"Star Trek" is an episode of the animated series American Dad!. The title is the same as that of the popular science fiction franchise, Star Trek. The plot of the episode has nothing to do with the franchise, although it does reference two characters from the show. The title refers, literally, to Steve's "trek" to be a star.
Steve is seen from below floating in red liquid, while his voiceover says, "Funny, I always wanted a pool filled with cherr...
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"Star Trek" is an episode of the animated series American Dad!. The title is the same as that of the popular science fiction franchise, Star Trek. The plot of the episode has nothing to do with the franchise, although it does reference two characters from the show. The title refers, literally, to Steve's "trek" to be a star.
Steve is seen from below floating in red liquid, while his voiceover says, "Funny, I always wanted a pool filled with cherry Jell-O. Well, in the end I got it..." and proceeds to tell the tale.
The action shifts to a few weeks before, when Stan learns that Steve is having a hard time with creative writing. To inspire him, Stan shows Steve over 3,000 books that he's written, though none have been published. When that fails, Stan glues Steve's hand to a desk. Roger then comes in, babbles incoherently in a drunken stupor, and passes out, finally inspiring Steve. The resulting book, Roger the Alien, is published but doesn't start selling until Steve publicizes it by...
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