CAPTAIN KIRK, MR SPOCK, DR MCCOY, & LT UHURA PRODUCTION CEL FILMATION ASSOCIATES GOUACHE ON CEL, 1973. Original hand painted production animation cel of Captain Kirk, Mr. Uhura from “Star Trek: The Animated Series, ” 1973-74; Filmation Associates; Production numbers lower cel edge; Set on a lithographic background; Unframed. The company was located in Reseda, California and the founders and principle producers were Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland, and Norm Prescott. The most famous animated cartoon series from Filmation was Star Trek: The Animated Series , which included scripts contributed by well-known science fiction writers and starred most of the original cast members of the live action series as voice talent. Flash Gordon , a sixteen part animated serial, was another highlight from the studio. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids , created and starring Bill Cosby, was a noteworthy Filmation series with an explicit educational focus. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe , based on the popular Mattel toys of the same name, and was a huge success for Filmation in the 1980’s. Other Filmation series included: The New Adventures of Superman, Fantastic Voyage, Aquaman, The Archie Show, The Adventures of Batman, The Brady Kids, Lassie’s Rescue Rangers, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Shazam! Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, The Groovie Goolies and Friends, The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle, The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show, Blackstar, She-Ra: Princess of Power, Ghostbusters, and BraveStarr. Star Trek: The Animated Series was a 1974 animated science fiction television series set in Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek universe following the events of the live action Star Trek: The Original Series of the 1960’s. In 1972, Roddenberry was approached by Filmation Studios about the possibility of creating an animated version of Star Trek for Saturday mornings, The resulting Star Trek: The Animated Series was a joint production of Norway Corporation, Filmation Associates, and Paramount Television. The next live action reincarnation of the series would not be until 1979 with Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The Animated Series was critically acclaimed and was the first Star Trek series to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment – Children’s Series in 1975. A contributing reason why The Animated Series was successful was because it featured most of the original voice cast from the live action series, with the major exception being Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) who did not contribute to the series because of budget restrictions. Initially Filmation was only going to cast Captain James Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), and Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett); however Nimoy refused to voice Spock unless Lt. Uhura (Nichelle Nicholes) and Sulu (George Takei) were added to the cast. Nimoy felt that those two characters provided ethnic diversity for the 23rd century and so therefore should not be recast. Nimoy was also well aware of the financial troubles of the his many Star Trek co-stars following the cancellation of the live action series. This is an absolutely spectacular original production animation cel of Captain Kirk, Mr. Uhura from Star Trek: The Animated Series. All four characters are full figure, running, and eyes open. A large and impressive hand painted cel that is perfect for any animation art collection! Measurements: Size – Captain Kirk, Mr. Uhura: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4″, Image 10 x 12 1/4″. Condition: See pictures below of the actual cel, which is in excellent overall condition as shown by the pictures below! All items we sell are from a smoke-free/mold-free home/workplace and are in excellent condition, unless otherwise noted. I own every work pictured for sale and I stand behind every item. Please follow/bookmark me as a favorite and keep and keep checking back for more items for sale in the coming weeks. For now, please check out my other Animation Drawings and Cels and other original modern and contemporary artwork for sale! The item “RARE STAR TREK CAPTAIN KIRK SPOCK MCCOY UHURA ORIGINAL PRODUCTION ANIMATION CEL” is in sale since Monday, January 21, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Animation Art & Characters\Animation Art\Production Art”. The seller is “shadowline” and is located in Durham, North Carolina. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reproduction: Original Production Art
- Artwork Type: Production Cel
- Studio/Show: Filmation
- Age: 1970-Now
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States