro
Joseph Ruskin ........ Daku
Michael Conrad ....... Janor
Tom Troupe ........... Augustus
James Daughton ....... Mikal
Gary Coombs .......... Gorilla Driver
Arlen Stuart ......... Gola
Ron Stein ............ Gorilla
Klair Bybee .......... Sam
Synopsis:
A tyrannical ape is using bribery to gain total control over a district
of human farmers. [RF]
1.12 Planet of the Apes: THE CURE
29-Nov-1974 CBS Fri
Produced by Stan Hough
Written by Edward J. Lakso
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest cast:
Sondra Locke ......... Amy
David Sheiner ........ Zoran
Ron Soble ............ Kava
George Wallace ....... Talbert
Biff Elliot .......... Oranguatang
Albert Cole .......... Mason
Ron Stein ............ Neesa
Charles Leland ....... Man
Eldon Burke .......... Inta
Synopsis:
The astronauts make quinine for a malaria-devastated village which is
now infecting the gorillas as well. [RF]
1.13 Planet of the Apes:
THE LIBERATOR
06-Dec-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Howard Dimsdale
Directed by Arnold Laven
Guest cast:
John Ireland ......... Brun
Ben Andrews .......... Miro
Jennifer Ashley ...... Talia
Peter G. Skinner ..... Clim
Mark Bailey .......... Villager
Ron Stein ............ 1st Gorilla Guard
Tom McDonough ........ 2nd Gorilla Guard
[--] 13-Dec-1974 preempted for Dr. Seuss "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".
1.14 Planet of the Apes:
UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH
20-Dec-1974 CBS Fri
Written by Shimon Wincelberg & Arthur Browne Jr.
Story by Shimon Wincelberg
Directed by John Meredyth Lucas
Guest cast:
Frank Aletter ........ Leuric
Joanna Barnes ........ Carsia
Martin E. Brooks ..... Konag
William Beckley ...... Council Orang
Glenn Wilder ......... Human Driver
Ron Stein ............ Gorilla Guard
Eldon Burke .......... 2nd Trooper
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