The Slaver Weapon
14th episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: The Animated Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Slaver Weapon" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American animated science fiction television series Star Trek: The Animated Series. It first aired on NBC on December 8, 1973, and was written by Larry Niven. It was based on his original short story "The Soft Weapon". This episode was expanded to become the first half of a full-length novel by science-fiction author Alan Dean Foster as Star Trek Log Ten.
"The Slaver Weapon" | |||
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Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 14 | ||
Directed by | Hal Sutherland | ||
Written by | Larry Niven | ||
Story by | Larry Niven | ||
Production code | 22011 | ||
Original air date | December 8, 1973 (1973-12-08) | ||
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Set in the 23rd century, the series follows the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk (voiced by William Shatner) and the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise. In this episode, while traveling by shuttlecraft, several Enterprise crew members are captured and have to use their individual strengths to prevent a powerful alien weapon from falling into the wrong hands.