
Return to the Planet of the Apes
Return to the Planet of the Apes is a short-lived animated series, by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television, based upon Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel had previously been adapted in a series of movies, beginning with the 1968 Planet of the Apes starring Charlton Heston. Unlike the film, its sequels, and the 1974 live-action television series, which involved a primitive ape civilization, Return to the Planet of the Apes depicted a technologically advanced society, complete with automobiles, film, and television; as such it more closely resembled both Boulle's original novel and early concepts for the first Apes movie which were changed due to budgetary limitations in the late 1960s.
Three astronauts are catapulted into the future. Soon Judy is swallowed by the Earth and Bill and Jeff wind up in the company of primitive humans who are captured by talking apes.
When Bill ends up at the laboratory in Ape City, Cornelius and Zira help him escape. Meanwhile Jeff and Nova search for Bill.
Dr. Zaius mounts an expedition to the Forbidden Zone to find the astronauts' spaceship, so Bill and Jeff head there first to destroy it.
Bill and Jeff plan to relocate the humanoids, so they turn to Zira and Cornelius for help.
Jeff and Bill discover an entrance to the lair of the Underdwellers, where they discover they've returned to Earth and find a brainwashed Judy in cahoots with the locals.
When General Urko discovers a World War II fighter plane, the astronauts make plans to swipe it.
The astronauts lead the humanoids to New Valley and stumble upon fellow astronaut Brent. Meanwhile General Urko tries to find the thief who stole his plane.
The astronauts must save the herd from a flying dinosaur and keep the airplane from the Apes.
Blue eyes and Jeff must bring get fuel for the plane so Judy can get the needed medication to Nova before she dies and the spreads the infection to others.
General Urko hatches a scheme to declare war on the Underdwellers. Bill, Jeff, and Judy must find a way to stop him.
Cornelius and Zira take advantage of Urko's demotion to try and attempt to salvage an old hot-air balloon. Little do they know, the dragon is back, so Bill and Cornelius must team up with an ancient ape god to stop it.
Cornelius builds a hot air balloon that makes an unscheduled stop on Ice Mountain.
The Underdwellers enlist help from Jeff and Bill to stop a volcano from destroying their dwellings.
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Henry Corden | General Urko |
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Austin Stoker | Jeff Allen |
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Claudette Nevins | Judy Franklin |
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Tom Williams | Bill Hudson |
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Edwin Mills | Dr. Cornelius |
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Richard Blackburn | Dr. Zaius |
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Philippa Harris | Dr. Zira |
Director | Doug Wildey |
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Writer | David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng, Pierre Boulle, Larry Spiegel, Jack Kaplan, John Barrett, Bruce Sheeley, John Strong | |
Producer | David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng, Doug Wildey | |
Musician | Dean Elliott |
Packaging | Keep Case |
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Nr Discs | 2 |
Distributor | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Regions | Region 1 |
Watched | |
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Quantity | 1 |
Index | 3086 |
Added Date | Sep 29, 2017 15:47:55 |
Modified Date | Jul 16, 2024 09:18:29 |