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) Catspaw (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Catspaw" is the seventh episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by Robert Bloch and directed by Joseph Pevney, it was first broadcast October 27, 1967. The crew of the "Enterprise" encounter two aliens from another galaxy with magical-seeming powers. This episode was the first filmed to include series regular Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig), although it was broadcast after several other episodes with the character had already been aired; the airing was delayed to coincide with Halloween. The Federation starship USS "Enterprise", under the command of Captain Kirk, orbits