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Star Trek Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
29 Episodes 1966 - 1967
Captain Kirk, Mr Spock, Dr McCoy and the USS Enterprise crew seek out new civilisations in this seminal sci-fi series.
Episode 1
The Man Trap
Thu, Sep 8, 1966 60 mins
Kirk and McCoy find trouble when a stop on planet M-113 for the annual medical checkup of two archaeologists reveals strange inconsistencies. Nancy: Jeanne Bal. Crater: Alfred Ryder. Crewman Green: Bruce Watson. Crewman Darnell: Michael Zaslow. Blonde Nancy: Francine Pine. M-113 Creature: Sharon Gimpel. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Uhura: Nichelle Nichols. Kirk: William Shatner.
Episode 2
Charlie X
Thu, Sep 15, 1966 60 mins
Spock is suspicious of a space orphan who claims he was the only survivor of a spaceship crash---and managed on his own for 14 years. Charlie: Robert Walker Jr. Capt. Ramart: Charles J. Stewart. Janice: Grace Lee Whitney. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy.
Episode 3
Where No Man Has Gone Before
Thu, Sep 22, 1966 60 mins
On a probe beyond the galaxy, the Enterprise encounters an unknown force that transforms two crew members into superior beings determined to take over the ship. Mitchell: Gary Lockwood. Elizabeth: Sally Kellerman. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Scott: James Doohan. Kirk: William Shatner.
Episode 4
The Naked Time
Thu, Sep 29, 1966 60 mins
A highly communicable virus is accidentally brought aboard by a crewman and spreads rapidly through the ranks, driving the crew into unique forms of madness. This episode introduced the Nurse Chapel character, played by Majel Barrett. Barrett went on to recurring roles in spin-off series, including "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and married series creator Gene Roddenberry. Tormolen: Stewart Moss. Riley: Bruce Hyde. Dr. Harrison: John Bellah. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Uhura: Nichelle Nichols.
Episode 5
The Enemy Within
Thu, Oct 6, 1966 60 mins
A transporter malfunction results in two separate Capt. Kirks---one, meek and indecisive, the other, violent and animalistic. Meanwhile, a landing party is stranded on a frozen planet. In this episode, McCoy first utters the phrase "He's dead, Jim." Fisher: Edward Madden. Lt. Farrell: Jim Goodwin. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Sulu: George Takei. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Written by Richard Matheson.
Episode 6
Mudd's Women
Thu, Oct 13, 1966 60 mins
The Enterprise rescues Harry Mudd and three beautiful women at the expense of the dilithium supply, so they head to the nearest mining planet where Mudd plans to trade the women for fuel. Eve: Karen Steele. Magda: Susan Denberg. Ruth: Maggie Thrett. Ben: Gene Dynarski. Kirk: William Shatner. Written by Robert Bloch.
Episode 7
What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Thu, Oct 20, 1966 60 mins
Kirk finds the long-missing Dr. Corby still alive on a frigid planet, where Kirk becomes a guinea pig in Corby's mad experiment to create a civilization of obedient androids. Corby: Michael Strong. Ruk: Ted Cassidy. Dr. Brown: Harry Basch. Matthews: Vince Dedrick. Rayburn: Budd Albright. Andrea: Sherry Jackson. Nurse Chapel: Majel Barrett. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Written by Robert Bloch.
Episode 8
Miri
Thu, Oct 27, 1966 60 mins
Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Yeoman Rand arrive on a planet resembling Earth in the 1960s and discover it has been ravaged by a genetically engineered virus that kills adults and extends childhood. Many of the children who appear in this episode are William Shatner's, Gene Roddenberry's and director Vincent McEveety's actual children. Miri: Kim Darby. Jahn: Michael J. Pollard. Fat Boy: John Megna. Kirk: William Shatner.
Episode 9
Dagger of the Mind
Thu, Nov 3, 1966 60 mins
The inspection of the Tantalus Penal Colony results in the discovery of dangerous experiments on the inmates and staff, being performed by the colony's director. Adams: James Gregory. Helen: Mariana Hill. Van Gelder: Morgan Woodward. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Uhura: Nichelle Nichols.
Episode 10
The Corbomite Maneuver
Thu, Nov 10, 1966 60 mins
Kirk uses a desperate gamble---the corbomite maneuver---to save the Enterprise from destruction at the hands of Balok, a mysterious alien who accuses him of trespassing. This episode introduced the characters of Dr. McCoy and Yeoman Rand. Balok: Clint Howard. Bailey: Anthony Call. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Dr. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Yeoman Rand: Grace Lee Whitney.
Episode 11
The Menagerie, Part I
Thu, Nov 17, 1966 60 mins
Part 1 of two. Spock acts mysteriously when he kidnaps a former captain (Jeffrey Hunter) of the Enterprise and sets the ship's controls to a forbidden planet, resulting in Spock being put on trial for a court martial. This episode uses footage from the series pilot, titled "The Cage." Vina: Susan Oliver. Commodore Mendez: Malachi Throne. Injured Pike: Sean Kenney. Miss Piper: Julie Parrish. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: William Shatner.
Episode 12
The Menagerie, Part II
Thu, Nov 24, 1966 60 mins
Conclusion. Spock conducts his own defense against a mutiny charge, offering a startling reenactment (with footage from the series' original pilot) of his former commander's visit to a forbidden planet. Pike: Jeffrey Hunter. Vina: Susan Oliver. Kirk: William Shatner. Mendez: Malachi Throne. Injured Pike: Sean Kenney. Miss Piper: Julie Parrish.
Episode 13
The Conscience of the King
Thu, Dec 8, 1966 60 mins
Kirk treads the fine line between justice and vengeance as he investigates a claim that one of his passengers is Kodos, a man who slaughtered 4000 people years earlier. Karidian: Arnold Moss. Lenore: Barbara Anderson. Dr. Leighton: William Sargent. Lt. Riley: Bruce Hyde. Yeoman Rand: Grace Lee Whitney. King Duncan: Carl Bruck. McCoy: DeForest Kelley.
Episode 14
Balance of Terror
Thu, Dec 15, 1966 60 mins
Kirk matches wits with a Romulan Commander (Mark Lenard) as the Enterprise chases a cloaked Romulan ship, which destroyed four Federation outposts, into the Neutral Zone. Centurion: John Warburton. Decius: Lawrence Montaigne. Yeoman Rand: Grace Lee Whitney. Stiles: Paul Comi. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: William Shatner. Uhura: Nichelle Nichols.
Episode 15
Shore Leave
Thu, Dec 29, 1966 60 mins
A rest-and-recreation stop is anything but restful when the crew sees living persons from their own pasts and a host of other unexplainable sights, including knights on horseback and Samurai warriors. Tonia: Emily Banks. Alice: Marsha Brown. Caretaker: Oliver McGowan. Lt. Rodriguez: Perry Lopez. Finnegan: Bruce Mars. Ruth: Shirley Bonne. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Sulu: George Takei. Kirk: William Shatner.
Episode 16
The Galileo Seven
Thu, Jan 5, 1967 60 mins
When the shuttlecraft Galileo crash-lands on a hostile planet inhabited by angry giants, the crew members argue bitterly as Spock attempts a desperate ploy to be rescued. Boma: Don Marshall. Commissioner: John Crawford. Mears: Phyllis Douglas. Gaetano: Peter Marko. Latimer: Rees Vaughn. Scotty: James Doohan. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: William Shatner.
Episode 17
The Squire of Gothos
Thu, Jan 12, 1967 60 mins
On an uncharted planet, Kirk and his crew become the playthings of a spoiled, petulant being called Trelane (William Campbell) who is fascinated by his human toys. DeSalle: Michael Barrier. Jaeger: Richard Carlyle. Yeoman Ross: Venita Wolf. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Uhura: Nichelle Nichols.
Episode 18
Arena
Thu, Jan 19, 1967 60 mins
The fate of the Enterprise hinges on the outcome of a duel between Kirk and the vicious, lizard-like commander of an alien spaceship. Metron: Carole Shelyne. Gorn Captain: Gary Coombes. Mr. Kelowitz: Grant Woods. O'Herlihy: Jerry Ayres. Mr. DePaul: Sean Kenney. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: Willam Shatner.
Episode 19
Tomorrow Is Yesterday
Thu, Jan 26, 1967 60 mins
An accident sends the Enterprise back to the 1960s, where it's spotted and identified as a UFO, requiring Kirk to erase all evidence of the ship's journey before returning to his own era. Captain: Roger Perry. Sergeant: Hal Lynch. Col. Fellini: Ed Peck. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: William Shatner. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Scotty: James Doohan.
Episode 20
Court-martial
Thu, Feb 2, 1967 60 mins
The Enterprise computer offers damaging evidence against Kirk, who has been brought to trial for criminal negligence in the death of crewman Ben Finney (Richard Webb). Portmaster Stone: Percy Rodriguez. Cogley: Elisha Cook Jr. Areel: Joan Marshall. Jamie Finney: Alice Rawlings. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. McCoy: DeForest Kelley.
Episode 21
The Return of the Archons
Thu, Feb 9, 1967 60 mins
Kirk's search for survivors of a missing ship leads to a unique society ruled by Landru, where visitors are treated like infections, which must be absorbed or destroyed. Reger: Harry Townes. Marplon: Torin Thatcher. Tula: Brioni Farrell. First Lawgiver: Sid Haig. Tamar: John Lormer. Hacon: Morgan Farley. Lindstron: Christopher Held. Lt. O'Neil: Sean Morgan. Bilar: Ralph Morer. Guard: David L. Ross. Yeoman Tamura: Miko Mayama.
Episode 22
Space Seed
Thu, Feb 16, 1967 60 mins
A race of superhumans, created by genetic-engineering experiments in the 1990s, is discovered drifting in space, frozen for 200 years. Ricardo Montalban plays Khan Noonian Singh, a role he reprised in the 1982 movie "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," which was based on this episode. Marla: Madlyn Rhue. Helmsman Spinelli: Blaisdell Makee. Uhura: Nichelle Nichols. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Scotty: James Doohan.
Episode 23
A Taste of Armageddon
Thu, Feb 23, 1967 60 mins
Kirk finds his entire crew sentenced to death when the Enterprise is caught in the crossfire of a 500-year-old conflict in which computers decide who will live and who must die. Anan 7: David Opatoshu. Ambassador Fox: Gene Lyons. Mea 3: Barbara Babcock. Sar 6: Robert Sampson. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy.
Episode 24
This Side of Paradise
Thu, Mar 2, 1967 60 mins
Kirk seeks an antidote to paradise when his crew deserts the Enterprise for a planet where colonists enjoy an idyllic existence, thanks to the tranquilizing effect of parasitic plant spores. Leila: Jill Ireland. Sandoval: Frank Overton. Leslie: Eddie Paskey. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Sulu: George Takei. Uhura: Nichelle Nichols. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: William Shatner.
Episode 25
Devil in the Dark
Thu, Mar 9, 1967 60 mins
The Enterprise responds to a distress call from the crew on a mining colony who are being killed by a bizarre creature capable of moving through solid rock.
Episode 26
Errand of Mercy
Thu, Mar 23, 1967 60 mins
A peace-loving race gives Kirk a lesson in warfare when they hesitate to interfere in a skirmish between the Federation and Klingons that threatens their planet.
Episode 27
The Alternative Factor
Thu, Mar 30, 1967 60 mins
Kirk's investigation of an energy force takes him to a planet where he encounters Lazarus who is actually two people---one sane, one insane---from parallel universes.
Episode 28
The City on the Edge of Forever
Thu, Apr 6, 1967 60 mins
Harlan Ellison wrote this classic episode in which McCoy, delirious from the accidental ingestion of an experimental drug, leaps through a time portal to 1930s New York City with Kirk and Spock in pursuit, where their actions could affect the course of history. Edith: Joan Collins. Voice of the Guardian of Forever: Bartell LaRue. Scott: James Doohan. Uhura: Nichelle Nichols. McCoy: DeForest Kelley.
Episode 29
Operation: Annihilate!
Thu, Apr 13, 1967 60 mins
A trip to Deneva reveals parasitic creatures have devastated the planet, driving the inhabitants insane, and one has infected Spock.
