All the glory of 1975 cartoons comes shining through in this classic! I love the 10 minute walk through the desert during the first episode... most of which was done with 3 repeated animations! I love the melodramatic dialogue and the over used background plates. Then there's the music and sound effects... all from that sort of "stock" reservoir 1970 cartoon makers used.You can get most of that with any of the old cartoons though, that's what makes them brilliant, what makes this one special is that it's Planet of the Apes!! One of our best modern mythologies spoken through the medium of television with the language of animation.I only wish they would make some new cartoons this "raw" and "straight forward."

Is it me, or is the voice for general urg(sp?, guy in orange suit, around 2:50 mark) the guy who also did fred flinstone?

Look ... a desert. The sun is hot. Really hot. The sun is obviously visually hot. Really eiree music to reinforce hot. Fire everywhere. Man, its hot. Hot, hot, hot.I think I'll wear this red turtleneck.

The 70's was not a "Golden Age" for TV Animation. Although, I like the idea of a "Danger Gauge". I wish they had perfected that technology (instead of making stupid music players smaller and smaller). I would have liked to have had "Personal Danger Gauges", or PDGs by now. Maybe something you could clip to your collar that would go off if a piano was about to fall on your head, or right before you signed a cell phone contract.

as captivating as prince valient.