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
Catspaw (Star Trek: The Original Series) normal. Looking down, Kirk sees two tiny blue and yellow creatures, apparently Korob's and Sylvia's true forms. Unable to survive without the transmuter, the two creatures die and disintegrate. Bloch wrote this episode, basing it on a short story of his, "Broomstick Ride" (1957) and also wrote the "Star Trek" episode, "What Are Little Girls Made Of?". Both mention the "Old Ones". DeSalle previously appeared in the episodes, "The Squire of Gothos" and "" wearing a gold, command shirt. Catspaw (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Catspaw" is the seventh episode of the of the American science fiction television series "".