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Star Trek: The Animated Series was released on the Betamax format in both the US and the UK during the 1980s.

US release[]

The series was released, in full under the title The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek in the US by Paramount Home Video in 1989, using the same packaging as the VHS release. The only difference was that a "Beta" sticker was applied to each cover. There were two episodes per tape and 11 volumes altogether. Episodes were in production order, which differs significantly from the series as aired.

"The Ambergris Element" is listed as episode 13 instead of 12, and the numbering continues after that up to 23.
Based on release frequency, it is likely that these VHS tapes were released in July.
Volume Cover Episodes Release date Reference
1 Cover of volume 1 "More Tribbles, More Troubles"
"The Infinite Vulcan"
1989 60754-080
2 Cover of volume 2 "Yesteryear"
"Beyond the Farthest Star"
1989 60754-081
3 No image yet "The Survivor"
"The Lorelei Signal"
1989 60754-082
4 Cover of volume 4 "One of Our Planets Is Missing"
"Mudd's Passion"
1989 60754-083
5 Cover of volume 5 "The Magicks of Megas-Tu"
"The Time Trap"
1989 60754-084
6 Cover of volume 6 "The Slaver Weapon"
"The Ambergris Element"
1989 60754-085
7 Cover of volume 7 "The Jihad"
"The Terratin Incident"
1989 60754-086
8 Cover of volume 8 "The Eye of the Beholder"
"Once Upon a Planet"
1989 60754-087
9 Cover of volume 9 "Bem"
"Albatross"
1989 60754-088
10 No image yet "The Pirates of Orion"
"The Practical Joker"
1989 60754-089
11 Cover of volume 11 "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth"
"The Counter-Clock Incident"
1989 60754-090

UK release[]

Starting in 1985, a rental release took place in the UK, under the name The Cartoon Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek. Five volumes were released featuring four episodes each in production order. The packaging is the same as that of VHS release. "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" and "The Counter-Clock Incident" were not part of this set.

Volume Cover Episodes Certificate Release date Catalog Number
1 Cover of volume 1 "More Tribbles, More Troubles"
"The Infinite Vulcan"
"Yesteryear"
"Beyond the Farthest Star"
U April 1985 BER 2168
2 Cover of volume 2 "The Survivor"
"The Lorelei Signal"
"One of Our Planets Is Missing"
"Mudd's Passion"
U Unknown Unknown
3 Cover of volume 3 "The Magicks of Megas-Tu"
"The Time Trap"
"The Slaver Weapon"
"The Ambergris Element"
U Unknown Unknown
4 Cover of volume 4 "The Jihad"
"The Terratin Incident"
"The Eye of the Beholder"
"Once Upon a Planet"
U Unknown BER 2191
5 Cover of volume 5 "Bem"
"Albatross"
"The Pirates of Orion"
"The Practical Joker"
U Unknown Unknown
Betamax • VHS • LaserDisc • DVD • Blu-ray • Digital
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