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1966–1969 · 80 EPISODESTOS
STAR TREK:

THE ORIGINAL SERIES

Captain Kirk, Mr Spock and Dr McCoy take the USS Enterprise on its five-year mission. The 1960s series that started it all, full of big ideas, moral dilemmas and a crew who feel like friends.

PREMIERED
8 September 1966
ORIGINALLY ON
NBC
SEASONS
3
EPISODES
80

SEASONS

SEASON 11966 · 29 EPISODESSEASON 21967 · 26 EPISODESSEASON 31968 · 24 EPISODESTHE PILOT1988 · 1 EPISODE

SEASON 1

Season 1 · first shown 8 Sep 1966 to 13 Apr 1967 · NBC

  1. 1×01The Man Trap8 Sep 1966HISTORIC PICKWhere Star Trek began on air.
  2. 1×02Charlie X15 Sep 1966GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEA teenager with godlike power.
  3. 1×03Where No Man Has Gone Before22 Sep 1966ESSENTIAL VIEWINGThe pilot that sold Star Trek.
  4. 1×04The Naked Time29 Sep 1966FAN FAVOURITEThe crew unbuttoned, and Spock unravelled.
  5. 1×05The Enemy Within6 Oct 1966ESSENTIAL VIEWINGShatner versus Shatner, plus the first nerve pinch.
  6. 1×06Mudd's Women13 Oct 1966FUN PICKMeet Harry Mudd, though its gender politics creak.
  7. 1×07What Are Little Girls Made Of?20 Oct 1966HIDDEN GEMCreepy androids and big questions about humanity.
  8. 1×08Miri27 Oct 1966GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEEerie, and once banned by the BBC.
  9. 1×09Dagger of the Mind3 Nov 1966HIDDEN GEMThe mind meld debuts in a dark thriller.
  10. 1×10The Corbomite Maneuver10 Nov 1966FAN FAVOURITEKirk plays poker with a giant alien ship.
  11. 1×11The Menagerie, Part I17 Nov 1966ESSENTIAL VIEWINGSpock's mutiny wraps Star Trek's first pilot.
  12. 1×12The Menagerie, Part II24 Nov 1966ESSENTIAL VIEWINGA Hugo winner with a moving ending.
  13. 1×13The Conscience of the King8 Dec 1966HIDDEN GEMShakespeare, murder and Kirk's haunted past.
  14. 1×14Balance of Terror15 Dec 1966ESSENTIAL VIEWINGA submarine thriller that introduced the Romulans.
  15. 1×15Shore Leave29 Dec 1966FUN PICKAlice in Wonderland meets Star Trek.
  16. 1×16The Galileo Seven5 Jan 1967GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODESpock in command, and logic tested.
  17. 1×17The Squire of Gothos12 Jan 1967FAN FAVOURITEA gloriously theatrical villain.
  18. 1×18Arena19 Jan 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGKirk versus the Gorn.
  19. 1×19Tomorrow Is Yesterday26 Jan 1967FUN PICKStar Trek's first trip back in time.
  20. 1×20Court Martial2 Feb 1967GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEKirk on trial.
  21. 1×21The Return of the Archons9 Feb 1967GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEThe Prime Directive's debut.
  22. 1×22Space Seed16 Feb 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGKhan's first appearance.
  23. 1×23A Taste of Armageddon23 Feb 1967GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEWar made clean and efficient.
  24. 1×24This Side of Paradise2 Mar 1967FAN FAVOURITESpock in love.
  25. 1×25The Devil in the Dark9 Mar 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGStar Trek's monster story turned inside out.
  26. 1×26Errand of Mercy23 Mar 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGThe Klingons arrive.
  27. 1×27The Alternative Factor30 Mar 1967FOR COMPLETISTSA muddled story, interesting idea.
  28. 1×28The City on the Edge of Forever6 Apr 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGWidely ranked the series' finest hour.
  29. 1×29Operation – Annihilate!13 Apr 1967FUN PICKA pulpy season finale with flying parasites.

SEASON 2

Season 2 · first shown 15 Sep 1967 to 29 Mar 1968 · NBC

  1. 2×01Amok Time15 Sep 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGOur first trip to Vulcan.
  2. 2×02Who Mourns for Adonais?22 Sep 1967FUN PICKKirk takes on a Greek god.
  3. 2×03The Changeling29 Sep 1967GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEKirk out-argues a killer machine.
  4. 2×04Mirror, Mirror6 Oct 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGThe birth of the mirror universe.
  5. 2×05The Apple13 Oct 1967GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEWas Kirk right to end paradise?
  6. 2×06The Doomsday Machine20 Oct 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGMoby Dick with a planet killer.
  7. 2×07Catspaw27 Oct 1967FUN PICKStar Trek's Halloween episode, witches and all.
  8. 2×08I, Mudd3 Nov 1967FUN PICKPure comedy, with Harry Mudd at his best.
  9. 2×09Metamorphosis10 Nov 1967HIDDEN GEMA gentle love story with a twist.
  10. 2×10Journey to Babel17 Nov 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGMeet Spock's parents.
  11. 2×11Friday's Child1 Dec 1967FUN PICKKlingons, Julie Newmar and McCoy the midwife.
  12. 2×12The Deadly Years8 Dec 1967FOR COMPLETISTSA solid ageing drama with fine make-up.
  13. 2×13Obsession15 Dec 1967GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEKirk's own Moby Dick.
  14. 2×14Wolf in the Fold22 Dec 1967FUN PICKStar Trek meets Jack the Ripper.
  15. 2×15The Trouble with Tribbles29 Dec 1967ESSENTIAL VIEWINGStar Trek's best-loved comedy.
  16. 2×16The Gamesters of Triskelion5 Jan 1968SO BAD IT'S FUNQuatloos, collars and arena brawls.
  17. 2×17A Piece of the Action12 Jan 1968FAN FAVOURITEKirk plays gangster, and loves it.
  18. 2×18The Immunity Syndrome19 Jan 1968HIDDEN GEMSpace amoeba, superb Spock and McCoy.
  19. 2×19A Private Little War2 Feb 1968GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEVietnam, Star Trek style.
  20. 2×20Return to Tomorrow9 Feb 1968HIDDEN GEMNimoy clearly relishes playing the villain.
  21. 2×21Patterns of Force16 Feb 1968GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEHistory's warning, Trek style.
  22. 2×22By Any Other Name23 Feb 1968FUN PICKScotty's finest drinking session.
  23. 2×23The Omega Glory1 Mar 1968FOR COMPLETISTSThe flag-waving finale divides fans.
  24. 2×24The Ultimate Computer8 Mar 1968ESSENTIAL VIEWINGKirk versus the machine, still timely.
  25. 2×25Bread and Circuses15 Mar 1968HIDDEN GEMGladiators on prime-time television.
  26. 2×26Assignment: Earth29 Mar 1968FUN PICKThe spin-off pilot that never was.

SEASON 3

Season 3 · first shown 20 Sep 1968 to 3 Jun 1969 · NBC

  1. 3×01Spock's Brain20 Sep 1968SO BAD IT'S FUNA legendary season opener.
  2. 3×02The Enterprise Incident27 Sep 1968ESSENTIAL VIEWINGSpock's finest spy thriller.
  3. 3×03The Paradise Syndrome4 Oct 1968FAN FAVOURITEKirk's most tragic romance.
  4. 3×04And the Children Shall Lead11 Oct 1968FOR COMPLETISTSOften named among the weakest episodes.
  5. 3×05Is There in Truth No Beauty?18 Oct 1968GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEWhere IDIC was born.
  6. 3×06Spectre of the Gun25 Oct 1968HIDDEN GEMSurreal, stylish and strikingly low budget.
  7. 3×07Day of the Dove1 Nov 1968GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEKlingons, swords and a timely message.
  8. 3×08For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky8 Nov 1968FUN PICKMcCoy's turn for love.
  9. 3×09The Tholian Web15 Nov 1968ESSENTIAL VIEWINGSpock and McCoy at their best.
  10. 3×10Plato's Stepchildren22 Nov 1968HISTORIC PICKUncomfortable viewing, but a landmark moment.
  11. 3×11Wink of an Eye29 Nov 1968FUN PICKHigh-speed hijinks on a low budget.
  12. 3×12The Empath6 Dec 1968HIDDEN GEMStark, theatrical and powerfully acted.
  13. 3×13Elaan of Troyius20 Dec 1968FUN PICKShakespeare's shrew meets a Klingon battle.
  14. 3×14Whom Gods Destroy3 Jan 1969FOR COMPLETISTSA great villain in a thin story.
  15. 3×15Let That Be Your Last Battlefield10 Jan 1969GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEStar Trek's boldest race allegory.
  16. 3×16The Mark of Gideon17 Jan 1969GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEA strange idea worth arguing over.
  17. 3×17That Which Survives24 Jan 1969HIDDEN GEMAn eerie, atmospheric mystery.
  18. 3×18The Lights of Zetar31 Jan 1969FOR COMPLETISTSA Scotty romance with a famous legacy.
  19. 3×19Requiem for Methuselah14 Feb 1969GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEImmortality, art and love.
  20. 3×20The Way to Eden21 Feb 1969SO BAD IT'S FUNThe infamous space hippies.
  21. 3×21The Cloud Minders28 Feb 1969GREAT DISCUSSION EPISODEClass war in the clouds.
  22. 3×22The Savage Curtain7 Mar 1969FUN PICKLincoln, Surak and Kahless in one episode.
  23. 3×23All Our Yesterdays14 Mar 1969FAN FAVOURITEA moving late-series time-travel tragedy.
  24. 3×24Turnabout Intruder3 Jun 1969HISTORIC PICKThe final voyage, flaws and all.

THE PILOT

The original pilot, made in 1965 · first shown 4 Oct 1988

  1. PILOTThe Cage4 Oct 1988ESSENTIAL VIEWINGStar Trek before Kirk.
NEW TO TOS?
Start with the Essential viewing picks: 19 of them, marked in red.Every episode page has a spoiler-free summary first, and a Talking Point to chew over afterwards.