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three NASA astronauts—Bill, Jeff, and Judy—crash-land on Earth in the year 3979 A.D. after a time-warp mishap. They quickly discover a world where intelligent apes have built a functional, 20th-century-style civilization while primitive humans live in silence.
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DePatie–Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century-Fox Television, the series was developed by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng Doug Wildey , the creator of Jonny Quest, served as the supervising director and associate producer, bringing a detailed, comic-book-inspired aesthetic to the show. The voice cast featured Austin Stoker as Jeff Allen; notably, Stoker was the only actor from the original live-action film series to join the animated cast. Other key members included Tom Williams (later replaced by Richard Blackburn) as Bill Hudson, Claudette Nevins voicing both Judy Franklin and Nova, Philippa Harris as Zira, Edwin Mills as Cornelius, Richard Blackburn as Dr. Zaius, and Henry Corden (best known as the second voice of Fred Flintstone) as General Urko
"Return to the Planet of the Apes" is a production of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and 20th Century Fox Television. All rights and characters are owned by 20th Century Studios / The Walt Disney Company, based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
three NASA astronauts—Bill, Jeff, and Judy—crash-land on Earth in the year 3979 A.D. after a time-warp mishap. They quickly discover a world where intelligent apes have built a functional, 20th-century-style civilization while primitive humans live in silence.
Produced by
DePatie–Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century-Fox Television, the series was developed by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng Doug Wildey , the creator of Jonny Quest, served as the supervising director and associate producer, bringing a detailed, comic-book-inspired aesthetic to the show. The voice cast featured Austin Stoker as Jeff Allen; notably, Stoker was the only actor from the original live-action film series to join the animated cast. Other key members included Tom Williams (later replaced by Richard Blackburn) as Bill Hudson, Claudette Nevins voicing both Judy Franklin and Nova, Philippa Harris as Zira, Edwin Mills as Cornelius, Richard Blackburn as Dr. Zaius, and Henry Corden (best known as the second voice of Fred Flintstone) as General Urko
"Return to the Planet of the Apes" is a production of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and 20th Century Fox Television. All rights and characters are owned by 20th Century Studios / The Walt Disney Company, based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
