Star Trek: The Animated Series, episode guide

S T O R Y
The 23rd century. The Starfleet - a section of the Federation, that is a unity between the Earth and several other planets with headquarters on Earth - sends the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, with room for 500 people, out on a five year mission, where captain James Tiberius Kirk and crew are to explore space for new worlds, new life, and new civilizations.

F A C T S
The first Star Trek congress is held in 1972 and the interest grows bigger and bigger for new doings with the USS Enterprise NCC-1701. Gene Roddenberry makes a deal with an animated cartoon studio, and it is the actors themselves, who makes the voices to most of the characters. The only one from the old team, who is not on the soundtrack, is Walter Koenig, as the budget do not allow his appearance. He has though written the episode "The Infinite Vulcan" (7) to the series. All in all there is only produced 22 animated episodes spread on two seasons of which only 6 episodes is produced to the 2nd season. That the series stops is due to the bad ratings, which cause probably is to be found by the fact, that the series is airing early Saturday morning. The series gives Gene Roddenberry a greater opportunity to make imaginative beings, when the technology of that time cannot produce believable ones. In a cartoon everything is possible. Gene Roddenberry and Paramount then discuss to make a continuation of "Star Trek", a new TV series, which is given the working title "Star Trek 2". But Leonard Nimoy, who plays the part as the vulcan Spock, will not appear in another TV series about Star Trek. But it all is solved by itself, when movies like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Star Wars" becomes Science Fiction box-office successes on the big screen. "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" is the first feature film released in 1979.

Title:

Star Trek: The Animated Series

Created by:

Gene Roddenberry

Genre:

Science Fiction

Country:

USA

Aired:

8 Sep 1973 - 12 Oct 1974

No. of Seasons:

2

No. of Episodes:

22

Running Time:

25 minutes

Format:

1.33:1 (4:3)

Soundtrack:

Mono

Produced by:

Filmation

Network:

NBC

Comment:

Animated continuation of "Star Trek".

Season 1
Season 2

Episodes