This tradition of revisiting previous episodes inspired the film series to make star trek ii. I think shes be making an appearance in that tos season 4 mod. Lieutenant m ress, voiced by majel barrett, is a character from the american animated science fiction television series star trek. Male caitians tended to groom their hair down sharply while females preferred to grow out longer hair on their heads. M ress and arex, characters from the animated series, appear in the star trek. Join the conversation and connect with cbs s star trek. M ress has three littermates, and comes from a long familyline. Some credibility is lent to this material due to the fact that gene roddenberrys. She also voiced the main computer in the original series, the animated series, star trek.
Star trek prod model cel 1973 filmation animated rare lt. Enterprise as a relief communications officer, which began at about stardate 5143. Most of the original series actors reprise their roles for tas. Mress was created for the animated series star trek. This is a star trek art group that focuses on the alien race known as caitians from the planet cait and primarily the lovely felinoid female known as lt. Click here to visit the beatles saturday morning cartoon show this page was created by kail tescar. Lieutenant m ress a fictional character from star trek. Star trek figures star trek characters female characters star wars star trek tos star trek uniforms watch star trek star trek original series star trek animated series this is a commission i was asked to do for of his original star trek based character who is a vulcan named doctor tkring.
Mress has three littermates, and comes from a long familyline. I m not nearly as caught up in the animations shortcomings because the story is engaging. The animated series, voiced by majel barrettroddenberry, and was a relief communications officer, who would occasionally take lieutenant uhuras place. Something must have happened when he was a boy with a vulcan father sarek and a human mother. The voice of the catlike m ress was provided by majel barrett. M ress anthropomorph at the best online prices at ebay. Both were exotic looking and certainly not feasible in liveaction. This show basically continues the adventures of the original series presumably in the fourth year of the fiveyear mission, but takes advantage of the unlimited special effects provided by animation to introduce more alien crewmen the felinoid m ress and this is the further adventures of the star. M ress graduated from starfleet academy in 2266, and rose to the rank of lieutenant in only two years. This show basically continues the adventures of the original series presumably in the fourth year of the fiveyear mission, but takes advantage of the unlimited special effects provided by animation to introduce more alien crewmen the felinoid m ress and the tripedal arex as well as introduce more. The animated series, and below for the yellow submarine.
The latest star trek animated series could find a home at nickelodeon. In a hallmark first, they are doing a set of two ornaments from the animated star trek series. The animated series the stories feature characters from the uss enterprise including officers only seen in tas such as mress and arex, as well as the crew of the uss exeter and uss farragut. Kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets. Star trek cheesy but enjoyable and i thought to myself, oh yeah.
Still, does she have a personality of any kind or was she just there in the show for some kind of kitty fodder. If you were around back then, or maybe you saw it in reruns, this is for you. Mress was of the feline humanoid species seemingly an utter natural for the st universe, no. With not a lot of screen time during these 22 halfhour episodes, mress left canonical star trek. Lieutenant mress, voiced by majel barrett, is a character from the american animated. And then there was the catlike alien lieutenant mress. Id seen a handful of episodes and been unimpressed by them, and even more damning, i was familiar with filmation, and all the horrors that come with that name. M ress was a member of the caitian race, a feline like species of warp capable humanoids that were members of the united federation of planets. Discoverys return with one of the best episodes of the most neglected trek series the verge new star trek animated series given the green light by cbs to air on nickelodeon. This episode features one of treks most exotic alien lifeforms, voiced by ted knight, of the mary tyler moore show fame.
The official star trek website defines canon as comprising the television series the original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, as well as the films in the franchise. M ress continued duty as the relief communications officer in 2270, where she was stationed when uhura was temporarily in command of the bridge during the enterprises mission to delta theta iii. This is the further adventures of the star trek series in a halfhour animated form. The animated series is an animated adaptation and the first spinoff from the original series, continuing the initial fiveyear mission given the reality that it was produced by filmation, the animation is typically the studios ultracheap style.
The star trek canon is the set of all canonical material in the star trek universe. She seemed to replace uhura as communications officer from time to time and then went on to have some noncanon adventures. Kirk in 2269, and, following a temporal incident in 2294, she served onboard the uss trident under captain elizabeth shelby from 2376 until at least 2379. Starfleet operations division officer, lieutenant mress forensics officer star trek animated series that ran on saturday mornings from late 1973 through mress star treks first caitain our 8 favorite cats from star trek and beyond. The animated series, view video clips and full episodes on. Ive been watching star trek the animated series on netflix streaming lately. Mress and scotty mress was created for the animated series star trek. Set in 2409, the computer game star trek online features the caitians as a playable species of the federation faction, which also employs ships of unique caitian design, e. Several new lifeforms were introduced in the animated star trek series and several alien species from the original series were seen again. A native of the planet cait, mress is a humanoid feline covered with thick orange fur and sporting large incisors, golden eyes with catlike vertical pupils, and a long tail. An interesting question for the denizens of the forums, but has anyone ever done an amazonian rendering of lt m ress from the animated star trek series. M ress from the star trek animated series you know those moments when saw a character but didnt think of it much until you sawreadwatch them later on and suddenly remember them. Space seed 1967, and cameo appearances by tribbles in numerous trek films and television series. Star trek the animated series the animated adventures of.
The original series, tas is formally titled as just star trek, with the subtitle the animated series being used to differentiate it both from the original liveaction. The animated series is an animated adaptation and the first spinoff from the original series, continuing the initial fiveyear mission. The animated series, originally and formally titled star trek and the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek, was a continuation of the voyages of the uss enterprise, previously featured in star trek. Ive made some disparaging comments about star trek. According to their description, caitians are known throughout their quadrant for their intelligence, curiosity, loyalty and love of beauty.
This episode features one of trek s most exotic alien lifeforms, voiced by ted knight, of the mary tyler moore show fame. Mress is a caitian communications officer aboard the uss enterprise working in rotation with lt. Shiboline m ress was a caitian female starfleet officer who served aboard the uss enterprise under captain james t. The next generation season 1 due to issues with the renegotiated star trek rights, but aspects of tas have been referenced throughout the many star trek series. I do not consider this material canon since none of this information was mentioned during any aired episode. Also of note, tas characters such as m ress and arex have often appeared star trek novels and comic books, and the orion slave girl, devna, introduced in the time trap is now a major character in the star trek. Ive only remembered her recently when i was reading transformers vs. Lieutenant m ress, voiced by majel barrett, was a recurring character on the american animated science fiction television series star trek, which aired as part of nbcs saturday morning lineup from 1973 to 1974. The animated series was removed from canon at the end of star trek. The animated series or tas was the second, and only noncanon star trek tv series produced. Lieutenant mress, voiced by majel barrett, is a character from the american animated science fiction television series star trek. M ress was a female starfleet officer assigned to the engineering section of the uss enterprise under the command of captain james t. The animated series ar en animerad science fictiontvserie som utspelar sig inom star treks fiktiva universum.
She was transferred to the uss enterprise ncc1701 after the uss hood was damaged during testing of dr. It is because of this it is believed that that she may have joined the crew during the second five year mission of james. The series had troubles mostly in the preproduction phase, as the producers initially only intended to bring back william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, james doohan and majel barrett, creating suspiciously similar substitutes arex and m ress for sulu and uhura respectively. He must find out what the variable is and change it before he returns. Thank you for looking and please view my other auctions including dave and busters, spongebob, sports cards, toys r us, xbox1, ps4 and nintendo games and consoles. The series used almost all of the original casts voices minus walter koenig, and animation allowed for more aliens and fantastical plots and sets. The last new animated star trek episode featuring captain kirk and his crew was produced by filmation and aired on nbctv saturday morning. See and hear the 2018 hallmark star trek ornaments in. And let the heavens fall animated star trek episode. It is because of this it is believed that that she may have joined the crew during the second five year. May 09, 2017 star trek the original series rewatch. Mress primary role on the enterprise was that of the relief communications officer, a role she. She also occasionally assumes the role of relief communications officer. It originally aired from september 8, 1973 to october 12, 1974 on nbc, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons.
However, since literally no background information on m ress was revealed in the animated star trek series, i am including this information as semicanon. According to their description, caitians are known throughout their quadrant for their intelligence. An animated adaptation and the first spinoff from the original star trek series given the reality that it was produced by filmation, the animation is typically the studios ultracheap style. M ress was written into a single golden key comic strip where she was given a minor role in soothing a feline. Her purring speech makes her a natural communicator, which may partly account for her posting aboard the u. The voice of the catlike mress was provided by majel barrett. Enterprise relaunch novelsand her story arc in the novels is anything but cartoony. However, they more than made up for that with the presence of all of the original cast except walter koenig chekhov, and the writers as well. Star trek the animated series came about in 1973 following the cancellation of the original live action series in 1969. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. M ress, relief communications officer, made her first appearance in this episode. New frontier novels by peter david, in which m ress and arex are transported through time to the 24th century, and are made officers on board the uss trident. Today, we share star trek 101s files on two colorful characters from the animated series, arex and m ress. Today, we share star trek 101s files on two colorful characters from the animated series, arex and mress.
The animated series comics is a fan comics series and part of a fan site devoted to star trek. The animated series has been littleseen by most fans but is available on netflix. Lieutenant mress was a caitian starfleet operations division officer who served aboard the uss. Lt mress dressed in a, 24th century fleet uniform it is a little known. Bem m ress was again on the bridge later that year, when the enterprises computer fell under the influence of an energy field. M ress was created for the animated series star trek.
A native of the planet cait, mress is a humanoid feline covered with thick orange fur and sporting large incisors, golden eyes with catlike vertical pupils, and a. The animated series episode guide season 1 may 06, 2019 04187. Mress from the animated series voice by majel barrett star. Trivia though many do not consider this cartoon to be part of the official trek continuity, this series featured episodes that were direct sequels to popular liveaction star trek. The animated series introduced a threearmed, threelegged, longnecked, alien member of the bridge crew, named arex, and a catlike alien crew member named m ress. Spock must go back in time and meet himself as a child. Produced by filmation under the direction of animator hal sutherland the series closed a gap in between the cancellation of the original series and star trek. Enjoy the magical world of disney, including marvel, star wars, pixar and more. The animated series where she was voiced by majel barrettroddenberry.
Strangely, the animated adventure meant to be something of a feminist episode, the lorelei signal, is mressfree, although it does feature lots of nurse chapel and uhura in the center seat. Sep 24, 2017 lt mress dressed in a, 24th century fleet uniform it is a little known fact. Shiboline mress was a caitian female starfleet officer who served aboard the uss enterprise under captain james t. Mress, communications officer majel barrett definitely the most memorable of the enterprise crews tas addons, she also represented the third of an incredible four major characters in star trek lore that majel barrett would play. Kirk during the final two years of a historic fiveyear mission.
Mress star trek the amazing everything wiki fandom. The series is noted for the voice acting of actress majel barrett, who voiced various characters and the main computer. Up for purchase is the rare m ress foil card from star trek. Shiboline mress memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. It is because of this it is believed that that she may have joined the crew during the second five year mission of james kirk. Doohan and barrett, besides providing the voices of their original series characters and newcomers arex and mress, performed virtually all of the guest star. See image of majel barrett, the voice of m ress in star trek. She seemed to replace uhura as communications officer from time to time.
The animated star trek will always hold a special place for me. Mress is also referred to as a caitian in the audio story passage to moauv. The original series, tas is formally titled as just star trek, with the subtitle the animated series being used to differentiate it both from the original liveaction series and its other spinoffs some sources listing the title as star trek the animated adventures. She was a caitian, which was a felinelike alien species. An invaluable resource, it encompasses the original series, the animated series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager and enterprise, as well as the first 10 trek feature films. Given the reality that it was produced by filmation, the animation is typically the studios ultracheap style. Lieutenant mress was a caitian starfleet operations division officer who served aboard the uss enterprise under captain james t. The animated series tas, originally aired as star trek and as the animated adventures of gene roddenberrys star trek, is an american animated science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry.