Star Trek: The Animated Series is an animated science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe following the events of the original 1960s series. It became widely known by this longer name to distinguish it from the live-action original. The success of the live-action series and fan pressure for a revival led to this Animated Series from 1973-1974, which served as the source for new adventures of the Enterprise crew. The series was the first to win an Emmy Award.
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Episode 1. Drawn to the Final Frontier: The Making of Star Trek: The Animated Series
2006-11-21 · 24 min
The Making of Star Trek: The Animated Series
Episode 2. What's the Star Trek Connection
2006-11-21 · 25 min
No synopsis
Season 1
16 episodes · 1973
Episode 1. Beyond the Farthest Star
1973-09-08 · 24 min
Stardate: 5521.3
In orbit around a dead star, the Enterprise comes across a huge starship inhabited by a parasitic life form that threatens the entire ship.
Episode 2. Yesteryear
1973-09-15 · 24 min
Stardate: 5373.4
Spock travels back in time to prevent his death as a young Vulcan.
Episode 3. One of Our Planets Is Missing
1973-09-22 · 24 min
Stardate: 5371.3
The crew of the Enterprise races to find a way to stop a cloud from destroying inhabited planets.
Episode 4. The Lorelei Signal
1973-09-29 · 24 min
Stardate: 5483.7
Female crew members must take over the Enterprise when the men are incapacitated by a race of sirens.
Episode 5. More Tribbles, More Troubles
1973-10-06 · 24 min
Stardate: 5392.4
Cyrano Jones introduces tribbles that cannot reproduce.
Episode 6. The Survivor
1973-10-13 · 24 min
Stardate: 5143.3
The Enterprise finds a long-lost explorer.
Episode 7. The Infinite Vulcan
1973-10-20 · 24 min
Stardate: 5554.4
A race of plant people, and their master, have a plan to force peace onto the galaxy.
Episode 8. The Magicks of Megas-tu
1973-10-27 · 24 min
Stardate: 1254.4
At the center of the galaxy, the Enterprise discovers a race of powerful aliens.
Episode 9. Once Upon a Planet
1973-11-03 · 24 min
Stardate: 5591.2
Kirk returns to the "shore leave" planet, but it's not as peaceful as it was when they last saw it.
Episode 10. Mudd's Passion
1973-11-10 · 24 min
Stardate: 4978.5
Space con artist Harry Mudd returns, selling a fake love potion.
Episode 11. The Terratin Incident
1973-11-17 · 24 min
Stardate: 5577.3
The Enterprise crew begins to shrink after radiation exposure.
Episode 12. The Time Trap
1973-11-24 · 24 min
Stardate: 5267.6
The Enterprise crew must work with Klingons to escape from a pocket universe.
Episode 13. The Ambergris Element
1973-12-01 · 24 min
Stardate: 5499.9
While exploring the planet Argo, Kirk and Spock are turned into water breathers.
Episode 14. The Slaver Weapon
1973-12-15 · 24 min
Stardate: 4187.3
Spock, Sulu, and Uhura discover a time capsule from an ancient and technologically advanced race. However, it draws some unwanted attention.
Episode 15. The Eye of the Beholder
1974-01-05 · 24 min
Stardate: 5501.2
Telepathic aliens put Kirk, Spock and McCoy in a zoo.
Episode 16. The Jihad
1974-01-12 · 24 min
Stardate: 5683.1
Kirk and Spock are recruited for a heist to recover a stolen relic, which if not recovered could spark an galactic jihad.
Season 2
6 episodes · 1974
Episode 1. The Pirates of Orion
1974-09-07 · 24 min
Stardate: 6334.1
With Spock stricken down by a fatal disease, the Enterprise must track down the drug that can cure him before it is too late.
Episode 2. Bem
1974-09-14 · 24 min
Stardate: 7403.6
The Enterprise crew is joined by a unpredictable alien called Ari bn Bem, an independent observer from the planet Pandro.
Episode 3. The Practical Joker
1974-09-21 · 24 min
Stardate: 3183.3
The computer of the Enterprise gains partial sentience and starts playing practical jokes on the crew.
Episode 4. Albatross
1974-09-28 · 24 min
Stardate: 5275.6
Dr. McCoy is arrested and held responsible for causing a plague that ravaged the planet Dramia II, where he performed a mass-innoculation 19 years earlier.
Episode 5. How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
1974-10-05 · 24 min
Stardate: 6063.4
The Enterprise runs into a being that once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.
Episode 6. The Counter-Clock Incident
1974-10-12 · 24 min
Stardate: 6770.3
With Commodore Robert April (the first commander of the Enterprise) on board, Kirk pursues a ship plunging into a supernova, and enters a universe where time runs backwards.
Seriously, could the animation move any slower? It is almost like watching a still painting with an audio track.
But... who cares, because it still delivers Star Trek stories. It still continues the story. It is still some pretty decent Star Trek.
And, honestly, compared to modern cartoons, even with the snail paced animation it still looks leagues better than what is being made today.
The only issue is that... it ended and it ended too soon. You really don't get many episodes despite how long it aired, and it felt as unfortunately abrupt as the Original Series. You are left wanting more and you have to wait for the movies to get it.