Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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#startrek #alien #biology

Star Trek: The Original Series is notorious for depicting lots of plain-looking, human-like aliens, but they occasionally featured some rather creative designs that have been rather overlooked. But what can TOS' roster of "aliens of the week" tell us about alien biology in the Star Trek universe?

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- CHAPTERS -
00:00 Intro
01:03 Disclaimer
02:22 Human-Like Aliens
19:30 Sponsored Segment
21:13 Other Humanoids
31:34 Non-Humanoids
37:35 Other Non-Corporeals
39:52 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Aliens
52:22 Star Trek IV Aliens
59:14 Star Trek VI Aliens
01:00:52 Final Thoughts & Outro