The Ambergris Element
The Ambergris Element
This Story: Season 1 Episode 13 (production code 1.12)
TAS Overall: Episode 13
Trek Overall: Story 92, Episode 93
Airdate: 1 Dec 1973
Written by Margaret Armen
Directed by Hal Sutherland
Notes
- James Doohan does the voices of six separate characters in this episode, one short of his record for a TAS series episode.
- The first time we see the “aqua shuttle” and the “scouter gig”. It’s also the last time.
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— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 6, 2024
This one I remember from years past as the "one that Kirk & Spock turn into fish people". It is definitely an example of one you couldn't do in live action (in the 60's). Having said that, it is a bit pic.twitter.com/02Ri2EzGCT
#StarTrekMarathon Star Trek TAS Ep 13 - The Ambergris Element - 1 Dec 1973 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 6, 2024
silly. The whole ep appears to be about how to change them back, less about why it happened in the first place. There's a subplot about elder vs young in political struggle amongst natives, but eh? pic.twitter.com/zpFuv4uIVN