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: The Original Series, 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
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 pm (EST) on NBC. The final episode aired on Tuesday, June 3, 1969, at 7:30-8:30 pm (EST).
Cast
Main
- 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
- Eddie Paskey as Lt. Leslie
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | "Spock's Brain" | Marc Daniels | Gene L. Coon[a] | September 20, 1968 | 61 |
| 57 | 2 | "The Enterprise Incident" | John Meredyth Lucas | D. C. Fontana | September 27, 1968 | 59 |
| 58 | 3 | "The Paradise Syndrome" | Jud Taylor | Margaret Armen | October 4, 1968 | 58 |
| 59 | 4 | "And the Children Shall Lead" | Marvin Chomsky | Edward J. Lakso | October 11, 1968 | 60 |
| 60 | 5 | "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" | Ralph Senensky | Jean Lisette Aroeste | October 18, 1968 | 62 |
| 61 | 6 | "Spectre of the Gun" | Vincent McEveety | Gene L. Coon[a] | October 25, 1968 | 56 |
| 62 | 7 | "Day of the Dove" | Marvin Chomsky | Jerome Bixby | November 1, 1968 | 66 |
| 63 | 8 | "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" | Tony Leader | Rik Vollaerts | November 8, 1968 | 65 |
| 64 | 9 | "The Tholian Web" | Herb Wallerstein | Judy Burns and Chet Richards | November 15, 1968 | 64 |
| 65 | 10 | "Plato's Stepchildren" | David Alexander | Meyer Dolinsky | November 22, 1968 | 67 |
| 66 | 11 | "Wink of an Eye" | Jud Taylor | Story by : Gene L. Coon[a] Teleplay by : Arthur Heinemann | November 29, 1968 | 68 |
| 67 | 12 | "The Empath" | John Erman | Joyce Muskat | December 6, 1968 | 63 |
| 68 | 13 | "Elaan of Troyius" | John Meredyth Lucas | John Meredyth Lucas | December 20, 1968 | 57 |
| 69 | 14 | "Whom Gods Destroy" | Herb Wallerstein | Story by : Lee Erwin and Jerry Sohl Teleplay by : Lee Erwin | January 3, 1969 | 71 |
| 70 | 15 | "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" | Jud Taylor | Story by : Gene L. Coon[a] Teleplay by : Oliver Crawford | January 10, 1969 | 70 |
| 71 | 16 | "The Mark of Gideon" | Jud Taylor | George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams | January 17, 1969 | 72 |
| 72 | 17 | "That Which Survives" | Herb Wallerstein | Story by : D. C. Fontana[b] Teleplay by : John Meredyth Lucas | January 24, 1969 | 69 |
| 73 | 18 | "The Lights of Zetar" | Herb Kenwith | Jeremy Tarcher and Shari Lewis | January 31, 1969 | 73 |
| 74 | 19 | "Requiem for Methuselah" | Murray Golden | Jerome Bixby | February 14, 1969 | 76 |
| 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 |
| 76 | 21 | "The Cloud Minders" | Jud Taylor | Story by : David Gerrold and Oliver Crawford Teleplay by : Margaret Armen | February 28, 1969 | 74 |
| 77 | 22 | "The Savage Curtain" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by : Gene Roddenberry Teleplay by : Gene Roddenberry and Arthur Heinemann | March 7, 1969 | 77 |
| 78 | 23 | "All Our Yesterdays" | Marvin Chomsky | Jean Lisette Aroeste | March 14, 1969 | 78 |
| 79 | 24 | "Turnabout Intruder" | Herb Wallerstein | Story by : Gene Roddenberry Teleplay by : Arthur Singer | June 3, 1969 | 79 |
Home media
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.[2]
See also
- Star Trek: The Original Series - Main article
- 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 season 1 episodes, summarized with links
- Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2) - listing of season 2 episodes, summarized with links
References
- ^ Trimble, Bjo (1976). Star Trek Concordance. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 37–89. ISBN 0-345-25137-7.
- ^ CBS Announces Trek Remastered Complete Series DVD Set