One of Our Planets is Missing
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Star Trek: The Animated Series episode | |
"One of Our Planets is Missing" | |
The Cloud -- in reality, a spaceborne lifeform. |
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Episode no. | 003 |
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Prod. code | 003 |
Airdate | September 22, 1973 |
Writer(s) | Marc Daniels |
Director | Hal Sutherland |
Guest star(s) | none |
Year | 2269 |
Stardate | 5371.3 |
Episode chronology | |
Previous | "Yesteryear" |
Next | "The Lorelei Signal" |
"One of Our Planets is Missing" is an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series.
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[edit] Plot outline
The Enterprise encounters a giant cloud creature that feeds on the energy of the planets that lie in its path. They determine is it heading for Mantilles, home to a Federation colony governed by former Starfleet officer Bob Westley (featured in the ST/TOS episode "The Ultimate Computer".
Kirk takes the Enterprise inside the cloud in an attempt to stop it. Once inside, the ship loses power and Spock realizes the cloud is an intelligent being. Spock mind melds with the entity and tells it that it is killing life and attempts to persuade it to return to its place of origin.
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[edit] Notes
After the release of all of the animated Star Treks on DVD, the canon status of this story is in question. See: Star Trek canon.
[edit] External links
- One of Our Planets is Missing article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- One of Our Planets is Missing at StarTrek.com
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