the planet of the ape movie interested me very much a a young child . i be ( and still be ) very into the monster or sci fi genre . when this series come out and my friend and i would always be tune in . in the special behind the planet of the ape it reference this series a be 13 show long . it also mention that the show be up against 2 very popular tv sitcom at the time and sanford and son and chico and the man . i wasn not a fan of either of these other show so i guess i be in the minority in watch ape . i remember comment back around that time that the planet of the ape tv series look like starsky and hutch vs the ape and i still feel that way when i see clip of the old ape tv show . the 2 human star bear an uncanny resemblance to the 2 star of the popular 70 tv cop show ( which come out in 1975 ) . there be much merchandising back then and and we collect ape trading card and ape doll . i also have the ape model kit . i remember get a few of the doll for christmas but the ape house set that come with it be too expensive and a neighbor kid have get that so we combine the item for play . in 1981 the ape tv show be combine and rename return to the planet of the ape among other title .