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
Metamorphosis (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Father Knows Best", where she played Jane Wyatt's eldest daughter. On the next broadcast "Star Trek" episode, Jane Wyatt guested, playing Spock's mother Amanda. Cochrane reappears as the focal character of the movie "" (1996), in which he is played by James Cromwell. This episode was the first time in the original series that Kirk does not appear on board the "Enterprise" at any point. Metamorphosis (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Metamorphosis" is the ninth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by Gene L. Coon and directed by Ralph Senensky, it was first broadcast