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Bem

Episode aired Sep 14, 1974
TV-PG
24m

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6.1/10

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Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and James Doohan in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)

Action Adventure Animation Family Sci-Fi

The Enterprise crew is being observed to evaluate their suitability to meet with advanced civilizations.The Enterprise crew is being observed to evaluate their suitability to meet with advanced civilizations.The Enterprise crew is being observed to evaluate their suitability to meet with advanced civilizations.

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William Shatner

Capt. Kirk
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Leonard Nimoy

Mr. Spock
(voice)

DeForest Kelley

Dr. McCoy
(voice)
(credit only)

George Takei

Sulu
(voice)
(credit only)

Nichelle Nichols

Uhura
(voice)
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Majel Barrett

Nurse Chapel
(voice)
(credit only)

James Doohan

Scott
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Directors
- Bill Reed
- Hal Sutherland
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Trivia
This is the first time that Captain James T. Kirk's middle name of Tiberius, a name first listed in written Star Trek (1966) guides, is revealed onscreen. Although Star Trek: The Animated Series was not considered canon by Gene Roddenberry, many writers of later series helped to canonize several of the show's elements, and the name Tiberius was finally confirmed in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). David Gerrold would jokingly tell fans that Tiberius was a reference to Robert Graves' "I, Claudius". The name spread amongst fans, and Gerrold added it to the script after approval from Roddenberry. The movie Star Trek (2009) would later provide a backstory to the origin of the name: Tiberius was Kirk's paternal grandfather.

Goofs
Kirk maintains an eye on Commander Bem among the aborigines, fearing against permanently losing track of him otherwise. This doesn't make sense. Commander Bem is a unique species in the area. It shouldn't be hard for the Enterprise to locate him in the relatively small area.

Quotes
Capt. Kirk: [stuck in a wooden cage] How come we always end up like this?
Mr. Spock: I assume that's a rhetorical question, Captain, not requiring an answer.

Connections
Featured in Drawn to the Final Frontier (2006)

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3/10

How the Grinch Fooled Enterprise

I'm sorry. This is beyond stupid. Kirk and the Gang and an alien named Ben try to do research on a planet. Kirk relents when the alien keeps at him about going to the surface. Once there, he screws up everything they try to do. He looks like a Grinch in a space suit. He speaks a kind of baby talk. He has the ability to split himself into several pieces which allows him to escape from things. Just a poor excuse for an episode.