Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3)

Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 20, 1968 – June 3, 1969
Season chronology

This is a list of episodes from the third and final season of the original Star Trek series.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Fridays at 10:00-11:00 pm (EST) on NBC. The final episode aired on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1969, at 7:30-8:30 pm (EST).

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Stardate [1]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [2]	Prod. code
56	1	"Spock's Brain"	5431.4	Marc Daniels	Lee Cronin^[D]	September 20, 1968	61
Captain Kirk pursues aliens who have stolen Spock's brain.[3]
57	2	"The Enterprise Incident"	5027.3	John Meredyth Lucas	D. C. Fontana	September 27, 1968	59
The crew of the Enterprise attempts to steal a Romulan cloaking device.[3]
58	3	"The Paradise Syndrome"	4842.6	Jud Taylor	Margaret Armen	October 4, 1968	58
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.[3]
59	4	"And the Children Shall Lead"	5029.5	Marvin Chomsky	Edward J. Lakso	October 11, 1968	60
The crew of the Enterprise rescues a group of children stranded on a planet, along with their evil "imaginary" friend.[3]
60	5	"Is There in Truth No Beauty?"	5630.7	Ralph Senensky	Jean Lisette Aroeste	October 18, 1968	62
The Enterprise travels with an alien ambassador who must travel inside a special black case because his appearance causes insanity.[3]
61	6	"Spectre of the Gun"	4385.3	Vincent McEveety	Lee Cronin^[D]	October 25, 1968	56
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.[3]
62	7	"Day of the Dove"	5630.3	Marvin Chomsky	Jerome Bixby	November 1, 1968	66
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.[3]
63	8	"For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"	5476.3	Tony Leader	Rik Vollaerts	November 8, 1968	65
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.[3]
64	9	"The Tholian Web"	5693.2	Herb Wallerstein	Judy Burns and Chet Richards	November 15, 1968	64
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 [3]
65	10	"Plato's Stepchildren"	5784.2	David Alexander	Meyer Dolinsky	November 22, 1968	67
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.[3]
66	11	"Wink of an Eye"	5710.5	Jud Taylor	Teleplay: Arthur Heinemann Story: Lee Cronin^[D]	November 29, 1968	68
Invisible "time-accelerated" aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as "genetic stock".[3]
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.[3]
68	13	"Elaan of Troyius"	4372.5	John Meredyth Lucas	John Meredyth Lucas	December 20, 1968	57
Captain Kirk hosts a spoiled princess, who must bring peace to a star system at war.[3]
69	14	"Whom Gods Destroy"	5718.3	Herb Wallerstein	Teleplay: Lee Erwin Story: Lee Erwin and Jerry Sohl	January 3, 1969	71
Captain Kirk visits a mental health facility and confronts an insane starship captain who believes he is destined to control the universe.[3]
70	15	"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"	5730.2	Jud Taylor	Teleplay: Oliver Crawford Story: Lee Cronin^[D]	January 10, 1969	70
The Enterprise picks up the last two survivors of a war-torn planet who are still committed to destroying each other aboard the ship.[3]
71	16	"The Mark of Gideon"	5423.4	Jud Taylor	George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams	January 17, 1969	72
An overpopulated race of aliens abduct Kirk to solve their problem.[3]
72	17	"That Which Survives"	Unknown	Herb Wallerstein	Teleplay: John Meredyth Lucas Story: Michael Richards^[E]	January 24, 1969	69
The crew of the Enterprise visits an abandoned outpost guarded by a mysterious computer.[3]
73	18	"The Lights of Zetar"	5725.3	Herb Kenwith	Jeremy Tarcher and Shari Lewis	January 31, 1969	73
Strange, energy-based alien life forms threaten the Memory Alpha station and the Enterprise crew.[3]
74	19	"Requiem for Methuselah"	5843.7	Murray Golden	Jerome Bixby	February 14, 1969	76
The crew of the Enterprise encounters an immortal human who lives as a recluse on his own planet.[3]
75	20	"The Way to Eden"	5832.3	David Alexander	Teleplay: Arthur Heinemann Story: Michael Richards^[E] and Arthur Heinemann	February 21, 1969	75
The Enterprise is hijacked by a criminal doctor and his loyal, hippie-like followers who are attempting to find paradise.[3]
76	21	"The Cloud Minders"	5818.4	Jud Taylor	Teleplay: Margaret Armen Story: David Gerrold and Oliver Crawford	February 28, 1969	74
Kirk races against time to acquire plague-fighting minerals from a world in the midst of a civil uprising.[3]
77	22	"The Savage Curtain"	5906.4	Herschel Daugherty	Teleplay: Arthur Heinemann and Gene Roddenberry Story: Gene Roddenberry	March 7, 1969	77
Aliens force Kirk and Spock to battle illusionary villains in a test of good versus evil.[3]
78	23	"All Our Yesterdays"	5943.7	Marvin Chomsky	Jean Lisette Aroeste	March 14, 1969	78
Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are trapped in the past on a world threatened by a nova.[3]
79	24	"Turnabout Intruder"	5928.5	Herb Wallerstein	Teleplay: Arthur Singer Story: Gene Roddenberry	June 3, 1969	79
Kirk's consciousness becomes trapped in the body of a woman bent on killing him and taking over his command while inhabiting his body.[3]

Home release

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

Notes

1. ^ D. 'Lee Cronin' is a pseudonym for Gene L. Coon
2. ^ E. 'Michael Richards' is a pseudonym for D. C. Fontana.

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 3)". StarTrek.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-04.