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[@EsotericUIUC]

They literally made that song from ten sound effects sounds and Takei’s “oh my”. It’s a masterpiece.

[@eclat4641]

Did he say “oh my” in the show? I saw all the TOS and I couldn’t find him saying that … is it in TAS?

[@Fulgrymm]

@@eclat4641 The "Oh my" thing is from George Takei, it's a sort of catchphrase.

[@eclat4641]

@@Fulgrymm so just something that he came up with - but not in the show?

[@RichNelson-h7m]

@@Fulgrymm He first said it on Howard Stern and its become his trademark phrase ever since.

[@jeffreyolin626]

@@RichNelson-h7mLesbian-Dial-A-Date'll do it to ya. Oh My!

[@barkingmonkee]

Having the show devolve into the entire cast grabbing instruments and performing a cheesy non sequiter pop song was the most early 70s cartoon thing ever. My favorite part was when they dropped the 2 monsters fighting into the middle of it.

[@tulinfirenze1990]

Actually that was Spock's pet sehlat, I'chaya from an episode of the animated series called "Yesteryear". I'chaya is killed protecting both young Spock and the visiting older Spock who has been flung there by the Guardian of Forever.

[@bigscarytigermonster]

Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce for you - The Party Pooper!

[@GMLSX]

Those two looked like they belong to the Masters of the Universe. Oh My? It was the same animation studio!

[@navibc31]

Makes me wish they made a Sealab 2021 type show with the animated series.

[@herbertturner8808]

Reminded me of those music sequences Filmation did for The Archies.

[@SmartSmears]

Lower Decks reaches its final form: Making fun of itself. Loved this!

[@shellyandjohncourtade8269]

Pretty sure that was their original form.

[@Sephiroth144]

@@shellyandjohncourtade8269 It's like Frieza's 4th form; the final form IS the original.

[@Watcher1134]

WTF did i just watch🤣

[@Sephiroth144]

@@Watcher1134 The 70s

[@ChiaraWatson]

This didn't break the fourth wall; this demolished it.

[@DavidNicholson101]

Yeah, at warp 9.99.

[@SuperODST1]

On the one hand, best James Doohan impersonation I've ever heard. On the other, what did I just watch?

[@singletona082]

Did they get his son to do the voice? i know he did Scotty for STO.

[@Deltaflot1701]

Ok, now we need Mr. Spock singing the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins ! :p

[@avgvstvlvs]

Give Chekov an animated chance!

[@stankyyboi]

yeah it's a little weird they chose Scotty with a soundalike when they could used the real Chekov

[@khodges5497]

@@stankyyboi It actually makes sense because James Doohan originally also played Arix. So, I suspect it’s a callback to that.

[@jonyprepperisrael60]

Chekov never was in TAS, though they could have made a joke about that@@stankyyboi

[@TheChoujinVirus]

thing is Chris Doohan (James's son) agreed to the sound-alike,just Koeing kinda has issues@@stankyyboi

[@joediver7669]

@@jonyprepperisrael60 Yep, I was waiting for Tindi to say "Voiced by the original crew, except Chekov for some reason."

[@someotherwag]

I like the way Tendi sings in this one. They should have her sing on Lower Decks.

[@MisterYankou]

I looked up the voice actor Noëll Wells and she actually has some music out. She hasn't released anything in awhile though, presumably because of Lower Decks.

[@EightThreeEight]

​@@MisterYankou She also voiced Lord Dominator in Wander Over Yonder, which meant she got to sing the brilliant song I'm The Bad Guy.

[@grappydingus]

Who's ever doing the voice for Scotty, give them a raise!

[@whuffer5103]

Officer Garcia from Reno 911

[@KairuHakubi]

Reckon you can give HIM a raise

[@KairuHakubi]

@@whuffer5103 Rocko himself? Carlos Alazraqui? That's alazracool.

[@yogiyoda]

Captain, we're already giving him all we've got!

[@3Rayfire]

@@KairuHakubi Rok's Daddy!

[@zachscully]

Love jazz? “Actually, we’re more Post Mainframe Acid Cardassian Ten Forward Core.” lol Yes, Star Trek is about lovin’ and jammin’ as one with every individual being uniquely themselves!

[@SkydreamPony]

"It paved the way for future Star Trek cartoons like Lower Decks" *Clears throat* AND PRODIGY!

[@vasyear]

She was giving an example

[@Borealis-Rainbow]

​@@vasyearthere has only been two animated trek series. Wouldn't be too much to ask for the double acknowledgment. Could either be due to risque humour but most likely Paramount seemingly wanting to erase Prodigy like Stalin erased Yezhov lol

[@oomingmakroo]

Sadly, since Paramount took a tax write-off when they let Prodigy go, they legally cannot talk about it as their property for at least 3 (possibly 6) years!

[@shimonnyman1138]

​@@oomingmakroothey've had prodigy in very short treks

[@smshapi]

Paramount has disowned Prodigy. A shame too.

[@astrofan1993]

It's awesome that they got Noël Wells to break out her singing voice for this episode. For those who don't know, D'Vana Tendi was not the first green-skinned alien that she played. She played Lord Dominator in the Disney series Wander Over Yonder, and had sung a song in that called "I'm the Bad Guy." In fact, Fred Tatasciore (Shaxs in Lower Decks) provided the male voice for Lord Dominator while she's wearing her helmet, and he also had a line in that song as well.

[@ya-boyrookus7516]

This is amazing. I like how they implemented classic trek sounds into the song, and I’m glad they made up.

[@kozinc]

And they were about to make out, too! 😋

[@joshuacr]

Just in time to get destroyed by the Klingons, rejoice!

[@billlange9408]

Here 7 months later to listen to this absolute banger again. It lives rent free in my head.

[@AnalogX64]

They get the looks and sounds of that era so right in these cartoons. I love them all.

[@adventuresincascadia7985]

In this one, I was particularly impressed, because Tendi looks like her modern animation, and the other characters look like their 70s animation, yet they blend seamlessly together.

[@AnalogX64]

@@adventuresincascadia7985 agreed, they've done such a good job with these :)

[@jimc7285]

Prodigy was your best animated, and only show geared for younger viewers: the fact that it was canned for a tax write off is a disgrace.

[@GoldenBladedPhoenix]

DS9 is better.

[@Alf_The_Gr8]

Wasn’t the best anitmated by a long shot the animation style to many ppl I know, many of which loved the story, hated the animation style. It’s cheap and tacky, this is retro and lovely, and lower decks is just so visually pleasing

[@madgeordierob7890]

Prodigy was trash

[@SANSd20]

@@GoldenBladedPhoenix My toaster doesn't work.

[@LagoonofMystery]

@@GoldenBladedPhoenix Correct. DS9 is obviously the best Trek aimed at the 6-12 year old demographic.

[@IsiahBradley]

This might be the only one of these I like!

[@mulukh7]

"you set the stage for modern star trek animation... like lower decks and ... no other show, nope that's it"

[@bitrotter]

I really appreciated how absolutely gonzo this one was.

[@dralberthofmann]

It's crazy. I wish I could have watched this back in my acid days.🙂

[@Sephiroth144]

@@dralberthofmann Its time to go back to the past, -Morty- Marty!

[@DogsRNice]

@@dralberthofmanndid you ever use any LDS?

[@MattCorrales]

What about Prodigy?!???

[@danilejai7801]

We will never forget PRODIGY!

[@DanBen07]

Prodigy characters were in the previous very short trek

[@danilejai7801]

@@DanBen07 this one is honoring 50 years since the animated series. Zero definitely should have had a part. Riker is in this, he’s not even from an animated series!

[@JeroAstra]

@@danilejai7801 Riker's in it because Jonathan Frakes is on call for basically every Star Trek anything.

[@daenerystargaryen6302]

No adult even watched that travesty of a show!

[@DanBen07]

@@danilejai7801 He has been in Lower Decks.

[@MichaelAarons1701]

Who else was thinking, “What about _Prodigy_ hmm?” during this?

[@DanBen07]

No because they previously showed Prodigy in the previous one.

[@kevinmoore8780]

I agree. I was excited that Prodigy was in the previous video meaning there might be hope for it. But I guess we didn't see VOY or DSN or ENT in this one either so it was just random characters celebrating TAS.

[@temparalflux914]

@@DanBen07 Lower Decks was in the previous one too, so what's your point?

[@tinkinc85]

Prodigy??

[@MichaelAarons1701]

@@DanBen07 I wasn’t talking about the _Very Short Treks_ series. I was talking about this episode, particularly when Tendi pointed out that TAS paved the way for a show like _Lower Decks_ but didn’t feel the need to say that it paved the way for _Lower Decks_ *and* _Prodigy._

[@jayanxiety]

I could watch the 1973 Animated Series over and over again and NEVER tire of it. It's my go-to DVD set whenever I need a pick-me-up!

[@morebaileyskim]

THIS WAS HYSTERICAL - I did not expect to laugh this much and keep laughing. It just kept getting better. Gold.

[@SMacCuUladh]

bot

[@pookhahare]

Love that it ended with the two best. And this one ended with a song

[@iandeeley9033]

BEST EPISODE YET! Also Nice To See Tendi Lead The Way!

[@paulsarnik8506]

That's Mistress of the Winter Constellations to you, bub! 🤓😎🖖🏻

[@pearsegallagher9832]

isnt that d'erica?@@paulsarnik8506

[@davidm4566]

Very. Low. Bar. The holodeck one was ok, though.

[@525Lines]

The only Trek to get an Emmy.

[@LordDarthHarry]

The Klingons saw them doing a musical number and remembered what happened last time.

[@TheStorminLatterDaySaint]

That was so cool, especially since they managed to include the voice and character of Scotty so authentically! I have to give special props to the actor who voiced him because he sounded so much like James Doohan!

[@DaiAtlus79]

probably his son chris

[@devogod]

@@DaiAtlus79 It's Carlos Alazraqui according to the video description.

[@ActiumFilms]

I didn't think he sounded anything like him

[@Alkonium]

@@devogod I wonder if similar to James Doohan, he also voiced Arex.

[@TheRiskyBrothers]

That's the voice of Mr.Crocker right there.

[@suemiller5625]

Oh my, I had flashbacks to Josie and the Pussycats on this one lol.

[@Dzhemesh]

And the Brady Kids.

[@erneststackhouse1133]

Oh My, I've watched this video soooo many times! It's Awesome! If you wanna live long & prosper you gotta put love on your duty roster!

[@HLR4th]

The bosun’s whistle is my ring tone and the original series communicator chirp is my text tone…their song severely raised my blood pressure!

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

That’s why I stopped using the communicator beep as my ringtone… kept thinking I was getting phonecalls when I was watching TOS 😂

[@paulrugg]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated and @HLR4th Me too! I know it's not, when I hear it, but I always have to check my phone because of it!! But I still WON'T change it! What is wrong with me?!? LOL!

[@glacity]

That's such a fun idea! I've had something from a different show as my ringtone for 6 years, it wouldn't hurt to change it up :o

[@Sidus666]

Ah yes, the ol' post-mainframe acid cardassian ten-forwardcore...

[@MatthewJBRO]

Post Mainframe Acid-Cardassian Ten Forwardcore is the most obscure genre of music I have ever heard. It’s like Klingon Acid Punk.

[@CSLucasEpic]

I think that the main difference is that, while both were clearly made with Star Trek fans in mind as the audience, the 70s cartoon was for a children type of audience, while Lower Decks is more for adults.

[@thatsjarrod1965]

That's 2 home runs in a row! Sisko would be proud

[@lslange7598]

Finally Paramount is having fun with Trek! I love this/these shorts, what FUN! Bring back PRODIGY damnit!!!

[@Stingra87]

I mean, they've been having fun with Trek since Lower Decks first came out.

[@salenstormwing]

This was absolutely beautiful. Also, it's a good thing Scotty took off his pants, because there was that one episode where they forgot to paint his pants, so we know he just wasn't wearing pants at the time and not just poorly animated.

[@MichaelBradley1967]

Will they explain why McCoy was wearing a yellow shirt in that one scene?

[@salenstormwing]

​@@MichaelBradley1967 I heard the drycleaners onboard the Enterprise got sued for that uniform mix-up.

[@Sephiroth144]

@@MichaelBradley1967 Remember a few years ago when people lost their collection shyt over whether the dress was blue and black, or white and gold? It was one of those moments

[@daveharrenburg7670]

This is definitely the best very short trek. The one before this was good but this is even better. Love it!

[@Mandavee]

This was cute, and Im glad they made up in the end instead of being negative like some of the other short treks

[@brll5733]

Well...they did kind of blow up

[@dralberthofmann]

Negative? They were making jokes. It's "anything but canon" - so relax and enjoy!🙂 I have enjoyed them all except the booger one because I don't like gross-out humor in the slightest.

[@VolkXue]

the issue with the early short Treks for me is the humor kinda crass and not Trek style humor.

[@chancen7665]

@@dralberthofmann That one did make me cringe... but I think I would have done the same thing Riker did, lol.

[@wkcia]

@@brll5733 Only under attack, they haven't blown up yet.

[@VolkXue]

last 2 episodes have been good stuff. Keep it up and carry on

[@Lendorien]

I'm actually pretty impressed by the voice work. M'ress was voiced by Majel Barret originally. The actress voicing her was pretty spot on. I assume Scotty was voiced by Chris Doohan.

[@DaiAtlus79]

probably, and in the og cartoon, his dad voiced Scotty and Arex

[@MichaelAarons1701]

Scotty was voiced here by Carlos Alazraqui. Bang up job he did though.

[@linkmaxwell]

@@MichaelAarons1701 Rockko?! Guy has insane range.

[@Lendorien]

​@MichaelAarons1701 Chris Doohan played Scotty in Star Trek Continues so it stood to reason. Should have looked.

[@SHERMANDS9FAN]

M'ress sounds like she's voiced by the woman who also voices Dr. T'ana

[@robr4437]

That song felt like one from the old Dr Demento show. I really liked it. I'm glad they made up.

[@MultiTimetravler]

They should of included both versions of Riker, They have a lower deck model. It would have been fun. might even be a reference to a transport clone

[@remconet]

should of?

[@rickjohnston2667]

No, I strongly disagree. Keep Riker as is. He looks like a normal human. I agree with Scotty's comment about her eyes.

[@MalachiBurke]

Imagine Thomas Riker shows up in a different cartoon style... come on.....

[@---oq5kb]

@@rickjohnston2667 okay, skin eyes.

[@leokim2998]

Sulu was also in Lower Decks, as the contemporary owner of the Kirk farm/homestead in Iowa, or in the case of the show... Idaho.

[@danshaw2948]

Not the jazz we deserved, but the Post-Mainframe Acid Cardassian TenForwardCore we need

[@roboverman4545]

Love the callback to Filmation musical bits!!

[@whysoserious8666]

Wow a musical episode! They should do that for one of the main series.

[@RaphGirl]

Sarcasm or did you not see the Rhapsody ep of Strange New Worlds?

[@Sephiroth144]

@@RaphGirl Wondering about that myself; to be fair, not everyone has Paramount+

[@whysoserious8666]

Sarcasm 😏

[@trekadam30]

@whysoserious8666 I see what you did there.

[@diekrassekresse852]

Love the message of this last Short Trek

[@Foxxtronix]

M'Ress with a tambourine. Perhaps a "Josie and The Pussycats" reference, there?

[@timpetters9642]

More "The Archies", also from Filmation.

[@DanBen07]

3:44 remind me of Scooby-Doo dancing with a monster.

[@Kilonovae]

I just saw George Takei a week ago, that man is still going hard.

[@christopheralthouse6378]

Oh my! 😅

[@ransom182]

That trombone solo was dope

[@AndrewLakeUK]

I would buy that single. I love the irony that not a single voice in the entire cartoon was voiced by Jame Doohan, unlike TAS where he voiced almost everything around.

[@Deraphim]

This reminds me of some of some of the old music videos Cartoon Network used to do with old cartoons (Still remember "That Time is Now" with the Superfriends). Wish they were preserved for streaming (and also this one; it's a good song; Noel Wells is great)

[@devinnall2284]

It's JABBER JAW!

[@Stingra87]

@@devinnall2284 Don't forget 'Circles'.

[@intellectualhybrid2]

Best 5 minutes ever!

[@joanlansberry9160]

I've seen it three times, it's grown on me. "Put love on your duty roster!" Very cool!

[@AdamSolomon]

Two in a row that were funny. Yay!

[@LLNYRN]

I've been hating of these "VERY SHORT TREKS". But this one I practically liked. Anyone who grew up on FILMATION recalls those psychedelic Music Performance Montages they did on shows like "THE ARCHIES", "THE GROOVY GHOULIES", "THE HARDY BOYS", etc could see this as a cool tribute of sorts.

[@cheetahjab]

it's okay we hate you too! :)

[@earlsmith7428]

I loved the silly references to the sixties "rock band" look that Archie, Brady Kids, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids had.

[@maube8007]

Ensign Tendi is my favorite. She's a little green ray of Sunshine!

[@Stingra87]

I'm glad you like her, but she's a little too nerdbait for me. I prefer characters like Mariner, T'Lyn, honestly Boimler so far has had the best character growth in the entire show. Also, it's Lieutenent Tendi now :P.

[@andreamartinez6503]

What a lovely tribute to animated Trek! But an even better tribute would be to bring back Prodigy!

[@horrorchad]

Netflix has picked it up.

[@andreamartinez6503]

@@horrorchad I just saw the news! I'm so happy we're actually gonna get season 2!

[@Trekkiejay]

This whole series has been so funny and silly and good 💖

[@AndrewD8Red]

I am beyond delighted to see that someone has enjoyed all of these.

[@Trekkiejay]

@@AndrewD8Red I’m just so happy any time we get new Trek!

[@AndrewD8Red]

@@Trekkiejay You know what? I completely agree.

[@AndrewD8Red]

@@Trekkiejay What's your favourite of the NuTreks? I'm a Lower Decks guy muh'self.

[@Trekkiejay]

@@AndrewD8Red I’ve enjoyed all of it, but I agree lower decks is probably my fav too - unexpectedly! I just love all the nostalgia. What’s your other fav new Trek?

[@WooperSlim]

"It doesn't matter ... if you're animated on 2's or 6's" 😂

[@dralberthofmann]

I didn't get that one...please 'splain.😛

[@WooperSlim]

​@@dralberthofmann Animation is typically done "on 2s" meaning they duplicate one frame, holding it out, and only providing a new animation every other frame. Animating on 1s makes for a more smooth experience, but it also means having to animate twice as many frames. Animation "on 6s" means holding one frame out for six frames, and would appear hilariously not-smooth, and that made me laugh. I don't know if Star Trek: The Animated Series was actually animated on 6s, but they notoriously used animation cost-saving measures, so I actually wouldn't be surprised. Even if not always, they certainly used slow or static frames at times. Riker saying they were animated on 6s is kind of a more intelligent way to say what Tendi said, that "their animation was a little stiff."

[@DLZ2000]

X-Presidents vibes, which of course mimicked the pop songs that the Archies, the Jackson 5, Fat Albert, Josie and the Pussycats, Jem and the Holograms, or Kidd Video would do. It started out doing the same joke as the first of these shorts, but had a much better ending. It's got a bit of the feel of Yellow Submarine's "It's All Too Much" scene.

[@janetsbrick]

Geez, Kidd Video. I haven’t heard that name in so long. You know you’re in an 80s cartoon where even the flying fairy is wearing leg warmers.

[@TotinosPizzaRollz]

TWO good very Short Treks in a row?! Will miracles never cease!

[@courtney-ray]

This is the last one

[@spottydog7143]

This was the best one so far, glad this one seems to actually like itself. Also, always love a song

[@LagoonofMystery]

So, "Post-Mainframe Acid Cardassian Ten Forward Core" is now canon? I find it hard to keep up with these things.

[@dralberthofmann]

Very Short Treks is the one official show that is NOT canon. The advertisement said, "it's anything but canon!"

[@LagoonofMystery]

Why is there not a Riker face palm emoji? 🤔

[@abraveastronaut]

Regardless of how you feel about the previous entries, I think we can all agree they saved the best for last.

[@joshuabergin3087]

I had a long crappy day and seeing this made me happy

[@Toolwise]

Two "Oh Mys" isnt enough

[@1leggeddog]

Now i want an animated series based on TNG

[@derka90]

YES

[@Stingra87]

Do you mean 'based on TNG' as in, just TNG but animated, or do you mean 'in the same era as TNG', because that's what Lower Decks is.

[@zhaleyleitnib5150]

@@Stingra87 Pretty sure they mean "what TAS is to TOS, X would be to TNG"

[@nWo2sweeeet]

I felt like I was on an acid trip 😂

[@ncc1701chris]

I was three years old Star Trek the Animated Series was on TV don't really remember it but I do have the animated series on DVD and this little tribute is just awesome

[@sonofthunder741]

I'm here for the Prodigy comments

[@night1hal1]

"Let your love spread, like it's Discovery!" Did they just reference the joke about Star Trek Discovery's abbreviation being "STD"?

[@benlacara2246]

I can't stop listening to the song! Love it!

[@DenderFriend]

This felt so cheesy and silly and very endearing!

[@TheMsLourdes]

Out of all of the very short treks, you got one that I can get behind and this is it ;)

[@Geekchorus42]

This is the first one of these I've fully enjoyed without any caveats

[@bfuller5577]

Tendi needed T'ana for back up to set them straight

[@iboothby]

Best of the bunch.

[@jefetters7182]

Oh man this one was so stupid. I loved everything about it!🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂

[@portpass1974]

Loved it. This was awesome.

[@nemo-x]

"Let your love spread like it's ST:D" I can't believe you've done this.

[@SpeekyGeeky]

So dang good! Every single one of these has been absolute fire! More please!

[@Emisanboo]

With captions on, "Trombone Solo" had me rolling.

[@RyanOlsonIsHere]

It's great to hear Carlos Alazraqui. He's such a buen amigo to the "Star Trek" franchise.😉

[@DoctorSquirtle]

His daughter also voices the young Brikar on Prodigy and she's great in that role.

[@Flismz]

His voice acting resume is honestly insane. Very talented.

[@baron7755]

*paved the way for Lower Decks....but not Prodigy for some reason?

[@Stile4aly]

Started off a bit like the first short Trek, but the music video saved the day! Absolutely killed it!

[@paineoftheworld]

Love it when those Federation Boys go all Scooby Doo.

[@cwolf201]

I'd like to think James Doohan would have been excited to voice scotty in this homage *grin*

[@TobysKpopTop50]

"OH PIE" had me on the floor

[@TriColoredTiger]

Love Tendi! Such spirit!

[@Okhi_Zumi]

This was the first of these shorts that actually felt like a loving tribute to Star Trek Animation. It is a shame that they still insist on ignoring the existence of a great show like Star Trek Prodigy.

[@ZipplyZane]

Did you miss the previous video?

[@RLRussell22]

It was a stylistic choice! 🤣🤣🤣

[@robinavalyn9513]

This one really was the best! Thank you! 🖖🏻🖖🏻🖖🏻

[@fireotters]

Missing prodigy but loving the Trek renaissance.

[@rickhernandez3803]

0:40 and Prodigy, damn it!!

[@dm5i]

"Sir, we have incoming music!" "All power to main speakers!"

[@DanielVance]

Set phasers to Stunning!

[@copyjockeynk]

Oh but what about that one cartoon that was specifically geared toward children that was taken off of paramount plus?

[@kalitor]

I swear every time I watch one of these, it makes me wonder if someone snuck some kind of hallucinogen into my lunch.