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was a 26 Episode Japanese
science fiction series from 1974 based on the Planet of the Apes
Film and TV franchise.
Produced by Tsuburaya Productions
, the series was about a female scientist and two young children who have traveled through time where they arrive in a future ruled by Apes. The trio then struggle to find a way to get back home to the 20th century.
In 1987, Television producer Sandy Frank
edited together several episodes of the series, including the first and last episodes, into a movie called "Time of the Apes". Syndicated to Broadcast and Cable outlets, this compilation film was also released on home video in mid-1988. the dubbing referred to the villain as "General Gaybar
."
The movie was then "riffed" (twice) on Mystery Science Theater 3000
, originally in the KTMA season in 1989, and then later as part of season 3 in 1991 on Comedy Central
.
Japan
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science fiction series from 1974 based on the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
La Planète des singes, known in English as Monkey Planet or Planet of the Apes, is a French 1963 science fiction novel by Pierre Boulle...
Film and TV franchise.
Produced by Tsuburaya Productions
Tsuburaya Productions
is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the original Ultraman TV series, as well as the Ultra...
, the series was about a female scientist and two young children who have traveled through time where they arrive in a future ruled by Apes. The trio then struggle to find a way to get back home to the 20th century.
In 1987, Television producer Sandy Frank
Sandy Frank
Sandy Frank is an American television producer and international TV program distributor as well as a marketer of TV shows to US networks.-Early life and career:...
edited together several episodes of the series, including the first and last episodes, into a movie called "Time of the Apes". Syndicated to Broadcast and Cable outlets, this compilation film was also released on home video in mid-1988. the dubbing referred to the villain as "General Gaybar
Gay bar
A gay bar is a drinking establishment that caters to an exclusively or predominantly gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clientele; the term gay is used as a broadly inclusive concept for LGBT and queer communities...
."
The movie was then "riffed" (twice) on Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
, originally in the KTMA season in 1989, and then later as part of season 3 in 1991 on Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
.