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More Tribbles, More Troubles

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More Tribbles, More Troubles

Attribution

Production information

Episode no.:

TAS season 1x05

Production no.:

22001

First aired:

6 October 1973

Chronology

Date:

2270

Stardate:

5392.4 (episode), 5526.2 (novel)

"More Tribbles, More Troubles" was the fifthepisode ofStar Trek: The Animated Series inthe show's first season, airing during the week of6 October 1973. The episode was written byDavid Gerrold as a sequel toTOSepisode: "The Trouble with Tribbles". It was directed byHal Sutherland^MA and novelized inLog Four byAlan Dean Foster.

Description[]

VHS teaser: Captain Kirk finds he has "More Tribbles, More Troubles" in this sequel to one of the honored episodes ofParamount Television'sStar Trek.

Summary[]

Episode log entries[]

Captain's log,stardate 5392.4.: TheEnterprise has been assigned to escort tworobot grain ships toSherman's Planet, which has been struck by crop failures and famine. This shipment of seed grain,quintrotriticale, is necessary to the survival of thecolonists. We are breaking course to Sherman's Planet to investigate what appears to be aKlingon battle cruiser pursuing some kind of smaller ship. Observation may confirm a rumor that theKlingons have a newweapon, type so far unknown.

Captain's log, supplemental.: Our rescue effort has given us some knowledge of the new Klingon weapon and the presence ofCyrano Jones, intergalactic trader and general nuisance.

Captain's log, supplemental.: The Klingon ship under command ofCaptain Koloth is forcing us into a battle for custody of Cyrano Jones for reasons still unknown.

Novelization log entries[]

Captain's log, stardate 5526.2.: Having been assigned to escort two robot grain ships to Sherman's Planet, theEnterprise is now approximately ... [cited a number]... from the colony. Upon completion of delivery of the quinto-triticale seed, theEnterprise will proceed to… Changing course to investigate a small ship of unknown origin by a Klingon ship of the line.

Captain's log, supplemental.: Our rescue of the pilot of the one-man ship being pursued by the KlingoncruiserDevisor has given us important knowledge of a new Klingon weapon — as yet unperfected. It has also inflicted on us—for as short atime as possible—the presence of Cyrano Jones, interstellar trader and general nuisance.

Captain's log, supplemental.: The Klingon battle cruiser Devisor, under comand of Captain Koloth, appears about to force us into another battle for custody of the trader Cyrano Jones.

References[]

Characters[]

Episode characters[]

Arex Na Eth •Hacker •Cyrano Jones •James T. Kirk •Koloth, son of Lasshar •Korax •Leonard McCoy •Montgomery Scott •Spock •Hikaru Sulu •Nyota Uhura •glommer •tribbles

Novelization characters[]

Arex Na Eth •Hacker •Cyrano Jones •James T. Kirk •Koloth, son of Lasshar •Korax •John Kyle •Massey •Leonard McCoy •Montgomery Scott •Spock •Hikaru Sulu •Nyota Uhura •glommer •tribbles
Referenced only: Kor, son of Rynar •Kurr

Starships and vehicles[]

Episode starships and vehicles[]

NCC-G1465 (Antares-class cargo drone) •NCC-G1478 (Antares-class cargo drone) •IKSDevisor (D7-class battlecruiser) •USSEnterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) •Federation scout ship

Novelizations starships and vehicles[]

NCC-G1465 (Antares-class cargo drone) •NCC-G1478 (Antares-class cargo drone) •IKSDevisor (D7-class battlecruiser) •USSEnterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) •Federation scout ship
Referenced only: Deep Space Station K-7 •IKSKlothos (Klolode-class battlecruiser)

Locations[]

Episode locations[]

Federation space
Referenced only: Sherman's Planet •unnamed planets (Tribble-infestedKlingon planet)

Novelization locations[]

Federation space •Kansastan
Referenced only: Delta Triangle •Sherman's Planet •Starbase 23 •Starfleet Science Center •unnamed planets (Tribble-infestedKlingon planet)

Races and cultures[]

Episode races and cultures[]

Human •Klingon •Edosian orTriexian •Vulcan

Novelization races and cultures[]

Human •Klingon •Edosian orTriexian •Vulcan
Referenced only: Romulan •Shermanite •Sironian •Tellarite

States and organizations[]

Federation •Klingon Empire •Starfleet (Interstellar Relief Service)

Science and technology[]

chronometer •communications •computer •deflector shield •disruptor •engine •ensign •Feinberger •genetic engineering •hand phaser •hypospray •impulse engine •Jefferies tube •library computer •matter-antimatter generator •minute •neoethylene •phaser •photon torpedo •power cell •psycho-engineer •remote guidance system •selective breeding •stasis field projector •tractor beam •transporter •turbolift •viewscreen

Ranks and titles[]

captain •chemist •chief engineer •engineer •farmer •Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) •first officer •gunner •helmsman •lieutenant •lieutenant commander •marine •pilot •rank •sanitation engineer •security guard •sergeant •Starfleet ranks •sub-lieutenant •transporter chief

Other references[]

agriculture •alert status •battle stations •assignment patch •atmosphere •Board of Inquiry •bridge •briefing room •captain's log, USSEnterprise, 2269 •cargo hold •colony •concrete •coral •day •democracy •egg •engineering •Federation law •gene •glass •glommer •grain •gravity •hour •hull •kuvit •laboratory •logic •meter •minute •month •parking orbit •parole •pet •quadrant •quarters •quintotriticale •radiation •second •shuttle bay •soil •species •Spican flame gem •Starfleet uniform •Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) •transporter room •treaty •tribble •virus •war •warp factor •warp six •warp eight

Appendices[]

Background[]

ATOS sequel to "The Trouble with Tribbles" was green-lit byGene Roddenberry, but aborted by third-season producerFred Frieberger^MA, who disliked that episode.TAS producerD.C. Fontana asked for a sequel for the animated series.
Ensign Hacker was written into the story as a cameo for writerDavid Gerrold.
The tribbles and Klingons' uniforms were colored pink not as a result ofdirector Hal Sutherland^MA's color-blindness, but because of colorist Irv Kaplan's personal preference. He was in charge of ink and paint on the series. (TASreference:The Official Guide to The Animated Series)
WhenHikaru Sulu observed the approach of theDevisor, theepisode cut to a rare view of what he saw within his helm viewer. The episode also briefly displayed an image of theshuttle bay full of cargo containers.
Koloth’s ship is named the I.K.S. Devisor in this episode. His ship was identified as theIKSGr'oth in DS9‘s "Trials and Tribble-ations," however. "A Bad Day for Koloth" by David DeLee addresses this inconsistency by explaining that the Gr’oth had to be scuttled, because of the ship's tribble infestation created by Scotty at the end of "The Trouble with Tribbles."
The backstory of the glommer is filled out in "Excelsior: Forged in Fire". These creatures were created by a Klingon scientist namedNej via genetic engineering.

Novelization[]

The novel was set a fewdays after theEnterprise escaped fromElysia in "The Time Trap" and referenced bothKor and his vessel, theIKSKlothos, noting that it was not outfitted with a stasis weapon.
Koloth'sIKSDevisor was identified by name in the script and novelization.
While buried intribbles, Kirk threw an orange tribble atMontgomery Scott following the joke about little tribbles.
John Kyle beamed the tribbles over to theDevisor.

Related media[]

Koloth and tribbles:TOS -Strange New Worlds 9short story: "A Bad Day for Koloth",ST -Seven Deadly Sinsshort story: "The Unhappy Ones",TOScomic: "The Great Tribble Hunt"
Cyrano Jones and tribbles:TOS -Strange New Worlds Ishort story: "The Last Tribble",FASA RPG -Adventure Bookmodule:Again, Troublesome Tribbles
DS9 and tribbles:DS9episode &novelization:Trials and Tribble-ations,DS9 -Strange New Worlds 9short story: "The Tribbles' Pagh",DS9comic: "Nobody Knows the Tribbles I've Seen"
Stories with the glommer:TOSnovel:Excelsior: Forged in Fire,TOSnovel:Pawns and Symbols

Video releases[]

LaserDisc release with "The Trouble with Tribbles" and "Trials and Tribble-ations".

Connections[]

Timeline[]

published order
Previous episode: First Episode Produced	TASepisode produced	Next episode: The Infinite Vulcan
Previous episode: The Lorelei Signal	TASepisode aired	Next episode: The Survivor
Previous story: The Time Trap	Log Four	Next story: last story
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Where Time Stands Still (backstory)	Memory Beta Chronology	Next Adventure: Excelsior: Forged in Fire Chapters 7, 9, 11
Previous Adventure: Where Time Stands Still (backstory)	Pocket	Next Adventure: The Ambergris Element