Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
| Star Trek: The Original Series | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 DVD and Blu-ray cover | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 20, 1968 – June 3, 1969 |
| Season chronology | |
The third and final season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek, premiered on NBC on Friday, September 20, 1968 and concluded on Tuesday, June 3, 1969. It consisted of twenty-four episodes. Star Trek: The Original Series is an American science fiction television series produced by Fred Freiberger, and created by Gene Roddenberry, and the original series of the Star Trek franchise. It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy.
Broadcast history
[edit]This is the first season to air after NBC moved the show from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday nights. The season originally aired Fridays at 10:00–11:00 p.m. (EST) on NBC. The final episode aired on Tuesday, June 3, 1969, at 7:30–8:30 p.m. (EST).
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk: The commanding officer of the USS Enterprise
- Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock: The ship's half-human/half-Vulcan science officer and first/executive officer
- DeForest Kelley as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy: The ship's chief medical officer
- James Doohan as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott: The Enterprise's chief engineer and second officer
- Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura: The ship's communications officer
- George Takei as Lieutenant Sulu: The ship's helmsman
- Walter Koenig as Ensign Pavel Chekov: A Russian-born navigator introduced in the second season premiere episode
- Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel: The ship's head nurse. Barrett also played the ship's first officer (number one) in "The Cage" and voiced the ship's computer.
Recurring
[edit]- Eddie Paskey as Lt. Leslie
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code | U.S. households (in millions) |
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| 56 | 1 | "Spock's Brain" | Marc Daniels | Gene L. Coon[a] | September 20, 1968 | 61 | 9.18[3] |
| 57 | 2 | "The Enterprise Incident" | John Meredyth Lucas | D. C. Fontana | September 27, 1968 | 59 | 6.67[3] |
| 58 | 3 | "The Paradise Syndrome" | Jud Taylor | Margaret Armen | October 4, 1968 | 58 | 7.58[3] |
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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.[2] | |||||||
| 59 | 4 | "And the Children Shall Lead" | Marvin Chomsky | Edward J. Lakso | October 11, 1968 | 60 | 7.98[3] |
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The crew of the Enterprise rescues a group of children stranded on a planet, along with their evil "imaginary" friend.[2] | |||||||
| 60 | 5 | "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" | Ralph Senensky | Jean Lisette Aroeste | October 18, 1968 | 62 | 7.35[3] |
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The Enterprise travels with an alien ambassador who must travel inside a special case because his appearance causes insanity.[2] | |||||||
| 61 | 6 | "Spectre of the Gun" | Vincent McEveety | Gene L. Coon[a] | October 25, 1968 | 56 | 7.70[3] |
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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.[2] | |||||||
| 62 | 7 | "Day of the Dove" | Marvin Chomsky | Jerome Bixby | November 1, 1968 | 66 | 7.98[3] |
| 63 | 8 | "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" | Tony Leader | Hendrik Vollaerts | November 8, 1968 | 65 | 7.52[3] |
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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.[2] | |||||||
| 64 | 9 | "The Tholian Web" | Herb Wallerstein | Judy Burns and Chet Richards | November 15, 1968 | 64 | 7.64[3] |
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Captain Kirk is caught between dimensions while the Enterprise is trapped by an energy draining web spun by mysterious aliens. The two-part Enterprise episode "In a Mirror, Darkly" serves as a sequel to this episode.[2] | |||||||
| 65 | 10 | "Plato's Stepchildren" | David Alexander | Meyer Dolinsky | November 22, 1968 | 67 | 7.41[3] |
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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.[2] | |||||||
| 66 | 11 | "Wink of an Eye" | Jud Taylor | Story by : Gene L. Coon[a] Teleplay by : Arthur Heinemann | November 29, 1968 | 68 | 8.72[3] |
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Invisible "time-accelerated" aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as "genetic stock".[2] | |||||||
| 67 | 12 | "The Empath" | John Erman | Joyce Muskat | December 6, 1968 | 63 | 9.86[3] |
| 68 | 13 | "Elaan of Troyius" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | December 20, 1968 | 57 | 7.81[3] |
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While transporting an arrogant, demanding spoiled princess for a political marriage, Captain Kirk must cope both with her biochemical ability to force him to love her and sabotage on his ship.[2] | |||||||
| 69 | 14 | "Whom Gods Destroy" | Herb Wallerstein | Story by : Lee Erwin and Jerry Sohl Teleplay by : Lee Erwin | January 3, 1969 | 71 | 6.84[3] |
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Captain Kirk visits a mental health facility and confronts an insane starship captain who believes he is destined to control the universe.[2] | |||||||
| 70 | 15 | "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" | Jud Taylor | Story by : Gene L. Coon[a] Teleplay by : Oliver Crawford | January 10, 1969 | 70 | 7.92[3] |
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The Enterprise picks up the last two survivors of a war-torn planet who are still committed to destroying each other aboard the ship.[2] | |||||||
| 71 | 16 | "The Mark of Gideon" | Jud Taylor | George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams | January 17, 1969 | 72 | 6.78[3] |
| 72 | 17 | "That Which Survives" | Herb Wallerstein | Story by : D. C. Fontana[b] Teleplay by : John Meredyth Lucas | January 24, 1969 | 69 | 7.81[3] |
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The crew of the Enterprise visits an abandoned outpost guarded by a mysterious computer.[2] | |||||||
| 73 | 18 | "The Lights of Zetar" | Herb Kenwith | Jeremy Tarcher and Shari Lewis | January 31, 1969 | 73 | 8.09[3] |
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Strange, energy-based alien life forms threaten the Memory Alpha station and the Enterprise crew.[2] | |||||||
| 74 | 19 | "Requiem for Methuselah" | Murray Golden | Jerome Bixby | February 14, 1969 | 76 | 6.95[3] |
| 75 | 20 | "The Way to Eden" | David Alexander | Story by : D. C. Fontana[b] and Arthur Heinemann Teleplay by : Arthur Heinemann | February 21, 1969 | 75 | 7.07[3] |
| 76 | 21 | "The Cloud Minders" | Jud Taylor | Story by : David Gerrold and Oliver Crawford Teleplay by : Margaret Armen | February 28, 1969 | 74 | 7.58[3] |
| 77 | 22 | "The Savage Curtain" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by : Gene Roddenberry Teleplay by : Gene Roddenberry and Arthur Heinemann | March 7, 1969 | 77 | 6.73[3] |
| 78 | 23 | "All Our Yesterdays" | Marvin Chomsky | Jean Lisette Aroeste | March 14, 1969 | 78 | 7.41[3] |
| 79 | 24 | "Turnabout Intruder" | Herb Wallerstein | Story by : Gene Roddenberry Teleplay by : Arthur Singer | June 3, 1969 | 79 | 5.02[3] |
Home media
[edit]The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Paramount Home Entertainment.
The third season was released in original and also in a remastered format by 2008.[4]
See also
[edit]- List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes – all episodes listed in chronological order, no summaries
- Star Trek: The Original Series season 1 – listing of first-season episodes, summarized with links
- Star Trek: The Original Series season 2 – listing of second-season episodes, summarized with links
References
[edit]- ^ Trimble, Bjo (1976). Star Trek Concordance. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 37–89. ISBN 0-345-25137-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Star Trek: Episodes Season 3". StarTrek.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "1968-69 Primetime.pdf". Nielsen Media Research. Google Drive. February 17, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ CBS Announces Trek Remastered Complete Series DVD Set