

The Animated Series was critically acclaimed and was the first Star Trek series to win an Emmy Award when its second season won the 1975 Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment – Children's Series. Both appeared after the cast's final film together, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, released in December 1991. The Animated Series was the original cast's last episodic portrayal of the characters until the "cartoon-like" graphics of the Star Trek: 25th Anniversary computer game in 1992 as well as its sequel Star Trek: Judgment Rites in 1993. Fontana characterized The Animated Series as effectively a fourth season of The Original Series (which would effectively make the second season of TAS the fifth season of TOS.) After the conclusion of The Animated Series, the adventures of the characters continued in live-action theatrical films, the first being the 1979 film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Much of the original cast returned to provide voice-overs for their characters. This resulted in Roddenberry's decision to continue the series in animated form. 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 explores the Milky Way galaxy.Īfter the cancellation of The Original Series ( TOS) in 1969, the live action show proved popular in syndication and generated significant fan enthusiasm. The second series in the Star Trek franchise, it features the same characters as Star Trek: The Original Series.


It originally aired Saturday mornings from September 8, 1973, to October 12, 1974, on NBC, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. Star Trek: The Animated Series ( TAS), originally airing 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. The logo is quite similar to The Original Series.
