Star Trek: The Animated Series

This article is about the 1970s animated cartoon TV show. For other animated Star Trek series, see List of Star Trek television series.

Star Trek: The Animated Series
Genre
Created byGene Roddenberry
Showrunners
Directed by
Voices of
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
  • Gene Roddenberry
  • D. C. Fontana
Producers
Running time23–24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC[1][2]
ReleaseSeptember 8, 1973 (1973-09-08) –
October 12, 1974 (1974-10-12)
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The logo is quite similar to The Original Series.

Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) is an American animated science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired simply under the title Star Trek, subtitled Created by Gene Roddenberry, on Saturday mornings from September 8, 1973 to October 12, 1974 on NBC, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. The second series in the Star Trek franchise, it features mostly the same characters as Star Trek: The Original Series.[3] Set in the 23rd century, the series follows the further adventures of the Starship USS Enterprise as it explores the galaxy.

After the cancellation of The Original Series (TOS) in 1969, the live-action show proved popular in syndication and generated significant fan enthusiasm. This resulted in Roddenberry's decision to continue the series in animated form. Much of the original cast returned to provide voices for their characters. Series writers David Gerrold and D. C. Fontana characterized The Animated Series as effectively a fourth season of The Original Series. After the conclusion of The Animated Series, the adventures of the characters continued in live-action theatrical films, beginning with the 1979 film Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

The Animated Series was critically acclaimed and was the first Star Trek series to win an Emmy Award when its second season received the 1975 Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment – Children's Series.[4]

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  3. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Star Trek". imdb.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.