Goofs

During the closing credits of each episode was a statement "Based on characters from Planet of the Apes (1968)". This is not quite true, as there are no characters from the original novel or movie that appear on this series; only two character names. Galen was a doctor (named Dr. Galen) who assisted Zira as more or less a trained vet on the original film. The Galen on this series was an underling of the Ape Council. Zaius on the original film (Dr. Zaius) was head of the Ministry of Science and Keeper of the Faith. Zaius on this series was merely a politician (not titled "Doctor"), head of the Ape Council. See more