Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic Alive

Hey Hey Ape fans! We are back with another great show. This apes episode, The Horse Race" aired 11/8/1974. Plot: In exchange for a condemned human's freedom, Alan agrees to race a horse that belongs to prefect Barlow against Urko’s horse (who has never won a race fairly). We last saw Barlow in the 2nd episode titled "The Gladiators.” (SPOILER - Urko takes off his helmet and there is no Pete backst...

Star Wars + Disney + Running = the incredible Star Wars Half Marathon at Disneyland! Richard and I had an amazing time, and on this episode we'll give you our personal experiences, we'll hear from some runners just after we finished the Half Marathon, including Linda Hansen-Raj from FANgirlBlog and Dave Parfitt of AdventuresByDaddy.com. Read his Race Recap here . Then we go behind-the-scenes with...

January 16 marks the first big event of the year: the STAR WARS HALF MARATHON at Disneyland! Ever wonder what goes into marketing such a huge event? We have runDisney Marketing Strategy Manager, TINA TRYBUS, to tell us the fascinating details. She lets us take a peek behind the red curtain, including social media marketing. Skywalking To Celebration: cosplayer DIANE SIMMONS posted a question on Fa...

Hey Hey Ape fans! Happy New Year everyone. We hope everyone had an Urko-tastic 2014 (We're trying to make that a thing). We are now at the halfway hump having gone through 8 episodes. In this episode we look "The Deception", which aired on 11/1/1974. Galen, Pete and Alan hunt down a band of murderous ape dragoons. But the blind ape daughter of the dragoons' latest victim falls in love with Pete -...

Welcome to the FIRST episode of 2015! There’s a new Star Wars film opening this year! And Star Wars Celebration is less than 100 DAYS away! That’s why we’ve started a new segment: Skywalking To Celebration .   In Skywalking To Celebration, we will explore what other fans are doing to prep for the convention and talk about our favorite moments from past Conventions. Jeff Roney of the Once Upon A Ti...

Well, crack open a bottle of champagne cause it’s time to celebrate the new year and our 60th episode! To celebrate, we brought on two awesome guests: Mark Newbold ( Jedi News UK and Radio 1138 ) and Tricia Barr ( Fangirls Going Rogue , co-author of Ultimate Star Wars, FangirlBlog.com ) join us to look back at the hits, the misses and surprises of 2014, and what is on our bucket list for 2015. Wha...

Happy Holidays Ape Fans! Welcome to the holiday episode of Talking Apes TV! We are the podcast that takes an in-depth look at each episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series from 1974 to find out why it still stands up after 40 years. This was also the year that kids were asking Santa for the newest toys and games like Twister, Connect 4, and, GI Joe with the Kung Fu grip. Join Richard and Mark a...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Skywalkers! This week Richard and Sarah sit by the fire to record their Christmas Eve episode. Skywalkers join in as we look back at the memories and traditions of Christmas past. Some sing in choirs, some watch The Monkees holiday episode and some tick their mom off to the point where she throws the Christmas tree out the front door! We talk with Supe...

Steve Sansweet, everyone's favorite Star Wars Collector, is back! While Skywalking through the Holidays he tells us all about his new Rancho Recruiter program for Rancho Obi-Wan . This harkens back to a campaign that the Official Star Wars Fan Club ran back in 1980. Remember that? We also talk with the fantastic C-3PO cosplayer Simon Wilkie who does so much work for the Make-A-Wish UK Foundation a...

Hey Hey Ape fans! In this episode of Talking Apes TV, we look at "Tomorrow's Tide". Remember this one? When Pete and Alan are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the gods of the sea - the sharks. Every other week we are finding random connections between Star Wars and Planet Of The Apes. In our new segment, The...

Let the Holidays commence with...THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer! We compile fan reactions from Kevin Smith to James Arnold Taylor to Skywalkers. There were also several hilarious parody trailers, and we'll play a bit of those for you as well. Who's excited!?? Haunted Mansion Lovers! We're ba-ack. Dave Skale regales us with a NEW Haunted Mansion Holiday Ghost Host segment. This time we'll be going over...

Hey Hey Ape fans! We are the podcast that takes an in-depth look at each episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series from 1974 and to find out why it still stands up after 40 years. This week we look at the 5th episode in the apes series, "The Legacy" which aired on 10/11/1974. In this episode Pete and Alan discover a holographic message by scientists from the past (but their future), which might...

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, we have a special guest, Mace Towani himself - Eric Walker! We talk with Eric about the behind the scenes stories of Ewok Adventure; the sequel, Ewoks: The Battle For Endor; his new book that journals the making of Ewok Adventure, and, we talk a lot about his transition into music. Eric is a composer and song writer, who h...

We ran in the brand new runDisney AVENGERS HALF MARATHON this past weekend. We gush over awesome running costumes, Richard's FIRST Half Marathon, and, of course Thor. Can't leave out Thor… We also talked with several runners and cheer squads out on the course! To view our companion Blog Post with pictures and video while you listen, go here . November 17th - the 36th Anniversary of that lovely TV...

Hey Hey Ape fans! At Stan Lee’s Comikaze in Los Angeles last week, we found some HUGE Apes fans. Because of this happy accident, we bring you a recap & interviews from  Comikaze with Planet Of The Apes: Ape City Cosplay Crew . We know we said last week that we'd be breaking down the 5th episode in the Planet Of The Apes TV series, "The Legacy", but these interviews were too good to pass up. Not to...

Stan Lee's Comikaze Recap! Did we get an interview with Stan Lee? What amazing, outlandish costumes did cosplayers come up with? All this, plus, we catch up with Margaret Kerry , Disney Legend and our Podcast Fairy Godmother! BIG HERO 6 is in theaters now! We talk with Marcus Gonzalez , the man behind those cute Baymax balloons and beverage sippers at Disneyland. He is a HUGE Star Wars fan, too, a...

This week we welcome an Emmy winner to our show! That’s right, Casey Pugh, director of STAR WARS UNCUT  and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK UNCUT won a Primetime Emmy for STAR WARS UNCUT in 2010 for Outstanding Creative Achievement. We are delighted to talk with him about the making of Empire Uncut. Also on this episode: Star Wars On TV - several Halloween TV episodes made mention of Star Wars last week....

Hey Hey Apes fans! This week Richard and Mark discuss the fourth episode, “The Good Seeds.” (aired 10/4/1974). When Galen hurts his leg and can't travel, Virdon and Burke seek refuge in a farm till their friend recovers. The farm is operated by a gruff but decent ape named Polar and his family. Throughout the episode, Pete shows Polar and Anto better farming skills. Polar is receptive to change, b...

You can't go Skywalking through Halloween without a visit from the Mistress Of The Dark herself - Elvira ! She joins us to discuss just what a girl's night would be like with Morticia Addams and Lily Munster. Also on this week's episode, special guest Alan Sanborn . A man Richard has crowned Mr. Halloween , Alan has created Haunted Houses, Halloween musicals and composed his own Halloween songs fo...

Hey Hey Ape fans! Talking Apes TV is the podcast that explores the Planet Of The Apes TV series and why they still stand up after 40 years. Join Richard and Mark as they discuss their favorite episode of the Planet Of The Apes TV series, “The Trap” (aired 9/27/1974). Now Available on it's own separate feed on iTunes and Stitcher ! Plot Summary: This episode is a departure from most - we see Genera...

Our Halloween Celebration continues as we explore the delicious delightful depths of Disney’s Haunted Mansion! On this week’s episode: Missing In The Mansion - we talk to the director and creator of this Haunted Mansion fan film, Jeremiah Daws . Haunted Mansion Fun Facts and Easter Eggs with our Ghost Host, Dave Skale. C-3PO Halloween Costume Safety Tips Haunted Disney Short Report with Tracy & Sc...

That's All Folks! No more Saturday morning cartoons :( Sure, now there are whole channels devoted to cartoons 24/7, but we reminisce with TechnoRetro Dads about those sweet Saturday mornings in the 70's and 80's. We announce the WINNER of the C-3PO Mickey Ears! And a certain protocol droid may drop by to give Skywalkers some Halloween Safety Tips. FAN SPOTLIGHT: We talk with Jeff and Colleen Roney...

Hey Hey Ape fans! Talking Apes TV is the podcast that explores the Planet Of The Apes TV series and why they still stand up after 40 years.  This week we look at the second episode of the Apes TV series titled 'The Gladiators', which aired in 1974.  Plot Summary: Virdon, Burke and Galen stumble into a village led by a chimpanzee prefect, Barlow, who keeps the human populace calm by gladiatorial co...

If big box retailers are any indication, HALLOWEEN is upon us! We LOVE Halloween and so October will be a month-long salute to our favorite holiday.  We kick off the celebration by learning all about Disney’s “Halloween On The High Seas” Cruise. Dave Parfitt ( AdventuresByDaddy.com ) was lucky enough to attend with his entire family. Tracey and Scott Morris of Disney, Indiana are back with the fir...

Hey Hey Ape fans! Thanks for listening to our first episode of Talking Apes TV last week. We are very happy to report that we are now part of the Shotglass Digital network. Talking Apes TV is the podcast that explores the Planet Of The Apes TV series and why they still stand up after 40 years. This week we look at the second episode of the Apes TV series titled 'The Gladiators', which aired back o...