September 8 is formally Star Trek Day, as it’s the anniversary date of the unique collection premiere in 1966. Nevertheless, this 12 months’s Star Trek Day is celebrating one other milestone for the venerable franchise, because it marks 50 years since Star Trek: The Animated Sequence hit the Saturday morning airwaves. To have fun, Paramount is releasing a collection of animated very Brief Treks. The very first comes from critically acclaimed author and director Casper Kelly, who people may bear in mind from the viral web phenomenon Too Many Cooks. He’s additionally labored on the live-action Brief Treks.

Within the first very Brief Treks, “Pores and skin A Cat,” poor phrase selection complicates a dire Klingon assault. To see what that really means, watch the total Star Trek: very Brief Trek episode down under:

The primary very Brief Trek options Ethan Peck (Spock), Pete Holmes (Captain), Cristina Milizia (Knickersonian, Dream Girl, and M’Ress), Bonnie Gordon (Pc), and Eric Bauza (Antedian, Ass Face, Screwhead).However the episode isn’t all we’re attending to honor this iconic collection. There’s additionally a brand new Star Trek: The Animated Sequence net comedian, additionally from author Casper Kelly. This one’s referred to as “The Scheimer Barrier,” little doubt an homage to Filmation Studios founder Lou Scheimer, producers of the traditional animated collection. He additionally produced reveals like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

Hopefully, thanks to those new shorts, individuals will rediscover the traditional cartoon present. Though the animation was rudimentary—and that’s being beneficiant—the traditional Star Trek cartoon ran for 2 seasons. And it reunited a lot of the unique voice forged, and so they had some spectacular tales besides. Star Trek: The Animated Sequence was the primary official “revival” of Star Trek. It saved the Trek fires burning throughout the decade between the unique present and 1979’s Star Trek: The Movement Image. So at present, let’s elevate a glass of Romulan Ale to the ever-groovy Star Trek: The Animated Sequence.