Star Trek: The Animated Series [1973] (4 discs)
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Composer:

Norm Prescott
Ray Ellis

Length:	550 minutes (9 hours 10 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	TV-Y7
Sorting Category:	Star Trek TV
Sorting Tub:	Lima

IMDB Rating:	7.2/10
Amazon Rating:	4.5/5 stars
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Action
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Family
Cartoon
Kids

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Star Trek: Lower Decks - Season 1

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Synopsis: The further adventures of the Enterprise in animated form.

Reaction: A shorter format and animated, but still great stories.

Personal Rating: 8/10

Highlights
"Yesteryear" and "Albatross"

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Mark Lenard

Sarek ^(Yesteryear)

Roger C. Carmel

Harcourt Fenton Mudd ^{(Mudd's Passion)}

Stanley Adams

Cyrano Jones ^{(More Tribbles, More Troubles)}

Ted Knight

Vendorian / Carter Winston ^(voice) ^{(The Survivor)}

Select Cast and Crew

Bill Reed	=>	Director
Hal Sutherland	=>	Director
Chuck Menville	=>	Writer
D.C. Fontana	=>	Writer

Dario Finelli	=>	Writer
David Gerrold	=>	Writer / Korax / Nephro / EM-3-Green

David P. Harmon	=>	Writer
David Wise	=>	Writer
Fred Bronson	=>	Writer
Howard Weinstein	=>	Writer
James Schmerer	=>	Writer
Joyce Perry	=>	Writer
Larry Brody	=>	Writer
Larry Niven	=>	Writer
Len Janson	=>	Writer
Marc Daniels	=>	Writer
Margaret Armen	=>	Writer
Paul Schneider [II]	=>	Writer
Russell Bates	=>	Writer
Samuel A. Peeples	=>	Writer
Stephen Kandel	=>	Writer
Walter Koenig	=>	Writer

Norm Prescott	=>	Composer
Ray Ellis	=>	Composer
Gene Roddenberry	=>	Creator, Original Series

DeForest Kelley	=>	Dr. McCoy

George Takei	=>	Sulu

James Doohan	=>	Lt. Arex / Scott / Additional Voices

Leonard Nimoy	=>	Mr. Spock

Majel Barrett	=>	Additional Voices / Nurse Christine Chapel / Lt. M'Ress

Nichelle Nichols	=>	Additional Voices / Uhura

William Shatner	=>	Captain James T. Kirk

Random Trivia For This Title:

The "Star Trek Crews" from all the [Star Trek] series were ranked #2 in [TV Guide]'s list of the "25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends" ({1 August 2004 issue}).
Originally the show was not going to include Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, and Walter Koenig due to budget considerations. However, when Leonard Nimoy learned about this, he refused to join the cast unless his friends were included. Rather than lose the most popular cast member, Filmation agreed to sign on Nichols and Takei. While Koenig could not be included because of the budget and, as a result, is the only regular cast member from the earlier series to never make an appearance, he did, however, write one episode: {The Infinite Vulcan}.
The episode {The Practical Joker} is essentially the origin of the holodeck.
In 1975, this series won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment Children's Series.
When story editor D.C. Fontana was writing her episode {Yesteryear}, she ran into opposition from the network executives when they learned her story would have Spock's beloved pet mortally wounded and requiring euthanasia. The executives were concerned that it would upset young viewers and insisted that the pet be allowed to live. Gene Roddenberry supported Fontana and reassured the management that she would handle the story appropriately. As it turns out, there were never any complaints about the episode and the story is considered the finest of the series.
Sci-fi author ^[?] Peter David later integrated the characters of M'Ress and Arex into his book series [Star Trek: New Frontier], starting with the novel {Gateways #5: Cold Wars}.
One episode of this series revealed that Kirk's middle name is Tiberius.
In the episode, {Slaver Weapon}, writer Larry Niven introduced the cat-like alien race, the Kzinti, from his [Known Space] novels into the [Star Trek] universe.
The show's final episode, {Counter-Clock Incident}, introduced the very first captain of the Enterprise, Robert April. Due to Gene Roddenberry's later request that the animated series not be considered canon, however, it has never been made part of official [Star Trek] continuity that Capt. April was the first captain of the USS Enterprise.
Many of the episodes were written by veterans of the [original] [live-action] [TV series].

Episode List:
Episode Name	Episode Slots	Season	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB	Personal Rating	Misc.
Beyond the Farthest Star	1	1	1	1	Hal Sutherland	Samuel A. Peeples	The Enterprise encounters a dangerous being in orbit of an enormous, collapsed, negative star mass.	6.9	7	1
Yesteryear	1	1	1	2	Hal Sutherland	D.C. Fontana	Spock must use the Guardian of Forever to go back to his own past.	8.1	9	2
One of Our Planets Is Missing	1	1	1	3	Hal Sutherland	Marc Daniels	A being has entered our Galaxy from beyond and has begun eating our planets.	6.8	8	3
The Lorelei Signal	1	1	1	4	Hal Sutherland	Margaret Armen	A planet is discovered inhabited by a race of females.	7.0	7	4
More Tribbles, More Troubles	1	1	1	5	Hal Sutherland	David Gerrold	Cyrano Jones is back with a new strain of tribble.	7.6	8	5
The Survivor	1	1	1	6	Hal Sutherland	James Schmerer	A man is discovered after being lost but may be considerably changed.	7.4	8	6
The Infinite Vulcan	1	1	2	1	Hal Sutherland	Walter Koenig	After Sulu is poisoned on an away mission, Spock becomes a target of interest.	6.6	8	7
The Magicks of Megas-Tu	1	1	2	2	Hal Sutherland	Larry Brody	At the center of the galaxy, the Enterprise is forced to face certain questions of theology.	6.9	7	8
Once Upon a Planet	1	1	2	3	Hal Sutherland	Len Janson Chuck Menville	The amusement planet seems to have been left unattended.	6.8	8	9
Mudd's Passion	1	1	2	4	Hal Sutherland	Stephen Kandel	Harry Mud is back, claiming to have a wondrous love potion.	7.4	8	10
Episode Name	Episode Slots	Season	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB	Personal Rating	Misc.
The Terratin Incident	1	1	2	5	Hal Sutherland	Paul Schneider [II]	The crew begins to shrink.	6.8	7	11
The Time Trap	1	1	2	6	Hal Sutherland	Joyce Perry	The Enterprise investigates the Delta Triangle, where several ships have disappeared.	7.0	7	12
The Ambergris Element	1	1	3	1	Hal Sutherland	Margaret Armen	Kirk and Spock must find a cure for their condition before they turn green at the gills.	7.1	8	13
The Slaver Weapon	1	1	3	2	Hal Sutherland	Larry Niven	The Enterprise runs afoul of the Kzinti who wish to learn the secrets of an ancient Slaver artifact.	7.9	7	14
The Eye of the Beholder	1	1	3	3	Hal Sutherland	David P. Harmon	The crew finds a planet with a very diverse zoological profile.	7.2	7	15
The Jihad	1	1	3	4	Hal Sutherland	Stephen Kandel	Kirk and Spock join a team sent to retrieve an artifact in an attempt to stop a holy war.	6.8	8	16
The Pirates of Orion	1	2	3	5	Hal Sutherland	Howard Weinstein	It's a race against the clock when Spock contracts an illness that, while inconvenient to humans, is fatal to Vulcans within three days.	6.8	8	17
Bem	1	2	3	6	Hal Sutherland	David Gerrold	An enigmatic being is assigned to the Enterprise and soon leads them into serious trouble.	6.9	7	18
The Practical Joker	1	2	4	1	Hal Sutherland	Chuck Menville Len Janson	An energy field infects the Enterprise and gives it an inconvenient sense of humor.	7.4	7	19
Albatross	1	2	4	2	Hal Sutherland	Dario Finelli	McCoy is accused of mass murder and the Enterprise must set out to clear his name.	7.7	9	20
Episode Name	Episode Slots	Season	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB	Personal Rating	Misc.
How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth	1	2	4	3	Bill Reed	David Wise Russell Bates	A being is found in space who claims to have been known on earth as Kukulkan.	7.2	7	21
The Counter-Clock Incident	1	2	4	4	Bill Reed	Fred Bronson	The Enterprise is pulled into a dimension where time flows in the opposite direction.	7.5	8	22

Star Trek: The Animated Series [1973] (4 discs)Pick a Random Episode

Star Trek: The Animated Series [1973] (4 discs)
Pick a Random Episode