The Star Trek Timeline: 2269 - 2270

TREKCORE > TIMELINE > Animated Star Trek Series (2269 to 2270)

Events of the Animated Star Trek series (series original run from 1973-1975, two seasons).  According to long standing fan tradition, this series constitutes the fourth year of the Enterprise's five year mission. 

Note: The events of the animated series are widely held to not be part of "official" Star Trek, although occasional elements from them have been mentioned in other Star Trek incarnations over the years and have thus entered the "canon" of Trek. But, apocryphal or not I LOVE the animateds - so, they are in this timeline.
 

DATE: April 2269
INFO SOURCE:
Speculation based on changes between Turnabout Intruder [TOS] and Beyond the Farthest Star [TAS]

Enterprise moors at starbase for a minor refit and a crew rotation. Arex and M'Ress are assigned to the Starship Enterprise. Arex takes over as ship's Navigator when Ensign Pavel Chekov leaves the ship at Starbase 2.


DATE: May 2269
STARDATE: 5321.3
EPISODE:
Beyond the Farthest Star [TAS]

Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise are held hostage by a malevolent entity while in orbit of Questar M-17. Read full synopsis.


DATE: May 2269
STARDATE: 5373.4
EPISODE:
Yesteryear [TAS]

Upon returning from Orion’s past, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock find that the Vulcan first officer never existed. Using the Guardian of Forever, Mr. Spock must return to his own past to ensure his survival.  Read full synopsis.


DATE: June 2269
STARDATE: 5371.3
EPISODE:
One of Our Planets is Missing [TAS]

The Enterprise must stop a planet destroying energy cloud from consuming the entire galaxy, even at the cost of the ship itself. But, is the cloud more than it appears?  Read full synopsis.


DATE: June 2269
STARDATE: 5483.7
EPISODE:
The Lorelei Signal [TAS]

The male crewmembers of the Enterprise begin to act strangely whilst in the Taurean star system. During an away mission, Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and Ensign Carver are captured by the Taurean women. Under their influence, the party begins to age rapidly. In command of the ship, Uhura must lead an all-female rescue team to save the landing party.  Read full synopsis.


DATE: July 2269
STARDATE: 5392.4
EPISODE: 
More Tribbles, More Troubles [TAS]

On a mission to deliver a shipment of quintotritcale to Sherman’s Planet, the Enterprise rescues Cyrano Jones from a Klingon attack. Not coming aboard alone, Jones brings his ever-present tribbles with him and a mysterious "tribble predator." The Klingons, however, will stop at nothing to get their hands on the creature.  Read full synopsis.


DATE: July 2269
STARDATE: 5143.3
EPISODE:
The Survivor [TAS]

Philanthropist Carter Winston is rescued by the Enterprise and re-united with his fiancée, Lieutenant Anne Nored. But is Winston who he claims to be when Kirk mysteriously orders the ship to enter Romulan territory? Read full synopsis.
 


DATE: August 2269
STARDATE: 5554.4
EPISODE:
The Infinite Vulcan [TAS]

On the planet Phylos, Mr. Spock is captured by the Phylosians, a plant-like race. A giant clone of Terran scientist Dr. Starros Keniclius, Keniclius 5, clones Mr. Spock to help preserve galactic peace, but the cloning operation leaves the real Spock near death.  Read full synopsis.


DATE: August 2269
STARDATE: 1254.4
EPISODE:
The Magicks of Megas-Tu [TAS]

On a mission to investigate the theory of creation, the Enterprise is pulled to the center of the galaxy by Lucien, a devil-like creature who bestows the crew with magic powers. However, when the crew misuses their powers, Lucien is accused of brining evil to his planet of Megas-Tu. Read full synopsis.


DATE: September 2269
STARDATE: 5591.2
EPISODE:
Once Upon a Planet [TAS]

The crew returns to the Amusement Park Planet for shore leave, but when their fantasies begin to go wrong, Uhura is taken prisoner by a robot. Upon learning of the death of the planet’s Caretaker, Kirk realizes that the planet's machines have taken control. Read full synopsis.


DATE: September 2269
STARDATE: 4978.5
EPISODE:
Mudd's Passion [TAS]

Harry Mudd returns to his old tricks by attempting to sell a love potion to lonely miners. When the miners confront Harry, he is taken into custody by the Enterprise. After convincing Nurse Chapel to try the potion on Mr. Spock, he kidnaps her and steals a shuttlecraft while the love potion permeates throughout the ship’s ventilation system.  Read full synopsis.


DATE: October 2269
STARDATE: 5577.3
EPISODE:
The Terratin Incident [TAS]

While investigating a strange transmission near the Cephreus star, the crew of the Enterprise begin to shrink when a paralyzing light flashes throughout the ship. Decreasing in size rapidly, the crew must find a way to reverse the effect and find out who's responsible before their ship becomes to big to operate.  Read full synopsis.


DATE: October 2269
STARDATE: 5267.2
EPISODE:
The Time Trap [TAS]

The Enterprise investigates “The Delta Triangle” where many starships have disappeared over the years. Ambushed by the Klingons, the Enterprise and the Klingon ship are pulled into a starship graveyard where Kirk and Kor are put on trial by the Elysia, a group consisting of races from all over the galaxy, led by Xerius – a Vulcan. Read full synopsis.


DATE: November 2269
STARDATE: 5499.9
EPISODE:
The Ambergris Element [TAS]

The Enterprise studies the water-world of Argo, a planet devastated by earthquakes. On an away mission in a special aqua-shuttlecraft, Kirk and Mr. Spock are attacked by a sea monster. Five days later, Dr. McCoy, Scotty and Lieutenant Clayton discover that Kirk and Spock have been transformed into water-breathers. Read full synopsis.


DATE: November 2269
STARDATE: 4187.3
EPISODE:
The Slaver Weapon [TAS]

In the shuttlecraft Copernicus, Mr. Spock, Sulu and Uhura transport a stasis box – a rare artefact from the long dead Slaver race to a starbase. When the box reacts to another box nearby, the away team lands on an ice planet to investigate when they are attacked by the Kzinti. Read full synopsis.


DATE: December 2269
STARDATE: 5501.2
EPISODE:
The Eye of the Beholder [TAS]

While searching for a missing science team on Lactra VII, the Enterprise discovers the starship Ariel abandoned. On the planet, the crew encounter the advanced slug-race of the Lactrans, who capture the crew and imprison them along with the three survivors of the Ariel. Read full synopsis.


DATE: December 2269
STARDATE: 5683.1
EPISODE:
The Jihad [TAS]

Kirk and Mr. Spock are summoned to the Vedela asteroid where they are asked to embark on a journey to a "mad planet" to find the legendary "Soul of Al'arr", the Skorr messiah. If not recovered in time, it's disappearance could ignite a galaxy-wide holy war-- a jihad. Read full synopsis.


DATE: January 2270
STARDATE: 6334.1
EPISODE:
The Pirates of Orion [TAS]

When the Enterprise is infected with choriocytosis, a disease fatal to Vulcans, Mr. Spock realizes he has only three days to live. The Enterprise attempts to rendezvous with the S.S. Huron, which carries the cure, strobolin, but the Huron is mugged by Orion pirates. Read full synopsis.


DATE: January 2270
STARDATE: 7403.6
EPISODE:
Bem [TAS]

The Enterprise meets with the Pandronians, a race with advanced medical knowledge, to open diplomatic relations. The Federation observer – Honorary Commander Ari bn Bem accompanies the landing party to the surface of the planet, but disobeys orders by running away, and is captured by a group of angry aborigines. Read full synopsis.


DATE: February 2270
STARDATE: 3183.3
EPISODE:
The Practical Joker [TAS]

TEscaping from three Romulan ships, the Enterprise passes through a mysterious energy cloud. Shortly thereafter, bizarre occurrences begin plaguing the crew, such as dribble glasses and rubber forks. When Kirk hears a mysterious laugh coming from the computer, Mr. Spock realizes that the ship has picked up a prankster, one who’s jokes are becoming more and more dangerous. Read full synopsis.


DATE: March 2270
STARDATE: 5275.6
EPISODE:
Albatross [TAS]

The Enterprise arrives at Dramia I to deliver medical supplies when Dr. McCoy is arrested for mass slaughter and imprisoned. Nineteen years prior, the doctor had created an inoculation program for a Saurian virus on Dramia II, but immediately following his departure a plague virtually wiped out the entire population.  Read full synopsis.


DATE: April 2270
STARDATE: 6063.4
EPISODE:
How Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth? [TAS]

Kirk, McCoy, Scotty and Ensign Walking Bear are captured by Kulkukan from the ancient Mayan-Aztec legend. They must solve a mysterious puzzle to save the Enterprise and the human race from complete destruction. Read full synopsis.


DATE: April 2270
STARDATE: 6770.3
EPISODE:
The Counter-Clock Incident [TAS]

Commodore Robert April, the first captain of the Enterprise, and his wife Dr. Sarah April, the first chief medical officer, travel to Babel for retirement. En route, the ship is pulled into an antimatter universe where time flows backwards. With the crew regressing into children, Commodore April must retake command of the ship in this final adventure.  Read full synopsis.


DATE: April 2270
STARDATE: 6770.3
EPISODE:
The Counter-Clock Incident [TAS]

The Federation changes its mandatory retirement age, allowing Commodore Robert April and Dr. Sarah April to continue their careers.


DATE: April 2270
INFO SOURCE: Speculation based on M'Ress and Lt. Arex not appearing in Star Trek The Motion Picture.

M'Ress and Arex transfer off of the Enterprise.