"Star Trek" (1973) TV series 1973-1975

Creator:

Gene Roddenberry

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 September 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The further adventures of Capt. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise

Plot Keywords:

Outer Space | Star Trek | Klingon | Based On Cult TV Series | Phaser

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

William Shatner	...	Captain James T. Kirk / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Leonard Nimoy	...	Mr. Spock / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
DeForest Kelley	...	Dr. McCoy (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
George Takei	...	Sulu / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Nichelle Nichols	...	Uhura / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
James Doohan	...	Scott / ... (22 episodes, 1973-1974)
Majel Barrett	...	Nurse Chapel / ... (21 episodes, 1973-1975)

Also Known As:

Star Trek: TAS (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Star Trek: The Animated Adventures (USA) (alternative title)
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Star Trek: The Animated Series-The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (USA) (DVD box title)
The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

30 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:G | Australia:PG | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Filmation Associates

Trivia:

Leonard Nimoy (Spock) and James Doohan (Scotty) are the only actors to appear in all 22 episodes of the series. However, one of the episodes did not feature Scotty, although James Doohan did voice three other characters in the episode. Thus, Leonard Nimoy is the only actor to play his original series character in every episode. The episode in question was "Star Trek: The Slaver Weapon (#1.14)" (1973), ironically the only episode William Shatner or his character Captain Kirk doesn't appear.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Great Buck Howard (2008)

It should have been canon

Well, I really must disagree with the Late Great Bird of the Galaxy (*). He said that this series should not be canon, but I think it should.

The stories were good, including many of the original writers, and even a story by Hugo/Nebula award winner, Larry Niven. The animation was - well - let's say Disney animation tastes like a fine, high quality, Austrian cake, and ST's animation tastes like cardboard.

If you are a ST-TOS fan, well, get every single episode here.

If you are a ST-TNG+ fan, try one out, preferably Yesteryear, or More Tribbles, and then decide if you want to see more. There are some silly ones.

** out of *****

(*) This is Gene Roddenberry, for the uninitiated