- The Pirates of Orion
ST episode
name = The Pirates of Orion
The pirates of Orion
series = The Animated Series
ep_num = 017
prod_num = 017
date =September 7 ,1974
writer =Howard Weinstein
director =Hal Sutherland
guest = none
stardate = 6334.1
year = 2270
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Plot outline
The U.S.S. Enterprise is on its way to Deneb 5 when
Mr. Spock contracts choriocytosis and has only days to live. TheS.S. Huron is to rendezvous with the Enterprise and deliver the cure, when it's attacked by Orion pirates.Captain Kirk chases the Orion ship in a desperate attempt to save Spock's life.ee also
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Notes
* This episode features the first indisputable appearance of male Orions ("Thelev", a spy/assassin surgically altered to appear as an
Andorian , portrayed by William O'Connell in the original-series episode "Journey to Babel ", was speculated to be of Orion origin by Spock, though the issue was unresolved), a race which had previously been represented in Star Trek only by the greenOrion Slave Girl .* This was the first episode of the animated series' short-lived second season (only six episodes were produced in the second season, compared to 16 episodes in the first season).
External links
*StarTrek.com link|ANI|22020
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