The Slaver Weapon

This Story: Season 1 Episode 14 (production code 1.11)
TAS Overall: Episode 14
Trek Overall: Story 93, Episode 94
Airdate: 15 Dec 1973
Written by Larry Niven
Directed by Hal Sutherland

Notes

• The first appearance of the Kzinti.
• Wikipedia lists this release date as 8 Dec, but that is wrong, it is 15 Dec.
• The Kzinti suits were pink for the same reason the tribbles were pink in their episode – Hal Sutherland, the director, was color blind.
• I believe it’s the only episode of Star Trek (TOS/TAS/movies) that does not feature Kirk at all – or the Enterprise itself (outside of title sequence).
• The death of the Kzinti in this story is the only time a race dies in Star Trek Animated.

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