What Happened to the PLANET Of The APES TV Series?

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Dan Monroe / Movies, Music & Monsters

3 ай бұрын

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@ROTTINGDEAD Ай бұрын

R.I.P. Ron Harper who passed away March 21 2024

@JettBlast Ай бұрын

Ron Harper, 'Planet of the Apes' star, dead at 91 RIP another childhood memory sadden from saying goodbye to another friend from TV history...

@bryanconnors333 3 ай бұрын

Back in the fall of '74, there was a scant handful of weeks you could watch this AND "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" on the the same Friday night. My eight-year-old heart broke when both were canceled within the year. Dang. Keep it going, Dan. Cheers.

@bryanconnors333 3 ай бұрын

(Oh, and regarding the semi-brain-dead animated series? "The Apefather" line in one of the episodes. 'Nuff said).

@Mojo_Jojo_001 3 ай бұрын

Kolchak was amazing Sci fi for a young person back then.

@George-pp2hr 3 ай бұрын

To bryanconnors333. I'm so glad that there are people like you and i who grew up in the 70s with the greatest shows. Another of my very favorates ' The Night Stalker's. I would have been about 8 years old watching that which was scary back in the day but was still drawn like moth to a flame to watch. I thought that show was cut short. Love it as always 🦘🐨.👍

@bryanconnors333 3 ай бұрын

@@George-pp2hr: Oh to be a child of the '70s. Cheers.

@ryanjordan7268 3 ай бұрын

I was 9 years old. Born in 1965. I remember watching "Helter Skelter" on TV 📺. It scared 😱 the hell out of me. My Uncle Jay lived behind the " labeanca" house in Hollywood. A few years after the murders.

@ricksilva5574 3 ай бұрын

September 13th, 1974 - the same night "Kolchak the Nightstalker" premiered.

@jamesphilip6737 3 ай бұрын

That was another great series. The movie was I believe, produced by Dan Curtis who did Dark Shadows?

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Oh wow, I didn't realize that :-) I'll have to do a video on that show. Thanks for the support, Dan

@ricksilva5574 3 ай бұрын

@@jamesphilip6737 You are correct.

@josephdarkhelmet9494 3 ай бұрын

Another great show that got canceled before its time.

@wicky4473 3 ай бұрын

I loved that show!

@monomarino5349 3 ай бұрын

You give me more blasts from the past than my Vietnam flashbacks.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Haha not sure if that's good or bad LOL:-) Dan

@Chilly_Billy 3 ай бұрын

Hopefully they're good ones. 🫡

@jonathansteadman7935 3 ай бұрын

I loved Planet of the Apes on TV here in England. I was about 10, but couldn't believe there was only 14 episodes. Seems to be the same with the kids TV i watched.

@BruceWall-gv4up 2 ай бұрын

Yea, like the original j. quest, I think only 24

@nunyabizness6595 3 ай бұрын

They rejected two tv scripts from Rod Serling when he did the screenplay for the awesome Planet of the Apes movie. Let that sink in.😂😂😂

@franktrainer169 3 ай бұрын

Wow, me and 5 friends were part of that re-release of the movies. The local theater played all the movies in chronological order. Great day it was

@BruceWall-gv4up 2 ай бұрын

That's killer

@digipeeper 3 ай бұрын

If you look heavily on the POTA series. It’s a pseudo Starsky and Hutch in the apocalyptic future with Gaelen as Huggy Bear.

@Susan_Cunningham 3 ай бұрын

S&H came out the following year. They were V&B wanna bes.

@josephdarkhelmet9494 3 ай бұрын

Omg. Facts. Crazy. Thanks for picking up on that. Bravo.

@jray5363 3 ай бұрын

Loved POTA and S & H, but never would have made that connection! 😂

@michaelconlon8960 3 ай бұрын

Disagree to me Galen was nothing like Huggy Bear.Huggy was a lot shiftier and had many underworld connections while Galen was a member of the hierarchy establishment until he went on the run with Virdon and Burke.To me there are no similarities at all between Galen and Burke and as much as I love both shows how anyone can see a similarity between those two characters is beyond my understanding

@Susan_Cunningham 3 ай бұрын

@@michaelconlon8960 Agree. Apart from the hair colour, there was no similarity. Not in the characters, not in the settings, not in the pretty much anything.

@user-uz7ir9sc1t 2 ай бұрын

Thank God they made the 1968 ape flick with Heston so that all the other water-downed ripoff remakes, sequels, prequels, etc. can be compared to what was a truly great Sci Fi film, the original Planet of the Apes. Forget everything else. Nothing else can stand up to Heston's '68 movie.

@BarefootPeasant 2 ай бұрын

Yup, the original film is only thing that ever comes to mind when I think of Planet of the Apes.

@bqkmg2037 2 ай бұрын

Exactly POTA from 1968 thur 1974 were the BEST remakes not the same I grew up with the originals born 1965 I was 3 in '68 and 9 in '74 POTA are my all time favorites along with Kolchak the night stalker TV series and the first two movies The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973).

@playedout148 Ай бұрын

Despite Hestons "acting".

@Akstergrind 3 ай бұрын

I remember being allowed to stay up "late" on Sunday nights to watch the TV show. I absolutely loved it and still do. I bought the dvd box set a couple of years ago and couldn't believe there were only 14 episodes! It's such a shame it never got to have any kind of conclusion. It just ended.

@LannieLord 3 ай бұрын

Here in the USA it was on FRIDAY nights.

@stingray4real Ай бұрын

RIP Ron Harper (1933-2024)

@ttintagel 3 ай бұрын

This show, the TV adaptation of Logan's Run, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker have been my late night comfort food since I was an insomniac kid. Those, and Vincent Price movies.

@illudiumq36spacemodulator39 3 ай бұрын

I liked the short lived series Fantastic Journey. I read on several different websites that she died from cancer but Wikipedia shows her still alive, age 72 and married and living in Studio City California.

@BruceWall-gv4up 2 ай бұрын

The original Logan's run is still one of my favorites, me and brother saw it that summer it was released many times at Robert e Lee theater in BR. on plank close to hollywood

@MrScottx 3 ай бұрын

I am still pissed that they cancelled it. Every Fantasy show from the 70's seemed to only last a season or less!

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, definitely died too early :-( thanks for the support :-) Dan

@NelsonStJames 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, remember Quark? I can't even find proof that that show even existed.

@Zebred2001 3 ай бұрын

I've got the TV series set on DVD! Lifelong POTA fan here. There was a show called Hollywood Treasures that profiled people who owned famous movie props. One episode featured a guy in LA (if memory serves) that owned the large Lawgiver statue!

@kahunadad 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic episode, Dan ! I remember being utterly devastated when POTA was canceled on TV. But once Jaws was released in 75, followed by King Kong in 76, and STAR WARS in 77, the poor POTA series was completely put out of my mind by all the incredible movies.

@BruceWall-gv4up 2 ай бұрын

Yea, my big sister took me and brother to see jaws 75, bad news bears 76, and star wars 77 all on opening night, and we did fire up on the way.

@bobthebear1246 9 күн бұрын

DAMN you're good. You're maybe a year younger than me, as I was 7 when the series was on - I'm turning 57 in 2 months - but what really strikes me about you is that you have such a perfect radio voice. It is extremely pleasant to listen to, plus you really know your stuff. Good job!!

@atherstone55 5 күн бұрын

I was 13, loved the series

@TheImaginator972 Ай бұрын

I was sad upon hearing the news of Ron Harper passing, I really like him from this classic Planet Of The Apes TV Series and that I still have my DVD copy of the series. Rest In Heaven Ron Harper. . 💐😭

@rickbase6587 3 ай бұрын

When this series went off the air my friend and I started a petition to bring it back ...We were 12 and it was 1975 (??). We had about 500 names or so and I sent it in to CBS. They sent me back a letter saying how they were going to cancel it for a wider selection of programming...Or something like that. I still have it somewhere.

@randycrawford4921 3 ай бұрын

ABC sent about the same letter to me when I belonged to a group trying to Kolchak : The Night Stalker about the same time. Everybody in the group got the same form letter.

@marsoelflaco5722 Ай бұрын

Roddy McDowall was a true treasure. 👍🏽✌🏾

@kevinpatrick8788 3 ай бұрын

Dont forget James Gregory who played General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes . His deep gravelly voice made Ursus evem more intimidating . Alot of people will remember him for playing Inspector Frank Luger on Barney Miller.

@NelsonStJames 3 ай бұрын

Wow, I never realized that was him.

@darson100 3 ай бұрын

During the intro about how few episodes were made, my first thought was "Man I loved this show as a kid".

@richardathome65 3 ай бұрын

This was my number one favourite TV show at the time of broadcast in England. It certainly feels like more episodes were made to me than just 14!

@jamesjennings-yd2bc 3 ай бұрын

I remember watching this in the '70's on a Sunday in the UK. Loved it.

@user-fu6bi1jv4g 3 ай бұрын

I was 11 years old when the TV series originally aired, and was a consummate fan. When it was cancelled, I wrote a scathing letter to CBS complaining of the heinous mistake they had made by depriving PotA fans of their favourite show. In response, they sent me a standard form letter that did not gain my satisfaction at all!

@Buford_T_Justice1 3 ай бұрын

I never saw the show when it first aired on CBS. I caught it in syndication. My local station KTLA 5 in Los Angeles had “Planet of the Apes Week” every year where they would run all 5 of those 2 hr edits every weeknight for a week. It was awesome. They also had Clint Eastwood week, Charles Bronson week, Chuck Norris week, and Bruce Lee week. It was the early 80s and life was sweet. Great video. Subbed

@BruceWall-gv4up 2 ай бұрын

Why can,t the local stations do that anymore.

@Monkofmagnesia 3 ай бұрын

According to his widow, Natalie Trundy, Jacobs stated, "I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole family." The t.v. series may not be on Blue Ray but it is on DVD. I have the boxed set which includes an episoide CBS refused to air as they thought it had an anti0Viet Nam War message.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

That's really cool to know :-) Dan

@ShinobiShaman 3 ай бұрын

@@MoviesMusicMonstersI don't like the sequels to the original film, but I actually like the series.

@Martyn2021 3 ай бұрын

@@ShinobiShaman if you discount the Tim Burton remake film and look at the new (Andy Serkis) films as the history that Cornelius and Zira explain when under aresst, they can fit in a time line

@lordgreystoke-6390 3 ай бұрын

Natalie Trundy had Roles in Four of the Planet of the Apes films. She played a Mutant in Beneath, A Doctor who befriends Cornelius and Zira in Escape, and a Female Ape who was a love Interest for Ceasar in Conquest and Battle.

@KStew9010 3 ай бұрын

It's still on. I watch it on one of my Roku channels and KZfaq.

@jponeill2151 3 ай бұрын

I remember meeting Galen and Urco at a huge department store in Liverpool (UK). I love to think it was the actors but i fear it wasnt, although Mum said it was.. i was around 7-8. Galen signed my head. 🤷‍♂️

@SplinkProductions 3 ай бұрын

Good times in the early to mid-70s when the local CBS affiliate in Kansas City would show the five theatrical films as “Ape Week” in the afternoon movie slot. I would race home from school just in time for them to start. Later they would follow with the films edited together from the TV series. Surely, the best of times.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Great memories from CBS back in the day :-) love it. Dan

@DavidLLambertmobile 3 ай бұрын

I remember in the late 1970s early 1980s my aunt loved the Apes films. In Pittsburgh, they ran the films often.

@BloodyOffDoors 3 ай бұрын

The one with the glider LITERALLY broke my leg! I loved this series when I was a kid, and after seeing Gaylen flying, I decided that I'd have a go... and took a run and launched myself off the outhouse roof! My Mum reminded me years later that when we were at the Children's Hospital having my leg set, I was only crying because i couldn't fly!!!

@kimopuppy 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely love the Planet of the Apes it had a huge impact on my life! I still have a PofA metal Trash can. Even picked up the PofA comic mag back in High School. Met Mark Lenard and he was a great guy. Made my parents watch the TV show! I have seen every single movie, TV show, and comic that came out.

@donsmeltzer4083 3 ай бұрын

Planet of the Apes and The Night Stalker. Two reasons I looked forward to Friday nights.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Those were the days weren't they? :-) Dan

@langreeves6419 3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah, I loved Night Stalker!

@juanelevin1114 3 ай бұрын

Problem was there was no way to watch more than one show at a time, you had to choose one and go with it.

@donsmeltzer4083 3 ай бұрын

@@juanelevin1114 where I lived, they were on at different times, so it was possible to watch both.

@MrLangDog 3 ай бұрын

Not too long ago, one of my local over-the -air channels was playing the original series on Sunday mornings. It was the first time I saw all the episodes. Loved it.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Oh wow that is really cool. That must mean it's still in syndication?

@davidmitchell6873 3 ай бұрын

It was on MeTv a couple of years ago on Saturday night at 3 in the morning.

@MrLangDog 3 ай бұрын

@@davidmitchell6873 It could very well have been on my local MeTv, I can't be sure. If I had seen the Apes episode too recently, I would switch stations and watch The Green Hornet :)

@MrLangDog 3 ай бұрын

@@MoviesMusicMonsters We have 2 "classis TV" ota stations here so someone sure had the rights :) They didn't look remastered but they were darn good quality.

@antonnym214 3 ай бұрын

You said the 7 scariest words in the English language: Disney is going to give it a shot OMG! How many beloved properties are they going to destroy at the molecular level?

@Pisti846 3 ай бұрын

It will be woke, PC and unwatchable.

@ajf5823 3 ай бұрын

The apes will all be female as will the astronauts 🫤🤦‍♀️🙄

@andybertaut 3 ай бұрын

It actually doesn't take place in 3085. After the crash, the spaceship's chronometer reads 3085, however Alan states this was just the date when it stopped working and can't be relied on to be an accurate current date. Zaius mentions the arrival of other human astronauts ten years earlier (referring to Taylor), putting the date just after the original movie.

@user-dk3up2nl1m 3 ай бұрын

Excellent work

@rumblehat4357 3 ай бұрын

The problem with it is, it can’t be the same Dr. Zaius. There was no attempt to make the two characters look the same (even though thy were two different actors, the makeup could have at least been made to look the same,) the original two films took place on the east coast, the tv series on the west coast, communication between the coasts was probably non-existent, and no character from the films appears in the tv show (except Zaius, who I believe really isn’t the same character.) in addition, they were all dead after the first two films when people couldn’t speak, but in the tv series they could. The show must take place in the time loop between Battle For the Planet Of The Apes and the original film. The reference to other astronauts doesn’t make sense unless it happened a third time. None of this adds up to him being the same Dr. zaius. Possibly the tv show Zaius is an ancestor, or maybe just a more common name? Timeline repeating time loop: 3084 TV series 3950 POTA 3955 Beneath 1973 Escape 1991 Conquest 2001 Battle for 2600 Lawgiver speech bookending Battle 3979 Cartoon Cycle repeats. The odd one out is the cartoon. It features Zira, Cornelius, Zaius, Yet takes place in the timeline after the earth is destroyed. Unless it’s a separate timeline. It would have made more sense had it taken place a few years before the tv series. At least then it COULD be what Zaius refers to as astronauts landing a few years before in the tv series. I’m saying the tv show HAS to occur long before the original film before humans lost the power of speech and intelligence.

@tainonative4941 3 ай бұрын

Mark Lenard was my father-in-law. Thanks for being so nice and kind to him. Best wishes on your channel. I subscribed!

@jonnywyattgreengreen3301 3 ай бұрын

That's so cool .Huge fan of Mark . His performances on star trek incredible and mission impossible. I loved him in planet of the Apes .

@joeobyrne3189 3 ай бұрын

I'm from the UK. Watched the series as a young boy. Never seen them since, but I remember all the episodes you described. Absolutely loved it. The films and comics too.

@maxsmodels 3 ай бұрын

Didn't you just love those old network movie of the week animations.

@Litauen-yg9ut 3 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, General Ursus is on my computer slide show, along with B-9, a Cylon Centurion and Gort...

@ktloz2246 3 ай бұрын

I remember a lot of kids had POTA lunch boxes

@maxsmodels 3 ай бұрын

I watched that show regularly on Friday nights followed by the 6 million dollar man and lastly Kolchak the NIght Stalker.

@georgejetson1923 2 ай бұрын

When I was a kid watching this in the 70's I thought the 2 main characters were the same actors who played starkly and hutch. 😂

@MoviesMusicMonsters 2 ай бұрын

Haha :-) yes I see the similarities

@chrisrose6014 3 ай бұрын

I was in the 7th grade when this show hit TV and I refused to go to my local high school's home football games because I couldn't miss this show on Friday nights!!

@LannieLord 3 ай бұрын

I was the same age as you ! I hated sports though.

@125ZJK 3 ай бұрын

Ah man General Urko scared the c£ap out of me...I was a kid to.... Can't say I enjoyed the Tim Burton attempt.

@alvermette218 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for bring back my childhood, I was one of them kid fans that loved that show.

@rikkiportner8482 Ай бұрын

Back when this version of Lost In Space came out, I went to a party in Nyack New York. It was sort of a family party. Lots of kids and parents, and I came as a guest with another person, so I didn’t know too many people. Later that evening I noticed a young boy playing with an action figure of John Robinson from the 98 version. I asked him, “who do you have there?” “It’s my dad” he said excitedly. I was surprised and confused. Later I found out that the kid was William Hurts son. He was at the party with William Hurts I’m assuming girlfriend/wife at the time. R.I.P. William Hurt

@IndigoDavei 3 ай бұрын

The TV series was hugely popular in the UK. It was shown on Sunday evenings, late 1974. It think it was networked by ITV, which was unusual for an imported series. The repeats, however (around 1975 and '76), were shown regionally, scheduled in various slots by the different ITV companies. But the fact it got a repeat run indicates how popular it had been (again, a little unusual for an imported series). I don't know how much potential it had to continue for longer - but then, 'on the run'-type series can keep on delivering descent episodes for quite some time.

@LannieLord 3 ай бұрын

After it aired here in the USA ; Fall thru Christmas 1974: it was TOTALLY FORGOTTEN.

@bigrobnz 3 ай бұрын

God how the years have gone by......always watched this as a kid......we all talked about the next day at school......regards from New Zealand......

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Awesome :-) and regards from New York :-) Dan

@dw7704 3 ай бұрын

One of the biggest problems with the TV show was they left out the most interesting character from the movies, Zira. There was one episode with an old flame of Galen’s, Kira. They should have ran with that.

@RichArd-vc5jp 3 ай бұрын

Logans Run had a tv show as well didn't it?

@caragroves7196 3 ай бұрын

you should do one on the land of the giants as well as it could come back today

@realsatoshihashimoto 3 ай бұрын

I remember this series coming out when I was a small kid. I also remember it was such a huge hit that my local grocery store even sold Planet of The Apes masks made out of cardboard... I loved those days! ❤

@weirdcritter 3 ай бұрын

Would love this in a Blu-ray box set 🐵🦍🦧

@BruceWall-gv4up 3 ай бұрын

The trap was the other episode i saw, the man and ape are underground subway, they see poster from zoo, with ape in cage, ape get,s pissed trys to hide poster

@TheRickydamen 3 ай бұрын

Had an Urko figure and an enduring fear that apes would come riding around the corner of a valley i lived by on horses and catch me in a net...childhood trauma lol

@synthmaniacmoog2607 21 күн бұрын

Never realised it only ran for 14 episodes. We loved it.

@andycabrera8160 2 ай бұрын

I remember my Mom baught me the forbettin zone playset. Loved playing with that set because it had a big net. Sadly couldnt find to buy any figures in the 80s. I use to use the play set forbetten zone city with my Master of the universe action figures. Played with it for hours, it was fun having that play set.❤❤❤❤❤

@peterjpcritchley173 Ай бұрын

I liked Urko. You always knew where you were with Urko. It makes life less complicated.

@MisterEMystery 3 ай бұрын

The difference a day makes. You state over 17k subscribers (whenever you actually made the video) yesterday and 1 day later you’re at 19.3k. Congratulations! I look forward to the video about the metal ship used and whatever happened to it (scrapped or purchased?)!

@paulwiley8902 2 ай бұрын

I love the POTA TV series, I've got the DVD's and still watch it from time to time.

@ram0166 3 ай бұрын

Oh Disney got a hold of it! That’s the final nail.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

I have zero expectations.

@stuartsharman3055 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I hate Disney and always have. Over-rated nonsense all of it. Disney f%#ks everything up...and it's taking over the World, can't anybody see that... Not that I'm PARANOID you understand?😂

@michaelmcfarland1716 3 ай бұрын

I'm with you on the dropped plotline involving the disc, the vaults, and Virden's desire to get home.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, would have been nice if they had pursued some of those storylines but, it is what it is :-) thanks for the support, Dan

@rumblehat4357 3 ай бұрын

Most of the time back then most shows were episodic, and not a story arc, except for soap operas. It made them easier to sell because it didn’t matter if you missed an episode. I do wish it ran for a full season, and we got to see the plot of “The legacy” actually mean something. They just ran out of time. They were still making episodes when it was canceled.

@amkire65 3 ай бұрын

I loved this show when it screened in New Zealand in the early 1970s. I had one of the masks (long gone now) but still have the View Master disks tucked away. Please, Disney, don't try to reimagine this show!

@Orange_Slices517 3 ай бұрын

Dan, I love the vids, man. Please keep them coming!!!!!

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Hey, thank you so much. The support is appreciated:-) Dan

@winslowpippleton7157 3 ай бұрын

I watch the tv show again every now and then, it's a fun universe to get lost in tbh

@wendyhermes 3 ай бұрын

I was so pissed when they took this off the air. I was in 3rd grade when it aired. I was simply mad about all the Ape movies and was so excited for a weekly series. I loved the cartoon the next year, too.

@VoxVeritas1776 3 ай бұрын

It’s obvious that the Planet of the Apes TV series is an alternate reality/universe

@jdrosner1 2 ай бұрын

Returning from Northern California to San Diego along the PCH, my dad saw some Airstream trailers parked near the bluff overlooking the ocean near Malibu. We pulled in to see what was going on. We came upon the location for the tv show. As a 14 year old it was a great experience. The crew was on edge as every time they set up a shot, an airplane or boat or a stray cloud would throw the director into an angry fit and yelled "CUT". The scene was a eulogy being said while apes surrounded a grave stone.

@Phoenix85006 3 ай бұрын

MeTV started showing the series a few years ago around 4am on Sunday morning and I was up watching it! Wish they were still showing it 😔

@toddposey6925 2 ай бұрын

My brother and I had to beg to watch this show and I couldn't remember why. Makes sense because my dad was a huge Sanford and Son fan. Never realized that was James Naughton, either. Sure if you haven't done Kolchak yet it's coming, looking forward to more.

@Kirok2005 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I remember watching this as a kid, and it was one of my favorites. Along with Night Stalker, and the Six Million Dollar Man.

@BruceWall-gv4up 2 ай бұрын

You got to see the 6 million episode where Austin uses his bionic arm , mainly hand as an impact wrench on head bolts on aircraft engine then runs across field with motor on back, my ole man was like what the f. is going on, it was hilarious.

@jstnxprsn 3 ай бұрын

As the guy who ran the main fansite for the show Surface for a decade, I can guarantee you that Friday night's are where networks send shows to die.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, honestly I'm really surprised. Watching movies on Friday night was always a big deal to us. I can't really explain that. Do you have any explanation as to why Friday night TV just wasn't any good? Thanks, Dan

@jstnxprsn 3 ай бұрын

@@MoviesMusicMonsters My personal theory is that (esp. back in the day) much of the audience for a show like that would go out on Friday nights. We had lives back then, beyond television. LOLOL Subscribed to your channel Dan. I've been enjoying it. Btw, you REALLY remind me of an old bass player friend of mine named Don. Kinda makes me feel at home here. ROFL

@briansmith8147 3 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this as a young kid in the UK in the mid 70s ..although I did get the leads confused with Starsky & Hutch .

@jonathansteadman7935 3 ай бұрын

Yeah,same here, buddy shows were big then .

@krishnamurtiism 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, 70s dark guy and blonde guy phenomenon. Even Dukes of Hazard got in on it.

@nowomennokids641 3 ай бұрын

That was awesome! I was 5 when I saw "Conquest" at the theater in '72 and wanted to be Caesar so bad; loved this show as a kid; had all the toys, coloring books, comics/magazines etc, but for the life of me can't recall ever seeing those older Galen spots on TV--thank you for showing that, I'm gonna try and find them all!

@YellowfinGrouper Ай бұрын

The tv series was hugely popular in the U.K. and this led to a British weekly reprint comic of the contents of the Marvel monthly being so popular that it encouraged Marvel to keep printing the American monthly even as sales declined. There were also three hardcover Annual books published with new U.K. material based on the tv shows.

@oliverortiz8507 3 ай бұрын

I remember with fondness this fascinating series that stimulated my imagination every week. Many of the storylines were intriguing and I was saddened to one day look for the show only to see it was gone. I never saw the Roddy McDowell as aged Galen movies and I would have enjoyed this immensely. I hope they release the series in the collection it deserves. This was a fun episode and if this is the usual fare then I am subscribing too.

@darrenbee4955 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. It was an awesome show and until now never knew why it got cancelled. Same as Logan's run, the series.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Yeah comma I've been looking to do a video on Logan's run period but it seems like they suffered the same fate period Fate

@darrenbee4955 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I did assume that. But you can't even find it to watch anywhere. It's like it never existed. Lol

@paulsowney771 3 ай бұрын

Hi I’m Paul from England just seen this and have just subscribed. Unbelievable memories came flooding back. It was shown here in 1974 around 7-30 pm on Sunday I think im almost 64 these days !! All I can remember every Monday morning it was the talk in school was such a amazing show then just went. Im glad you have let me know why as always wondered. Really looking forward to seeing your videos. Was a excellent presentation and so informative. Many thanks 🙏

@LannieLord 3 ай бұрын

I am VERY surprised that you got it in 1974! Here in the USA , it was Fall 1974. I wonder if you got it LATE in 1974. UK normally gets USA shows MUCH later. And vice versa. We did not get Monty Python until 1975/76. But we did get Space : 1999 when it was brand new.

@paulsowney771 3 ай бұрын

@@LannieLord I just looked it up and was 13th October 1974 till January 1975 never seen it since. Loved it !!

@LannieLord 3 ай бұрын

Did the UK get the Kolchak The Night Stalker series too ? @@paulsowney771

@reinaldogarcia70 2 ай бұрын

I actually remember this .I must have been between eight or nine years old When it originally aired on television I finally managed to see the whole series in the four thirty movie on channel 7 a b c New york city 1982

@chriswright6425 Ай бұрын

OMG!!! I had the treehouse!!! My action figures where so happy in the treehouse!!!! Thank you for the awesome flashback!!!!

@jimsmalleimb7709 3 ай бұрын

Agreed. The show was excellent. I wish it had continued. But it couldn't be done today. The talent isn't there and modern cinematography is absolutely wretched.

@rsler63 3 ай бұрын

If it was done today it wouldn't be the same. At least to me. However, there are good short stories on it and the movies. Specifically in the 2017 book "Planet of the Apes: Tales of the Forbidden Zone," edited by Rich Handley and Jim Beard. The one story on the TV series was good but left you hanging. It was suppose to be continued in a sequel to the book, but Beard told me the 2nd book idea was dropped.

@johno4521 3 ай бұрын

I love that cool image of Roddy McDowell in full ape make up wearing shades. It would make a great t-shirt!

@deeferguson9272 3 ай бұрын

Roddy was a cool dude !!!! Love the shades 😀

@FernandoGon814 3 ай бұрын

It moved too Oakland California and it’s still running today!

@domonek07251967 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the childhood flashback!.. I was 7 years old... I cried like a baby when they canceled this show.. lol. My 1st experience with a canceled TV show..

@noneofurbusiness5223 3 ай бұрын

I was 11 - very disappointed!

@stebaer 3 ай бұрын

Btw As I'd submitted on IMBD In Planet of the Apes Comics by Malibu Graphics there was a comic of which tells how a Bubble picked up some wolves and saved them from the plague so I pointed out in the TV-Series how this can be the excuse /explanation for dogs running around in another episode like how that ape boy had a dog in the 1st episode of the P.O.T.A. TV-series.

@jeffreyfisher3115 2 ай бұрын

I watched this series when it came out, and bought a novelization or two of the series. Surprised it was cancelled so soon, but your comments about the scripting rings true. Most memorable scene to me: Urko : Ahh yes. I seem to remember hearing something vaguely about that; *Brain washing*. Isn't that where you take the brain out of the skull and wash it with cool water? Wanda : No, no. You don't take the brain out of the skull. Urko : You don't - Well how can you wash the brain if you don't take it out of the skull?

@JosephDickersonUX 3 ай бұрын

Met David Naughton at a convention last year and I had NO IDEA he and James were related. WOW. And I am a HUGE Apes fan - Like, I have a display in my office full of Apes collectibles. Great video, thank you!

@eveglead1913 3 ай бұрын

That was a new fact to me too.

@tron3entertainment 3 ай бұрын

Dan, I had always believed that "franchise fatigue" did this show in. It is the reason why Superman does not sell as well anymore. People are tired of the same old Superman and really do not like change either. Some things just run their course. Do you not think so? Happy to see your channel growing.

@MoviesMusicMonsters 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it could be. But remember the movies were really popular at this point. I just think putting it on Friday night was a death sentence. Tuesdays at 7:30 might have been a whole different show.

@huskerjpg 3 ай бұрын

I remember this series as a kid. I thought the intro was a classic.

@werdna9006 3 ай бұрын

The TV series was worth watching just for the excellent Roddy McDowall

@mikestanmore2614 3 ай бұрын

I loved this show. We didn't have a colour TV at the time, but an old couple three doors down would let me walk down to watch it at their place. I was about 8 or 9 at the time. The house is still there, I often think of them as I pass it.

@wmarclocher 3 ай бұрын

I had most if not all of the Mego action figures, I skipped getting Galen as it was just a repackaged Cornelius. Also had the Tree House. (edit) Looking forward to "What Happened to LAND of The LOST TV Series?" video

@SuperLeilani33 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved the tv series but of course that’s because I loved Roddy McDowall so much ❤the original movie is also an amazing classic

@Collector261 Ай бұрын

By this time Roddy McDowell was a cult figure.

@davemeyers9425 Ай бұрын

Loved the show, like the Logan’s Run TV show it never lasted. Keep up the good work!

@MoviesMusicMonsters Ай бұрын

Hey dave, thanks so much :-)

@Earthtime3978 18 күн бұрын

…or the Invisible Man tv series

@chrisf8898 3 ай бұрын

Dammit.. You are always teasing other awesome videos

@darrensmith6999 3 ай бұрын

Loved this show then and bought it on DVD recently and enjoying it now. Its a bit like the TV Series Logan's Run , shame it did not take of either :)

@Donathon-qx8kq 3 ай бұрын

The Logan series was also getting better as it went on.... really the world was a little bitty bit closer to the second book....we need a Real Logan Run movie... with CGI it could happen... just my opinion

@davidlaney6153 2 ай бұрын

I watched this every Friday night and then after that would watch the Night Stalker...

@BrooklynAvenue 2 ай бұрын

4:00 Battle takes place very early in the 21st century. It occurs only a few years after Conquest which takes place in the 1990s. There is one scene that takes place around 2600, that is the narrator, the Law Giver, who is telling the story of Battle centuries later.

@JeffMcNeal 3 ай бұрын

I was 14-years-old when the TV series debuted and enjoyed it. I recently found the original 14 episodes and revisited them. Thanks for filling in all the gaps over what happened and why. Really interesting stuff. Thank you.