Plot; The Enterprise crew once again find themselves knee-deep in Tribbles.
This is sequel to the live action episode in every sense of the word. It was even written by David Gerrold. The tone here is a bit darker, at least initially, with the Klingons having a deadly new super weapon, but as the episode goes along it lightens up substantially.
It never quite reaches the merriment of the original episode, but I was impressed by the sophisticated nature of the storytelling in an animated episode. I also really loved the animation. The articulation and movements are a bit limited, but the character models are fantastic, perfectly capturing their real world counterparts.
- This was apparently going to be a season 3 episode from the live action series, but was ultimately dropped when Roddenberry's exit helped usher in large budgetary cuts.
- The actors from the original ST series reprise their roles here, save for Chekov, who wasn't in the animated series. Also returning was Stanley Adams as Cyrano Jones, the Tribble salesman.
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