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The Terratin Incident

  • Episode aired Nov 17, 1973
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 23m
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6.6/10
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Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
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Exposed to spiroid epsilon waves, the Enterprise crew begins to shrink in size. If a way can not be found to stop their condition, they will soon be too small to control the ship.Exposed to spiroid epsilon waves, the Enterprise crew begins to shrink in size. If a way can not be found to stop their condition, they will soon be too small to control the ship.Exposed to spiroid epsilon waves, the Enterprise crew begins to shrink in size. If a way can not be found to stop their condition, they will soon be too small to control the ship.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
600
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hal Sutherland
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Paul Schneider
    • D.C. Fontana(story editor)
  • Stars
    • William Shatner(voice)
    • Leonard Nimoy(voice)
    • DeForest Kelley(voice)
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  • Director
    • Hal Sutherland
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Paul Schneider
    • D.C. Fontana(story editor)
  • Stars
    • William Shatner(voice)
    • Leonard Nimoy(voice)
    • DeForest Kelley(voice)
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    • 4User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
    Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
    William Shatner and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
    Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
    Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
    Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
    DeForest Kelley in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
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    Leonard Nimoy and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)

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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Capt. Kirkas Capt. Kirk
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    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Mr. Spockas Mr. Spock
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    DeForest Kelley
    DeForest Kelley
    • Dr. McCoyas Dr. McCoy
    • (voice)
    George Takei
    George Takei
    • Suluas Sulu
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    Nichelle Nichols
    Nichelle Nichols
    • Uhuraas Uhura
    • (voice)
    Majel Barrett
    Majel Barrett
    • Nurse Chapelas Nurse Chapel
    • (voice)
    • …
    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • Scottas Scott
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    • …
    • Director
      • Hal Sutherland
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Paul Schneider
      • D.C. Fontana(story editor)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The idea of some of the crew being miniaturized by a form of scientific phenomenon was used again in One Little Ship (1998).
    • Goofs
      A normal-sized human has about the same density as water, which is why normal-sized humans are neutrally buoyant in water (more or less). When shrunken Nurse Chapel falls into the aquarium, she sinks like a stone. This is correct because her size is smaller but her mass has not changed. This would mean she is now much more dense than she had been. She would not have been able to swim back to the surface of the water to call for help. She would have drowned before anyone could have helped her. The water would not have changed density because water is not organic, and the thread rescuing her (inorganic as it doesn't shrink) - as well as the side of the aquarium - would have to withstand her full weight.
    • Quotes

      Doctor McCoy: Jim, you don't mean you're going to abandon the mapping mission to check out some meaningless signal?

      Captain James T. Kirk: Meaningless at the moment, Bones, but it was sent twice. Odds against that occuring in a totally random transmission are too high to ignore.

    • Connections
      Featured in Drawn to the Final Frontier (2006)

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    5/10
    A Real Short Story
    In this episode, circumstances involving a volcanic planet cause the Enterprise crew to begin shrinking. As they get tinier and tinier, they must activate their ship's functions in creative ways. The question is why is this happening to them. We eventually find the answer as we watch an intergalactic version of "Horton Hears a Who." As is often the case with Star Trek, the characters seem to be able to land on their feet without the help of any real research. The final solution to all this is quite laughable.
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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Startrek.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Filmation Associates
      • Norway Productions
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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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