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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TEX-TREK Mission 334: STAR TREK: TOS's "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" Back-Trekking Retrospective

Check out our Back-Trekking Retrospective on "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" The episode marks the first appearance of Nurse Chapel's fiancé, Roger Korby, who we are about to see more of on SNW after season 3 starts streaming next month. Whether you're a TOS purist or a casual modern Trek viewer, this episode is sure to connect the dots between the past and present of the franchise!

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Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1 Episode 10

"What Are Little Girls Made Of?"

Written by Robert Bloch

Directed by James Goldstone

Nurse Chapel's long-lost fiance is found - along with his androids.

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TEX-TREK Mission 333: Report on Trek Long Island and TOS Set Tour

This week on TEX-TREK, we welcome back fellow Trekker and returning guest Starfleet Sohail, to receive our away mission report packed with Star Trek goodness! Fresh from attending Trek Long Island, Taylor and Fatheree are ready to share highlights from the convention floor, memorable panels, and encounters with fellow fans and Trek luminaries. But the adventure doesn’t stop there—we also made a pilgrimage to the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, New York! Tune in as we describe the surreal experience of walking the legendary corridors of the Enterprise and stepping onto Captain Kirk’s bridge.

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TEX-TREK Mission 332: VOYAGER Documentary, "To The Journey," Reactions and Discussion

We have seen the Voyager Documentary, "To The Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager" and want to talk about it. Pull up a chair in Neelix's mess hall and enjoy our chat about the long awaited film, the latest Trek documentary from David Zappone's 455 Films.

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Next week we will be attending the Trek Long Island convention. Before we beam over to New York we are inviting Librarian and Trekkie Stefanie Gangone onto the show. Stefanie created the Trek Long Island convention three years ago as a charitable organization registered with her charity, Libraries for the Kind.

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We are getting animated again this week on TEX-TREK with on of TAS's most bizarre episodes. You are summoned by the Vedala to join us to discuss "The Jihad," when Kirk and Spock are thrown into an intergalactic quest alongside a colorful team of alien specialists to recover a sacred artifact and prevent a galaxy-wide war.

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Star Trek: The Animated Series, Season 1 Episode 16

"The Jihad"

Written by Stephen Kandel

Directed by Hal Sutherland

The Vedala, the oldest known spacefaring race, summon Kirk and Spock to recover the Soul of the Skorr, a stolen religious artifact that has the potential to ignite a holy war across the galaxy.

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