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The series was aired under the name ''Star Trek'', but it has become widely known as ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'' (or abbreviated as ''ST:TAS'' or ''TAS'').
It was produced by [[Filmation]] and ran for two seasons, with a total of twenty-two half-hour episodes.
It featured most of the original cast performing the voices for their characters.
While the freedom of animation afforded large alien landscapes and exotic lifeforms, budget constraints were a major concern and animation quality was poor.
A few episodes are especially notable due to contributions from well
The series is not considered to be [[Star Trek canon|canon]], which has caused controversy among some fans. However, the episode "Yesteryear" is considered a partial exception concerning the events depicted in Spock's youth. In addition, elements of the animated series have worked their way into canon, such as Kirk's middle name, "Tiberius," first revealed in TAS and made official in ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''. ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' has also incorporated several TAS concepts into canon. So while the series itself is not strictly canon, it has been used as "canon fodder".
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