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Co. 11358 Amalgam Way, Unit 2 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Table of Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Star Trek (The Original Series) Cast Listings Episode Listings The Best of Trek Syndication Notes United States Germany Iran Isreal Japan (with titles) Mexico Quebec Video Tape Laser Disc "I'm a Doctor, not a _________" . . . . . . . . And Variations Thereof Attempts at Self-Destruct Leaving The Galaxy Time Travel Security Codes General Orders Shuttlecraft Money In The Future Religion In The Future How Many Episodes? Birthdays Did you know . . . In-Jokes Shakespeare Operation SNAFU Where's Scotty's Finger "Theme from Star Trek" Additional Notes Star Trek (The Animated Series) Voice Listings Episode Listings Syndication Notes Shakespeare Did You Know . . . Connical Notes Thanks to . . . Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry |=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|=|= "For one quarter of a century, they have thrilled us with their adventures, amazed us with their discoveries, and inspired us with their courage. Their ship has journeyed beyond imagination. Her name has become legend, her crew, the finest ever assembled. We have traveled beside them from one corner of the galaxy to the other. They have been our guides, our protectors, and our friends. Now you are invited to join them for one last adventure. For at the end of history lies the undiscovered country." - Promo for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country "Space, the final frontier, these are the voyages of the starship Enterprise, its five year mission, to explore strange new worlds to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before." "Star Trek" (The Original Series) Regular Cast ~~~~~~~~~~~~ William Shatner - Captain James T. Kirk (was James R. Kirk in "Where No Man Has Gone Before") (Tiberius is from TAS's "Bem", and is officially confirmed in Star Trek VI. Someone has suggested the Changling, although I'm unable to confirm this) Leonard Nimoy - First Officer & Science Officer/Commander Spock (Lieutenant Commander for part of first season) DeForest Kelley - Lieutenant Commander/Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy (Chief Medical Officer) (The H. is from Star Trek III) James Doohan - Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott "Scotty" (Chief Engineer) - Voice of Sargon (Return to Tomorrow) - Voice of Trelane's Father (The Squire of Gothos) - Melkotian (Spectre of the Gun) George Takei - Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu (Helmsman) (Hikaru is confirmed in Star Trek VI) Walter Koenig - Ensign Pavel Andreievich Chekov (Navigator) (Seasons 2-3) (Andreievich is from "Way to Eden") Nichelle Nichols - Lieutenant Uhura (Communications Officer) Majel Barrett - Nurse Christine Chapel - Number One (The Cage) - Enterprise Computer (uncredited) Grace Lee Whitney - Yeoman Janice Rand (Season 1) Notable Guests Stars ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stanley Adams - Cyrano Jones (The Trouble With Tribbles) Barry Atwater - Surak (The Savage Curtain) Barbara Babcock - Trelane's Mother (Voice - The Squire of Gothos) - Mea 3 (A Taste Of Armageddon) - Isis (human form) (Assignment: Earth) - Tholian Voices (The Tholian Web) - Pilana (Plato's Stepchildren) Barbara Baldavin - Angela Martine (Balance of Terror) - Angela Teller (Shore Leave) - Lieutenant Lisa (Turnabout Intruder Michael Barrier - Lt. Vincent DeSalle (The Squire of Gothos, This Side of Paradise, Catspaw) Melvin Belli - Gorgon (And The Children Shall Lead) Roger C. Carmel - Harcourt Fenton Mudd (Mudd's Women & I, Mudd) William Campbell - Trelane (The Squire of Gothos) - Klingon Commander Koloth (The Trouble with Tribbles) Ted Cassidy - Voice of Balok (The Corbomite Maneuver) - Ruk (What Are Little Girls Made Of?) Joan Collins - Edith Keeler (City on the Edge of Forever) Yvonne Craig - Marta (Whom Gods Destroy) James Daly - Flint (Requiem for Methuselah) Michael Dunn - Alexander (Plato's Stepchildren) Teri Garr - Roberta Lincoln, Gary Seven's Secretary (Assignment: Earth) Frank Gorshin - Bele (Let That Be Your Last Battlefield) Mariette Hartley - Zarabeth (All Our Yesterdays) Clint Howard - Balok (The Corbomite Maneuver) (Yes, he's Ron Howard's brother) Bruce Hyde - Lt. Kevin Riley (The Naked Time, The Conscience of the King) Jill Ireland - Leila Kalomi (This Side Of Paradise) Sally Kellerman - Dr. Elizabeth Dehner (Where No Man Has Gone Before) Robert Lansing - Gary Seven (Assignment: Earth) Mark Lenard - Romulan Commander (Balance of Terror) - Sarek (Journey to Babel) Gary Lockwood - Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell (Where No Man Has Gone Before) Keye Luke - Corey (Whom Gods Destroy) Bruce Mars - Finnegan (Shore Leave) - Policeman (Assignment: Earth) Lee Meriwether - Losira (That Which Survives) Lawrence Montaigne - Decius (Balance of Terror) - Stonn (Amok Time) Richard "Ricardo" Montalban - Khan Noonian Singh (Space Seed) Diana Muldaur - Dr. Ann Mulhall (Return to Tomorrow) - Dr. Miranda Jones (Is There In Truth No Beauty) France Nuyen - (Elaan of Troyius) Susan Oliver - Vina (The Cage/The Menagerie) Eddie Paskey - Lt. Leslie (various) Michael Pataki - Korax (The Trouble with Tribbles) David L. Ross - Lt. Galloway (various) Liam Sullivan - Parmen (Plato's Stepchildren) Vic Tayback - Jojo Krako (A Piece of the Action) Malachi Throne - Jose Mendez (The Menagerie) William Windom - Commodore Mathew Decker (The Doomsday Machine) John Winston - Lt. Kyle (Transporter Chief - various) Ian Wolfe - Septimus (Bread and Circuses) - Mr. Atoz (All Our Yesterdays) Grant Woods - Lt. Commander Kelowitz (The Galileo Seven, Arena, This Side Of Paradise) Morgan Woodward - Dr. Simon Van Gelder (Dagger of the Mind) - Captain Ronald Tracy (The Omega Glory) Jane Wyatt - Amanda (Journey to Babel) Episode Listings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Episode synopsis by Edward Champion. First Season -==========- The pilot episode, "The Cage", was made as the first Star Trek pilot, which was seen originally by NBC executives. They rejected that pilot, but asked for a second pilot to be made ("Where No Man Has Gone Before"). Later on, in the first season, production delays required that, in one weeks time, two episodes had to be made. Thus, "The Cage" was edited and made a part of "The Menagerie". After this point, no complete copies of "The Cage" were believed to exist. In 1986, a black and white work print was found of "The Cage" in Paramount vaults. It was released by Paramount home video, which combined all related color footage from "The Menagerie" and filled in all of the gaps with the black and white print. (As a bonus, the tape included an introduction by Gene Roddenberry). Then, a NBC executive discovered that he had a full color copy of "The Cage" in his closet. In 1988, as a filler episode for TNG due to a writer's strike, Paramount aired "The Cage" as part of a two-hour program "From One Generation To The Next", which aired between October 3 and October 9. (Segments also included a sneak peek at Star Trek V, the introduction of Diana Muldaur as Dr. Pulaski, and scenes from the upcoming second season). The full-color "Cage" was released on home video to replace the hybrid B&W/Color copy. The first season aired on NBC on Thursday nights at 8:30 PM, under Desilu Studios. Order Air Date PCode Stardate Title ===== ========= ===== ======== =============================================== 0. - PILOT - 1 Unknown The Cage Captain Pike becomes part of a scientific experiment in which he must mate with Vina, the lone survivor of a crash landing on a planet. 1. Sep 8 66 6 1513.1 The Man Trap An old friend of Dr. McCoy's turns out to be a creature that lives on salt. 2. Sep 15 66 8 1533.6 Charlie X A young man with strange powers threatens the Enterprise. 3. Sep 22 66 2 1312.4 Where No Man Has Gone Before After nearly breaking the galactic barrier, the Enterprise must deal with Lt. Cmdr. Gary Mitchell, who has developed powers since this journey and become almost power-crazed. 4. Sep 29 66 7 1704.2 The Naked Time A disease causing psychological effects on the crew strikes the Enterprise. 5. Oct 6 66 5 1672.1 The Enemy Within A transporter accident causes Kirk to split into two people: one kind and intelligent, the other violent and evil. 6. Oct 13 66 4 1329.1 Mudd's Women Harry Mudd, a criminal, and three women beam aboard the Enterprise and try to sell women taking beauty drugs on a mining world. 7. Oct 20 66 10 2712.4 What are Little Girls Made Of? Dr. Roger Korby, Chapel's fiance, is found on a planet run by androids. 8. Oct 27 66 12 2713.5 Miri Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Rand are trapped on a planet where children live long but die when they reach puberty. 9. Nov 3 66 11 2715.1 Dagger of the Mind The 23rd-century equivalent of a "funny farm" is overrun by a mad doctor with the help of a new mind control device. 10. Nov 10 66 3 1512.2 The Corbomite Maneuver After destroying a space buoy, the Enterprise is threatened by the Fesarius and must bluff its way out. 11. Nov 17 66 16 3012.4 The Menagerie (Part One) 12. Nov 24 66 16 3012.4 The Menagerie (Part Two) Spock attempts to transport Captain Pike to Talos IV unsuccessfully and must face court-martial. 13. Dec 8 66 13 2817.6 The Conscience of the King A murder mystery is linked to an actor who may have committed the murder. 14. Dec 15 66 9 1709.1 Balance of Terror The Enterprise plays hide-and-seek with a Romulan warbird as it attacks Federation outposts. 15. Dec 29 66 17 3025.3 Shore Leave The crew visit a planet where thoughts come true. 16. Jan 5 67 14 2821.5 The Galileo Seven Spock leads a mission aboard the shuttlecraft Galileo but crash-lands on a planet with ape-like natives. 17. Jan 12 67 18 2124.5 The Squire of Gothos The Enterprise is threatened by Trelane, a playful squire with tremendous powers. 18. Jan 19 67 19 3045.6 Arena Kirk and the captain of another vessel must fight to determine the fate of both vessels. 19. Jan 26 67 21 3113.2 Tomorrow is Yesterday The Enterprise transports back to Earth of the 1960's and accidentally beams aboard an Air Force pilot. 20. Feb 2 67 15 2947.3 Court Martial Kirk is accused of killing an officer and the evidence has been altered to prove Kirk's guilt. 21. Feb 9 67 22 3156.2 The Return of the Archons Kirk must battle with a computer that puts individuals under a controlling force. 22. Feb 16 67 24 3141.9 Space Seed An artificially-bred criminal from the late 20th-century with superhuman powers tries to take over the Enterprise. 23. Feb 23 67 23 3192.1 A Taste of Armageddon A war is fought between two worlds using computers. The individuals who live in the places that are "hit" kill themselves voluntarily. 24. Mar 2 67 25 3417.3 This Side of Paradise A plant affects the emotions of the people that it hits, including Spock. 25. Mar 9 67 26 3196.1 The Devil in the Dark Engineers are being killed by a creature that moves through stone. Is it a threat? 26. Mar 16 67 27 3198.4 Errand of Mercy Kirk and Spock battle against Klingons killing the inhabitants of Organia, who don't seem to care whether or not they survive. 27. Mar 23 67 20 3087.6 The Alternative Factor The Enterprise encounters Lazarus, a mysterious man that seems to have a double life. 28. Apr 6 67 28 3134.0 The City on the Edge of Forever After McCoy accidentally overdoses on a drug, the crew must follow him back in time to the 1930's and prevent him from interfering with history. 29. Apr 13 67 29 3287.2 Operation - Annihilate The crew must battle amoeba-like aliens that are terrorizing a planet. Second Season -===========- The second season began in a new time slot: Fridays at 8:30. It is produced by Desilu Studios. Order Air Date PCode Stardate Title ===== ========= ===== ======== =============================================== 30. Sep 15 67 34 3372.7 Amok Time Spock must return to Vulcan to complete an ordeal known as pon farr. 31. Sep 22 67 33 3468.1 Who Mourns for Adonais? Apollo terrorizes the crew and falls in love with Scotty's girl friend. 32. Sep 29 67 37 3451.9 The Changeling An ancient space probe mistakes Kirk for its creator and believes its mission is to destroy imperfect life forms. 33. Oct 6 67 39 Unknown Mirror, Mirror An ion storm transports Kirk, Scott, McCoy, and Uhura to a parallel universe. 34. Oct 13 67 38 3715.0 The Apple Natives worship a serpent-like creature that is actually a computer. 35. Oct 20 67 35 4202.9 The Doomsday Machine The Enterprise must battle with a machine that eats planets and starships. 36. Oct 27 67 30 3018.2 Catspaw A "Halloween" like scenario terrorizes the crew of the Enterprise. 37. Nov 3 67 41 4513.3 I, Mudd Mudd returns on a planet run by androids in which he is ruler. 38. Nov 10 67 31 3219.4 Metamorphosis A famed scientist who hasn't aged a day is found on a planet with a cloud-like creature called the Companion. 39. Nov 17 67 44 3842.3 Journey to Babel A Vulcan ambassador and his wife are discovered to be Spock's parents. 40. Dec 1 67 32 3497.2 Friday's Child Kirk and Spock try to stop the Klingons from creating an alliance with a warlike people and must prevent a pregnant woman's death. 41. Dec 8 67 40 3478.2 The Deadly Years The crew ages rapidly due to a strange disease. 42. Dec 15 67 47 3619.2 Obsession A cloudlike creature that Kirk had encountered as a lieutenant with Captain Garrovick terrorizes the Enterprise and Garrovick's son. 43. Dec 22 67 36 3614.9 Wolf in the Fold Is Scotty a murderer or is the murderer a mysterious entity? 44. Dec 29 67 42 4523.3 The Trouble with Tribbles Kirk tries to protect some quadotriticale, a high yield hybrid of wheat and rye, while dealing with tribbles, creatures that multiply quite rapidly. 45. Jan 5 68 46 3211.7 The Gamesters of Triskelion Kirk, Uhura, and Chekov are kidnapped by beings to fight in deadly games for the amusement of three brains. 46. Jan 12 68 49 4598.0 A Piece of the Action Kirk, Spock, and McCoy meet the Untouchables on a planet that reenacts a book left behind by another starship. 47. Jan 19 68 48 4307.1 The Immunity Syndrome A giant amoeba menaces the universe and the Enterprise is called on hand after it destroys the Intrepid. 48. Feb 2 68 45 4211.4 A Private Little War Kirk, on a Davy Crockett-like planet, is bitten by a Mugato while the rest of the crew fights Klingons. 49. Feb 9 68 51 4768.3 Return to Tomorrow Kirk, Spock, and a female doctor have their bodies borrowed by three survivors of a lost civilization. 50. Feb 16 68 52 2534.0 Patterns of Force The Enterprise finds a planet in which Nazi Germany has been recreated. 51. Feb 23 68 50 4657.5 By Any Other Name The Kelvans lure the Enterprise into a trap to see if our galaxy is ready to be colonized by the Kelvan Empire. 52. Mar 1 68 54 Unknown The Omega Glory The Enterprise discovers a starship whose crew has died from a mysterious virus and finds a planet that is parallel to Earth, except that the communists have won control of the planet. 53. Mar 8 68 53 4729.4 The Ultimate Computer A new computer invented by a prodigy and installed aboard the Enterprise assumes that a combat simulation is real. 54. Mar 15 68 43 4040.7 Bread and Circuses A society similar to Earth is found on a planet in which the Roman Empire is still in control of the world. 55. Mar 29 68 55 Unknown Assignment: Earth The Enterprise travels back in time to find Gary Seven, an alien who wants to prevent the launching of an orbital atomic bomb. Third Season -==========- As a result of either a letter writing campaign by Star Trek fans, or the result of NBC not having a replacement show ready, Star Trek was given a third season by NBC. The third season aired on NBC on Friday Nights at 10:00. However, Paramount Pictures - A Gulf+Western Company bought out Desilu Studios, and thus, the third season was produced by Paramount. Order Air Date PCode Stardate Title ===== ========= ===== ======== =============================================== 56. Sep 20 68 61 5431.4 Spock's Brain Females steal Spock's brain and attempt to use it to gain power and bore the audience for an hour. 57. Sep 27 68 59 5031.3 The Enterprise Incident Is Kirk going crazy by dragging the Enterprise to Romulan space, jeopardizing the crew? 58. Oct 4 68 58 4842.6 The Paradise Syndrome Kirk loses his memory and is left on a planet where he is worshipped as a god. 59. Oct 11 68 60 5027.3 And The Children Shall Lead Five children with powers are guided by Gorgon, the friendly angel, to take over planets and other people. 60. Oct 18 68 62 5630.7 Is There In Truth No Beauty? A love triangle occurs between a telepathic scientist, her wooer, and a alien that causes madness. 61. Oct 25 68 56 4385.3 Spectre of the Gun Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Chekov are transported to a recreation of the OK Corral gunfight, doomed to die. 62. Nov 1 68 66 Unknown Day of the Dove Phasers turn into swords, Klingons fight the crew of the Enterprise, and an alien feeds off their fighting. 63. Nov 8 68 65 5476.3 For The World Is Hollow, And I Have Touched The Sky McCoy, who only has a year to live, falls in love with a priestess on a asteroid. 64. Nov 15 68 64 5693.4 The Tholian Web Kirk is lost, the crew goes mad, and Tholians construct a web around the Enterprise. 65. Nov 22 68 67 5784.0 Plato's Stepchildren Powerful telekinetics control the Enterprise crew on the planet Platonius. 66. Nov 29 68 68 5710.5 Wink of an Eye Kirk encounters a people that lives in a different time continuum (ie time is speeded up). 67. Dec 6 68 63 5121.0 The Empath Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are kidnapped by aliens who want to conduct experiments on them and find a mute women who can cure pain. 68. Dec 20 68 57 4372.5 Elaan of Troyius A spoiled brat that Kirk is assigned to transport to marry another leader is pursued by Klingons and causes Kirk to fall in love with her because of her tears. 69. Jan 3 69 71 5718.3 Whom Gods Destroy A once legendary captain who has gone insane takes control of a Federation funny farm. 70. Jan 10 69 70 5730.2 Let That Be Your Last Battlefield Two humanoids fight against each other, the last of two races who have wiped each other out. 71. Jan 17 69 72 5423.4 The Mark Of Gideon An overcrowded, disease-free planet wants Kirk to inflict disease upon their planet. 72. Jan 24 69 69 Unknown That Which Survives A hologram threatens the lives of several crewmen of the Enterprise as an away team is stranded on a planet. 73. Jan 31 69 73 5725.3 The Lights of Zetar Scotty's girl friend acquires powers to see in the future after looking at the lights of Zetar. 74. Feb 14 69 76 5843.7 Requiem for Methuselah Flint, a man with rare articles in his house, is found on a planet with a robot and a girl, whom Kirk immediately scores with. 75. Feb 21 69 75 5832.3 The Way to Eden Space hippies come on board the Enterprise searching for the legendary planet of Eden. 76. Feb 28 69 74 5818.4 The Cloudminders On a planet, rulers live in the cities on clouds, miners live on the surface. The miners struggle for equality. 77. Mar 7 69 77 5906.4 The Savage Curtain Abraham Lincoln comes on board the Enterprise and fights a battle between good and evil with Kirk and Spock. 78. Mar 14 69 78 5943.7 All Our Yesterdays Kirk, Spock and McCoy are accidentally transported to the past on a planet whose sun is about to go supernova. 79. Jun 3 69 79 5298.5 Turnabout Intruder Dr. Janice Lester, an old romance of Kirk's, switches bodies with him to become commander of a starship. The Best Of Trek ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Star Trek, Paramount had viewers call in and vote on their favorite episodes of Star Trek (original series). These episodes were aired over the weekend of September 28-29, 1991. The top ten episodes (with season in parenthesis) selected are: 10. Balance of Terror (1) 9. A Piece Of The Action (2) 8. The Menagerie-Part One (1) 7. The Menagerie-Part Two (1) 6. Space Seed (1) 5. Amok Time (2) 4. The Doomsday Machine (2) 3. Mirror, Mirror (2) 2. The City On The Edge Of Forever (1) 1. The Trouble With Tribbles (2) Syndication Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ United States -===========- Star Trek (TOS) is distributed to local stations by Paramount. It has been edited down in order to fit in more commercials, and is aired according to production code order, not according to original air dates. Germany -=====- The series is titled "Raumschiff Enterprise", which, translated, means "Starship Enterprise". The episode, "Patterns Of Force" was not aired in Germany . . . That "Patterns of Force" has never been aired in Germany due to its Nazi theme? Iran -==- The series is titled "Pesh taxan e' faza", which, translated, means "Space, The Final Frontier" Isreal -====- The series is titled "Masa beyn haKokhavim", which, translated, means "Trek among the Stars". It is broadcast in English with Hebrew and Arabic Subtitles. Japan -===- The series is titled either "UCHUU Patrol", which, translated, means "Space Patrol", or as "UCHUU DAISAKUSEN", which, translated, means "Mission In Space". Some of the titles were changed in translation. Here are the original titles, and the alternate titles translated back to English: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - "The Glittering Eyes" "The Naked Time" - "The Evil Space Disease" "The Menagerie" - "Phantomatic Mystery Beings on Talos" "The Devil in the Dark" - "Horuta: The Underground Monster" "Errand Of Mercy" - "The Invasion of the Klingon Empire" "The City On The Edge Of Forever" - "The Dangerous Trip to the Past" "The Doomsday Machine" - "The Gigantic Monster in Space" "Journey To Babel" - "The Invasion of the Planet Orion" "Wolf In The Fold" - "The Bloodthirsty Felon of Planet Arugirisu" "The Trouble With Tribbles" - "The New Species" "The Tholian Web" - "The Crisis of Captain Kirk Entering the Other Dimensional Space" Mexico -====- The series is titled "Viaje a las Estrellas". Quebec -====- The series is titled "Le Patrouille du Cosmos", which, translated, means "Cosmos Patrol". The original series has not aired in Quebec since 1985. Video Tape -========- The entire series is also available uncut from Paramount Home Video, and includes the original promos for the following episode. The ordering of the tapes is according to air dates, with "The Cage" considered to be episode one. Due to copyright problems with the music in "The City On The Edge Of Forever", substitute music was placed in this video. Laser Disc -========- All 79 episodes+pilot are available from Paramount. They are packaged 2 to a disc, not in numerical order. If you want specific titles, catalog numbers, etc. "The Laser Video File" offers a complete listing, or they are available in electronic form from the Barr LD data base. The complete set of the animated series episodes is also available in a boxed LD set. Only the recent all-color release of The Cage has digital sound. Some of my discs were made by PVI in the US; some by PVC in Japan. The PVC ones are mostly in the second and third seasons, and tend to have fewer defects. Many don't even have CX, although some (mostly the later/PVC ones) do. The original TV trailers are enclosed. At least one of the trailers contains slightly different composition from the actual episode. On the positive side, the colors are more significantly more saturated than the broadcasts I've compared. Changes from Season to Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Changes from Pilot to 1st Season -==============================- The opening credits were changed to include a swoosh when the Enterprise flew by and the famous "Space...The Final Frontier" intro was added. Changes from 1st to 2nd Season -============================- The opening credits were changed to include DeForest Kelley as one of the main stars, in addition to William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Thanks to a Pravda article, Ensign Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) was added to the cast. Grace Lee Whitney, who played Yeoman Janice Rand, was no longer in the cast. Changes from 2nd to 3rd Season -============================- The opening credits were changed from yellow to blue. "I'm a Doctor, not a _________" . . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bricklayer - "Devil In The Dark" Engineer - "Mirror, Mirror" Mechanic - "The Doomsday Machine" Escalator - "Friday's Child" Coal Miner - "The Empath" (Seconds later, McCoy also says "I'm not an mechanic." . . . . And Variations Thereof ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What am I, a doctor or a Moon shuttle conductor?" - "The Corbomite Maneuver" "I'm a scientist, not a military man." - Mr. Jaeger, "The Squire of Gothos" "I don't know. I'm a doctor. If I were an officer of the line, I'd--" - McCoy, "A Taste of Armageddon" "What do you mean? I'm a Doctor" - McCoy, "This Side of Paradise" "I'm a surgeon, not a psychiatrist." - "The City On The Edge Of Forever" "Well, are you a doctor or aren't you?" - Kirk, "Amok Time" "I'm a soldier, not a diplomat." - Kirk, "Errand Of Mercy" "I'm not a magician, I'm just an old country doctor." - "The Deadly Years" These lines may have originated with Heinlein's 1952 novel "The Rolling Stones." In that book, Dr. Edith Stone says, "How can I be sure? I'm a doctor, not a fortune-teller." Also, there was a 1933 film called "The Kennel Club Murder Case" starring William Powell as Philo Vance, who was a popular book/movie detective back then. In this film, there was a Doctor Finnegan, who made the comments "I'm a doctor, not a magician!", and "I'm a doctor, not a detective!" Attempts at Self-Destruct ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "By Any Other Name" "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" Leaving the Galaxy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Enterprise leaves the galaxy in the following episodes: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - "By Any Other Name" - "Is There In Truth No Beauty" - Time Travel ~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Naked Time" - Cold-starting the warp engines "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" - The slingshot effect "The City On The Edge Of Forever" - The Guardian of Forever "Assignment: Earth" - The slingshot effect, and Isis' time-space transporter "All Our Yesterdays" - Mr. Atoz's time travel system Security Codes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Condition Green" - In "Bread and Circuses", Kirk says "Condition Green", which really was, "I am in trouble, but, do not interfere." Beam up safety code from "Whom Gods Destroy": Query: Spock - Queen to Queen's Level Three Response: Kirk - Queen to King's Level One Self-destruct code from "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield": Part 1: Kirk - 1-1A Part 2: Spock (Scotty) - 1-1A-2B Part 3: Scott (Chekov) - 1D-2D-3 Part 4: Kirk - 0-0-0-Destruct-0 Initiate Abort: Kirk - 1-2-3-Continuity Abort Destruct Sequence (Name in parenthesis is who said it in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock) Kirk's "Everything's OK" codes: "Four-Score-and-Seven" (Episode Unknown) General Orders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following are the general orders as given in TOS: 1. Prime Directive -- Don't interfere with primitive cultures (Unknown - UV) 7. Do not land on Talos IV, under penalty of death. ("The Menagerie" - V) 12. On approach of another ship, raise shields if no communication. (Star Trek II - UV) 24. When this order is given, a planet is to be destroyed. ("A Taste of Armageddon" - V) Shuttlecraft ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following is the shuttlecraft used on the original series: NCC-1701-2 - "Columbus" ("The Galileo Seven") NCC-1701-7 - "Galileo" (destroyed over Taurus II in "The Galileo Seven") NCC-1701-7 - "Galileo II" ("This Way To Eden") No available registry - "Copernicus" ("The Galileo Seven") Ironically, during the first season, for the episode "The Enemy Within", the production crew did not have the budget to construct a shuttlecraft. Money in the Future ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Errand Of Mercy" - Kirk tells Spock, "Starfleet has invested a great deal of money in our training. They're about due for a small return." "Mirror, Mirror" - "You want credits, Spock? I'll give 'em to you. You'll be a rich man." - Mirror Kirk "The Apple" - Kirk says to Spock, "Do you know how much Starfleet has invested in you?" Spock starts to reply, "Twenty-two thousand, two hun . . ". Also, in this episode, Kirk says to Sulu, "You've earned your pay for the week." "The Doomsday Machine" - "Scotty, you've earned your pay for the week." - Kirk "Catspaw" - "I'll bet credits to navy beans we can punch a hole in it." - Lt. DeFalco. "The Trouble with Tribbles" - There was some credit-bartering going on between Cyrano Jones and the bartender over the sale of several tribbles. Religion In The Future ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Cage"/"The Menagerie" - The keepers in the cage subject Pike to the hallucination that he is burning in Hell, complete with a lake of fire and brimstone. The Keeper refers to this as "a fable you once heard in childhood" Also, Vina compares herself and Pike to Adam and Eve. "The Man Trap" - McCoy, just before he shoots Nancy Crater, says "Lord, forgive me." "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - Gary Mitchell gets god-like powers, and creates a "Garden of Eden" on a desolate planet. "The Corbomite Maneuver" - Balok states, "We make assumption you have a deity, or deities, or some such beliefs which comfort you." "Court Martial" - Cogley makes a reference to Moses (The Ten Commandments) as the basis of Federation law. Also, during Kirk's trial, he refers to the Bible as part of a long list of documents as part of the list referring to rights. "Return of the Archons" - In reference to soulless creatures, Kirk comments to Spock, about Landru: "He may have been able to give (his computer) his knowledge, but he could not given it his knowledge, his wisdom, his soul, Mr. Spock." "Errand of Mercy" - Spocks says, "Even the gods did not spring into being overnight." "The City On The Edge of Forever" - While the closing credits list a "Sister Edith Keeler", and while she does work at the "21st Street Mission", Edith Keeler probably isn't a nun. Many who work in such missions are referred to as "brothers" and "sisters". (For a cinematic example, see "Guys and Dolls") "Who Mourns For Adonais" - Apollo journeyed to Earth 5000 years ago from Pollux 4, and was worshipped along with the other gods by the populace. Chekov says, "Sorry, I've never met a god before." McCoy says, "Scotty doesn't believe in gods." Kirk also states, "Man has no need for gods. We find the One quite sufficient." "The Apple" - Spock, Kirk, and McCoy make references to the biblical story of Genesis. "The Doomsday Machine" - Matt Decker says, "They say there's no devil, Jim. But there is. Straight out of Hell, I saw it...." "Catspaw" - Spock says to Kirk, "There are Earth legends of wizards and their familiars: demons in animal form, sent by Satan to serve the wizard." "I, Mudd" - Harry Mudd makes reference to not surviving by bread alone, a direct reference, in part, to Jesus: "Man does not survive by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." "Journey to Babel" - The name of the planetoid Babel is lifted directly from the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. "Obsession" - Scotty says, "Thank heavens", to which Spock promptly replies, "Mr. Scott, there was no deity involved, it was my cross-circuiting to B that recovered them." McCoy then says, "Well, then, thank pitchforks and pointed ears. As long as it worked, Jim." "The Trouble With Tribbles" - Korax said, "Kirk may be a swaggering, overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood, but he's not soft." Also, Spock paraphrases Matthew: "They remind me of the lilies of the field. They toil not, neither do they spin." "A Private Little War" - After Nona heals Kirk, she says "Our souls have been together." "Return to Tomorrow" - Sargon refers to Adam and Eve as possibly being travelers from their planet. "Patterns of Force" - Kirk, in reference to a helmet which Spock is wearing, says "That helmet covers a multitude of sins", a play on words of the apostle Peter: "Charity covereth the multitude of sins." "The Omega Glory" - Capt. Tracey uses Spock's devilish appearance against him by likening him to "the servant of the Evil One" in Yang's "Holy Book". "The Ultimate Computer" - M5 says "Murder is contrary to the laws of God and man." Kirk adds, "Daystrom felt that such an act was an offense against the laws of God and man, and the computer that carried his engrams also believed it." "Bread and Circuses" - McCoy says, "If you speak of worship, we serve many beliefs." Also, Uhura figures out that they aren't worshipping the sun, but the "Son of God". Also, Kirk specifically mentions, "Caesar and Christ, they had them both." "The Enterprise Incident" - Scott says to Kirk, "You look like the Devil himself." "The Paradise Syndrome" - Kirk is thought to be a god by the Indian tribe when he emerges from the "temple". "Is There In Truth No Beauty"- McCoy tells Spock, "You look like you paid a visit to the Devil himself." "Day of the Dove" - After Kirk says, "Go to the devil.", Kang replies, "We have no devil, Kirk, but we understand the habits of yours." "The Empath" - Scotty quotes the parable of the Pearl of Great Price from Matthew. Later, Ozaba quotes Psalm 95:4: "In his hand are the deep places of the Earth." "Requiem for Methuselah" - Flint claimed that he was Methuselah, and that he knew Moses. "The Way To Eden" - Space hippies search for the mythical planet of Eden. Also, there are references to "purgatory", one by Spock in "This Side of Paradise", and one by Harry Mudd in "I, Mudd". How many episodes? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kirk - 79 TOS episodes Spock - 79 TOS episodes + "The Cage" + "Unification II" McCoy - 74 TOS episodes + (possibly) "Encounter At Farpoint" Uhura - 65 TOS episodes Scotty - 61 TOS episodes + "Relics" Sulu - 47 TOS episodes Chekov - 33 TOS episodes Birthdays ~~~~~~~~~ January 20, 1920 - DeForest Kelley February 23, 1935 - Majel Barrett March 3, 1920 - James Doohan 22, 1931 - William Shatner 26, 1931 - Leonard Nimoy April 1 - Grace Lee Whitney 20, 1939 - George Takei August 19, 1938 - Diana Muldaur 19, 1921 - Gene Roddenberry September 14, 1938 - Walter Koenig October 15 - Mark Lenard December 28, 1936 - Nichelle Nichols Did you know . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . . Nichelle Nichols was planning to leave Star Trek at the end of the first season, but was persuaded to stay by Martin Luther King, Jr.? . . . The Enterprise model is 11 feet in length, and weighs 200 pounds. The model is composed of plastic, wood, and rolled steel. The cost of materials, in 1964 dollars, was $600. The original designer of the ship is Walter "Matt" Jeffries, who based the ship's registry number, NCC-1701, on his 1935 Waco airplane (and whom the term "Jeffries Tubes" was invented for). After the series, the model was donated to the Smithsonian in 1974, and was restored due to the appearance of cracking paint, stress cracks, and failures in the lighting system. A "streaking effect" has been added to make a "weathered" look, but the paint has changed the model color from gray to green. The restoration process took six weeks. . . . That "Assignment: Earth" was originally a pilot for another series that Gene Roddenberry proposed but never got off the ground? . . . That Majel Barrett's real name is Majel Leigh Hudec. The name change was to fool NBC in order to hire her as Christine Chapel. . . . That "Plato's Stepchildren" was the first episode in television history to feature an interracial kiss? . . . In "Assignment: Earth", Spock, upon reviewing 1968 Earth history, says that "There will be an important assassination today." A few days after this episode originally aired, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed. . . . How the transporter effect was filmed: * Sprinkle glitter against a black background and shine a light through it. Film it. * Film the scene, first with the actor, then without (or vice versa) * Matte the glitter over the actor, and double-expose the film In-Jokes ~~~~~~~~ "The Man Trap" - Sulu says a line written by Gene Roddenberry, "May the Great Bird of the Galaxy roost on our planet". After this reference was filmed, Gene Roddenberry got the nickname of the Great Bird. "The Trouble With Tribbles" - The writer, David Gerrold, came up with the idea independent of Heinlein. When Desilu or NBC discovered the crossover, Gene and David called up Heinlein, who simply laughed it off, then said to go ahead and use it. "The Ultimate Computer" - The term "human engrams" may possibly come from a L. Ron Hubbard novel. Shakespeare ~~~~~~~~~~~ There have been many references to Shakespeare on the original series, either though episode titles or through quotations by the characters. [BTW: I don't know what the 2.1.39 means. :( ] "Dagger of the Mind" - This line is referenced in "Macbeth 2.1.39", and can be best sumaraized in "Macbeth 2.1.34-50". "The Conscience of the King" - This line is referenced in "Hamlet 2.2.606", and can be best sumaraized in "Hamlet 2.2.589-606". This episode is based largely on _Hamlet_. The basic plot is similar, and there are many plot devices which are duplicated in the episode from the play, such as the troupe of actors. Additionally, many of Shakespeare's characters find analogs in Star Trek. Here is a list of crossovers: Hamlet -> Kirk, Claudius -> Karidian (Kodos), Ophelia -> Lenore, and Ghost of Hamlet's Father -> Tom Leighton This episode also contains several themes lifted from Macbeth, as one would expect since the episode opens with a scene from an "Arcturian Macbeth." The analogs seem to be: Macbeth -> Karidian, Lady Macbeth -> Lenore, and Macduff -> Kirk Toward the end of the episode, the Karidian Company of Actors performs Hamlet. Karidian, playing Hamlet's father, speaks the lines from "Hamlet 1.5.10-24", but, unforunately, omits several lines. Later, Lenore quotes the Soothsayer in "Julius Caesar 1.2.18&23": "Caesar, beware the Ides of March.", and then paraphrases Fortinbras from "Hamlet 5.2.36-63" "All Our Yesterdays" - This title comes from "Macbeth 5.5.22", with surrounding text from "Macbeth 5.5.17-28". "By Any Other Name" - Kirk says as he holds out a rose-like flower and says, "As the Earth poet Shakespeare wrote, `That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.'" This line comes from "Romeo and Juliet 2.2.43-44" "Whom Gods Destroy" - Martha quotes Shakespeare's eighteens sonnet, which Garth replies, "You wrote that?". This was probably an allusion to the Elizabethan practice of rewriting pre-existing poems and stories, using huge amounts of the same text. (It was considered bad writing not to.) "Elaan of Troyius" - The plot for this episode was taken from _The Taming of the Shrew_. As with "The Conscience of the King," some of Shakespeare's characters find analogs within the episode: Petruchio -> Kirk, and Katherine -> Elaan Operation SNAFU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Charlie X" - Kirk enters a turbolift with the boy Charlie, en route to the bridge, wearing his usual uniform shirt with the badge on the left breast. When they emerge from the lift, Kirk is wearing his yellow-green wrap-around shirt with the badge down near the waist. Yet for the rest of the show (after the bridge scene and some shirtless scenes in the Enterprise gymnasium) he retains his usual shirt. (UV) Also, after Kirk talks with the chef, he is seen in a closeup, but the image is reversed (look at the hair part). (UV) Then, Charlie is on McCoy's examination table, actively peddling. We switch to a camera view of the indicator panel, where a reflection of Charlie is shown, with Charlie motionless. The camera then cuts back to Charlie, who is fully active. Then, back to the panel, where shows Charlie's reflection motionless, and then back to Charlie. (UV) "The Naked Time" - After Nurse Chapel infects spock with "the disease", Spock goes into the conference room to get control of his emotions. The doorplate on this room is on the LEFT side of the door. After Kirk enters, a bit of dramatics, Spock leaves, then Kirk leaves, we see that the doorplate has moved to the RIGHT side of the door. (UV) "The Enemy Within" - At the beginning of the episode, both the good and evil Kirk beam up without insignias on their uniforms. (UV) Strange clothing changes. (UV) "What Are Little Girls Made Of" - Strange clothing changes. (UV) "The Menagerie" - The ONLY door handle seen in a Federation setting (ship or starbase, etc.) was on the door to Christopher Pike's quarters, which was kind of ironic, since he's about the only person who COULDN'T use a door handle! (V) Also, during the trial, every senior officer, including McCoy, is wearing dress uniforms, except for Scott, who is wearing his regular uniform. (UV) "Shore Leave" - As you watch the Kirk/Finnegan fight, ask yourself when Kirk's tunic gets ripped. You'll notice that just before we fade to a commercial, the camera is on Kirk, who is down and out, and his tunic is perfectly whole. Camera cuts to Finnegan, who is standing over Kirk, gloating. The camera cuts back to Kirk, whose tunic is ripped to shreads, and we fade to a commercial. (UV) Maybe Kirk is Jewish, and "rents" his garment in anguish.... Also, when Spock is beaming down, Sulu says, "Look, someone is beaming down from the bridge." How could they determine that someone was beaming down from the bridge, never mind that it wasn't possible in TOS times. "The Galileo Seven" - After Boma leaves to prepare for one of the burials, the camera stays on the shuttlecraft door as it closes. A propman's hand is very visible on the lower part of the door, guiding it into place. (UV) "The Squire Of Gothos" - Trelane sees Earth's history about 900 years late, and talks about Alexander's Hamilton's death (July 12, 1804), and how he had admired Napoleon (who reigned from November 9, 1799-April 11, 1814; March 20-June 18, 1815). This places the episode at around the 2700's, about a few hundred years after when TNG is stated to occur. (UV) "Arena" - When Kirk and Spock are taking cover, at the beginning, behind a destroyed section of wall, every time Kirk leans against the wall, it moves as if it's a styrofoam prop. (UV) "Tomorrow is Yesterday" - In the closing credits, Captain Christopher is listed as a Major. "Court Martial" - Kirk says "Gentlemen, this computer has an auditory sensor. It can, in effect, hear sounds. By installing a booster we can increase that capability on the order of one to the fourth power." Hmmmm, either the writers or William Shatner seemed to think that it sound more impressive than just plain old "one". And, I guess we have to assume that both the voices and the other ship noises were masked out just like those heartbeats. (UV) "Space Seed" - As Kirk is bashing in Khan's glass coffin, his phaser falls off his belt. McCoy keeps looking down at it, like he's wondering when they're going to yell 'cut' so they can re-shoot the scene. They never did re-shoot because they didn't want to invest in more glass. (V) "The City On The Edge Of Forever" - Clark Gable's first film was made in 1930, by which time he was hardly a major star, and it would hardly have seemed strange that Kirk and McCoy might not have heard of him. "Good Night, Sweetheart" wasn't written until 1931. "Amok Time" - At the marriage ceremony as Spock is going up to hit the gong we get two shots of this happening. In the first shot, from the view of T'Pau, Spock starts moving toward the gong and then on the right we see T'Pring start moving to issue the Kah-if-farr. Then, there is a cut looking at the face of T'Pring, who in this scene is standing still. After a second, T'Pring starts to move forward to issue the challenge. Nothing too bad but I have to look at something. Yeah, that scene has several well-known continuity errors. The most graphic one is a long shot of the set during Kirk's talk with T'Pau, where we see Nimoy leaning against a wall when, continuity-wise, Spock is supposedly kneeling, deep in "plak tow." It's also easy to see stage lights in a couple of scenes. (UV) Plus, when Spock goes to bang that gong, it rings before it's hit. (UV) Also, T'Pau speaks to everyone else in Elizabethan/Shakespearean/King James English -- to a point of using "thee" and "thy". However, she never uses "thou", but, incorrectly uses thee. Spock even uses this incorrectly in one instance. "Mirror, Mirror" - In the beginning of the episode, Kirks calls up the Enterprise, requests beam up, and puts the communicator back on his belt. During the partial materialization on the transporter room, the communicator is in Kirk's hand with the antenna grid fully open. Then, when the landing party materializes fully in the mirror universe, the communicator is back on Kirk's belt. (UV) "The Doomsday Machine" - There is at least one side shot of the device where the stars can be seen through the far side of the maw. (UV) Also, Scotty loses is brogue for one line. (UV) Also, while the Constellation is being flown into the doomsday machine, the model looks as if it was bumped. (UV) "Obsession" - When Captain Kirk fights an ensign for the right to remain on the planet, Kirk tosses the ensign against a very solid rock. However, when that ensign is tossed against that same rock for a second time, that rock is not so solid and rolls slightly in the manner of a piece of plastic painted to look like a rock. (UV) "A Private Little War" - In the closing credits, the Mugato is listed in the closing credits as Gumato. "Patterns of Force" - After Kirk and Spock enter the Zeon hideaway, Spock repairs a communicator which was disassembled by the Ekosians. As he tries to test it, he gives the wrist flip, but the antenna grid doesn't open. Spock glances down and opens it by hand. (UV) "The Omega Glory" - Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are seated and bound, speculating that the Yangs are Yankees and Cohms are Communists. When the camera is on the three of them, Kirk's hair is parted one way, yet, when there is a close-up shot of Kirk, his hair is parted another way. (UV) "Is There In Truth No Beauty?" - At the beginning of the episode, it is established that humans, even with the red visor would go mad if they saw the ambassador being transported aboard. However, at the end of the episode, Kirk watches the ambassador being beamed out without the visor. Kirk should have gone mad at this point. "The Lights Of Zetar" - Kirk has Romaine put into the pressure chamber in sick bay, and has the pressure increased by one atmosphere per second. At that rate, she would have been crushed like a bug in a minute. (UV) "The Way to Eden" - Although not an actual snafu, Adam's hand twitches after he was "dead". However, many muscular spasms do occur after death. (UV) Also, there is a short bit where the film is backwards, and Kirk's insignia appears on the wrong side of the shirt. (UV) "The Cloud Miners" - When Kirk and Spock are first captured by the miners, Kirk says something like, "What's the meaning of this?", but his mouth doesn't move. (UV) *"Day Of The Dove" - There is a prop that is grey, and looks like a grey hydrant coming out of the wall aprx. 18 inches from the floor. During the big sword fight, we see them fighting by this "hydrant", cut to another scene, then cut back to see this "hydrant" knocked over. - Hmmmm.... In "Balance of Terror", Spock says that something called "cast rodinium" is the hardest substance known to Federation science, and yet, was pulverized by the Romulan weapon. Yet, in "The Doomsday Machine", Spock says that there is no known way of blasting through solid neutronium. In "Arena", diamonds are "the hardest known substance", but in "Obsession", a rock substance is "twenty times as hard as diamonds. (V) Where's Scotty's Finger? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Doohan is missing the middle finger of his right hand. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Artillery (not the air force, although he flew - like a maniac - often) for six years and two months and lead the fifth Landing Craft Assault. He was on the ground when his middle finger caught three bullets; the head wound and other wounds did no damage. He then became a flight instructor before leaving the military in October of 1945. However, if you look at his hand, you'll see a faint red streak, indicating the entire metacarpal bone was surgically removed. Usually, if Scotty's hands were called for in a script to operate the transporter, we cut to a shot of someone else's hands. Usually, we'll see Scotty's hands behind some object or side on. However, here are some scenes where the missing finger is visible: "The Apple" - Scotty's clenched fist. (UV) "The Trouble With Tribbles" - After Kirk notices what he got for his chicken sandwich and coffee, Scotty walks in carrying a whole bundle of tribbles. The missing finger is clearly noticeable. (V) "Star Trek IV" - When McCoy hands Scotty the mouse in Dr. Nichols' office, Scotty lack of digitude is noticable for a second. (UV) "Star Trek V" - When Uhura tosses Scotty the bag of food, the missing finger is noticable. "Theme from STAR TREK" Lyrics by Gene Roddenberry From "The Making of Star Trek" by Stephen E. Whitfield & Gene Roddenberry Beyond The rim of star-light My love Is wand'ring in star flight I know He'll find in star-clustered reaches Love, Strange love a star woman teaches I know His journey end never His star trek Will go on forever. But tell him While he wanders his starry sea Remember, remember me. Additional Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For a good source of information, please try "The Star Trek Compendium" by Alan Asherman. {}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}-{}- Star Trek Episode Guide Animated Series by Saul Jaffe (Moderator, Sf-Lovers) (Copyright Saul Jaffe) In 1973, NBC and Paramount attempted to revive Star Trek as a weekly series. This time, it would be animated and not live action. Possibly this decision was due in part to the fact that animation was much cheaper than the special effects of the old series. Another reason is the ability to present a far greater range of aliens through animation than are possible with make-up and costumes. Most of the crew of the original returned except for Walter Koenig (Chekov) and Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Rand). There was also the addition of two new regular crew members - Lt. Arex and Lt. M'Ress, both non-humans. The most unfortunate thing about the series is that NBC chose to place on Saturday morning as part of its regular Saturday cartoon line-up. I believe this was a mistake and the series would have been much better off at a early evening time slot so that adults could watch it too. Principle Credits: Producers.................Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer Associate Director......Dorothy Fontana Director.................Hal Sutherland Art Director............Don Christensen Character & Layout............Bob Kline Herb Hazelton Background Color.............Irv Kaplan Editor........................Joe Simon Music & Effects............Horta-Mahana Camera Supervision...........R. W. Pope Regular Crew Voices: William Shatner Majel Barrett DeForest Kelley George Takei James Doohan Nichelle Nichols YESTERYEAR Original Air Date: 9/15/73 Writer: Dorothy Fontana Guest Voice: Billy Simpson as the young Spock, Keith Sutherland as the young Sepek This episode was a sequel to "The City on the Edge of Forever." Kirk and Spock return from a voyage through the Guardian of Forever only to find that Spock has been erased from history and the minds of the Enterprise crew. They discover that somehow Spock had died as a child on Vulcan and he must journey back through time to save himself. ONE OF PLANETS IS MISSING Original Air Date: 9/22/73 Writer: Marc Daniels A sentient creature which at first appears as an enormous cloud drifts into the galaxy and begins devouring planets. Spock (naturally) needs to communicate with the creature using the Vulcan Mind Meld. THE LORELEI SIGNAL Original Air Date: 9/29/73 Writer: Margaret Armen The men of the Enterprise get captured by beautiful alien women and have all of their strength sapped. The female crew members, led by Uhura come to the rescue to save the crew. MORE TRIBBLES, MORE TROUBLES Original Air Date: 10/6/73 Writer: David Gerrold Guest Voice: David Gerrold as Korax This episode was a sequel to "The Trouble With Tribbles." Cyrano Jones is back with Klingons in pursuit. This time he has tribbles that have been engineered so they can't replicate, but they do grow to enormous size. The Klingons are pursuing Jones because he has stolen a "glommer" which the Klingons invented to eat tribbles. THE SURVIVOR Original Air Date: 10/13/73 Writer: James Schmerer Guest Voice: Ted Knight as Carter Winston The Enterprise encounters a battered one-man ship in space and Kirk orders the single survivor aboard. The survivor is Carter Winston who had disappeared some years back. By coincidence, his fiancee, Anne Nored is aboard the Enterprise. Carter informs her that he has changed his mind though and won't marry her. It turns out in the end that Carter is really an alien that has the ability to change shape and is a spy for the Romulans. THE INFINITE VULCAN Original Air Date: 10/20/73 Writer: Walter Koenig Yes, that's the same Walter Koenig who played ensign Chekov and it seems he has it in for Mr. Spock. In the original series, Spock went insane ("Amok Time"), mutinied ("The Menagerie") and had his brain stolen ("Spock's Brain"). In this episode, he is cloned into an immortal, unfriendly giant. Kirk once again needs to prove that human logic is superior to Vulcan by convincing the cloned Vulcan to save the original who is dying. THE MAGICKS OF MEGAS-TU Original Air Date: 10/27/73 Writer: Larry Brody Guest Voice: Ed Bishop as The Prosecutor The Enterprise is transported to another dimension where magic works and science doesn't. The systems on board the Enterprise are reactivated by one of the Megans named Lucien who tells them that they too have magical powers. However, when the Enterprise crew attempts to use them, they are captured by the Megans. Lucien is put on trial for helping them and Kirk must defend him. Lucien bears a striking physical resemblance to our concept of Satan. ONCE UPON A PLANET Original Air Date: 11/3/73 Writer: Len Jenson and Chuck Menville This one is a sequel to "Shore Leave". The Enterprise returns to the shore leave planet only to discover that the Keeper has died and the computer that ran everything has taken over and is out to destroy all non-computer life-forms. MUDD'S PASSION Original Air Date: 11/10/73 Writer: Stephen Kandel This one is a sequel to "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd" from the original series. Our old friend Harry Mudd is back selling fake love potions to miners. If that wasn't bad enough, he is using an illusion-maker to help prove that his goods really work. Kirk rescues him from some angry miners incarcerates him. In escaping, he gives some of the fake potion to Nurse Chapel for her to use on Spock and then steals a shuttlecraft. Chapel tries to capture him but winds up captured herself. The joke is that the potion turns out to be real and the love-stricken Spock sets out to rescue his beloved Nurse Chapel. THE TERRATIN INCIDENT Original Air Date: 11/17/73 Writer: Paul Schneider A bolt of energy hits the Enterprise and shrinks the entire crew. Once again, the transporter comes to the rescue and Kirk is restored to normal size by beaming down to the planet where the bolt came from. The transporter automatically returns him to the ship, where he finds that the entire crew has been taken by the citizens of a miniature city on the planet's surface. TIME TRAP Original Air Date: 11/24/73 Writer: Joyce Perry The Enterprise and a Klingon cruiser enter a time warp where they find an interstellar Sargasso Sea. The dilithium crystals are breaking down and Kirk and the Klingons must cooperate to link their ships together in order to reach the necessary speed to break through back to our universe. THE AMBERGRIS ELEMENT Original Air Date: 12/1/73 Writer: Margaret Armen This time Kirk gets it along with Spock. On the water planet Argo, a research shuttlecraft is attacked by a sea monster. Both Kirk and Spock disappear underwater with the sea monster. They return five days later after having been mysteriously transformed into water breathers. They must travel underwater to find their benefactors and force them to change Kirk and Spock back again. They are arrested and brought to trial (what else?) because they are air-breathers. Not one of the best episodes. SLAVER WEAPON Original Air Date: 12/15/73 Writer: Larry Niven Larry Niven brings his Known Space universe into the Star Trek Universe. The episode is loosely based on his short story, "The Soft Weapon". Spock, Uhura and Sulu are assigned to bring an ancient slaver artifact inside a stasis box to Starbase 25. Slaver stasis boxes have the unique ability to find other slaver boxes and they are diverted on heir way when the box registers another box in the area. They are captured by Kzin who want the the artifact. BEYOND THE FARTHEST STAR Original Air Date: 12/22/73 Writer: Samuel A. Peeples This episode was written by the same person that wrote the second pilot episode for the original series, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." At the edge of the galaxy the Enterprise is captured by the gravitational pull of a negative star mass. In orbit around the object is another ship that was built by an insect-like race. The ship had been apparently invaded by an intelligent, but evil, energy being and the captain of the insect's ship destroyed his own ship rather than let it spread. The energy being makes its way to the Enterprise and takes over the ship. Kirk and crew must figure out how to deal with the being without destroying their own ship. THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER Original Air Date: 1/5/74 Writer: David P. Harmon Another poor episode combining several elements of earlier episode from the old series. A landing party is captured by slug-like beings and placed in a zoo. The creatures are so far advanced that Spock's telepathy merely amuses them and does not act as a source of communication. The party eventually manages to communicate with one of the children who assists them in escaping. JIHAD Original Air Date: 1/13/74 Writer: Stephen Kandel Guest Voice: Some claim that David Gerrold provided the voice of EM/3 but I haven't seen this episode recently to verify the information. A holy relic is stolen and it must be returned before it is discovered to be missing. A diverse group of beings from various planets are assembled for a top-secret mission to retrieve the relic from its hiding place on a wild, unstable planet. Typical quest adventure episode complete with a traitor as one of the party members. THE PIRATES OF ORION Original Air Date: 9/7/74 Writer: Howard Weinstein The writers all seem to have it in for poor Mr. Spock. In this episode, he is inflicted with a rare blood disease that strangely enough, is fatal to Vulcans. The only known cure is too far away to reach in time. An arrangement is made with a freighter to meet them half-way with a supply of the drug but the shipment is way-laid by pirates. BEM Original Air Date: 9/14/74 Writer: David Gerrold One of the few original ideas used in this series. The Enterprise has on board an independent observer, Bem, from the plane Pandro. He has been sent to test the Federation's usefulness to Pandro. While exploring a newly discovered planet, he arranges to have himself, Kirk and Spock captured by the locals. By disassembling his body, he leaves the cage, returns Kirk's and Spock's weapons to them and then reenters the cage insisting that they must prove their usefulness by rescuing him without any further help from him. PRACTICAL JOKER Original Air Date: 9/21/74 Writer: Chuck Menville While escaping from two Romulan ships that had attacked the Enterprise, Kirk orders the ship into cloud. Afterwards, the computer goes haywire, and turns into a practical joker. ALBATROSS Original Air Date: 9/28/74 Writer: Dario Finelli McCoy is arrested on Dramia for the mass murder of the population of Dramia II. McCoy had been to that planet years before to head an inoculation program to combat a virus. After he left, a plague broke out wiping out half the population. Kirk and Spock travel to Dramia II to find someone willing to testify in McCoy's behalf. The entire crew though (except Spock who is immune) fall victim to the plague. HOW SHARPER THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH Original Air Date: 10/5/74 Writer: Russel Bates and David Wise Very similar to the original series episode, "Who Mourns for Adonis." The Enterprise follows a space probe back to a strange planet where Kirk, McCoy, Scott and Ensign Dawson Walking Bear are captured and forced to solve a puzzle. When they do, they are confronted by the Mayan god, Kulkukan who is angry at having been forgotten. My recollection of this episode is that someone seriously confused American Indian mythology with Aztec and Mayan mythology. THE COUNTER CLOCK INCIDENT Original Air Date: 10/12/74 Writer: John Culver The Enterprise, on route to Babel where their passenger, Commodore Robert April is due for retirement ceremonies, attempts to stop a ship from entering a dangerous nova. Instead, the Enterprise is drawn through the nova into a reverse universe where time runs backwards. Commodore April, now the only adult left on the ship, has to pilot the ship back through to our universe.