Star Trek: The Original Series
Summary
It ’s surprisingly rarefied for all four establish members of the United Federation of Planets to appear on - sieve together , but they did so inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 2 , episode 15 , " Journey to Babel " . Founded in 2161 , the Federation was an interstellar labor union of planets based on deal principles and sought to further the universal right of sentient life . Four planets foundedStar Trek ’s Federation;Earth , Vulcan , Tellar , and Andoria . These four domain previously formed a concretion during the Babel Crisis , which ultimately led to the Earth - Romulan War and the eventual founding of the United Federation of Planets .
A century after , the four Federation father were once again en - route to the very organisation in which the Coalition of Planets was first formed . InStar Trek : The Original Series , season 2 , instalment 15 , " Journey to Babel " , Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) is task with transporting diplomats to a conference about the possible admission of Coridan to the United Federation of Planets . " Journey to Babel " is most famed for introducingSpock ’s female parent and father , but it also introduced the Federation ’s four founding member species .
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Star Trek: TOS Introduced All 4 Federation Founders
Star Trek : The Original Seriesseason 2 , episode 15 , " Journey to Babel " introduced the Andorians and Tellarites into the canon , while confirming that the Vulcans played a diplomatical character within the Federation . Spock ’s father Ambassador Sarek ( Mark Lenard ) , is introduce as an influential and important diplomat within the United Federation of Planets . While"Journey to Babel " never substantiate that Earth , Vulcan , Tellar and Andoria establish the Federation , one particular scene does give the importance of each species .
" Journey to Babel " is famous for being the first episode ofStar Trekto feature multiple different aliens interacting with each other .
At a diplomatical dinner , Captain Kirk and Ambassador Sarek become engaged in conversation with the Tellarite Ambassador , Gav ( John Wheeler ) , and Andorian Ambassador Shras ( Reggie Nalder ) . The room in which all four representatives of these Federation earth interact with each other implies their importance to diplomatic affairs . For example , Sarek and Gav are one-time political sparring mate , imply that they must on a regular basis debate with each other on Federation matter . Most tellingly , the Orion Syndicate ’s assassin specifically point the Tellarite Ambassador and Captain Kirk , underline that their influence makes them prime butt .
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Andorians & Tellarites Didn’t Become Important Until Later Star Trek
Decades afterwards , Star Trek : Enterprisebuilt on " Journey to Babel " to establish that the Tellarites , Andorians , Vulcans , and human beings were the original father of the United Federation of Planets . This give the Tellarites and Andorians a grade of grandness in theStar Trekuniverse that had previously been deny to them . While the Tellarites and Andorians keep on to seem inStar Trekafter " Journey to Babel " , they were always banish to minor function . By introducing Thy’lek Shran ( Jeffrey Combs ) inStar Trek : Enterprise , there was a hazard to explore Andorian bon ton and put down the groundwork for their carbon monoxide gas - founding of the Federation .
As well as the Tellarites and Andorians , Star Trek : Enterpriseshowrunner Manny Coto also wanted to include the amber - skinned aliens from " Journey to Babel " in his fledgling Federation , but the budget would n’t extend to another exotic slipstream .
More recently , the Tellarites have had a vast renaissance courtesy ofStar Trek : Prodigyon Netflix . One ofProdigy ’s lead characters , Jankom Pog ( Jason Mantzoukas ) is a Tellarite , the first phallus of the mintage to be a regular character in aStar Trekshow . Also inProdigy , the USS Voyager - A , commanded by Admiral Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) has a Tellarite medical police officer , Lt . Noum ( Jason Alexander ) , an Andorian issue One , Commander Tysess ( Daveed Diggs ) , and Vulcan cadet , Maj’el ( Michaela Dietz ) . 10 afterStar Trek : The Original Seriesintroduced them , all four founding Federation fellow member eventually have cardinal roles on a Starfleet ship .
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