This is an
episode list for the
science fiction cartoon series Star Trek: The Animated Series (also known as
The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek), which aired from September 1973 to October 1974 on
NBC. The second television program in the
Star Trek franchise,
Star Trek: The Animated Series consists of a total of
22 episodes over two seasons. This episode list incorporates the
stardate on which the events of each episode took place within the fictional
Star Trek universe.
Seasons
Both seasons were released together as a four-disc series DVD set titled
The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek.
Episodes
Season 1 (1973–1974)
| #
| Title
| Stardate
| Original Airdate
| Writer(s)
| Director
|
| 01
| "Beyond the Farthest Star"
| 5521.3
| September 8, 1973
| Samuel A. Peeples
| Hal Sutherland
|
| While exploring on the outermost rim of the galaxy the USS Enterprise is pulled into the orbit of a dead star. Trapped there, the crew discovers that there is an ancient derelict pod ship trapped with them as well.
|
Kirk and crew beam aboard the huge starship and learn it was once home to an insect race. They also learn that the ship's crew self-destructed rather than carry a malevolent entity to other worlds.
