The Tyrant

The power trio wanderers are working in a crop when appears a Ape's troop collecting seeds's share as tax, however the humans already paid such tax, the tyrant Gorilla Aboro imposes his own rules to hoarding money to buy a best position on the district under an order coming from the Central City becoming the new Prefect, actually the former one is Galen's cousin, but sadly he was shifted to farthest place, Aboro and Urko are friends since the early days of the Academy, when Aboro was caught committing fault, Virdon, Burke and Galen draw up a perfect plan to get Aboro's head to incorruptible Urko, oddly enough the primitive Planet of the Apes is a ruthless place by human beings living in peace, often the high positions are designed for the Chimps, letting the lowest places to Gorillas, although they didn't bear corruption or bribery altogether, seems silly at first look but isn't, here had a "slight" gap between Human and Apes, the question remains, will be the Apes a best race that us!!!

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First watch: 1978 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.5

Turns out General Urko really isn't so bad - like comparing Stalin to Hitler during WWII. The episode starts out great - setting up two human characters that seem a mainstay...

Michael Conrad as a farmer and his rambunctious ape-hating son, James Daughton ("Greg," head of the Deltas from ANIMAL HOUSE, in his second episode). Daughton joins with our hero-trio Virdon, Burke and Galen in battling a band of apes led by the titular villain, Aboro, ruling the town with an iron fist...

And unlike Urko, not adhering to any rules or laws. But the episode wanes when, after a tragedy, Galen is sent to Aboro's tent undercover (as Zaius's aid), tricking him into a personal battle with Urko. Despite being dialog-laden, there's a con - kind of a Planet of the Apes version of THE STING - that's somewhat involving. Although for the most part, it's like watching a bland stage play.