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Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
New Roddy McDowell footage
Each of these syndicated, two-episode "movies," when they originally appeared in 1981, had newly filmed prologue/epilogue segments with Roddy McDowell back in the ape make-up. He portrayed an older Galen who reminisced about his adventures while fiddling with a little mechanical device he was building. In the final installment he finishes the toy and we learn what it is. These bookend segments were a delight, and they were McDowell's last appearance as an ape. When the package was rerun in later years, however, the scenes were absent. I have no idea how they came to be produced and I'm sure McDowell wasn't payed very much, but it's clear he enjoyed being a chimpanzee and he probably had a good time making them, even though the make up was not quite up to previous standards. I seem to recall that this older Galen had streaks of gray in his hair. Does anyone else remember these charming scenes?