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"Star Trek Classic"
Lists of Lists
compiled by Mark Arthur Holtz
Last Revised May, 1996
DISCLAIMER: "Star Trek", "Enterprise", and all other related items are
copyright and trademarks of Paramount Communications. Any infringement of
these lists on Paramount's legitimate copyright and trademarks is purely
unintentional, and will be corrected upon proper notification. These lists are
for the enjoyment of the reader only, and may not be sold.
This is the Star Trek TOS/TAS List of Lists. It contains a listing of all
the episodes for both the original and the animated Star Trek TV series, plus
some added notes. (Due to the length considerations, there is a separate
Movies, TNG, and DS9 List of Lists). Regretibly, this is the final edition.
If you are wondering why I compile these lists, it is strictly out of the
enjoyment of "Star Trek", and the wealth of information from other Star Trek
fans who post on the electronic networks. After being irritated by the
ever-constant requests for episode lists on Usenet, I decided in the middle of
1990 to post a list of episodes on a regular basis. It soon grew from that,
and, with the contributions of other people, these lists grew to what you see
today. (And they're still growing). The only payment I ask is thanks and
contributions. I am not making a dime off these compilations.
Did you know: In PDP-11 assembly language, there was a set of instructions
that were specifically implemented for making linked lists. A linked list is a
list that points to either another list or a piece of data. In the instruction
manuals I read, these were referred to as "lists of lists" (unless, of course,
the linked list pointed only to data). (Thanks to Paul Hoffman)
To contact the compiler, try the following e-mail addresses:
Usenet: mholtz@calweb.com (preferred)
http: //www.calweb.com/~mholtz
Fidonet Netmail: Mark Holtz@1:203/1701 (Deep Space Franchise)
BBS: (916) 721-1701
US Snail: Mark Holtz
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11358 Amalgam Way, Unit 2
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Table of Contents
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Star Trek (The Original Series)
Cast Listings
Episode Listings
The Best of Trek
Syndication Notes
United States
Germany
Iran
Israel
Japan (with titles)
Mexico
Quebec
Video Tape
Laser Disc
Kirk's Love Interests
"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
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Additional Cast
Starfleet
Klingons
Did You Know...
Operation SNAFU
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Additional Cast
Did You Know...
Operation SNAFU
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Did You Know...
Operation SNAFU
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Operation SNAFU
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Thanks to.....
Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry
-============================================================================-
This is a rush release thanks to a work project. Many changes which I wanted
to make haven't been made yet. Such is a life.
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"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.)
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)
(Commander in Star Trek:TMP)
(The H. is from Star Trek III)
James Doohan - Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott "Scotty"
(Chief Engineer)
(Full Commander in Star Trek I-II)
(Captain in Star Trek III-VI)
- 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)
(Lt. Commander in Star Trek I)
(Captain in Star Trek VI)
Walter Koenig - Ensign Pavel Andreievich Chekov (Navigator) (Seasons 2-3)
(Andreievich is from "The Way to Eden")
(Commander in Star Trek II)
(was First Offier of USS Reliant in Star Trek II)
Nichelle Nichols - Lieutenant Uhura (Communications Officer)
(Lt. Commander in Star Trek I)
(Commander in Star Trek IV)
Majel Barrett - Nurse Christine Chapel
(Doctor/Commander in Star Trek I)
- Number One (The Cage)
- Enterprise Computer (uncredited)
Grace Lee Whitney - Yeoman Janice Rand (Season 1)
(Commander/Transporter Chief in Star Trek I, III, IV)
(Communications Officer of USS Excelsior in Star Trek VI)
Notable Guests Stars
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stanley Adams - Cyrano Jones (The Trouble With Tribbles)
Michael Ansara - Commander Kang (Day of the Dove)
[See also DSN List of Lists]
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)
[See also DSN List of Lists]
Ted Cassidy - Voice of Balok (The Corbomite Maneuver)
- Ruk (What Are Little Girls Made Of?)
John Colicos - Commander Kor (Errand of Mercy)
[See also DSN List of Lists]
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, Star Trek III, IV, VI, TNG)
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)
- Stand-In for William Shatner (unknown)
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 Matt Decker (The Doomsday Machine)
John Winston - Lt. Kyle (Transporter Chief - various)
(Commander/Navigator of USS Reliant-Star Trek II)
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, Star Trek IV)
Episode Listings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Key to the guide
-==============-
Order - The episode count.
Air Date - When the episode aired on NBC.
PCode - Production Code Number.
Stardate - First given stardate in an episode
Title - Title of episode. A caret (^) indicates a recommended episode in the
opinion of Mark Holtz. Your opinion may vary.
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 week's time, two
episodes had to be made. Thus, "The Cage" was edited and made a part of "The
Menagerie". Only a black and white work print existed of scenes not used in
"The Menagerie." In 1986, it was released by Paramount Home Video as it was
releasing the entire TOS series on videocasette, 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). In 1988, as a filler episode for TNG due to a writer's strike,
Paramount aired "The Cage", with the black and white portions colorized, 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, but without the Roddenberry introductions.
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 who 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 the amoeba 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
Women 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 an
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 an
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 their
time is speeded up relative to the crew's time).
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 woman who can cure pain.
68. Dec 20 68 57 4372.5 Elaan of Troyius
A spoiled brat, who 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 into 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, the rulers live in the cities on clouds, while miners live on
the surface 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.
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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.
Australia
-=======-
Both the original series and the animated series are shown on Channel 7, which
has perpetual rights to the series.
England/United Kingdon
-====================-
The BBC is currently showing the original series Wednesdays at 6 PM, but is
often pre-empted for sport coverage. "Miri" was shown only once, and it's
airing caused a lot of mail from angry parents that the BBC decided to preview
episodes before airing them. "Whom Gods Destroy", "The Empath", and "Plato's
Stepchildren" were *never* shown in the UK, as they were deemed unsuitable for
children.
Germany
-=====-
The series is titled "Raumschiff Enterprise", which, translated, means
"Starship Enterprise". It started airing in 1972 (?) on the German Public
Network ZDF, and, after not being aired for several years, the series began
it's current run on July 1, 1993. Part of the name change is because it would
give the German viewer the idea of a western series in space, while the
litterial translation, "Zug zu den Sternen", would have suggested a
documentary. The episode, "Patterns Of Force" was not aired in Germany due to
its Nazi theme, although SAT1 may air this episode.
Incidentally, all references to the "Warp Drive" was changed to a "SOL drive"
in ZDF version. However, the rights is now owned by SAT. 1 (a private
network), and Warp drives are now referred to as Warp Drives.
The opening into is:
Der Weltraum, unendliche Weiten.
Wir schreiben das Jahr 2200.
Dies sind die Abenteuer des Raumschiffs Enterprise,
das, mit seiner vier hundert Mann starken Besatzung
fuenf Jahrelang unterwegs ist, um neue Welten zu erforschen,
neues Leben, und neue Zivilizationen.
Viele Lichtjahre von der Erde entfernt dringt die Enterprise
in Galaxien vor, die nie ein Mensch zuvor gesehen hat.
... which, translated, is:
Space, unending expanse.
We write the year 2200. [i.e., this is the year 2200 AD]
These are the adventures of the spaceship Enterprise,
which, with its four-hundred-man crew
is five years long underway, in order to explore new worlds,
new life, and new civilizations.
Many light years distant from the earth, the Enterprise
forges ahead into galaxies which no man has seen before.
Some of the titles were changed in translation. Here are the new episodes..in
English:
The Man Trap -> The Last Of Its Kind
Charlie X -> The Charlie Case
Where No Man Has Gone Before -> The tip of the Iceberg
The Naked Time -> Implosion in the Spiral
The Enemy Within -> Kirk : 2 = ?
What Are Little Girls Made Of? -> The Old Dream
Miri -> Miri, A Small One
Dagger Of The Mind -> The Central Nervous System Manipulator
The Corbomite Maneuver -> Poker Games
The Menagerie -> Talos IV, taboo
The Conscience of the King -> Kodos, the Hangman
Balance Of Terror -> Spock under Suspicion
The Galileo Seven -> Forced (Crash) Landing on Galileo Seven
The Squire of Gothos -> Deadly Games on Gothos
Arena -> Totally New Dimensions
Court Martial -> Kirk On Trial
The Return of the Archons -> Landru and the Eternity
Space Seed -> The Sleeping Tiger
A Taste Of Armageddon -> War of the Computers
This Side of Paradise -> False Paradises
The Devil in the Dark -> Horta saves her children
Errand of Mercy -> Battle for Organia
The Alternative Factor -> On Razor's Edge
The City on the Edge of Forever -> Reach into History
Operation - Annihilate -> Spock out of Control
Amok Time -> Space Fever
Who Mourns for Adonais? -> The Temple of Apollo
The Changeling -> My Name is Nomad
Mirror, Mirror -> A Parallel Universe
The Apple -> The Hour of Knowledge
The Doomsday Machine -> Planet Killer
Catspaw -> The Haunted Castle in Space
I, Mudd -> The Trained Sovereign
Friday's Child -> In the Name Of The Young Tiru
The Deadly Years -> How fast Time passes
Obsession -> Deadly Clouds
Wolf in the Fold -> The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Trouble with Tribbles -> Do you know Tribbles?
The Gamesters of Triskelion -> Master of the Slaves
A Piece of the Action -> Epigones
The Immunity Syndrome -> The Hole in Space
A Private Little War -> The First War
Return to Tomorrow -> Spirit Seeks Body
By Any Other Name -> Stone and Dust
The Omega Glory -> The Year of the Red Bird
The Ultimate Computer -> Computer M5
Bread and Circuses -> Bread and Games
Assignment: Earth -> A Planet, called Earth
The Enterprise Incident -> The Invisible Trap
The Paradise Syndrome -> The Obelisk
And The Children Shall Lead -> Set Course For Marcus 12
Is There In Truth No Beauty? -> The strange Matter
Spectre of the Gun -> Wild West in Space
Day of the Dove -> The Balance of Power
For The World Is Hollow, And I Have Touched The Sky -> The Planet that Lost
Its Way
The Tholian Web -> The Web Of A Spider
Wink of an Eye -> What's buzzing there?
The Empath -> The Plan of the Vians
Elaan of Troyius -> Brideship Enterprise
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield -> Bele hunts Lokai
The Mark Of Gideon -> Almost immortal
That Which Survives -> Dangerous Planetgirls
The Lights of Zetar -> Beams are attacking
Requiem for Methuselah -> Planet of The Immortals
The Way to Eden -> The Journey to Eden
The Cloudminders -> The Cloudcity
The Savage Curtain -> Since there is Man
All Our Yesterdays -> Portal in the Past
Turnabout Intruder -> Dangerous Exchange
Iran
-==-
The series is titled "Pesh taxan e' faza", which, literally translated, means
"Space, The Final Frontier"
Israel
-====-
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.
Sweden
-====-
TOS is being shown on TV5/Nordic. They are currently (7/93) in the middle of
season two.
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 production numbers, with "The Cage" considered to be
episode one.
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 significantly
more saturated than the broadcasts.
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.
Major Species Appearances
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Andorians
-=======-
"Babel" - Ambassador Shras (Reggie Nalder) * Thelev (William O'Connell) [Orion
disguised as Andorian]
"The Gamesters of Triskelion" - Andorian Thrall (Dick Crockett)
"Whom Gods Destroy" - Andorian in nightgown (Richard Geary)
"Lights of Zetar" - Dead Memory Alpha technician (?)
"Yesteryear" (TAS) - First Officer Thelin (James Doohan)
Klingons
-======-
"Errand of Mercy" - The Organians force the federation and the Klingons to
end the war. Commander Kor later appears on DSN's "Blood Oath."
"Friday's Child" - The Enterprise is heavily trying to prevent a warrior
people allying with the Klingons.
"The Trouble with Tribbles" - The Klingons infiltrated a spy on a starbase,
on which the Enterprise has got to protect Quadrotriticale. Commander Koloth
latter appears on DSN's "Blood Oath."
"A Private Little War" - The Klingons deliver rifles to one part of a planets
population which still hunt with bow and arrows.
"Day of the Dove" - An alien is gaining power from watching the crew and
some Klingons aboard the Enterprise. Commander Kang later appears on DSN's
"Blood Oath."
Gorn
-==-
"Arena" - Gorn Captain
"Time Trap" (TAS) - Gorn Captain (Ted Cassidy)
Orions
-====-
"The Cage" - Vina (Susan Oliver), Orion Space Officer (Robert Phillips),Orion
Trader (Joseph Mell) [Talosian induced images]
"Babel" - Thelev (William O'Connell) [Orion disguised as Andorian]
"Whom Gods Destroy" - Marta (Yvvone Craig)
"Yesteryear" (TAS) -
"The Pirate of Orion" (TAS) -
Romulans
-======-
"Balance of Terror" - A Romulan Ship is battling with the Enterprise after
destroying several federation outposts.
"The Enterprise Incident" - The Enterprise enters Romulan Neutral Zone on a
secret mission.
Tellarites
-========-
Babel" - Ambassador Gav (John Wheeler) & Aide
"Whom Gods Destroy" - Tellarite (Gary Downey) [Make-up for Tellarites changed
with this episode -- the deep, inset eyes were removed. ]
"Lights of Zetar" -- Dead Memory Alpha technician (?) [First Tellarite WITHOUT
a beard!]
Kirk's Love Interests
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. Where No Man Has Gone Before - Kirk is infatuated with a blond lab
technician, and says that he almost married her.
6. Mudd's Women - Kirk was attracted, although short-lived and artificial, to
Eve McHuron, but no formal romance is established.
7. What Are Little Girls Made Of? - Kirk meets Andrea, an android built by the
Exoites. Her relationship was Kirk was purely artificial and for ulterior
reasons by Roger Korby. She was later destroyed.
8. Miri - Miri becomes infatuated with Kirk, who remained on "Earth." It was
Spock and McCoy who had to open his eyes to the fact that she was "becoming a
young woman," and even then, Kirk showed more romantic interest in Rand than
he ever did in Miri.
9. Dagger Of The Mind - Kirk had a previous encounter with Dr. Helen Noel at a
science lab Christmas party, and was reminded of it whem they visited the
Tantalus colony with her as Kirk's unexpected assistant. Kirk's feelings of
attraction to her were artificially swelled by Dr. Adams' Neural Neutralizer.
13. Conscience Of The King - Kirk forges, somewhat blantantly, a relationsip
with Lenore Karidian, the daughter of Anton Karidian (also known as Governor
Kodos of Tarsus IV), in order to find out more about Karidian. However, later,
Kirk was developing some level of a more sincere feelings for her. However, at
the end of the episode, Lenore goes insane.
15. Shore Leave - Ruth is reincarnated as an old flame of Kirk while he was at
the Academy. However, she is seen as an artificial construct on the
caretaker's world.
20. Court Martial - Kirk refers to an old fling with JAG officer Areel Shaw
during court martial proceedings.
28. City On The Edge Of Forever - Kirk gets romantically involved and falls in
love Edith Keeler while in Earth's past to find McCoy. However, he was forced
to let Edith be killed by an automobile accident in order to get history
right.
33. Mirror, Mirror - Kirk becomes romantically involved with Marlena Moreau on
the mirror Enterprise.
41. The Deadly Years - Although there was no real relationship offered between
Kirk and Dr. Janet Wallace, a past romance was very definitely referred to.
Kirk was simply dedicated to his ship, and Dr. Wallace was dedicated to her
science.
48. A Private Little War - Nona was an artificial relationship brought about
by the drugs and charms of the mystic wie of Kirk's friend Tyree on the planet
Neural. When Nona is killed while betraying her tribe, Kirk does not shed a
tear.
45. The Gamesters of Triskelion - Kirk gets involved with Shahna, a fellow
"thrall", while in captivity on the planet Triskelion. And, as an example of
Kirk being his stereotypical worst, he succeeds in convincing Shahna that
personal freedom, idealism, and kissing is the way to love before leaving her
(voluntarily) behind on Triskelion.
51. By Any Other Name - Kirk seduces Kelinda in an attempt to expose the
"weaknesses" of the Kelvans now that they have assumed human form. Kelinda
later settled with Rojan.
54. Bread and Circuses - Claudius Marcus, wanting to give Kirk a few last
moments "as a man", has Kirk doing a one-nighter with Drusilla, Claudius's
personal slave.
58. The Paradise Syndrone - Kirk, when he lost his memories, has a romance
with Miramanee. In this case, Kirk was totally dedicated, sincere, and willing
to settle down and be a family man in the Native American style. Of course,
once Kirk regains his memories, this side of Kirk goes away. Miramanee was
later killed.
66. Wink Of An Eye - This was a rather amusing, and probably a little
ridiculous, romance between Kirk and Deela, a member of the accelerated
Scalosian society. Deela, however, stays behind on Scalos.
68. Elaan of Troyius - Kirk was infatuated with Elaan of Elas, mainly due to
the intoxicating effects of the chemical composition of Elann's tears. While
Elann married the ruler of Troyius, Kirk gets over the intoxication by
remembering that his first love is the Enterprise.
71. The Mark Of Gideon - Kirk is romancing Odona instead of interrogating her
as to why the entire Enterprise crew has disappeared. Odona's purpose was to
contact the potentially fatal disease Vegan Choriomengitis in order to reduce
some of her planet's overpopulation.
74. Requiem For Methuselah - While visiting Holberg 917-G and investigating
Flint, he has a romance with Rayna Kapec. Kirk soon discovers that Rayna was
an android built to be the "perfect woman" by Flint, and when both Flint and
Kirk fight over Rayna, she short-circuits, being unable to deal with the
intensity of her emotions for both men. Kirk, later, is allowed to forget the
pain associated with the incident with Spock's mindmelding help.
79. Turnabout Intruder - Dr. Janice Lester was another old relationship of
Kirk's that was doomed to end because of Lester's domineering resentment of
Kirk's superior capabilities as a starship Captain. Dr. Lester uses a device
on Camus II to switch bodies with an unwilling Kirk. She later goes insane.
Star Trek II - Dr. Carol Marcus was an old, serious romance of Kirks. He finds
out that he had a son, David. This was an ralationship on Kirk's part, and his
love for his ship and her love for her work would never allow them to be happy
together. She continued on her scientific career.
Star Trek IV - While on 20th century Earth, Kirk has a subdued, intellectual
romance with Dr. Gillian Taylor, a cetacean biologist. However, once back in
the 23rd century, they go their seperate ways.
Star Trek VI - Kirk is seduced by Martia, but only to escape from the Klingon
Mine/Prison. However, Kirk sees through Martia's deception, and Martia is
later killed by the Klingons.
"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 a
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 soldier, not a diplomat." - Kirk, "Errand Of Mercy"
"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 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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
51. "By Any Other Name"
70. "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"
Leaving the Galaxy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Enterprise leaves the galaxy in the following episodes:
3. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" -
51. "By Any Other Name" -
60. "Is There In Truth No Beauty" -
Time Travel
~~~~~~~~~~~
4. "The Naked Time" - Cold-starting the warp engines
19. "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" - The slingshot effect
28. "The City On The Edge Of Forever" - The Guardian of Forever
55. "Assignment: Earth" - The slingshot effect, and Isis' time-space
transporter
78. "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)
General Orders
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following are the general orders as given in TOS:
1. Prime Directive -- Don't interfere with primitive cultures (Bread &
Circuses))
7. Do not land on Talos IV, under penalty of death. ("The Menagerie")
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 are 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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
26. "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."
29. "Operation - Annihilate" - Kirk says "I don't care what it takes or costs,
just help him."
33. "Mirror, Mirror" - "You want credits, Spock? I'll give 'em to you. You'll
be a rich man." - Mirror Kirk
34. "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."
35. "The Doomsday Machine" - "Scotty, you've earned your pay for the week." -
Kirk
36. "Catspaw" - "I'll bet credits to navy beans we can punch a hole in it." -
Lt. DeFalco.
44. "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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0. "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.
1. "The Man Trap" - McCoy, just before he shoots Nancy Crater, says "Lord,
forgive me."
3. "Where No Man Has Gone Before" - Gary Mitchell gets god-like powers, and
creates a "Garden of Eden" on a desolate planet.
10. "The Corbomite Maneuver" - Balok states, "We make assumption you have a
deity, or deities, or some such beliefs which comfort you."
20. "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.
21. "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."
26. "Errand of Mercy" - Spocks says, "Even the gods did not spring into being
overnight."
28. "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")
31. "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."
34. "The Apple" - Spock, Kirk, and McCoy make references to the biblical story
of Genesis.
35. "The Doomsday Machine" - Matt Decker says, "They say there's no devil,
Jim. But there is. Straight out of Hell, I saw it...."
36. "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."
37. "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."
39. "Journey to Babel" - The name of the planetoid Babel is lifted directly
from the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11.
42. "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."
44. "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."
48. "A Private Little War" - After Nona heals Kirk, she says "Our souls have
been together."
49. "Return to Tomorrow" - Sargon refers to Adam and Eve as possibly being
travelers from their planet.
50. "Patterns of Force" - Kirk, in reference to a helmet that 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."
52. "The Omega Glory" - Capt. Tracey uses Spock's devilish appearance against
him by likening him to "the servant of the Evil One" in the Yang's "Holy
Book".
53. "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."
54. "Bread and Circuses" - McCoy says, "If you speak of worship of sorts, we
represent 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."
57. "The Enterprise Incident" - Scott says to Kirk, "You look like the Devil
himself."
58. "The Paradise Syndrome" - Kirk is thought to be a god by the Indian tribe
when he emerges from the "temple".
60. "Is There In Truth No Beauty"- McCoy tells Spock, "You look like you paid
a visit to the Devil himself."
62. "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."
67. "The Empath" - Ozaba quotes Psalm 95:4: "In his hand are the deep places
of the Earth." At the end of the episode, Scotty quotes the parable of the
Pearl of Great Price from Matthew.
74. "Requiem for Methuselah" - Flint claimed that he was Methuselah, and that
he knew Moses.
75. "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?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William Shatner - 79 TOS episodes
Leonard Nimoy - 79 TOS episodes
+1 in "The Cage"
+2 in TNG's "Unification"
DeForest Kelley - 74 TOS episodes
+1 in TNG's "Encounter At Farpoint"
Nichelle Nichols - 65 TOS episodes
James Doohan - 61 TOS episodes
+1 in TNG's "Relics"
George Takei - 47 TOS episodes
Walter Koenig - 33 TOS episodes
Majel Barret - __ TOS Episodes
+1 in "The Cage"
[See also TNG List of Lists]
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 12 - Jane Wyatt
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 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
...the title of "Bread and Cirsuses" comes from Juvenal, a Roman satirist of
the first century AD, who wrote, "The people that once bestowed commands,
consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs
eagerly for just two things -- bread and circuses!" [ref The Best of Trek
#13, p. 134]
In-Jokes
~~~~~~~~
1. "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.
44. "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.
53. "The Ultimate Computer" - The term "human engrams" may possibly come from
a L. Ron Hubbard novel.
Shakespeare
~~~~~~~~~~~
William Shatner was trained as Shakespearean actors. The problem with
Shatner's acting is that he apparently has never made the transition in style
from stage acting to television acting. His overacting and wild motions work
fine on stage, just not as well on a TV set where the camera picks up every
move much better. Patrick Stewart had the same problem during the first
season, as I remember. William Shatner holds Sir Laurence Olivier as his
favorite performer because of the late actor's technical skill and ability to
project emotion. Olivier continues to be revered as the greatest modern
Shakespearean actor.
Anyways, there have been many references to Shakespeare on the original
series, either though episode titles or through quotations by the characters.
The key is that the title and reference are in quotations. The 2.1.39 means
Act 2, Scene 1, Line 39.
9. "Dagger of the Mind" - This line is referenced in "Macbeth 2.1.39", and can
be best sumarized in "Macbeth 2.1.34-50".
13. "The Conscience of the King" - This line is referenced in "Hamlet
2.2.606", and can be best sumarized in "Hamlet 2.2.589-606". This episode is
based largely on _Hamlet_. The basic plot is similar, and there are many plot
devices that 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"
51. "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"
68. "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
69. "Whom Gods Destroy" - Martha quotes Shakespeare's eighteenth 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.)
78. "All Our Yesterdays" - This title comes from "Macbeth 5.5.22", with
surrounding text from "Macbeth 5.5.17-28".
Operation SNAFU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[It is currently impossible for me to verify these SNAFUs, since my local
station in the area hasn't shown TOS for over 4 years]
The number by each episode is airing order of each episode.
2. "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)
4. "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)
5. "The Enemy Within" - When he's on the planet, Kirk's gold shirt has the
usual emblem on. When he beams back aboard, the emblem is missing. He swoons,
and Scotty helps him out of the transporter room. After the break, we see
Scotty and Kirk in the corridor, and the emblem is back. (The order of these
may be reversed, but the emblem definitely "winks" in and out.) (UV) Strange
clothing changes. (UV) Bad-Kirk's scratch on his face switches sides. (UV)
When Bad-Kirk demands brandy from McCoy, the closeup show shows him with the
Good-Kirk uniform (UV) When Good-Kirk is holding bad Kirk on the transpoter
pad, his hands are touching. Then he talks to Spock and his hands are apart.
After that, a longshot shows his hands touching again. (UV) When Bad-Kirk
demands brandy from McCoy, the closeup show shows him with the Good-Kirk
uniform. (UV)
6. "Mudd's Women" - When the women are first beamed up to the Enterprise, it
flashes back and forth between the women and Scott, Spock, and McCoy. If you
watch it carefully, you will see that they spliced in a scene of McCoy
standing in sick bay smiling, and he is wearing a different uniform and has
the medical scanner behind him.
7. "What Are Little Girls Made Of" - Strange clothing changes. (UV)
11. "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)
15. "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 shreds, 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. (UV) The yeoman
gets her uniform torn by Don Juan, and then changes into the 'princess'
costume. When she changes back into her uniform again, it has miraculously
been repaired. (UV) Spock and Kirk are discussing the tiger that was seen and
it appears. BUT it clearly has a chain around its neck and when it gets up,
the chain is clearly seen to extend toward the ground. (UV) In the scene where
the caretaker appears for the first time, you can see the shadow of a boom
pass across the tree in the middle of the screen. (UV)
16. "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)
17. "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)
18. "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)
19. "Tomorrow is Yesterday" - First off, Kirk says that the "United Earth
Space Probe Agency" was the authority behind the Enterprise. Next, when Kirk
and Sulu hand their belts to the security guard, the antenna grids were
hanging open, yet the communicators didn't hail the Enterprise. A few seconds
later, when the guard asked about the communicators, the antenna grids were
closed. In addition, the Lieutenant Colonel who questioned Kirk was violating
regulations by wearing his Wheel Hat indoors. The Berets on the guards, on the
other hand, may have been ok. It seems to me that they are allowed indoors.
Then, when they were just getting ready to beam Christopher back to his jet,
he trotted down to the transporter console and hit the communicator switch. He
sure learns fast, huh?
The worst problem in this episode, of course, is toward the end. The entire
scenario of returning Christopher to his aircraft by beaming him into his own
body is not acceptable. It certainly is possible that Christopher was beamed
back into the aircraft at the same instant that the earlier version of the
Enterprse beamed him out. This could explain the visual effect. However next
he indicated that the UFO had disappeared and that he was returning to base.
The tractor SHOULD have remained on from the earlier Enterprise, and the
Christopher who was returned to the plane should have gone down with the
destryed aircraft--presumably bailing out and descending on parachute in such
a way that the Enterprise sensors did not notice. Also, Christopher should
have landed on the ground with the full memory of what had happened to him on
the Enterprise, but hopefully he was ethical enough to not do anything with
his kowledge that would change the future.
One last thing: In the closing credits, Captain Christopher is listed as a
Major.
On the other hand, this episode, first broadcast in the U.S. on January 26,
1967, correctly indicated that Apollo 11 would be launched on a Wednesday
(July 16, 1969, 9:32 A.M., EDT.) Also, the Starfleet uniform given to Captain
Christopher had Lieutenant's braid on the sleeve. Oddly enough, this was
correct. An Air Force Captain is equivalent to a Navy Lieutenant, and
Starfleet follows Navy rank.
20. "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) Also, at the end when Kirk is fighting Finney, Kirk's shirt
is ripped at his right shoulder but his stunt double's shirt is obviously
undamaged in that area. (UV)
21. "Return of the Archons" - When the landing party is hemmed in by Landru's
legions at both ends of an alley, Kirk orders them to fire (on stun). McCoy's
phaser appears not to fire at all. I suppose animation forgot to do the
effect. (UV) When Kirk's landing party starts running from the festival, a
quick shot shows a rock BOUNCING off the head of one of the landing party
members and up into the air. Now THAT'S a thick head! (UV) When the landing
party arrive at the hotel, it is daylight. Kirk talks a few minutes and then
the landing party is escorted to their room. The owner opens a window and it
is now pitch black outside. This planet might have a short day/night cycle,
but their clock system seemed to be pretty close to that of the Earth's. (UV)
22. "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) During the hearing at
the end, when Kirk rings the ship's bell, watch McCoy closely. He has a
strained, silly grin on his face, as if DeForest Kelley is desperately trying
to keep from bursting out laughing. As Kirk finishes the last ring, McCoy
sighs, as if in relief, and assumes a more appropriate expression. (UV)
28. "The City On The Edge Of Forever" - Clark Gable's first film was made in
1930, at 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. Also, Kirk mentions Orion's belt and
points to it in the sky. Orion should not be visible in the night sky at that
time of year (according to a calendar shown on a wall). Also, in the panning
shot of the city where a bunch of brick buildings are shown, there is a
radiation trident on a sign on a wall, which normally signifies a fallout
shelter. Fallout shelters shouldn't exist for *years*.
30. "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.
33. "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)
34. "The Apple" - Near the end of the show, when the Big-E fails to break free
of the tractor beam, Scotty falls against the captain's chair and one of the
floorboards comes up off the floor. (UV)
35. "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 his 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)
42. "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)
46. "A Piece of the Action" - When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy first beam down to
the planet, a long shot shows the three of them approaching a bench. Kirk puts
him hand on the bench and McCoy is behind him. A closer shot follows that
shows McCoy standing behind the bench and then Kirk walks into the shot,
behind McCoy, and then arrives at the bench. (UV)
48. "A Private Little War" - In the closing credits, the Mugato is listed in
the closing credits as Gumato. (Let's just call the whole things off...)
50. "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)
51. "By Any Other Name" - In one scene Spock was talking with out moving his
lips. It occurs when Spock and the Kelvin Rojan are playing chess and they
are discussing Rojan's response to Kirk kissing the Kelvin woman Kelinda.
Initially we see the two characters playing chess and talking, but the view
then switches to close ups of each person's face as they talk. When Spock says
the line "Captain Kirk seems find her quite attractive" he looks as if he is
thinking about something, but does not say anything. Must be telepathy. :-)
(UV)
52. "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)
53. "The Ultimate Computer" - Spock and Scotty are in the Jefferies tube and
Kirk and the scientist are below looking at what they are doing. Kirk is
restraining the scientist. From the top view, Kirk is holding him by his
arm. The shot from the floor shows Kirk's arm around his head. (UV)
55. "Assignment: Earth" - Kirk (in the briefing room) has Scotty on the
tabletop viewscreen. Scotty (in Engineering) gives Kirk a report. Kirk ends
the transmission with Kirk out and reaches to turn off the viewscreen but the
viewscreen turns off before Kirk switches it off. AI at its finest, eh? (UV)
58. "The Paradise Syndrome" - The first time Kirk enters the temple he falls
in through a (supposed) unseend trapdoor. However at the end when he manages
to re-open the temple the entrance is clearly shown as a large raised sliding
door, implying Kirk could not possibly have fallen in the first time. (UV)
Also when Spock orders a full power phasor strike on the asteroid Scotty can
be heard to say "Oh me bearings". (UV)
59. "And the Children Shall Lead" - At the end of the episode Kirk gives the
order 'Set course for Starbase 4', yet he mentions a little earlier that the
security detail was still on the planet Triacus. (UV)
60. "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. [This could explain a lot about what happened during
the third season...]
62. "Day Of The Dove" - There is a prop that is grey, and looks like a grey
hydrant coming out of the wall approximately 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.
64. "The Tholian Web" - When Chekov goes mad and screams, his mouth doesn't
move. (UV)
73. "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)
75. "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)
76. "The Cloud Minders" - 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)
78. "All Our Yesterdays" - Spock claims that his planet is "millions of light
years from here". This is unusual, since the galaxy is only 100,000 light
years across. (UV) There's also the comment from the policeman who says he
heard Kirk speaking with spirits, and heard him call one of them "Bones". The
only time that Kirk used the name "Bones", the policemen were away getting
reinforcements. (UV)
79. "Turnabout Intruder" - In this episode, "the death penalty has been
forbidden. There's only one exception: General Order 4." However, in "The
Menagerie", "General Order 7" is the directive not to travel to Talos IV, and
states, "The only death penalty left on the books."
- 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.
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 Enemy Inside" - When Scotty reaches into the cage in order to get the bad
god-like, you can see his missing finger.
34. "The Apple" - Scotty's clenched fist. (UV)
44. "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 noticeable for a second. (UV)
"Star Trek V" - When Uhura tosses Scotty the bag of food, the missing finger
is noticeable.
TNG "Relics" - Scotty's missing finger can be noticed a few times, notably in
Ten-Forward and on the original Enterprise in the Holodeck.
"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.
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(The Animated Series)
Guest Voices
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stanley Adams - Cyrano Jones (More Tribbles, More Troubles)
Roger Carmel - Harry Mudd
David Gerrold - Korax (More Tribbles, More Troubles)
(David wrote both "The Trouble With Tribbles" and "More
Tribbles, More Troubles")
Mark Lenard - Sarek
Episode Listings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Episode synopsis by Edward Champion.
Order Air Date PCode Stardate Title
===== ========= ===== ======== ===============================================
1. Sep 15 73 3A 5373.4 Yesteryear
In order to change the present, Spock must save himself in the past from
death.
2. Sep 22 73 7A 5371.3 One Of Our Planets Is Missing
A cosmic cloud that eats planets is found to be a life form that is just
plain hungry and is not aware that people live on the planets.
3. Sep 29 73 6A 5483.7 The Lorelei Signal
Alien women send signals which draw the male faction of the Enterprise and
cause them to grow old.
4. Oct 6 73 1A 5392.4 More Tribbles, More Troubles
Tribbles return aboard the Enterprise that grow increasingly fat and
gloomers attempt to eat them.
5. Oct 13 73 5A 5143.3 The Survivor
Carter Winston is found after five years and turns out to be a polymorph.
6. Oct 20 73 2A 5554.4 The Infinite Vulcan
A giant scientist wants to clone Spock to use as a galactic peacemaker.
7. Oct 27 73 9A 1254.4 The Magicks Of Megas-Tu
A creature with a broad personality and magic turns out to be our
interpretation of Satan when the creature had visited our planet.
8. Nov 3 73 14A 5591.2 Once Upon A Planet
The crew return to the "Shore Leave" planet and find everything to be going
haywire.
9. Nov 10 73 8A 4978.5 Mudd's Passion
Mudd sells a love potion that actually works but causes its victims to hate
each other after wearing off.
10. Nov 17 73 15A 5577.3 The Terratin Incident
The Enterprise crew begins to shrink and finds a miniature city.
11. Nov 24 73 10A 5267.2 Time Trap
The Enterprise is trapped with Klingons in a segment of space in which there
seems to be no escape.
12. Dec 1 73 13A 5499.9 The Ambergris Element
Kirk and Spock turn into fish on a planet that believes the "air breathers"
are their enemies.
13. Dec 15 73 11A 4187.3 Slaver Weapon
A weapon with 101 uses is found by Spock, Uhura, and Sulu on a shuttlecraft
mission.
14. Dec 22 73 4A 5521.3 Beyond The Farthest Star
The Enterprise tries to stop a creature controlling a starship.
15. Jan 5 74 16A 5501.2 The Eye Of The Beholder
The crew are put into a zoo run by an advanced race of alien beings.
16. Jan 13 74 12A 5683.1 Jihad
Kirk, Spock, and many other aliens go on a mission to find a holy relic that
will prevent a war.
17. Sep 7 74 19A 6334.1 The Pirates Of Orion
As Spock dies from a deadly disease, Orion pirates strike against the ship
that carries the cure to it.
18. Sep 14 74 17A 7403.6 BEM
A female god tells Kirk to go kiss off instead of messing with her children.
19. Sep 21 74 20A 3183.3 Practical Joker
Strange things are afoot on board the Enterprise when it enters a big cloud
after escaping Romulans.
20. Sep 28 74 18A 5285.6 Albatross
McCoy is arrested for creating a plague 19 years earlier on the planet
Dramia.
21. Oct 5 74 21A 6063.4 How Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth
An astronaut who had visited Earth before and was worshipped as a god
captures the Enterprise in a strange city.
22. Oct 12 74 22A 6770.3 The Counter-Clock Incident
Time reverses itself as the Enterprise enters another universe and the crew
become children.
Syndication Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
United States
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The Sci-Fi Channel has purchased the rights to air the series on cable. It is
rarely seen in local syndication.
The entire animated series is available on Paramount Home Video.
Germany
-=====-
While the original length of the episodes was about 25 minutes, they were cut
down to 15-18 minutes in Germany to fit into the children's program slots.
They were aired by the ZDF in 1976, but some of them were left out without any
given reasons.
Here are the episodes, that were aired, with the re-translated titles:
"Yesteryear" -> "The Deception"
"One Of Our Planets Is Missing" -> "A Planet Is Saved"
"The Lorelei Signal" -> "Planet Of Amazone Women"
"More Tribbles, More Troubles" -> "Invasion Of The Wool-Pugs"
"The Survivor" -> "Beloved Spy"
"The Infinite Vulcan" -> "Planet Of Giants"
"Once Upon A Planet" -> "Vacation In Wonderland"
"Mudd's Passion" -> "The Lovy Crystal"
"The Terratin Incident" -> "Even Small Ones Have Often Begun Big"
"Time Trap" -> "Klingons Deceitfulness"
"The Ambergis Element" -> "The Creepy Water"
"Beyond The Farthest Star" -> "No Flowers For Kirk"
"The Eye Of The Beholder" -> "The Hunted Hunters"
"The Pirates Of Orion" -> "Chase In Space"
"Practical Joker" -> "The Laughing Monster"
"How Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth" -> "The Drowned World"
"The Counter-Clock Incident" -> "Space Cosmetics"
Shakespeare
~~~~~~~~~~~
"How Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth" - The episode title comes from "King
Lear 1.4.285", with surrounding text from "King Lear 1.4.272-286"
Did You Know...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...the episode "The Slaver Weapon" is an adaption of Larry Niven's "Known
Space" story "The Soft Weapon". Spock replaced a Pierson's Puppeteer.
Canonical Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
None of the information presented in the Animated series is considered
canonical by Paramount in the Star Trek movies or TNG. In other words,
everything that happened in TAS didn't happen.
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Star Trek:
The Motion Picture
Movie Opened: December 7, 1979
Stardate: 7412.3
Additional Cast
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Starfleet
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Majel Barrett-Roddenberry - Doctor Christine Chapel
Michelle Ameen Billy - Epsilon Monitoring Station Lieutenant
Roger Aaron Brown - Epsilon Monitoring Station Technician
Paula Crist - Crewman
Steven Collins - Captain Willard Decker
Gary Faga - Airlock Technician
David Gatreaux - Commander Branch
John D. Gowans - Transporter Assistant
Doug Hale - Computer
Leslie C. Howard - Crewman
Sayra Hummel - Engineer
Howard Itzkowitz - Cargo Deck Ensign
Junero Jennings - Engineer
Jon Kamael - Lieutenant Commander Sonak
Persis Khambatta - Lieutenant Ilia
Marcy Lafferty - Relief Navigator Chief DeFalco
Terrance O'Connor - Chief Ross
Michael Roygas - Lieutenant Cleary
Susan J. Sullivan - Crewman
Grace Lee Whitney - Transporter Chief Janice Rand
Billy van Zandt - Alien Ensign
Bridge Crewman: Ralph Brennan, Ralph Byers, Iva Lane, Franklyn Seales, Momo
Yashima
Security Officer - John Dresden, Joshua Gallegos, Rod Perry
Vulcan Masters: Edna Glover, Norman Stuart, Paul Weber
Klingons
-======-
Mark Lenard - Klingon Captain
Klingon Crewmen: Jimmie Booth, Joel Kramer, Bill McTosh, Dave Mordigan, Tom
Morga, Tony Rocco, Joel Schultz, Craig Thomas
Did you know...
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...That many of the sets constructed for this movie have been re-used and
re-dressed for the subsequent films and have been used (albeit painted over)
on subsequent movies and Star Trek: The Next Generation. One of these sets was
originally used in the TMP Klingon bridge. It was later used as the TWOK
dilithium reactor room, TVH Klingon "lab" where Spock searched for the
identity of the Probe's signal, and on TNG as backgrounds for various alien
ships.
...The initial set construction was originally supposed to be for a new series
that was going to be a flagship of a proposed Paramount 4th network titled
"Star Trek: Phase II"?
...The recreation deck briefing consisted of mostly Star Trek fans. Word
leaked out that they needed a lot of extras for a day of shooting, and many
fans showed up, on word of mouth alone, for this day of shooting. A casting
call was never issued.
Operation SNAFU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* When the travel pod with Kirk and Scotty dock at the Enterprise they are at
Cargo 5 (Look over the Door). But the Announcement says Cargo 6.
* In one of the extra scenes in the normal P&S video release where Kirk leaves
the airlock and goes after Spock, you can clearly see where the set ends and
where a variety of girders and other construction materials start.
* An external view of Kirk's travel pod in the space dock shows it passing
between a spotlight that is illuminating the secondary hull. The spot
illuminates the travel pod as it passes through it, but the travel pod
doesn't cast a shadow on the Enterprise.
* When Chekov gets his hand burned, Ilia goes up to help him. The camera cuts
to Kirk with his back to the viewer, and Ilia is still sitting in her chair.
Then, in the next shot, Ilia is seen leaving Chekov and going back to sit
down.
* Kirk leaves the Enterprise in one space suit, but retrieves the unconscious
Spock in another one.
* During the climactic scene outside of the Enterprise (inside of V'ger),
Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are all wearing jackets with a colored band on the
sleeve. Just after they re-enter the Enterprise and are back on the bridge,
the colors on Spock's and McCoy's jackets are switched.
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Star Trek II:
The Wrath of Khan
Movie Opened: June 4, 1982
Stardate: 8130.3
Additional Cast
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kirstie Alley - Lieutenant JG Saavik
Bibi Besch - Doctor Carol Marcus
Merritt Butrick - Doctor David Marcus
Ike Eisenmann - Cadet Peter Preston
Nicholas Guest - Cadet
Paul Kent - Beach
Joel Marstan - Crew Chief
Ricardo Montalban - Khan Noonian Singh
Judson Scott - Joachim (uncredited)
Kevin Sullivan - March
Russell Takaki - Madison
John Vargas - Jedda
Paul Winfield - Captain Clark Terrell
John Winston - Communications Officer/Commander Kyle
Did you know...
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...that all of the actors who played Khan's men were, at the time, male
Chippendale strippers?
Operation SNAFU
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* Saavik refers to the Gamma Hydra system, and a few minutes later Klingon
warships attack. In "The Deadly Years" from TOS we are told that the Gamma
Hydra system borders on Romulan space. Either (1) the Klingons won it in a
war or trade, (2) the system is where Klingon, Romulan, and Federation space
intersect, (3) The Romulans allow Klingons to patrol their space, (4) the
continuity people screwed up.
* One of the best known SNAFU's is when Khan says to Chekov, "I never forget a
face". "Space Seed" aired during the first season of Star Trek, and Chekov
joined the crew during the second season. It was known before production
started that this was an error, and yet, the powers that be did not want to
leave out Walter Koenig.
* When Kirk, McCoy, and Savik beam aboard Regula 1, Kirk orders phasers on
stun. It appears that Kirk and Savik each have their respective phasers set
correctly, as indicated by a single glowing light. McCoy, though, seems to
have his set to kill, with all the lights blinking in sequence, through the
cycle. I imagine this is the kill setting, as Capt. Terrell's phaser behaves
similarly before he kills an unfortunate Genesis project scientist and
finally himself.
* The blood stain on Kirk's jacket is constantly changing.
* Saavik mentions that visuals and tactical displays don't function in the
Mutara Nebula. Sulu has a lot of difficulty locating and hitting the
Reliant, but Spock's scanners are able to pinpoint the Reliant's impulse
engines and get a clear reading of the Genesis Wave. Later, Chekov not only
scores three direct hits on the Reliant, but he also knows the exact
distance from Reliant before the Genesis device exploded (4000 km).
* When Joachim, one of Khan's injured men, is injured and says, "Yours is the
superior intellect", he then dies with his eyes open. However, when Khan
hugs him, his eyes suddenly close.
* Saavik says that "shields will be useless" in the nebula. However, the
Enterprise enters Warp from inside the nebula....it should have been crushed
since navigational deflectors are a type of shield.
* Towards the end when the Enterprise and the Reliant have fought the Reliant
is still in the Mutara Nebula. However, in the shot where we see the Reliant
explode, it is in free space, and the nebula is nowhere to be seen.
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Star Trek III:
The Search for Spock
Movie Opened: June 1, 1984
Stardate: 8210.3
Additional Cast
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Philip Richard Allen - Captain J. T. Esteban
Dama Judith Anderson - T'Lar/Vulcan High Priestess
Merritt Butrick - Doctor David Marcus
Katherine Blum - Vulcan Child
Dave Cadiente - Klingon Sergeant
Bob Cummings - Klingon Gunner
Robin Curtis - Lieutenant JG Saavik
Joe W. Davis - Spock-Age 25
Gary Faga - Security Officer
Miguel Ferrer - Excelsior First Officer
Conroy Gedeon - Starfleet Security Agent
Robert Hooks - Admiral (Commander) Morrow
John Larroquette - Maltz
Mark Lenard - Ambassador Sarek
Stephen Liska - Torg
Christopher Lloyd - Kruge
Stephen Manley - Spock-Age 17
Mario Marcelino - Grissom Communications Officer
Scott McGinnis - Starbase Communication Officer
Allan Miller - Alien Captain
Jeanne Mori - Grissom Helmsman
Phil Morris - Crewman Trainee Foster
Vadia Potenza - Spock-Age 13
Branscombe Richmond - Klingon Gunner
Douglas Alan Shanklin - Security Officer
Cathie Shirriff - Valkris
James B. Sikking - Captain Styles
Paul Sorensen - Merchant Captain
Carl Steven - Spock-Age 9
Grace Lee Whitney - Commander Janice Rand
Operation SNAFU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* In "The Menagerie-Part One", Spock says "This is the Enterprise, 13 years
ago". Yet, during Star Trek III, the Admiral says "There will be no refit of
Enterprise...she's twenty years old." This would mean that most of TOS, the
lost years, Star Trek I and II would have taken place within seven years.
Also, Kirk specifically states that he had not seen Khan in fifteen years.
Perhaps Starfleet was embarassed about the Genesis project and wanted to
deny Kirk his ship.
* When Chekov detects an intruder in Spock's quarters, the graphics used are
that of a TOS style Constitution class ship, not that of a Movie style
refit. Perhaps the Starfleet computer contractors screwed up and installed
improper graphic files?
* The apparent size of the Bird of Prey changes several times during the
movie. At the beginning, it looks huge, but, at the end, it's smaller.
* The Enterprise barely clears the space dock doors. No other space dock doors
are shown, and the interior of the dock looks rather confining. However, the
Excelsior, shown to be easily bigger than the Enterprise, somehow got out of
the docking area without delay.
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"The cast and crew of Star Trek wish to dedicate this film to the men and
women of the spaceship Challenger, whose courageous spirit shall live to the
23rd century and beyond. . . ."
Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home
Movie Opened: November 26, 1986
Stardate 8390.0: Kirk notes in his log entry that they are beginning their
third month of exile on Vulcan. This means that this film takes place two
months after the end of Star Trek III.
Additional Cast
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vijay Amritraj - Yorktown Captain
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry - Cmdr./Dr. Christine Chapel
Mike Berryman - Starfleet Command Display Officer
Mike Brislane - Saratoga Science Officer
Robin Curtis - Lt. Saavik
Scott DeVenney - Bob Briggs
Tony Edwards - Huey Pilot
David Ellenstein - Male Doctor
Robert Ellenstein - Federation Council President
Thaddeus Golas - Starfleet Controller
Richard Harder - Joe
Alex Hentelhoff - Nichols
Catherine Hicks - Dr. Gillian Taylor
Greg Karas - Intern
Joe Lando - Shore Patrolman
Everett Lee - Cafe Owner
Judy Levitt - Female Doctor
Mark Lenard - Ambassador Sarek
Jeff Lester - FBI Agent
Jeffery Martin - Electronics Technician
James Menges - Male Jogger
John Miranda - Sanitation Engineer
Tom Mustin - Intern
1st Sgt Hoseph Naradzay, USMC - Marine Sargent
Joe Knowland - Antique Store Owner
Brock Peters - Fleet Admiral/Commander-In-Chief Cartwright
Martin Pristone - Starfleet Controller
Nick Ramus - Saratoga Helmsman
Phil Rubenstein - Sanitation Engineer
Bob Sarlatte - Italian Restaurant Waiter
John Schuck - Klingon Ambassador
Madge Sinclair - Saratoga Captain
Raymond Singer - Young Doctor
Eve Smith - Dialysis Patient
Michael Snyder - Starfleet Command Communications Officer
Viola Stimpson - Lady in tour
Newell Tarrant - CDO
Kirk Thatcher - Punk with radio
Mike Timoney - Electronics Technician
Teresa E. Victor - Usher
Jane Wiedlin - Alien Communications Officer
Grace Lee Whitney - Transporter Chief/Cmdr. Janice Rand
Jane Wyatt - Amanda Grayson
1st Lt. Donald W. Zautcke, USMC - Marine Lieutenant
Shakespeare
~~~~~~~~~~~
McCoy quotes the famous line, "Angels and ministers of grace, defend us!" from
Hamlet 1.4.39. The entire passage is in "Hamlet 1.4.39-57".
Did you know...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...In the scene where Uhura and Chekov are looking for the nuclear vessels,
a woman passes by and says "Across the bay, in Alameda." The scene was
originally written with no one responding, and the woman was just passing by,
unaware of any shooting that was going on. They had to track her down to get
her release on the film, and she just asked for a day's pay.
...Part of the reason whales were featured in this film was because both
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy are members of the "Save The Whales"
organization.
...Kirk Thatcher is an independent record producer, television producer, and
special effects/animatronics techie. That was his own hair and punk rock band
playing on the bus during Star Trek IV.
Operation SNAFU
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* The Klingon bridge received a complete makeover between III and IV.
* The Klingon transporter is shown to have 4 pads. However, in III, six
Klingons were beamed down at once. (Maybe they hugged....) Also, according
to the "Day of the Dove", Klingon transporters are silent.
* In the dinner scene between Kirk and Gillian, the candle in the middle of
the table is constantly changing position.
* When Scotty is holding the mouse, his middle finger is missing.
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Star Trek V:
The Final Frontier
Movie Opened: June 9, 1989
Stardate: 8454.1 - This movie take place almost immediately after Star Trek
IV, when the Enterprise is undergoing repairs after a shakedown cruise.
Additional Cast
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harve Bennett - "Bob"/Starfleet Chief of Staff
Cynthia Blaise - Young Amanda
Todd Bryant - Captain Klaa
Charles Cooper - Korrd
Cynthia Gouw - Caichin Dar
Beverly Hart - High Prestess
Rex Holman - J'onn
Laurence Luckinbill - Sybok
George Murdock - God Imposter
Bill Quinn - McCoy's Father
Melanie Shatner - Yeoman
Jonathan Simpson - Young Sarek
Steve Susskind - Pitchman
David Warner - St. John Talbolt
Spice Williams - Vixis
Did You Know...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...That the shuttlebay in Star Trek V is the repainted royal throne room from
Eddie Murphy's "Coming To America."
...Industrial Light and Magic was unable to do the special effects work for
Star Trek V because they were overloaded with the effects work for
RCA/Columbia's "Ghostbusters II" and Paramount's "Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade." A stock shot from Star Trek IV was used in Star Trek V, and thus,
ILM has to receive credit.
Operation SNAFU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
While many Star Trek fans consider the entire film to be a SNAFU, here are
some specific mistakes....
* In the opening sequence, when Kirk falls off the cliff, Spock catches him
before he crashes into the ground. Right after he's caught, take a close
look at his shirt. One part of it is puffed out where wires are attached to
keep Shatner from swaying back and forth.
* The citizens of Nimbus III, "The Planet of Galactic Peace", were forbidden
any weapons, yet General Koord carries a pistol, and the people in the bar
have a gatling gun.
* Starfleet Headquarters is in the same time zone as Yosemite. When Kirk,
Spock and McCoy leave Yosemite, it's dark; yet, when they are aboard the
Enterprise talking to "Bob" from Starfleet, it's daytime in the background.
Maybe "Bob" uses a fake window, a la "Total Recall"....
* If you watch the far side of the Galileo when it first lands in the hanger
deck, you can see the feet of some stage hands rolling the shuttle into
place just in front of the advancing fog.
* When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy shoot up the access way aboard the Enterprise
while escaping Sybok's men, watch the deck numbering. They pass by deck 52
twice (presumable bacause there are 52 cards in a playing deck). Also, the
decks in turboshaft 3 are numbered one to seventy-eight. The Enterprise is
only 71 meters in overall draft, which would give each deck just under one
meter of height.
* Where did Uhura find palm leaves in a desert?
* When the Klingons fire on the Enterprise, it just had used the transporters
so the shields must be down. Yet, there is not one mark on the ship to
indicate a torpedo hit.
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"For Gene Roddenberry"
Star Trek VI:
The Undiscovered Country
Movie Opened: December 6, 1991
Stardate: 9521.6
Additional Cast
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John Bloom - Behemoth Alien
Jim Boeke - First Klingon General
Michael Bofshevor - Excelsior Engineer
Todd Bryant - Klingon Translator
Kim Catrall - Lt. Valeris
Carlos Cestero - Munitions Man
Edward Clements - Young Crewman
Rosana DeSoto - Azetbur
Michael Dorn - Klingon Defense Attorney "Worf"
Robert Easton - Klingon Judge
Douglas Engalla - Prisoner at Ruta Penthe
Darryl Henriques - Nanchus
Matthias Hues - Second Klingon General
Iman - Martia
Katie Jane Johnston - Martia as a child
Boris Lee Krutonog - Helmsman Lojur
Mark Lenard - Sarek
Judy Levitt - Military Aide
Tom Morga - The Brute
David Orange - Sleepy Klingon
Brock Peters - Admiral Cartwright
Brett Porter - General Stax
Christopher Plummer - General Chang
Jeremy Roberts - Excelsior Officer
Paul Rossilli - Kerla
Leon Russom - Chief in Command
Clifford Shegog - Klingon Officer
John Schuck - Klingon Ambassador
Shakti - ADC
W. Morgan Sheppard - Rura Penthe prison warden
Christian Slater - Excelsior Crewman
Kurtwood Smith - Federation President
Michael Snyder - Crewman Dax
Angelo Tiffe - Excelsior Navigator
David Warner - Chancellor Gorkon
Grace Lee Whitney - Excelsior Communications Officer
Changes from theater version
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When Star Trek VI was released to home video, it added several scenes,
including the following:
1. A scene in which a potential rescue plan is discussed with a Colonel West.
2. A scene in the torpedo tubes in which it is revealed that Klingons have no
tear ducts.
3. The final scene in which the assassin is revealed to be Colonel West.
TNG Sets
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* Look closely at the warp engines in Engineering. Straight out of TNG.
* When Scotty is looking at the prints for the Enterprise, look behind him.
There are the windows for the briefing room. This room was also redressed
for the dining room, and, in reconstruction for TNG's fifth season, they
damaged the wall.
* Also, look at the presidents office. If you look closely where the view
screen is located, you could swear, by the placement, that a certain bar
seems to belong there also. Also, look at the windows and the entryway. The
president's office is Ten-Forward.
Shakespeare
~~~~~~~~~~~
The subtitle "The Undiscovered Country" comes from "Hamlet 3.1.80". In
addition to the title of the movie, the following make further reference to
Hamlet's soliloquy: First, when Chancellor Gorkon toast to "The Undiscovered
Country", and then, with General Chang just before the photon torpedo hits his
ship.
Many have criticized the movie's use of "the undiscovered country" in
applying it to the future rather than death. Yet change is death--the death
of that which is familiar to us. Like Hamlet, Kirk asks himself, "To be or not
to be." If the Federation allies itself with the Klingon Empire, it will be
the death of the universe as he knows it. It could, in fact, be disastrous:
"ills that we know not of" might await the Federation should peace be made.
The undiscovered country could be too agonizing, so it is safer to cling to
the "ills we have, [rather] than fly to others that we know not of."
Of course, the undiscovered country may also be wonderful beyond
description. That is the dilemma Hamlet faced, and it is also the dilemma
which Kirk faces, though (like Hamlet) Kirk does not face this possibility for
some time, preferring to cling to the familiar ills of war and hatred.
As viewers, we are quite aware of just what lies in the undiscovered
country Kirk was so afraid of. We have seen the next generation of explorers
(even if they never explore anything). I find it amusing that the "ills we
know not of" happen to be seen weekly as Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Further Shakespeare references:
As the Klingons leave the Enterprise, Chang says:
- "Parting is such sweet sorrow." Romeo and Juliet 2.2.184
- "Have we not heard the chimes at midnight?"
2 Henry IV 3.2.212 [paraphrase]
During the trial scene, Chang says:
- "Let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings:
Richard II 3.2.155-56
And during the final show-down, Chang says:
- "Once more into the breach, dear friends." Henry V 3.1.1
- "There's a divinity that shapes our ends
Rough-hew them how we will--" Hamlet 5.2.10-11
- "This above all: to thine own self be true."
Hamlet 1.3.78
- "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now."
Julius Caesar 3.2.168
- "How long will a man lie in space ere he rot?"
Hamlet 5.1.163
[paraphrase]
- "Our revels now are ended." The Tempest 3.1.148
- "Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles . . ."
Hamlet 3.1.58-60
- "Hath not a Klingon hands, organs . . .
affections, passions? Tickle us, do we not
laugh? Prick us, do we not bleed? Wrong us,
shall we not revenge?" Merchant of Venice 3.1.56-63
[paraphrase]
- "I am constant as the northern star."
Julius Caesar 3.1.60
- "The game's afoot." Henry V 3.1.32
- "Cry 'havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war."
Julius Caesar 3.1.274
- "To be or not to be." Hamlet 3.1.57
It should be noted that General Chang, the Shakespeare-quoting Klingon from
Star Trek VI, was played by Christopher Plummer. Plummer is an accomplished
Shakespearean actor. He played Macbeth in a 1988 Broadway production of the
play.
Operation SNAFU
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* When the Excelsior is hit by the subspace shock wave, Valtane is standing
near Sulu at the captain's chair. The next few scenes show crewmembers being
shaken about. One of the scenes shows Valtane at his station behind a few
crewmembers. The next scene has Valtane next to Sulu again (walking back to
his station, I believe). That's one heck of a shock wave.
* In VI, Valeris flies the Enterprise-A out of dock under 1/4 impulse power,
and it zooms out in 2 seconds. However, in III, that same sequence takes
over 2 minutes for both the Enterprise and the Excelsior.
* McCoy, at one point, had to shoot someone with a hypospray. While the hypo
was designed to look like the original series hypo, McCoy used it backwards.
* The time at the top of the viewscreen reads "01:18" (I don't recall seconds)
when the photon torpedoes were fired at Kronos I. A short bit later, the
screen read 01:38. It seems odd the sequence of the assassination took 20
minutes. Sure enough, an even shorter bit later, the time read 01:29.
* Kirk and McCoy are arrested over two hours after Gorkon is assassinated
(watch the clocks). However, it is implied that they beamed over
immediately. They must've switched over to Klingon Daylight Time...
* Kirk's trial begins at around 9 AM Federation time, goes past 11, 3, and 6
once, and then goes to around 11:30. That's over 14 hours....the trial was
at a snail's pace.
* When Kirk is recording the log entry that will be used against him in court,
he says (re Klingons): "I can never forgive them for the death of my boy."
Later, at the trial when it is played back it says "I have never been able
to forgive them..."
* During the interrogation sequence, a clock behind Scotty reads several
minutes earlier than the previous shot. It's with his line, "Then we're
dead."
* The Federation President is told by Chancellor Azetbur that any attempt to
rescue the prisoners will be considered an act of war. As she is saying
this, the plans for Operation: Retrieve are just a few feet away from the
President!
* Deck labels indicate that the transporter room is on Deck 7, yet, when the
officers discover the bodies of the conspirators, they're on Deck 8.
* When Kirk and McCoy are on Rura Penthe, and that tall alien is definitely on
about something, McCoy says, "He's definitely on about something, Jim."
However, that piece of a dialog is captured on two shots, and, in the first
half of the shot, McCoy's lips are not moving. (UV)
* During the fight between Kirk and the Cameloid McCoy is knocked down, Kirk
and creature are wrestling. in a Overhead shot you see them rooling towards
McCoy feet...yet in the next frame (close up) they roll over his chest. (UV)
* The cloaked bird of prey is defeated by a gas-seeking torpedo - Lt. Uhuru
having suggested the use of "the equipment we're carrying to chart gaseous
planetary anomolies". At the beginning of the film, it is the Excelsior
which is carrying this equipment, not the Enterprise. In fact, the
Enterprise is in space dock when Kirk et.al. first set off. This was
explained by the producers as a mistake that wasn't caught until the movie
was nearly released, and it was too late to fix it, so they just left it in,
figuring that the nit-pickers could rationalize a way around the problem.
* The Klingons on the bird of prey have purple blood, but the Klingon at the
end has red blood, which is seen on the spike on his shoulder. It was later
revealed in the video version that the assassin was Human in Klingon
disguise. (V)
* The closing credits have Uhura listed as "Uhuru". Oops, although Uhuru is
the proper Swahili spelling for "Freedom".
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Star Trek References in Other Media
Since Star Trek is part of American culture, it's only natural that other
shows have Star Trek references in them. Some of these references include....
Airplane! 2 (197?)
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William Shatner has a small role in this film. When he looks into the viewer,
he sees a fly-by of the Enterprise.
Crimson Tide (1995)
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When Lt. Cmdr. Hunter talks to Vossler about fixing the radio, he uses the
allegory of Captain Kirk about asking Scotty for more power......
Hunter: "You ever watch Star Trek?... Star Trek, you know, Star Trek, the USS
Enterprise, the whole... All right, you remember when the Klingons were gonna
to blow up the Enterprise and Captain Kirk calls down to Scotty, and says
'Scotty, I got to have more power.'"
Vossler: "He need mo-mo-more warp speed."
Hunter: "Warp speed, exactly, well, I'm Captain Kirk, you're Scotty, I need
more power. I'm telling you, if you do not get this radio up, a billion people
are gonna die. Now, it's all up to you. I know thats a shitty deal, but you've
got it. Can you handle it? (Pause) Scotty?"
Vossler: "Aye, Captain."
Later....
Hunter: "Radio, Con. Mr. Vossler, this is Captain Kirk. I need warp speed on
that radio."
In Living Color
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The Wrath Of Ferrekhan - Minister Ferrekahn arrives, and accuses Kirk of
racial indifference.
- (Second Skit)
The Running Man (1987)
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Apparently, one of the forms of entertainment that is banned in this
futuristic film is Star Trek, as this piece of dialog indicates....
Mic: "Begin satellite coding sequence. Load up link code into transponder
grid. Shunt power to main circuits. Mr. Spock, you have the con."
Underground Tech: "Who is Mr. Spock?"
Saturday Night Live
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- This parody has the crew of the Enterprise facing a fate worse than Klingons
- NBC Executives that want to cancel Star Trek.
William Shatner - In his most infamous scene, Willian Shatner shows up at a
Star Trek convention, and ends up uttering his more infamous line, "Get A
Life!"
William Shatner - Later, in that samew show, the Enterprise is a theme
restaurant, being inspected by Khan.
(1992) - The various presidential candidates visit a Star Trek convention
She-Wolf Of London
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Beyond The Beyond - The main characters attend the 25th anniversary of the
show "Beyond The Beyond", a very obvious (and insulting) spoof of "Star Trek".
The episode was shot in 1991, the same year as Trek's 25th Anniversary.
Tiny Toon Adventures
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A Quack In The Quarks - When you see the spaceship hanger, hit the freeze
frame on your VCR. There are several recognizable ships, including the
Enterprise.
Cinemaniacs: Duck Trek - Title says it all. Plucky Duck plays Captain Kirk who
goes visiting a planet in order to get a hair piece.
Hollywood Plucky - In the restaurant scene, Plucky and Hampton are waiters,
and one of the tables is seated Kirk, McCoy, and Spock. There is a slight
problem with the chicken.... so they phaser it!
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Thanks to...
Edward Champion - For loaning me half of his Trek tape collection.
Mike Brown - His endless informative contributions to Usenet
Larry Reznick - For checking over these lists with a magnifying glass for
those elusive typos
Brian Madsen - For the ton of additions to these lists
Otto 'Hackman' Heuer - For information stolen from his FAQ List
Brendan Kehoe & Raymond Chen - FTP Site moderators
Jim Earl and Paul Dyer - Wonderful Local Sysops
Martin Pollard - The man with the close eye for details
David Datta - For converting this lists over to a different format
David Learn - For the Shakespeare material
...and...
Paul Beatrice,
Mike Beltzner,
Dan Berry,
William James Cuffe,
Murry Chapman,
James P. Callison,
Kasey Chang,
Tim Cherna,
Paul Clements,
Jeff Comer,
Adam John Cooper,
Janis Maria Cortese,
John W Connelly,
D. Joseph Creighton,
Anthony A. Datri,
Christopher Davis,
Dave Davis,
Tim Dayger,
Richard F. Drushel,
Allan Finkas,
Zorch Frezberg,
Allan Finkas,
Neil Fraser,
Zorch Frezberg,
Dan "Spam" Garcia,
Matt Gertz,
Sarah Goldberg,
Jesus S. Gonzalez,
Michael Gunderson,
Paul Hager,
Chris Harmon,
David Henderson,
Carrie Howard,
Irwin Horowitz,
Matt Hucke,
William Hughes,
J. Scott Hofmann,
Jon Jerome,
Glenn E. Johnson,
Michael Kaufman,
David K. M. Klaus,
Steve Langner,
David Learn,
Charles Anthony Leone,
Charles Anthony Leone,
Denis Lepine,
Ian Levstein,
Lloyd Lim,
Paul Maserang,
Brian Madsen,
Michael Marek,
Etienne Mayrand,
Paul Maserang,
Robert Moore,
Kenneth Myers,
Michael Mullen,
Colum Mylod,
Taed Nelson,
Ross Nicol,
Samuel Osofsky,
Robert Oliver,
Owen E. Oulton,
Anthony Palombella,
Douglas S. Paterson,
Ken Pergrem,
Geoff Peters,
Loren Petrich,
Dave Phillips,
Jasper Pino,
Tony J. Podrasky,
Martin Pollard,
Geoff Poole,
Mitsuhiro Sakai,
Paul Sander,
Richard Saunders,
"Doc Science",
Robert Seidel,
Chas Stokes,
Dave Sturm,
Joe Schirmer,
"Doc Science",
Catherine Schulz,
Thomas Schmidt,
Robert Seidel,
David S. Serchayand,
Chris Smith,
"Sheaf",
Keven Spetz,
Michael Spohn,
Robert Timlin
"Mr. Tech",
Bernie Verreau,
Scott Viguie,
Michael Walsh,
Gary Wachs,
David Welle,
Bev White
...and the many fine folks on Usenet's rec.arts.startrek and Echonet/Fidonet's
Star Trek Echos.
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Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry
August 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991
He created a legend which continues on today, creating a show that has helped
believe that there was a future worth living for. He showed us that space is
not just for space battles, but for learning new ideas and ways of thinking,
and, indirectly, has done more for civil rights and the space program than
Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy. Gene will be missed, but will not
be forgotten.
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