337: STAR TREK: TAS's "The Practical Joker" Back-Trekking Retrospective
Episode description
This week, we’re continuing our “Back-Trekking Retrospective” series by diving into TAS once again! Joining Fatheree and Taylor is Aaron Harvey, co-author of The Official Guide to Star Trek: The Animated Series. Together, the trio explore the episode “The Practical Joker,” a surprisingly influential entry that may contain the very first appearance of holodeck technology in Star Trek. With STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 3 on the horizon—and trailers teasing a 23rd-century version of the holodeck—this TAS classic might be more relevant than ever. Come for the rogue computer hijinks, stay for the deep Trek connections!
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Star Trek: The Animated Series, Season 2 Episode 3
"The Practical Joker"
Written by Chuck Menville
Directed by Bill Reed
After passing through a strange space energy cloud, the Enterprise's computer gains an artificial intelligence that is relentlessly bent on making practical jokes on the crew.
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