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Planet of the Apes to adapt "Planet of the Apes" for an animated series. The network contracted DePatie-Freleng Enterprises to produce a half-hour Saturday-morning cartoon titled "Return to the Planet of the Apes". Doug Wildey, co-creator of "Jonny Quest", took on most creative control as associate producer, storyboard director, and supervising director. Wildey had only watched the original film and "Beneath", and thus based his interpretation on them. As such, the show relied less on the themes and plot developments from "Escape", "Conquest", and "Battle" and instead returned to the Vietnam War and Cold War themes prominent in the first two films. The plot