Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2)

Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 15, 1967 – March 29, 1968
Season chronology

This is a list of episodes from the second season of the original Star Trek series.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Fridays at 8:30-9:30 pm (EST) on NBC.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Stardate [1]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [2]	Prod. code
30	1	"Amok Time"	3372.7	Joseph Pevney	Theodore Sturgeon	September 15, 1967	34
When Mr. Spock begins behaving aggressively, Kirk discovers his first officer must return home to Vulcan to be married, or die. Kirk disobeys his orders to save Spock, only to find the unbalanced Vulcan at his throat when the bride forces Spock into a duel – and chooses the captain as her champion.[3]
31	2	"Who Mourns for Adonais?"	3468.1	Marc Daniels	Gilbert Ralston	September 22, 1967	33
The crew of the Enterprise are held captive by an alien who claims to be the Greek god Apollo.[3]
32	3	"The Changeling"	3541.9	Marc Daniels	John Meredyth Lucas	September 29, 1967	37
The crew of the Enterprise deals with Nomad—an indestructible, planet-destroying space probe that thinks Kirk is its creator. Star Trek: The Motion Picture was in part an expansion of this episode.[3]
33	4	"Mirror, Mirror"	Unknown	Marc Daniels	Jerome Bixby	October 6, 1967	39
A transporter mishap slips Captain Kirk and his companions into a parallel universe, where the Enterprise serves a barbaric Empire instead of the Federation. This episode spun off several plotlines in Deep Space Nine and Enterprise.[3]
34	5	"The Apple"	3715.3	Joseph Pevney	Teleplay: Max Ehrlich and Gene L. Coon Story: Max Ehrlich	October 13, 1967	38
The crew of the Enterprise visits a mysterious and deadly paradise planet which they discover is controlled by a machine called Vaal.[3]
35	6	"The Doomsday Machine"	4202.9	Marc Daniels	Norman Spinrad	October 20, 1967	35
After losing his entire crew to an alien planet-eating machine, Commodore Matthew Decker pulls rank on Kirk in order to play a game of cat-and-mouse with the mechanical adversary. His efforts to destroy the menace place the Enterprise in grave danger. This episode serves as the backstory for the Star Trek 25th Anniversary Game Boy game.[3]
36	7	"Catspaw"	3018.2	Joseph Pevney	Robert Bloch	October 27, 1967	30
Two powerful aliens threaten the well-being of the Enterprise and her crew with their magical powers.[3]
37	8	"I, Mudd"	4513.3	Marc Daniels	Stephen Kandel	November 3, 1967	41
Captain Kirk and the crew has a second run in with the con man, Harry Mudd, this time finding him as the king of a planet of androids.[3]
38	9	"Metamorphosis"	3219.4	Ralph Senensky	Gene L. Coon	November 10, 1967	31
A shuttle crew from the Enterprise encounters a castaway (who appears to be Zefram Cochrane, the inventor of warp drive) and his mysterious alien companion.[3]
39	10	"Journey to Babel"	3842.3	Joseph Pevney	D. C. Fontana	November 17, 1967	44
While transporting dignitaries to an important peace conference the Enterprise is pursued by a mysterious vessel and an assassin is discovered among the passengers.[3]
40	11	"Friday's Child"	3497.2	Joseph Pevney	D. C. Fontana	December 1, 1967	32
The crew of the Enterprise become entangled in a planet's tribal power struggle.[3]
41	12	"The Deadly Years"	3478.2	Joseph Pevney	David P. Harmon	December 8, 1967	40
Strange radiation exposes the command crew of the Enterprise to the effects of rapid aging.[3]
42	13	"Obsession"	3619.2	Ralph Senensky	Art Wallace	December 15, 1967	47
Captain Kirk becomes obsessed with destroying a murderous entity that killed many of the crew of his old ship.[3]
43	14	"Wolf in the Fold"	3614.9	Joseph Pevney	Robert Bloch	December 22, 1967	36
Mr. Scott is implicated in a series of bizarre murders.[3]
44	15	"The Trouble with Tribbles"	4523.3	Joseph Pevney	David Gerrold	December 29, 1967	42
Tribbles – purring, fluffy, and fertile – disrupt the exploitation of a disputed planet between the Klingons and Federation.[3]
45	16	"The Gamesters of Triskelion"	3211.8	Gene Nelson	Margaret Armen	January 5, 1968	46
Captain Kirk, Chekov and Uhura are kidnapped by powerful disembodied aliens and forced to fight in gladiatorial contests for the aliens' gambling entertainment.[3]
46	17	"A Piece of the Action"	4598.0	James Komack	Teleplay: David P. Harmon and Gene L. Coon Story: David P. Harmon	January 12, 1968	49
The Enterprise visits a planet with a violent culture based on Americas 1920s prohibition era.[3]
47	18	"The Immunity Syndrome"	4307.1	Joseph Pevney	Robert Sabaroff	January 19, 1968	48
The crew of the Enterprise encounters an energy-draining space creature.[3]
48	19	"A Private Little War"	4211.4	Marc Daniels	Teleplay: Gene Roddenberry Story: Jud Crucis^[B]	February 2, 1968	45
Captain Kirk must decide how to save a primitive people from the technological interference of the Klingons.[3]
49	20	"Return to Tomorrow"	4768.3	Ralph Senensky	John Kingsbridge^[C]	February 9, 1968	51
Telepathic aliens take control of Kirk and Spock's bodies with the intention to build new, mechanized bodies for themselves.[3]
50	21	"Patterns of Force"	2534.0	Vincent McEveety	John Meredyth Lucas	February 16, 1968	52
The crew of the Enterprise visits a planet dominated by a Nazi culture and at war with its planetary neighbor.[3]
51	22	"By Any Other Name"	4657.5	Marc Daniels	Teleplay: D. C. Fontana and Jerome Bixby Story: Jerome Bixby	February 23, 1968	50
Beings from the Andromeda Galaxy steal the Enterprise, technically modify it, and attempt to return home.[3]
52	23	"The Omega Glory"	Unknown	Vincent McEveety	Gene Roddenberry	March 1, 1968	54
Captain Kirk must battle a deadly virus and a treacherous fellow starship captain to stop a meaningless intertribal war.[3]
53	24	"The Ultimate Computer"	4729.4	John Meredyth Lucas	Teleplay: D. C. Fontana Story: Laurence N. Wolfe	March 8, 1968	53
A new computer system causes havoc while being tested aboard the Enterprise.[3]
54	25	"Bread and Circuses"	4040.7	Ralph Senensky	Gene Roddenberry & Gene L. Coon	March 15, 1968	43
Captain Kirk and his companions are forced to fight in gladiatorial games on a planet modeled after the Roman Empire.[3]
55	26	"Assignment: Earth"	Unknown	Marc Daniels	Teleplay: Art Wallace Story: Gene Roddenberry & Art Wallace	March 29, 1968	55
During a historical research mission in 1968, the Enterprise encounters Gary Seven, a human from the future who appears to be attempting to alter history.[3]

Home release

The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Note

1. ^ B. 'Jud Crucis' is a pseudonym for Don Ingalls.
2. ^ C. 'John Kingsbridge' is a pseudonym for John T. Dugan.

References

1. Trimble, Bjo (1976). Star Trek Concordance. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 12–13. ISBN 0-345-25137-7.
2. Trimble, Bjo (1976). Star Trek Concordance. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 37–89. ISBN 0-345-25137-7.
3. "Star Trek: Episodes (Season 2)". StarTrek.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-06-04.