Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series ("ST: TAS"), originally aired as Star Trek and as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, is an American animated science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired 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 is the first sequel to "". Set in the 23rd century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, it follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS "Enterprise" as it
Star Trek episodes of "Star Trek", as were three of the five nominees in 1967. The only "Star Trek" series not even to get a Hugo nomination are the animated series and "Voyager", though only the original series and "Next Generation" ever won the award. No "Star Trek" feature film has ever won a Hugo, though a few were nominated. In 2008, the fan-made episode of "" entitled "World Enough and Time" was nominated for the Hugo for Best Short Drama. In 1996, "TV Guide" picked the following as the ten best "Star Trek" episodes for the franchise's 30th anniversary. The two