Once Upon a Planet (Episode)
"Once Upon a Planet"
| Series | Star Trek: The Animated Series |
| Season | 1 |
| Episode | 8 |
| Production Number | 14
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| Previous | The Ambergris Element (TAS13) |
| Next | The Terratin Incident (TAS15) |
| Released | 3 Nov 1973 |
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Stardate 5591.2: Upon returning to the Amusement Park planet, the Enterprise crew finds that the Caretaker has died and the computer has taken over, creating havoc.
The Enterprise crew returns to the Amusement Park planet — but as Dr. McCoy attempts to conjure up a picture of the old South, the Queen of Hearts appears and screams, "Off with his head!" Uhura is taken prisoner by a robot. Kirk discovers the Caretaker's grave with the inscription: "Last of his race, ceased to function fifth day of the twelfth moon, year 7009 of this planet." Kirk and Spock find the captured Uhura and the planet's computer, which resents its role of servant now that the Caretaker is dead. They convince the computer it must stop its hostile actions. Spock remains with the computer, and the rest of the crew enjoys another memorable shore leave.
Surface of the Amusement Park planet
A mansion
A picnic
The Queen of Hearts and the Jack of Hearts and Jack of Spades
Amusement Planet control center
gravity plating failure
Side effects of melenex
A robot
A giant cat
A hydra
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Starring the Voices of
William Shatner as Capt. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
Written by
Chuck Menville and Len Janson
Directed by
Hal Sutherland
Executive Consultant
Gene Roddenberry
General Manager
Rock Benedetto
Special Effects Animation
Reuben Timmins
Storyboard
Sherman Labby, Paul Fennell, Dale Hale, Jack Miller, Michael O'Connor, Louise Sandoval, Ken Southworth, Dawn Huntley
Art Director
Don Christensen
Key Assistants
Mike Hazy, Bill House
Key Layout
Herb Hazleton, Alberto de Mello, Kay Wright
Layout
George Wheeler, Lorna Smith, Les Kaluza, George Jensen, Dick Hall, Warren Marshall, Wendell Washer, Martin Muller, Christopher Lane, Glen Keane, Maria Bennett, Ken Leonard, Wes Herschensohn, Jim Wiloughby, Cliff Vorhees, Robert Kline, Virgil Raddatz, John Perry, Carol Lundberg, Malcolm Weizer, George Goode, James Koukos, Tom Burton
Director of Color
Ervin Kaplan
Background Artists
Paul Xander, Curt Perkins, Maurice Harvey, Boris Gorelick, Don Peters, Rolando Oliva, Tom O'Loughlin, Janet Brown, Pat Keppler, Karen Shaffer
Animators
Robert Bentley, Jim Brummett, Bob Carlson, Ruy Cataldi, Jesse Cosio, Zion Davush, Lil Evans, Paul Fennell, Otto Feuer, Ed Friedman, Lee Halpern, La Verne Harding, Lou Kachivas, Marsh LaMore, Lawrence Miller, Fred Myers, Jane Nordin, Bill Nunes, Joe Nunez, Casey Onaitis, Jack Ozark, Bill Pratt, Len Rogers, Virgil Ross, Sonja Ruta, Don Schloat, Ben Shenkman, Brad Smith, Hank Smith, Reuben Timmins, Bob Trochim, George Waiss, Ron Westlund, Kaem Wong
Checking Supervision
Marion Turk, Jane Philippi
Xerography & Paint Supervision
John Remmel, Betty Brooks
Camera Supervison
R.W. Pope
Camera
Thane Berti, Bill Kotler, Joseph Ponticelle, Fredrick T. Ziegler, Don Dinehart, Earl Bendetto, John Aardal, Gene Gropper, Dean G. Teves
Also Starring the Voices of
George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, James Doohan
Editoral Supervision
Joseph Simon, Doreen Dixon
Film Coordinator
June Gilham
Background Music by
Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael
Music Publisher
Shermley Music Co. A.S.C.A.P.
Music and Sound Effects
Horta Mahana Corp.
Color by
Technicolor
Associate Producer and Story Editor
D.C. Fontana
Produced by
Norm Prescott, Lou Scheimer
