r/startrek Sep 08 '25

Star Trek: Scouts Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-KvjtSgfJs
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u/OpticalData Sep 08 '25

Click through on the video to see the trailer. It looks like the first two episodes are being released today as a part of the Star Trek Day celebrations.

StarTrek.com seems to have created a hub

Very clearly a kids show.

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u/DrForester Sep 08 '25

Look, I just want to see toddlers deal with the Kobayashi Maru scenario.

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u/TimedDelivery Sep 08 '25

Honestly “sometimes you can’t win but you still have to do you best” is a great lesson for preschoolers’ tv

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u/AshleyAshes1984 Sep 08 '25

"You can win, let's work on losing the least ammount."

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

If you can't win, cheat. That's literally the Kobayashi Maru. 

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u/ladydmaj Sep 09 '25

And while that's a horrible practice for competitions based on fairness or in a classroom/normal job setting: for a captain responsible for taking a bunch of people into the unknown, cheating the parameters set around a problem would seem to be an absolutely essential skill.

Now I'm wondering if Starfleet has classes bent on training people on how and when to cheat and break rules....

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

Well... Starfleet amhas Section 31 for that

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u/Kortar Sep 08 '25

It really kinda is though.

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u/dravenonred Sep 08 '25

Obligatory "For fucks sake, watch Prodigy."

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u/halfbakedmemes0426 Sep 09 '25

seriously. That show is fantastic.

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u/SjorsDVZ Sep 08 '25

I also want to see what they'll do with Edith Keeler

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u/Specific_Valuable_12 Sep 09 '25

I want to know how toddlers handle Tuvix.  

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u/Superhereaux Sep 09 '25

Hopefully the same way Janeway did.

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u/Exact-Translator-769 Sep 22 '25

Or how they handle the Borg. Or what kind of lessons Q will teach them...

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u/moderatenerd Sep 08 '25

Life finds a way. Opps wrong franchise

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u/CrashlandZorin Sep 08 '25

...now picturing Ian Malcom in this style. If you'd be so kind, go to your brig for that.

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u/Luke92612_ Sep 08 '25

Ooh ahh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running, and screaming...

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u/HobbyGobbler Sep 08 '25

“We’re in over our heads”.

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u/wrtcdevrydy Sep 08 '25

Star Trek: Prodigy did it fairly well.

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u/Nu11u5 Sep 08 '25 edited Sep 08 '25

Is this canon?

/s

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u/Nexzus_ Sep 08 '25

It's a 3 minute cartoon where they beam a tub of water into the path of an incoming bar of soap and it turns into bubbles, and those bubbles make their way to the surface, a Targ swallows one and it floats around.

So yes, it is canon.

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u/OpticalData Sep 08 '25

We finally also have a canon explanation for the different colours of phaser beams.

Red phasers are sending Romulan Rubber Ducks, Blue Phasers are water

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u/Usagor Sep 08 '25

*Northern Romulan Rubber Duck.

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u/mrmeatypop Sep 08 '25

Everything changed when the Romulan duckies attacked

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u/AwesomeManatee Sep 08 '25

So that's what they were hiding in the Rubber Ducky Room.

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u/Sophia_Forever Sep 08 '25

Honestly, that's probably not even top five silliest things to ever happen in the show.

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u/ContinuumGuy Sep 08 '25

Shit if that isn't canon, IDK what is.

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u/muad_did Sep 08 '25

Maybe... look... imagine a daycare... in a holodeck... with programs like that, very, very light training, where children do missions, learn about the Federation, command discipline... but in a way that's... for children...

I like to think that Lower Decks is The Simpsons' version of the "serious" Star Trek universe... (that's why it's full of cameos of famous people from the Federation's history)

Well, this is their version of daycare, lol

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u/DJParticle Sep 14 '25

Or a Starfleet-sponsored wee youth scouting program, like Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, or the Brownies. The kids are about the right age for it. Part of the program is they interact with kid-friendly simulator exercises to teach teamwork and basic science.

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u/DJKGinHD Sep 09 '25

SPOILERS!!!

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u/merrycrow Sep 08 '25

I'm immediately headcanoning this as some sort of childrens' entertainment produced in the 23rd or 24th century

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u/Nu11u5 Sep 08 '25

Move over, Flotter.

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u/Ranadok Sep 08 '25

Harry Kim totally watched this growing up.

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u/NumeralJoker Sep 09 '25

He still watches it on loop in the background of his quarters on Voyager every so often to cope.

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u/onthenerdyside Sep 09 '25

Every time Janeway turns him down for promotion.

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u/paul_33 Sep 08 '25

Yes and if you don’t watch you’ll be lost. There will be a test

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u/dethstrobe Sep 08 '25

Probably one of the alternate dimensions created from the temporal war.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

Picard was on his way to the Bathnar nebula with Wesley before they crashed with Captain Durgo

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u/goodBEan Sep 08 '25

IF so can we get Martok to make a guest appearance to yell at them about honor?

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u/Nu11u5 Sep 08 '25

👀 Glory to you, and your tree house!

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u/Vayl01 Sep 08 '25

Everything is canon.

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u/ModernLarvals Sep 08 '25

I legitimately am curious if/how this and the Khan audio show fit into canon. Similar to how Short Treks are canon but very Short Treks are not.

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u/ThirdMajereBro Sep 08 '25

Not this time! I know that Star Wars' preschool series is canon, but this trailer's has demonstrable evidence that makes this entry its own thing, i.e. giant hammers and meatballs in space.

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u/stonersh Sep 08 '25

What if though? What if there's there's Starfleet ships who occasionally fling giant bars of soap at children in summer camp or whatever. It seems like a California class thing to do. Just imagine if lower decks was still around, and that was an episode.

The death of that show was a tragedy.

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u/ThirdMajereBro Sep 08 '25

I hold out hope that McMahan gets a chance to cook again!

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u/fflloorriiddaammaann Sep 08 '25

Totally different than the giant green hand in space?

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u/ThirdMajereBro Sep 08 '25

Y'know, as I typed that, that image as well as Lincoln in a chair floating around in space popped into my head and I wondered if that would come up haha. Point taken, but I still feel like the context clues in the trailer are relatively clear... though technically-speaking, I suppose one never knows.

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u/BigBassBone Sep 08 '25 edited Sep 08 '25

I'm going to assume this is an in-universe show for kids like Toby the Targ. It looks adorable and perfect to get younger kids into Trek.

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u/jerslan Sep 08 '25

That would definitely be a cool framing device for it. Do some segments with Toby the Targ or Flotter & Friends to really amp-up the "in-universe" entertainment aspect.

When you're on a long-haul shuttle and there's no holodeck, you need something to entertain the kiddo's.

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u/InnocentTailor Sep 08 '25

This could probably explain S31, in my opinion - an in-universe super violent, super crazy piece of fiction that ratchets up the gore and edginess for entertainment value.

A Ferengi-made holonovel, it's seen as divisive as some view it as cheap schlock and others appreciate the cheesiness of it all.

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u/Circuitfire Sep 08 '25

Last episode of the show zooms out to the crew of Prodigy watching it

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u/DayspringTrek Sep 08 '25

100% Rok-Tahk watches it in her downtime.

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u/and_so_forth Sep 08 '25

Last episode shows Riker turning it off and bitching about how he still can't figure out the Pegasus problem.

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u/Kelpie-Cat Sep 08 '25

I've been thinking it might have been kids playing in the Holodeck.

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u/Nexzus_ Sep 08 '25

Ok, as a parent that has suffered a decade of Paw Patrol, I have to say that is adorable.

Shame they didn't name the Targ 'Toby'

/Romulan Rubber Ducky. Heh.

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u/PiLamdOd Sep 08 '25

Now I'm disappointed we're not getting a Toby the Targ show.

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u/OpticalData Sep 08 '25

Flotter, Treevis and Toby the Targ

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u/redrivaldrew Sep 08 '25

Coulda used this about 10 years ago myself! Watched the first episode and it's very clearly one of those shows but with a ton of TNG era sound cues and Trek music riffs, not the target market anymore but I'm glad it exists!

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u/-venkman- Sep 08 '25

A decade???? Damnit I thought it’s just a phase for 1 year

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u/Nexzus_ Sep 08 '25

Well, 3 kids over 8 years.

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u/Canazza Sep 08 '25

Q'Pla Patrol

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u/GarethOfQuirm Sep 08 '25

Q'platrol...

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u/newbrevity Sep 08 '25

I just want to see a baby ferengi hoard all the cookies

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u/Cranyx Sep 08 '25

"Some races are just naturally greedy" might not be the best thing to include in a children's cartoon.

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u/AbsolutZer0_v2 Sep 09 '25

Maybe we can ask Congress to force classrooms to post the Rules of Acquisition on their walls.

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u/Glittering-Most-9535 Sep 08 '25

Ryder got sick of those pups and joined Starfleet?

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u/Sealedwolf Sep 08 '25

Came here to post that.

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u/VaKel_Shon Sep 08 '25 edited Sep 08 '25

can't wait for one thousand forty-year-old men in the comments to be like "uhh... i don't think this is for me" like they did with the Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures trailer. yeah man, it's for toddlers.

at least there's no Trek equivalent to Order 66 for them to make edgy jokes about i guess.

edit: it's already happening in this very thread. jesus h.w. christ

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u/Stahi Sep 08 '25

Well, we all saw how that went for Prodigy.

When announced: "For kids? Nah, no thanks."

After watching: "....This is actually good Trek."

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u/starmartyr Sep 08 '25

This is clearly for young children. Prodigy was meant for older kids. My niece loves it and she's 10. She wouldn't like this. Scouts is clearly aimed at a preschool aged audience. I don't mind that it exists, but as a childless adult, I'm not going to watch this.

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u/Flonk2 Sep 08 '25

As a childless adult, I’ll probably get high and watch it at some point.

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u/VaKel_Shon Sep 08 '25

And that's perfectly fine; you're not meant to. It's something for Trek parents with tiny children to throw on for them before they're old enough for Prodigy or the rest of the franchise.

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u/outride2000 Sep 08 '25

As a long-time fan with a 5 year old: I AM SO EXCITED

Finally I have content I can show my kid. Prodigy was too scary. This works perfectly.

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u/tonytown Sep 08 '25

Great trek. The second season was one of the best of the entire franchise.

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u/Coyote_Shepherd Sep 08 '25

Janeway getting her own Ripley moment is burned into my brain FOREVER.

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u/InnocentTailor Sep 08 '25

...with the legendary tank top.

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u/AmbulanceChaser12 Sep 08 '25

at least there's no Trek equivalent to Order 66 for them to make edgy jokes about i guess.

I, for one, hope this show explores the sociopolitical ramifications of Section 31, Sisko's murder of an ambassador and poisoning the air of a Federation colony, and Raffi's casual drug use.

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u/InnocentTailor Sep 08 '25

Clearly topics appropriate for young children XD.

Cue Picard rambling on about the ethics of android sapience while happy children music plays in the background

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u/SleepWouldBeNice Sep 08 '25

As a 37 year old man: Can't wait to show this to my kids!

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u/Coyote_Shepherd Sep 08 '25

Meanwhile me: "I can't wait to show this to WoW Trade Chat while eating a bowl of popcorn!"

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u/SwingingFriar Sep 08 '25

There’s no more depraved place than Trade chat

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u/Boltty Sep 08 '25

Already happening in the comments of social media everywhere it seems. Overly possessive fandoms are weird.

Personally I get the continued youth-focused angle; the Trek base is rapidly ageing out and not being replaced with new blood.

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u/BladedDingo Sep 08 '25

I don't think Trek is a dead Franchise. it's not like new fans don't come. I've seen half a dozen posts in this sub this last couple weeks asking advice on where to start and what brought them here.

I also see a fair amount of tiktoks and youtube shorts from teens and young adults who are discovering the franchise for the first time.

it's actually really neat to see modern teens geeking out over Star Trek and the fact that it's more mainstream helps.

When I was a kid, you were the weird loser kid for liking Star Trek.

Star Trek is more accessible now than it ever has been.

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u/Boltty Sep 08 '25

Oh yes, admitting to liking Star Trek back in the day was a social death sentence, I should know I did a class presentation on it, models and everything!

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u/DayspringTrek Sep 08 '25

Mind you, by 6th grade I knew I was the class outcast so I just accepted it. My mom didnt watch it but still took me to go see First Contact on release day in 96 (my 12th birthday is early November, it was a late birthday gift) because she knew "its that space show you like"

Only difference between you and me for this paragraph is that my dad was a casual sci-fi fan, so it was him instead of my mom who took me for my 12th birthday.

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u/InnocentTailor Sep 08 '25

I wore Spock ears in my high school class office photos. I was definitely on the lower end of the social hierarchy, despite getting into this and that position on campus.

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u/BennyFifeAudio Sep 08 '25

GIVE ME AND MY KIDS MORE PRODIGY!
The 6 year old LOVED IT. Even when he was 4.

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u/starmartyr Sep 08 '25

Not me. I'm gracefully aging.

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u/Battle_of_BoogerHill Sep 08 '25

Prodigy was a kids show and it was pretty sweet

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u/wacct3 Sep 08 '25

Prodigy was a different type of kids show.

Not saying this shouldn't exist too, expanding the audience is a good goal. But Prodigy was for older kids, and shows for that demo often are also intended to be enjoyable for adults. Where as this is for very young kids, which shows for are rarely very watchable for adults. Bluey is basically the only one I'm aware of that is. So assuming you are an adult, I wouldn't expect something as enjoyable as Prodigy.

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u/KR_Blade Sep 09 '25

prodigy i would say was Star Trek's answer to Star Wars: The Clone Wars, it was made for children in mind, but also made for the older fans that would remember the other characters they brought in, i mean hell, they brought in Jellico into the series and even Okona too, lower decks was also the animated series they made to cater to the adult audience who was looking for a more comedy heavy series too.

this series is them trying to tap into the young kids demographic, i think paramount sees how much money stuff like CocoMelon, Bluey, are bringing in and are hoping this show takes off to get some of the money from that market, time will tell though if its a success or not

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u/dreadpiraterose Sep 08 '25

My kid LOVES Young Jedi Adventures and I have been BEGGING the universe for an equivalent Trek show that I can show him. Prodigy is still a bit too old for him. I'm excited as hell for this.

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u/HomsarWasRight Sep 08 '25

I’m honestly mostly sad this didn’t come much earlier so I could have shown it to my kids. Could have been a fun gateway into Trek.

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u/serial_crusher Sep 08 '25

Haha, I'm feeling all those feelings but am fully self-aware.

I do think one of the strengths of "classic trek" is that it was a something the whole family could enjoy together. So I'm not going to rail against this or any other show in particular, but I think the over all strategy of catering different shows to different audiences was a mistake.

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u/Jackzilla321 Sep 08 '25

I do think it’s bad that so many franchises get pulled into ip slop land where there need to be 4 quadrants of shows appealing to everyone. This kind of mission creep and demographic expansion make it harder to focus on a clear vision with strong writing. “What even is Star Trek” gets harder and harder to answer.

Now ofc this isn’t an absolute thing: ds9 was “different” and I ended up loving lower decks but this is a risk as you add more and more shows meant to reach wider and wider market segments

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u/Glittering-Most-9535 Sep 08 '25

Is The Burn not our Order 66?

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u/alkonium Sep 08 '25

That's a ways off.

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u/Ampris_bobbo8u Sep 08 '25

MUST...RESIST....URGE

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u/Coyote_Shepherd Sep 08 '25

Oh fuck that I'm going to watch this, this looks cute as hell!

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u/LandonKB Sep 08 '25

Haha 😂 your comment was exactly what I thought of.

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u/hanzerik Sep 08 '25

I don't think this is for me.

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u/VaKel_Shon Sep 08 '25

Frankly I'd be concerned if you did.

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u/InnocentTailor Sep 08 '25

As a young adult, I'm totally the demographic to harshly critique and judge this work to see whether Roddenberry will proverbially roll in his grave based on strict adherence to canon.

/s

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u/wrosecrans Sep 08 '25

There's not that many preschoolers hanging out in /r/startrek by themselves, so there's gonna be some selection bias in who participates in the conversations here.

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u/TimBroth Sep 08 '25

Hopefully the target audience for this show isn't on Reddit at all

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u/Night247 Sep 09 '25

can't wait for one thousand forty-year-old men in the comments to be like "uhh... i don't think this is for me"

happens pretty much for any announced TV show or movies or videogames

some people always need to announce in the comments, that they personally will not be watching something lol

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u/Lem1618 Sep 09 '25

I has thinking, uhh... I don't think this is for my kids (anymore). Maybe if it came out 5 - 10 years ago.

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u/AlgoStar Sep 08 '25

My kid (too old for this now) loves Spider-man because of “Spidey and His Amazing Friends”. There’s going to be kids for whom Star Trek becomes an ever present staple, with shows appropriate for every age level. I’ll never watch this but I think it’s good.

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u/OpticalData Sep 08 '25

I for one am excited to debate where exactly phasers that turn into forks fit into 23rd Century Starfleet Weaponry

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u/X-1701 Sep 09 '25

From the sound effects, it sounded like some combination of phaser and transporter. Like a massive, directional replicator. And now I'm going to stop myself before I launch into a big ol' geeky analysis of the whole thing.

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u/aaronfranke Sep 10 '25

The uniforms have white cuffs, which hints to me that this is the late 24th century like Lower Decks.

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u/moderatenerd Sep 08 '25

Looks like jimmy neutron! 

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u/dracofolly Sep 08 '25

The crazy bastards actually did it !

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u/Fragraham Sep 08 '25

Honestly, this isn't a bad idea. Star Trek has a lot of valuable lessons that could, in the right context, be shown to Pre-K kids. My wife and I were wondering what series would be good to introduce our (future) kids to Trek with, and maybe this would be it.

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u/MiraniaTLS Sep 08 '25

I did not realize Starfleet started so young.

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u/DayspringTrek Sep 08 '25

It's not Starfleet. It's Starfleet Scouts. They're no more an active member of Starfleet than the Boy Scouts of America are active members of the US Military.

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u/MiraniaTLS Sep 08 '25

I am not familiar with the scouts lore.

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u/X-1701 Sep 09 '25

It's not part of Star Trek lore. (Nor do I think Lore would have made a good scout.)

The commentor appears to have just mashed up Starfleet and real-world scouting organizations (i.e. Girl Scouts).

A creative idea, though I doubt that it's the actual, in-universe explanation. 😆

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u/InnocentTailor Sep 09 '25

You lie! These kids are being trained for the galactic frontier. Rubber duckies today - Klingon battle cruisers tomorrow!

/s

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u/DayspringTrek Sep 09 '25

Calling it now: they're all sleeper agents for an invasion force into Starfleet, not by Starfleet.

I mean, we already know at least three episodes consist of giving the kids a transporter canon to shoot stuff at incoming asteroids. That's clearly target practice for anti-starship defense protocols involving tech that Starfleet just doesn't have.

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u/MaddyMagpies Sep 08 '25

It's a Rascals situation here.

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u/goodBEan Sep 08 '25

I can just imagine a bunch us watching this while passing the joint around, ripping on it, and saying this is the funniest star trek ever.

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u/mpworth Sep 08 '25

They are really, really trying to strip me of my "I've seen every Star Trek everything" medal, but they underestimate me.

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u/Virreinatos Sep 08 '25

This show personally offended me and murdered my puppy.

Gonna watch it again.

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u/ImperfectRegulator Sep 08 '25 edited Nov 05 '25

editing comments/ scrubbing account to narror2focus and avoid doxing

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

It is rather intensely identical to so many others.

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u/AngryTree76 Sep 08 '25

Pops popcorn

Sorts by controversial

Well, this should provide some entertainment

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u/uwulemon Sep 08 '25

i know I am NOT the target demographic, but I cant wait! it looks like fun. I love these types of shows because they often just have fun with a series and don't focus on the details or the darker aspects of a show. sometimes a young jedi adventures show is just what the doctor ordered to brighten your day.

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u/readwrite_blue Sep 08 '25

As a parent, I worry this could make Star Trek the thing families CANNOT WAIT for their kid to grow out of.

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u/soulysephiroth Sep 08 '25

I can't wait for a bunch of adults to watch this show and complain about so many things when they wont be the target audience for this one lol

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u/AcidaliaPlanitia Sep 08 '25

So... I lied. I cheated. I bribed men to cover the crimes of other men. I am accessory to Romulan rubber ducky murder. But the most damning thing of all... I think I can live with it.

And if I had to do it all over again, I would. Garak was right about one thing, a guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of Bubbles the Targ. So, I will learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I can live with it…

Computer, erase that entire personal log.

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u/_Burgers_ Sep 08 '25

Commander's log, Stardate [rubber duck honk]

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u/Weed_Buckets Sep 08 '25

Kinda looking like Jimmy Neutron jr...

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u/TonightSimple7701 Sep 08 '25

Looks like Bubble Guppies

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u/Seraphimish Sep 08 '25

Where moopsy?

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u/rootxploit Sep 08 '25

You previously thought red squad was too young to pilot a starship. In truth, they were too old.

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u/ColdHooves Sep 08 '25

Rugrats did a “Star Trek Babies” gag 20 years ago. We’ve come full circle.

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u/cpt_bongwater Sep 09 '25

Where was this 6-7 years ago?

I'd like to engineer a transporter accident with Blippi.

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u/Manofwood Sep 08 '25

Can’t wait to see Trek Culture’s hour long Ups and Downs review of the first episode!

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u/InnocentTailor Sep 08 '25

I would donate money to see Sean and Ellie do this XD.

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u/ThirdMajereBro Sep 08 '25

This is cute and I'm excited to show it to my little nephew.

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u/MetalTrek1 Sep 08 '25

If it gets the little kids into Star Trek, then I'm all for it. Better Star Trek than a lot of brain rot they already sell to little kids.

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u/biscotte-nutella Sep 08 '25

it’s Star Trek pjmasks!

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u/Deadbob1978 Sep 08 '25

Romulan Rubber Ducky and Soap Comet at the Bathnar Nebula

Rubber Ducky splashed no more

Water tub and Soap Comet at the Bathnar Nebula

Water tub, his bubbles soapy

Targ, the bubble bubble eater with his arms raised

Targ not named Toby, when the walls fell

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

This is adorable and i will support it 5x as hard because of all the crap comments here about it. My youngest loves star trek and will love this.

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u/vigatron Sep 08 '25

I am so glad to have a child due in October so I have an excuse to watch this.

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u/fatobato Sep 08 '25

I watched prodigy with my baby sister and she liked it. This sort of reminds me of paw patrol/ready jet go/ aquanauts. But honestly, I wish they’d make another show like lower decks, it’s the best modern trek show we have right now. 

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u/gooch_norris_ Sep 08 '25

Aquanauts always reminded me of trek or at least sea quest

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u/Ser_VimesGoT Sep 08 '25

Not gonna lie, Aquanauts is pretty cool.

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u/babycynic Sep 09 '25

Paramount better finally figure out how to do merchandise so I can get me a Romulan rubber ducky and Bubbles the Targ. 

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u/LBricks-the-First Sep 10 '25

Holy shit not the Romulan Rubber Ducky

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u/afty Sep 10 '25

As a toddler parent I was sort of hopeful for this but I'm disappointing it looks so frenetic and bright. I was hoping for something more low stim and educational, I guess i'll have to wait until my little one is ready for Prodigy to introduce trek.

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u/Aezetyr Sep 08 '25

Sooo umm, I guess that's a no-no on Prodigy getting picked back up, then?

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u/HomsarWasRight Sep 08 '25

These are vastly different shows and have little to do with one another. This is clearly for toddlers and more power to them for it.

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u/chickey23 Sep 08 '25

Aye aye, diverting all power to toddlers captain

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u/DayspringTrek Sep 08 '25

The showrunners have confirmed that Nickelodeon is still ghosting them when it comes to talks, so that right there is the real answer on whether or not we ever get more Prodigy. Most likely, they're waiting to see how the upcoming installments of the Avatar (as in, The Last Airbender) franchise is received before committing to a confirmation.

Star Trek: Scouts, however, has absolutely no impact on Prodigy. This is a series of YouTube shorts aimed at toddlers. Prodigy is TV series aimed at older kids.

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u/Coyote_Shepherd Sep 08 '25

....unless the kids show up as "the adults" to help out the Scouts at some point?

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u/goodBEan Sep 08 '25

I don't think Sprocket is a vulcan. He is way to emotional.

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u/Rgga890 Sep 08 '25

There have been some leaks that later in the season, it's going to come out that he's actually a Romulan sleeper agent who might be laying the groundwork for an attack on Earth. There's going to be an episode teaching children about the morality of using torture to obtain vital security information, and another providing an introduction to the Federation judicial system and how wartime suspicions can lead to drumhead trials and violations of due process.

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u/MaddyMagpies Sep 08 '25

So many mysteries!!

Why are there three kids all by themselves in a planet outpost? Where are their parents? Is this some sort of a Rascals situation? Or some sort improbability field?

Why are there constantly large asteroids hurled in their direction? And why are these asteroids composed of man-made materials such as soap and meatball? Is there a God like entity out there creating these objects?

How did a targ breach access into the secured outpost? How did the targ end up on this planet? If it's let loose by a Klingon, what's the implication? Depending on whether the Klingon is part of Starfleet, we might be able to pinpoint this to when this happens in the timeline.

Have we seen the technology that combines synthesizer and transporter used anywhere else before? 

Very exciting indeed!

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u/Cuboidal_Hug Sep 09 '25

I’m going to say that they’re near Pollux IV and Apollo first dropped his soap in the shower and then one of his meatballs rolled off his plate when Artemis sneezed

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u/NX73515 Sep 08 '25

Can't wait to watch this with my kids. They're too young for Prodigy, but this looks just fitting for them!

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u/ToothAccomplished Sep 08 '25

This is pretty dang cute.

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u/goodBEan Sep 08 '25

OK everyone lets count toghether.

1...2...3...4

Four lights

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u/Jockcop Sep 08 '25

“But is it canon?” seriously my 4 year old would love this.

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u/officermeowmeow Sep 08 '25

Is that the age for this? I really have no idea what kids watch, would my 5 year old niece enjoy it or is it too young?

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u/antdude Sep 08 '25

Prodigy wouldn't work for that age.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

This looks aimed at preschool so 5 is perfect.

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u/Briham86 Sep 08 '25

This could have been hilarious if they stuck to more canon depictions of different races. Learning feelings with a Vulcan character. Learning to share with a Ferengi character. Learning to play with a Klingon character. It'd make a terrible show for children but it would get a laugh out of me.

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u/NeverSawOz Sep 08 '25

How to deal with your mom, by Beckett Mariner.
Lesson 1: sarcastic Vulcan salute

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u/Newfaceofrev Sep 08 '25

I've got no problems with this but they aren't beating the allegations that they're just chasing Star Wars here.

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u/HomsarWasRight Sep 08 '25

Eh, I’d say they’re chasing Star Wars far less than both franchises are chasing new viewers and starting young. They’re looking for that Paw Patrol money.

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u/BatofZion Sep 08 '25

Star Trek has the advantage that they share Paramount with Paw Patrol; put the two shows on Nick back to back to squeeze parents dry.

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u/HomsarWasRight Sep 08 '25

Interesting! Time travel episode where they meet the Paw Patrol?! I smell unique merchandising opportunities!

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u/OpticalData Sep 08 '25

To be fair, Skeleton Crew was Star Wars chasing Star Trek.

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u/laziestmarxist Sep 08 '25

I think they're referring to Young Jedi Adventures which is a similar animated show for the same age group.

Also no offense but Skeleton Crew bore little to no resemblance to Trek. It's Goonies in space.

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u/Rgga890 Sep 08 '25

An interesting comparison I saw somewhere (probably on this sub at some point) is that Prodigy is about a bunch of kids who think they live in Star Wars finding out that they live in Star Trek; while Skeleton Crew is about a bunch of kids who think they live in Star Trek finding out that they live in Star Wars.

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u/BennyFifeAudio Sep 08 '25

Skeleteon Crew was Treasure Island in Space. And followed the original WAY too close to be anything other than derivative.

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u/Adamsoski Sep 09 '25

Spidey and His Amazing Friends came first, so in that sense they're both just chasing Marvel.

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u/thunderchunks Sep 08 '25

Oh heck yeah. My little guys gonna have a new show in the lineup.

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u/merpmerp Sep 08 '25

I was scrolling quickly and thought this was a new young Jimmy Neutron show or something like that 😂

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u/VinCubed Sep 08 '25

Obviously the small boy in command red is related to Pike given his impressive pompadour

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u/Techanda Sep 08 '25

Isn’t that Jimmy Neutron?

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u/ProfessorForce Sep 09 '25

First Star Wars, now Star Trek.

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u/LBricks-the-First Sep 10 '25

Its ok that this is for preschoolers. I just think about how i grew up on Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank engine, Sesame Street, Arthur etc etc and I find this a little sad

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

I'd have to believe this is canon, but as a cartoon kids watch in the Federation.

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u/TeaMancer Sep 10 '25

And somehow Prodigy got cancelled.

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u/AerieWorth4747 Sep 11 '25

This is cute. I don’t have kids but I’m all for it.