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PDF generated at: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:19:48 UTC Contents Articles Season Overview 1 Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) 1 1968–69 Episodes 5 Spock's Brain 5 The Enterprise Incident 8 The Paradise Syndrome 12 And the Children Shall Lead 16 Is There in Truth No Beauty? 19 Spectre of the Gun 22 Day of the Dove 25 For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky 28 The Tholian Web 32 Plato's Stepchildren 35 Wink of an Eye 38 The Empath 41 Elaan of Troyius 44 Whom Gods Destroy 47 Let That Be Your Last Battlefield 50 The Mark of Gideon 53 That Which Survives 56 The Lights of Zetar 58 Requiem for Methuselah 61 The Way to Eden 64 The Cloud Minders 68 The Savage Curtain 71 All Our Yesterdays 74 Turnabout Intruder 77 References Article Sources and Contributors 81 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 83 Article Licenses License 84 1 Season Overview Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) Country of origin United States No. of episodes 24 Broadcast Original channel NBC Original run September 20, 1968 – June 3, 1969 Home video release DVD release Region 1 December 14, 2004 (Original) November 18, 2008 (Remastered) Region 2 December 6, 2004 (Original) April 27, 2009 (Remastered) Blu-ray Disc release Region A December 15, 2009 Region B March 22, 2010 Season chronology ← Previous Season 2 Next → — List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes The third and final season of the original Star Trek aired Fridays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) on NBC from September 20, 1968 to March 14, 1969. The final episode aired Tuesday, June 3, 1969 at 7:30-8:30 pm (EST). Episodes Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) 2 No. in No. in Title Stardate Directed by Written by Original airdate Production series season code 56 1 "Spock's Brain" 5431.4 Marc Daniels Lee Cronin September 20, 1968 61 Captain Kirk pursues aliens who have stolen Spock's brain. 57 2 "The Enterprise 5027.3 John Meredyth D. C. Fontana September 27, 1968 59 Incident" Lucas The crew of the Enterprise attempts to steal a Romulan cloaking device. 58 3 "The Paradise 4842.6 Jud Taylor Margaret Armen October 4, 1968 58 Syndrome" A mysterious alien device on a planet with a predominantly American Indian culture erases Captain Kirk's memory, and he begins a life with them as a member of their tribe. 59 4 "And the Children 5029.5 Marvin Edward J. Lakso October 11, 1968 60 Shall Lead" Chomsky The crew of the Enterprise rescues a group of children stranded on a planet, along with their evil "imaginary" friend. 60 5 "Is There in Truth 5630.7 Ralph Senensky Jean Lisette October 18, 1968 62 No Beauty?" Aroeste The Enterprise travels with an alien ambassador who must travel inside a special black case because his appearance causes insanity. 61 6 "Spectre of the 4385.3 Vincent Lee Cronin October 25, 1968 56 Gun" McEveety For trespassing on an alien world, Captain Kirk and his companions are forced to re-enact the famous shoot-out at the O.K. Corral with themselves cast as the losing side. 62 7 "Day of the Dove" Unknown Marvin Jerome Bixby November 1, 1968 66 Chomsky An alien energy-based life form that feeds on negative emotions (such as fear, anger, hatred) drives the crew of the Enterprise into brutal conflict with the Klingons. 63 8 "For the World Is 5476.3 Tony Leader Rik Vollaerts November 8, 1968 65 Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" As McCoy discovers he is dying of an incurable disease, the crew of the Enterprise rush to stop an asteroid from colliding with a Federation world, only to discover that the asteroid is, in fact, a disguised alien vessel. They find an entire civilization living in the ship who believe they are actually on a planet and a dictatorial "Oracle" who forbids any attempt to discover the truth. 64 9 "The Tholian Web" 5693.2 Herb Judy Burns and November 15, 1968 64 Wallerstein Chet Richards Captain Kirk is caught between dimensions while the Enterprise is trapped by an energy draining web spun by mysterious aliens. A sequel to this episode is In a Mirror Darkly, the second to last major story arc of the final season of Star Trek Enterprise 65 10 "Plato's 5784.2 David Meyer Dolinsky November 22, 1968 67 Stepchildren" Alexander The crew of the Enterprise encounters an ageless and mischievous race of psychic humanoids who claim to have organized their society around Ancient Greek ideals. 66 11 "Wink of an Eye" 5710.5 Jud Taylor Teleplay: Arthur November 29, 1968 68 Heinemann Story: Lee Cronin Invisible "time-accelerated" aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as "genetic stock". 67 12 "The Empath" 5121.5 John Erman Joyce Muskat December 6, 1968 63 While visiting a doomed planet, the landing party is subject to torturous experiments to test an empathic race. Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) 3 68 13 "Elaan of Troyius" 4372.5 John Meredyth John Meredyth December 20, 1968 57 Lucas Lucas Captain Kirk hosts a spoiled princess, who must bring peace to a star system at war. 69 14 "Whom Gods 5718.3 Herb Teleplay: Lee January 3, 1969 71 Destroy" Wallerstein Erwin Story: Lee Erwin and Jerry Sohl Captain Kirk visits a mental health facility and confronts an insane starship captain who believes he is destined to control the universe. 70 15 "Let That Be Your 5730.2 Jud Taylor Teleplay: Oliver January 10, 1969 70 Last Battlefield" Crawford Story: Lee Cronin The Enterprise picks up the last two survivors of a war-torn planet who are still committed to destroying each other aboard the ship. 71 16 "The Mark of 5423.4 Jud Taylor George F. Slavin January 17, 1969 72 Gideon" and Stanley Adams An overpopulated race of aliens abduct Kirk to solve their problem. 72 17 "That Which Unknown Herb Teleplay: John January 24, 1969 69 Survives" Wallerstein Meredyth Lucas Story: Michael Richards The crew of the Enterprise visits an abandoned outpost guarded by a mysterious computer. 73 18 "The Lights of 5725.3 Herb Kenwith Jeremy Tarcher January 31, 1969 73 Zetar" and Shari Lewis Strange, energy-based alien life forms threaten the Memory Alpha station and the Enterprise crew. 74 19 "Requiem for 5843.7 Murray Golden Jerome Bixby February 14, 1969 76 Methuselah" The crew of the Enterprise encounters an immortal human who lives as a recluse on his own planet. 75 20 "The Way to Eden" 5832.3 David Teleplay: Arthur February 21, 1969 75 Alexander Heinemann Story: Michael Richards and Arthur Heinemann The Enterprise is hijacked by a criminal doctor and his loyal, hippie-like followers who are attempting to find paradise. 76 21 "The Cloud 5818.4 Jud Taylor Teleplay: February 28, 1969 74 Minders" Margaret Armen Story: David Gerrold and Oliver Crawford Kirk races against time to acquire plague-fighting minerals from a world in the midst of a civil uprising. 77 22 "The Savage 5906.4 Herschel Teleplay: Arthur March 7, 1969 77 Curtain" Daugherty Heinemann and Gene Roddenberry Story: Gene Roddenberry Aliens force Kirk and Spock to battle illusionary villains in a test of good versus evil. 78 23 "All Our 5943.7 Marvin Jean Lisette March 14, 1969 78 Yesterdays" Chomsky Aroeste Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) 4 Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are trapped in the past on a world threatened by a nova. 79 24 "Turnabout 5928.5 Herb Teleplay: Arthur June 3, 1969 79 Intruder" Wallerstein Singer Story: Gene Roddenberry Kirk's consciousness becomes trapped in the body of a woman bent on killing him and taking over his command while inhabiting his body. References 5 1968–69 Episodes Spock's Brain "Spock's Brain" Star Trek: The Original Series episode On Kirk's command, Spock grabs Kara's wrist to deactivate her bracelet. Episode no. Season 3 Episode 1 Directed by Marc Daniels Written by Lee Cronin Featured music Fred Steiner Cinematography by Jerry Finnerman Production code 061 Original air date September 20, 1968 Guest actors • Marj Dusay - Kara • Sheila Leighton - Luma • James Daris - Morg Episode chronology ← Previous Next → "Assignment: Earth" "The Enterprise Incident" List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes "Spock's Brain" is the first episode of the third season of the original science fiction television series Star Trek, first broadcast September 20, 1968. It was the first episode to air after NBC moved the show from 8:30 P.M. to 10 P.M. on Friday nights. It was repeated July 8, 1969. It is episode #56, production #61, written by Gene L. Coon (under the pseudonym Lee Cronin) and directed by Marc Daniels. In this episode, an alien female beams aboard the ship and, after incapacitating the rest of the crew, surgically removes Spock's brain. Kirk and the crew have just hours to locate and replace it before Spock's body dies. Spock's Brain 6 Plot On stardate 5431.4, the Federation starship USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, encounters a curious ship of unusual design. Upon contact, the ship emits a transport beam and a mysterious woman appears on the Enterprise bridge. She stuns the entire crew using a bracelet-like device, then examines each of them, taking particular interest in the Vulcan First Officer Spock.