The Pirates of Orion

episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series (S1 E1)
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The Pirates of Orion

Summary

The Pirates of Orion is a Star Trek episode[1]. It draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #168 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Pirates of Orion's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • The Pirates of Orion's instance of is recorded as animated series episode[4].
  • The Pirates of Orion was directed by Hal Sutherland[5].
  • Howard Weinstein wrote the screenplay for The Pirates of Orion[6].
  • The Pirates of Orion's genre is science fiction[7].
  • The Pirates of Orion followed The Jihad[8].
  • The Pirates of Orion was followed by Bem[9].
  • The Pirates of Orion's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Animated Series[10].
  • The original language of The Pirates of Orion was English[11].
  • The Pirates of Orion was distributed by video on demand[12].
  • The Pirates of Orion's color is recorded as color[13].
  • The Pirates of Orion's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Pirates of Orion's catalog code is recorded as PP/a[15].
  • The Pirates of Orion was released on September 7, 1974[16].
  • The Pirates of Orion was released on March 2, 1976[17].
  • The Pirates of Orion's characters is recorded as James T. Kirk[18].
  • The Pirates of Orion's characters is recorded as Spock[19].
  • The Pirates of Orion's characters is recorded as Leonard McCoy[20].
  • The Pirates of Orion's characters is recorded as Nyota Uhura[21].
  • The Pirates of Orion's characters is recorded as Hikaru Sulu[22].
  • The Pirates of Orion's characters is recorded as Montgomery Scott[23].
  • The Pirates of Orion's characters is recorded as Arex Na Eth[24].
  • The Pirates of Orion's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[25].
  • The Pirates of Orion's narrative location is recorded as Star Trek universe[26].
  • The Pirates of Orion's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.chakoteya.net/StarTrek/TAS020.htm[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Pirates of Orion was directed by Hal Sutherland[5]. Howard Weinstein wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

Publication dates include September 7, 1974[16] and March 2, 1976[17]. The original language of The Pirates of Orion was English[11]. Its genre is science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Animated Series[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[12].

Subject and Themes

The Pirates of Orion's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Animated Series[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Pirates of Orion followed The Jihad[8]. It was followed by Bem[9].

Why It Matters

The Pirates of Orion draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #168 of 536).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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  13. [15] . Star Trek Concordance. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by Bem
    Part of series
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+23'}
    Set in environment fictional planet
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000006909, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308617273|The Pirates of Orion (#308617273)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8258|STA"
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