Star Trek: The Animated Series
(1973–1975)
Female crew members must take over the Enterprise when the men are incapacitated by a race of sirens.
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Title: The Lorelei Signal (29 Sep 1973)
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| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
| William Shatner | ... | Capt. Kirk (voice) | |
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | Mr. Spock (voice) | |
| DeForest Kelley | ... | Dr. McCoy (voice) | |
| George Takei | ... | Sulu (voice) (credit only) | |
| Nichelle Nichols | ... | Uhura / Dara / Davison / Enterprise Computer (voice) | |
| Majel Barrett | ... | Nurse Chapel / Theela (voice) | |
| James Doohan | ... | Scott / Lt. Carver (voice) | |
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A mysterious signal from an unexplored planet mesmerizes the male crewmen of the Enterprise into daydreaming of fantasy women. Female crewmen remain unaffected. Following the signal, Kirk beams down with an all-male landing party and is quickly subdued. Awakening, they find themselves wearing headbands that siphon off their life force, making them age quickly, bestowing long life and beauty upon the all-female residents of the planet. The weakened landing party manages to escape and hide from their captors in a hollow outdoor sculpture. Meanwhile, Uhura, seeing the men become completely useless and constant daydreamers, takes command of the Enterprise. She assembles another landing party (all-female) to rescue the first. They win a battle over the female inhabitants, who, willing to release Kirk and his party, don't know where they are. Using a locater device, they see that the men are about to drown in the sculpture, which is filling with water from a rainstorm. Uhura's party runs ... Written by Tony-B4
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This episode is memorable for in it Lieutenant Uhura takes command of the Enterprise in a very forceful way. This was the first time that a female had a command position on the Enterprise. A certain area of space is known for somehow absorbing starships on a periodic basis and the Enterprise is sent to investigate. There is a colony of females on a planet and they are able to send out a signal similar to that of the Sirens of Greek mythology. Males find the sounds irresistible, while females simply find them annoying. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and another crewman beam down and have bands placed on their heads that drain their life energy and age them rapidly. The women on the planet can remain immortal if they drain male life energy on a regular basis. Once it is clear that the males on the Enterprise are being rendered useless, Uhura takes command and then leads a rescue team down to the planet. When confronted, her "Phasers on stun, fire!" command is worthy of anything Kirk could muster. Once the opposing women are subdued, they manage to find the missing members of the Enterprise crew and restore them to health. This is my favorite episode of the animated series, aired for the first time in 1973, it featured one of several cinematic firsts, a black woman in command, that are the proud property of the Star Trek legacy.