This week, we’re continuing our “Back-Trekking Retrospective” series by diving into TAS once again! Joining Fatheree and Taylor is Aaron Harvey, co-author of The Official Guide to Star Trek: The Animated Series. Together, the trio explore the episode “The Practical Joker,” a surprisingly influential entry that may contain the very first appearance of holodeck technology in Star Trek. With STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 3 on the horizon—and trailers teasing a 23rd-century version of the holodeck—this TAS classic might be more relevant than ever. Come for the rogue computer hijinks, stay for the deep Trek connections!

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Star Trek: The Animated Series, Season 2 Episode 3

"The Practical Joker"

Written by Chuck Menville

Directed by Bill Reed

After passing through a strange space energy cloud, the Enterprise's computer gains an artificial intelligence that is relentlessly bent on making practical jokes on the crew.

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TEX-TREK Mission 336: STAR TREK: TOS's "Arena" Back-Trekking Retrospective

This week Dave returns to the show to join Fatheree and Taylor for a Back-Trekking Retrospective on one of the most iconic episodes of TOS—the classic showdown between Kirk and the Gorn in “Arena.” With STRANGE NEW WORLDS season 3 just around the corner—and set to kick off with a Gorn-centric story—we’re taking a close look at the original appearance of Star Trek’s infamous lizard foe. Can the slow-moving, hissy Gorn of 1967 really line up with the terrifying predators of SNW? We’re putting the canon under the microscope and asking: is there a way to make it all fit? Tune in for our analysis, our theories, and opinions on rhinestone-bedazzled reptile eyes.

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Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1 Episode 19

"Arena"

Teleplay by Gene L. Coon

Story by Fredric Brown

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Kirk battles an alien captain who has destroyed a Federation outpost.

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TEX-TREK Mission 335: STAR TREK: TOS's "The Squire of Gothos" Back-Trekking Retrospective

Hip hip hoorah! This week, Fatheree, Taylor, and Joel reunite for another Back-Trekking Retrospective, this time turning their gaze to the classic TOS episode, “The Squire of Gothos.” Join the crew as they discuss the unforgettable debut of the mischievous and godlike Trelane, the strange deadly world he rules, and how this flamboyant Q-like foe might fit into the new new season of STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Tally ho!

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Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1 Episode 18

"The Squire of Gothos"

Written by Paul Schneider

Directed by Don McDougall

The Enterprise is captured by Trelane, the childish ruler of Gothos.

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