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Star Trek Season 1

Star Trek

Season 1

September 8, 1966 29 episodes

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The Man Trap
E1
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E1. The Man Trap

50m Sep 8, 1966

Doctor Leonard “Bones” McCoy meets a former girlfriend when the enterprise brings supplies to a remote archaeological survey group. Still attractive to McCoy, the woman's current appearance hides a dark and deadly secret.

Charlie X
E2
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E2. Charlie X

51m Sep 15, 1966

Raised from boyhood by non-corporeal beings, 17 year old Charles Evans is picked up and transferred to the Enterprise. On board the ship, the teenager proves dangerously unable to wield his enormous psionic powers with maturity.

Where No Man Has Gone Before
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E3. Where No Man Has Gone Before

51m Sep 22, 1966

When Enterprise encounters a Force Field at the edge of the Galaxy, one of the crew members psionic abilities are accelerated to God like proportions causing him to become a powerful murderous being.

The Naked Time
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E4. The Naked Time

51m Sep 29, 1966

An alien virus strips the enterprise crew of their inhibitions, causing chaos as each crew member is overcome by hidden emotions. Meanwhile, the Enterprise is being pulled inexorably into a nearby planet's gravity well.

The Enemy Within
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E5. The Enemy Within

50m Oct 6, 1966

Split by a transporter malfunction into two beings with very different personalities, the resulting twin Captain Kirk proves that neither a purely evil nor a sweetly good captain can survive without the missing half.

Mudd's Women
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E6. Mudd's Women

50m Oct 13, 1966

Rescuing the crew of a ship from an asteroid belt, the Enterprise plays host to conman extraordinaire, the cunning Harry Mudd and his cargo: three beautiful women looking for suitors.

What Are Little Girls Made Of?
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E7. What Are Little Girls Made Of?

50m Oct 20, 1966

Helping nurse Christine Chapel search for her fiancé, the Enterprise finds a detached Dr. Korby working on a plan to create Android duplicates of key figures, beginning with James Kirk.

Miri
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E8. Miri

50m Oct 27, 1966

On a planet populated by children whose aging process has been slowed artificially. Kirk’s landing party members contract a virus that kills adults. Despite their violent attacks, Kirk is determined to help the children.

Dagger of the Mind
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E9. Dagger of the Mind

50m Nov 3, 1966

When a wild eyed maniac escaping from the Tantalus Penal Colony turns out to be one of the psychiatric staff, Kirk investigates the institution and discovers a chilling exercise in mind control.

The Corbomite Maneuver
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E10. The Corbomite Maneuver

50m Nov 10, 1966

Threatened by the sinister captain of a powerful alien vessel, Kirk claims that the Enterprise carries a powerful explosive which will destroy both ships. The move produces unexpected actions from the alien adversary.

The Menagerie (1)
E11
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E11. The Menagerie (1)

49m Nov 17, 1966

Apparently summoned to Star Base 11, Kirk, Spock and McCoy visit a former Enterprise Commander, the paralyzed and horribly disfigured Christopher Pike. Uncharacteristically, Spock commandeers the Enterprise, then turns himself in for court martial.

The Menagerie (2)
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E12. The Menagerie (2)

50m Nov 24, 1966

Spock's court martial reveals the actions of Captain Pike on his previous visit to Talos IV, where the powerful Talosians tried to persuade Pike to breed with women provided for the purpose.

The Conscience of the King
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E13. The Conscience of the King

50m Dec 8, 1966

Contacted by one of the other two witnesses to the crimes of mass murderer “Kodos the Executioner,” Kirk is persuaded that the criminal may be disguising himself as an actor in a traveling theatrical troupe.

Balance of Terror
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E14. Balance of Terror

50m Dec 15, 1966

Despite the earlier Romulan war, the Romulans have never been seen in person. The Enterprise, in pursuit of a Romulan aggressor, makes a discovery that causes suspicion about a senior crew member.

Shore Leave
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E15. Shore Leave

50m Dec 29, 1966

When McCoy sees the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, the crew begins to realize that the planet they are visiting seems to have the dangerous power to turn any thought into reality.

The Galileo Seven
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E16. The Galileo Seven

50m Jan 5, 1967

Crash landing on a planet populated by hostile giants, the 7-man crew of the shuttlecraft Galileo find themselves unable to communicate with the enterprise or to escape the planet's atmosphere.

The Squire of Gothos
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E17. The Squire of Gothos

50m Jan 12, 1967

Encountering an uncharted planet in an empty region of space, Kirk and his crew are entertained by Trelane, a playful being who lacks the self-control to wield his great psionic powers with discipline.

Arena
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E18. Arena

51m Jan 19, 1967

With both their ships held captive by powerful beings, Kirk and the captain of the alien vessel are placed on an asteroid to fight for their lives and the lives of their crews.

Tomorrow Is Yesterday
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E19. Tomorrow Is Yesterday

50m Jan 26, 1967

In a freak accident the Enterprise is sent back to 20th century Earth, and must find their way back without changing history.

Court Martial
E20
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E20. Court Martial

50m Feb 2, 1967

Captain Kirk's career is at stake when he is put on trial for the loss of a crewman during an ion storm.

The Return of the Archons
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E21. The Return of the Archons

50m Feb 9, 1967

The Enterprise encounters a seemingly peaceful civilization run by a "benevolent" being named Landru... who intends for them to join his people.

Space Seed
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E22. Space Seed

50m Feb 16, 1967

The Enterprise picks up a crew of genetic supermen from the 20th century... and their leader, Khan, plans to create a new empire.

A Taste of Armageddon
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E23. A Taste of Armageddon

50m Feb 23, 1967

The Enterprise arrives at a planet to establish diplomatic relations and finds itself in the middle of a "peaceful" war that threatens to destroy the ship.

This Side of Paradise
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E24. This Side of Paradise

50m Mar 2, 1967

The Enterprise crew try to rescue colonists from deadly radiation, but instead encounter strange alien spores that seem to offer paradise.

The Devil in the Dark
E25
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E25. The Devil in the Dark

50m Mar 9, 1967

Kirk investigates a series of grisly murders on a mining planet that are the work of a seemingly hostile alien creature.

Errand of Mercy
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E26. Errand of Mercy

50m Mar 23, 1967

The Federation and the Klingon Empire teeter on the brink of war as Kirk investigates Organia, a humble planet, inhabited by pacifists, that is unwittingly caught in the middle.

The Alternative Factor
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E27. The Alternative Factor

51m Mar 30, 1967

Kirk and Spock encounter an alien named Lazarus who claims to be from an anti-matter universe.

The City on the Edge of Forever
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E28. The City on the Edge of Forever

50m Apr 6, 1967

Kirk and Spock must travel into the past in order to correct a change that will alter history.

Operation: Annihilate!
E29
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E29. Operation: Annihilate!

50m Apr 13, 1967

Kirk and the Enterprise must combat parasitic aliens threatening the lives of millions.

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