Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!aecom!frdish From: frdish@aecom.UUCP (Larry Freund) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Cat-People in any episodes? Message-ID: <771@aecom.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 14:05:20 EDT Article-I.D.: aecom.771 Posted: Tue Aug 14 14:05:20 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Aug-84 00:40:52 EDT References: <2172@ihnss.UUCP>, <18200015@smu.UUCP> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 25 > As to the Farrendahl... If the nomenclature serves (the definition definitely > does), they are one of the oldest spacefaring races. The entire race now > resides in various mobile planetoids scattered throughout the galaxy. They > keep mostly to themselves and only interfere in galaxy-wide emergencies. > They are portrayed humanoid cats with stooped shoulders (it looks extremely > uncomfortable and with all their knowldge you think they could fix it). > They once enlisted the aid of the Kirk and Spock (and other races) to retrieve > a holy symbol belonging to another culture (name escapes me) before that race > began a holy war with the galaxy. > > This is from an animated episode of Star Trek (I seem to recall the words > "Jem" and "Bem". "Bem" is wrong and "Jem" may just be from the episode with > the deaf-mute empath...) The animated story referred to is called "Jihad" as far as I remember. "Jem" is the empath (or is it "Gem"). "Bem" is yet another animated story, about a planet of intelligent colony creatures. -- "It's either believe that, or else believe we're only characters in a series of stories being written by a couple of hacks who need the money." Larry Freund UUCP: {cucard,philabs,pegasus,esquire,rocky2,ihnp4}!aecom!frdish