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  • david_b
    Never had enough toys..
    • May 9, 2008
    • 2305

    Best POTA TV episode..?

    I've only got a couple on my iPod now, but just watched "The Trap" the other night on the train coming down here to TX (rare vacation...).

    LOVED Mark Lenard's interaction with James Naughton.. great interaction. Excellent drama, nice build of anger and suspense. Anyone who loved Lenard's role as Urko will probably agree this is his finest episode.

    Aside from the pilot episode, it's my favorite of the bunch..!! I liked the television show about as much as the first two movies. I know Roddy McDowell really enjoyed doing the series as well, providing more depth to Galen than he ever did to Cornelius.
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  • megoapesnut
    The name says it all!
    • Dec 3, 2007
    • 3727

    #2
    Couldn't agree more with everything you said. The Trap is definitely my favorite POTA TV episode. Another reason I like it was the subway theme, which also briefly featured in the second movie, Beneath the POTA. I am one of the few that really like that movie.

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    • palitoy
      live. laugh. lisa needs braces
      • Jun 16, 2001
      • 59794

      #3
      Yeah the Trap is the first episode I ever saw and it remains my favourite.
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      • Nostalgiabuff
        Muddling through
        • Oct 4, 2008
        • 11424

        #4
        the trap has always been my fave as well. just love the idea of the two of them being trapped down there

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        • kennermike
          Permanent Member
          • Nov 4, 2007
          • 3367

          #5
          the Trap awesome!

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          • cjefferys
            Duke of Gloat
            • Apr 23, 2006
            • 10180

            #6
            Yeah, that's a great one. When the POTA TV series first came out on DVD (over 10 years ago.. wow!) I immediately bought it but was worried that it wouldn't hold up for me. I enjoyed it immensely as a kid, but hadn't seen it since. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that I was thoroughly entertained when rewatching them all. I agree that The Trap was the best of the bunch.

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            • Cmonster
              Banned
              • Feb 6, 2010
              • 1877

              #7
              For me it's a toss up-- I love "The Trap", but "The Tyrant" is also pretty amazing. Percy Rodriguez as Aboro is probably one of the best performances in the entire series, in my opinion. It also features a gorilla soldier uniform for Aboro, never seen anywhere else in POTA history. I love the brighter, plum-like tones to his leather outfit as opposed to grape colored, standard gorilla uniform. Really nice touch.

              Another episode of note is "Tomorrow's Tide", in which Burke and Verdon become workers in a forced labor camp on the beach, spearing fish-- Gotta like that one just on general principle. Though I could never imagine spearing my fish with gorillas pointing rifles at me, I do enjoy the hell outta that episode. Jay Robinson's performance as Bandor is second only to Rodriguez's Aboro in the annals of POTA TV series history.

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              • jessica
                fortune favors the bold
                • Nov 5, 2007
                • 4590

                #8
                My favorite is The Deception. I just love sad endings.
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                • apes3978
                  Talkative Member
                  • Nov 19, 2005
                  • 5114

                  #9
                  "The Trap" is a good choice, but "The Legacy" is a good runner up...

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                  • Chris
                    Persistent Member
                    • Dec 23, 2009
                    • 2279

                    #10
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                    • megoapesnut
                      The name says it all!
                      • Dec 3, 2007
                      • 3727

                      #11
                      I know I said this before but was that girl in "The Trap" Jan Brady or what? Looked AND sounded like her

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                      • MIB41
                        Eloquent Member
                        • Sep 25, 2005
                        • 15633

                        #12
                        I LOVED "The trap". Amazing this is the episode so many of us like the most. I think it explored the themes from the original movies the closest. I for one LOVE Urko in this series. As a kid, I recognized him first over Ursus. To me he was the best general ape I had seen. He was intimidating and a perfect villain to hide from. Still a tragedy that series did not last long. A great show by every measure.

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                        • bluebird
                          Veteran Member
                          • Apr 2, 2011
                          • 398

                          #13
                          I loved the TV series as a kid and just as much now, cant really say I got a Favourite as I enjoyed them all.

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                          • Chris
                            Persistent Member
                            • Dec 23, 2009
                            • 2279

                            #14
                            Originally posted by MIB41
                            I LOVED "The trap". Amazing this is the episode so many of us like the most. I think it explored the themes from the original movies the closest. I for one LOVE Urko in this series. As a kid, I recognized him first over Ursus.
                            Agreed! Back in the 1970s when I bought my Urko figure (yellow card) they had a drawing of Ursus' head on the front and I was like: "Who is Ursus?"
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                            • HardyGirl
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                              • Apr 3, 2007
                              • 13950

                              #15
                              I think my faves are The Deception, The Horse Race, and The Trap.
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