Star Trek: The Original Series season 1 facts for kids
The first season of the exciting science-fiction TV show Star Trek first aired on NBC on September 8, 1966. It was created by Gene Roddenberry. The season finished on April 13, 1967. Canadian viewers saw it two days earlier, on September 6, 1966, on CTV. This season had 29 episodes, which was the most for any season of the original Star Trek show. It starred William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy.
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| No. of episodes | 29 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 8, 1966 – April 13, 1967 |
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How Star Trek First Aired
The show was first broadcast on Thursdays at 8:30 PM (Eastern Time) on NBC.
Meet the Crew: Main Characters
- William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk: He was the brave leader of the USS Enterprise spaceship.
- Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock: He was the ship's science officer and second-in-command. He was half-human and half-Vulcan.
- DeForest Kelley as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy: He was the ship's main doctor and third-in-command.
- James Doohan as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott: He was the Enterprise's chief engineer and third-in-command.
- Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura: She was the ship's communications officer.
- George Takei as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu: He was the ship's pilot.
- Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel: She was the ship's head nurse. Majel Barrett also voiced the ship's computer.
- Grace Lee Whitney as Janice Rand: She was the captain's assistant.
Season One Episodes: Adventures in Space
The list below shows the episodes in the order they first aired on NBC. This order was sometimes different from when they were filmed.
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| 1 | 1 | "The Man Trap" | Marc Daniels | George Clayton Johnson | September 8, 1966 | 06 | 11.36 | ||||||
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The Enterprise visits planet M-113. They find a shape-shifting creature that needs salt to live. It takes the form of people it meets and drains them of salt, which is very dangerous.
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| 2 | 2 | "Charlie X" | Lawrence Dobkin | Story by : Gene Roddenberry Teleplay by : D. C. Fontana |
September 15, 1966 | 08 | 10.10 | ||||||
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The Enterprise picks up Charlie Evans, a 17-year-old boy. He lived alone on a planet for 14 years. Charlie has amazing mental powers but doesn't know how to control them. This causes many problems for the crew.
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| 3 | 3 | "Where No Man Has Gone Before" | James Goldstone | Samuel A. Peeples | September 22, 1966 | 02b | 10.38 | ||||||
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The Enterprise tries to cross a mysterious barrier at the edge of the galaxy. Two crew members, Gary Mitchell and Elizabeth Dehner, gain powerful psychic abilities. These new powers put the entire crew in danger.
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| 4 | 4 | "The Naked Time" | Marc Daniels | John D. F. Black | September 29, 1966 | 07 | 10.05 | ||||||
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A strange infection spreads through the Enterprise. It makes the crew act out their deepest feelings. This causes chaos and puts the whole ship at risk.
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| 5 | 5 | "The Enemy Within" | Leo Penn | Richard Matheson | October 6, 1966 | 05 | 9.06 | ||||||
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A transporter accident splits Captain Kirk into two versions of himself. One Kirk is kind but unsure. The other Kirk is strong but aggressive. The crew must find a way to put him back together.
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| 6 | 6 | "Mudd's Women" | Harvey Hart | Story by : Gene Roddenberry Teleplay by : Stephen Kandel |
October 13, 1966 | 04 | 9.83 | ||||||
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The Enterprise rescues Harry Mudd, a space trickster. He is traveling with three women. They are on their way to become wives for miners on another planet.
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| 7 | 7 | "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" | James Goldstone | Robert Bloch | October 20, 1966 | 10 | 9.39 | ||||||
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The Enterprise searches for Nurse Chapel's fiancé, Roger Korby. They find him on an icy planet. Korby has a machine that can create perfect android copies of people. He plans to replace important people with androids to take over the Federation. Captain Kirk is replaced by an android copy.
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| 8 | 8 | "Miri" | Vincent McEveety | Adrian Spies | October 27, 1966 | 12 | 8.95 | ||||||
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Captain Kirk and his team find a planet that looks just like Earth. But a strange disease has wiped out most of the people. Only the children have survived.
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| 9 | 9 | "Dagger of the Mind" | Vincent McEveety | Shimon Wincelberg | November 3, 1966 | 11 | 9.94 | ||||||
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The Enterprise visits a colony for people with mental health issues. A former doctor from the colony sneaks onto the ship. Kirk and a crew member discover that the colony's main doctor is using a device that harms people's minds. Spock uses a mind meld for the first time to understand what is happening.
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| 10 | 10 | "The Corbomite Maneuver" | Joseph Sargent | Jerry Sohl | November 10, 1966 | 03 | 9.55 | ||||||
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A giant alien ship threatens the Enterprise. Its commander says the crew must die. The alien ship seems unbeatable. Captain Kirk must use a clever plan to save his ship and crew.
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| 11 | 11 | "The Menagerie" | Marc Daniels | Gene Roddenberry | November 17, 1966 | 16 | 9.50 | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | Robert Butler | November 24, 1966 | 10.21 | |||||||||
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Part I: Spock takes control of the Enterprise. He wants to bring his former captain, Christopher Pike, to the forbidden planet Talos IV. Pike is now very ill. Spock faces a trial and uses old events to explain Pike's past on Talos IV.
Part II: Kirk learns that the Talosians can create powerful illusions. He understands Spock wants Pike to live on Talos IV. There, Pike can live a full life through illusions, free from his illness. |
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| 13 | 13 | "The Conscience of the King" | Gerd Oswald | Barry Trivers | December 8, 1966 | 13 | 8.62 | ||||||
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Captain Kirk visits an old friend. He suspects a famous actor might be a dangerous former governor named Kodos. Kodos was responsible for many deaths on Kirk's home planet. Kirk invites the actors onto the Enterprise to investigate. Spock finds that many witnesses who could identify Kodos have disappeared. Kirk and another crew member might be the next targets.
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| 14 | 14 | "Balance of Terror" | Vincent McEveety | Paul Schneider | December 15, 1966 | 09 | 8.51 | ||||||
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The Enterprise finds destroyed space outposts. They discover a hidden Romulan ship. Humans have never seen Romulans before. They look a lot like Vulcans, which makes some people doubt Spock. The two ships then begin a tense chase through space.
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| 15 | 15 | "Shore Leave" | Robert Sparr | Theodore Sturgeon | December 29, 1966 | 17 | 10.10 | ||||||
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Captain Kirk gives the crew a break on a quiet planet. But the crew starts seeing strange things. They see characters like the White Rabbit and a samurai. Kirk even sees an old rival from his academy days. Spock finds that the planet is draining the ship's power, putting everyone in danger.
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| 16 | 16 | "The Galileo Seven" | Robert Gist | Story by : Oliver Crawford Teleplay by : Oliver Crawford and Shimon Wincelberg |
January 5, 1967 | 14 | 8.89 | ||||||
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Spock and a science team explore a quasar in the shuttle Galileo. Their shuttle crashes on a dangerous planet called Taurus II. The crew must fight off the planet's creatures. Scotty finds they don't have enough fuel to carry everyone. Spock faces a tough choice about who to leave behind.
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| 17 | 17 | "The Squire of Gothos" | Don McDougall | Paul Schneider | January 12, 1967 | 18 | 10.82 | ||||||
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The Enterprise finds a strange planet floating in space. An unusual being named Trelane lives there. He has amazing powers and uses them to play games with the crew.
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| 18 | 18 | "Arena" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Fredric Brown Teleplay by : Gene L. Coon |
January 19, 1967 | 19 | 10.54 | ||||||
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The Enterprise is attacked by unknown aliens. They were investigating a destroyed colony. Both ships are captured by powerful beings called Metrons. The Metrons force Captain Kirk and the alien captain (a Gorn) to fight. The winner's ship will be freed, and the loser's ship will be destroyed.
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| 19 | 19 | "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" | Michael O'Herlihy | D. C. Fontana | January 26, 1967 | 21 | 10.98 | ||||||
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The Enterprise accidentally travels back in time to 1969. They rescue Captain John Christopher from his damaged jet. The crew must find a way back to their own time. They also need to make sure Christopher forgets about the future.
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| 20 | 20 | "Court Martial" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Don M. Mankiewicz Teleplay by : Don M. Mankiewicz and Steven W. Carabatsos |
February 2, 1967 | 15 | 10.05 | ||||||
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Captain Kirk faces a trial. A crewman died during a bad ion storm. Kirk is accused of not being careful enough. He believes he did nothing wrong, but the evidence looks bad for him.
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| 21 | 21 | "The Return of the Archons" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Gene Roddenberry Teleplay by : Boris Sobelman |
February 9, 1967 | 22 | 10.93 | ||||||
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The Enterprise finds a planet where everyone is controlled by a being named Landru. Captain Kirk and his team are captured. They learn that Landru plans to control the entire Enterprise crew next.
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| 22 | 22 | "Space Seed" | Marc Daniels | Story by : Carey Wilber Teleplay by : Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber |
February 16, 1967 | 24 | 9.94 | ||||||
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The Enterprise finds an old ship called the SS Botany Bay. It holds genetically enhanced people from Earth's past. Their leader, Khan Noonien Singh, takes over the Enterprise. He tries to destroy the ship. This episode sets up the story for the second Star Trek movie.
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| 23 | 23 | "A Taste of Armageddon" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Robert Hamner Teleplay by : Robert Hamner and Gene L. Coon |
February 23, 1967 | 23 | 10.98 | ||||||
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The Enterprise visits Eminiar VII, a planet at war. Captain Kirk and his team find that the war is fought only by computers. People who are chosen as 'casualties' must go to special booths. There, they are ended for real. When the Enterprise is targeted in a simulation, Kirk must save his crew from this strange war.
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| 24 | 24 | "This Side of Paradise" | Ralph Senensky | Story by : Jerry Sohl and D. C. Fontana Teleplay by : D. C. Fontana |
March 2, 1967 | 25 | 10.10 | ||||||
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A Federation colony on Omicron Ceti III is doing well, even with dangerous radiation. The Enterprise team investigates why everyone is so healthy. They find strange flowers that give perfect health and happiness. But these flowers also make people lose their drive and self-control, even Spock.
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| 25 | 25 | "The Devil in the Dark" | Joseph Pevney | Gene L. Coon | March 9, 1967 | 26 | 10.38 | ||||||
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The Enterprise goes to a mining colony on Janus VI. A strange creature is destroying equipment and causing the deaths of miners. Kirk and Spock find a rock-like creature called a Horta. Spock uses a mind meld to understand why the Horta is attacking.
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| 26 | 26 | "Errand of Mercy" | John Newland | Gene L. Coon | March 23, 1967 | 27 | 9.50 | ||||||
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Peace talks have failed between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. The Enterprise must protect Organia, a peaceful planet. Kirk and Spock go to warn the Organians. But a Klingon fleet arrives, trapping Kirk and Spock on the planet. The Organians protect them. The Klingon governor, Kor, takes control. Kirk and Spock try a risky plan to stop the Klingons.
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| 27 | 27 | "The Alternative Factor" | Gerd Oswald | Don Ingalls | March 30, 1967 | 20 | 9.33 | ||||||
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The Enterprise experiences a strange moment of "nonexistence" near a dead planet. Captain Kirk finds a man named Lazarus. Lazarus says his "enemy" caused the effect. This enemy is an unstable version of Lazarus from another dimension. The sane Lazarus asks Kirk for help to defeat his other self.
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| 28 | 28 | "The City on the Edge of Forever" | Joseph Pevney | Harlan Ellison | April 6, 1967 | 28 | 9.39 | ||||||
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Dr. McCoy accidentally takes too much of a powerful medicine. He becomes confused and disappears through a time portal. Kirk and Spock follow him. They learn McCoy changed history, making the Enterprise disappear. They arrive in the 1930s and meet Edith Keeler. Kirk falls in love with Edith. But Spock discovers Edith must pass away to fix history.
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| 29 | 29 | "Operation – Annihilate!" | Herschel Daugherty | Steven W. Carabatsos | April 13, 1967 | 29 | 9.72 | ||||||
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The Enterprise arrives at Deneva, Captain Kirk's brother's home. They find the planet is taken over by large, amoeba-like aliens. These aliens have attacked many people. One alien attaches itself to Spock. Spock volunteers for Dr. McCoy's medical tests. McCoy and Kirk find a way to save Spock and the rest of the people on Deneva.
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Watching Star Trek at Home: Home Media Releases
In the early 1980s, you could buy a few Star Trek episodes on VHS tapes. These tapes usually had two episodes each.
Later, in March 1981, some season one episodes came out on CED discs. When the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan came out in 1982, Paramount Home Video released the episode "Space Seed" for a lower price. This helped make it popular to buy TV shows and movies for home viewing.
From 1985 to 1989, you could get a full set of season one episodes on laserdisc, VHS, and Betamax. These usually had two episodes per volume.
The very first pilot episode, "The Cage," was released in 1986. It combined black-and-white footage with color scenes from the two-part episode "The Menagerie." In 1988, the full color version of "The Cage" was found and released.
Starting in August 1999, season one episodes became available on DVD. These were released two episodes at a time. A complete season box set with new bonus features came out in August 2004.
Season one was also released on HD-DVD in late 2007. These discs worked in both regular DVD players and HD-DVD players. However, HD-DVD was later stopped, so only season one was released in this format. Buyers of this special HD-DVD set could even get a remote control shaped like a Star Trek phaser!
The documentary Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier was included with the season one HD-DVD box set. It was on the DVD part of the set.
The first season, with updated special effects, came out on Blu-ray on April 28, 2009. On September 6, 2016, it was re-released as part of the Star Trek 50th Anniversary set. This big set included all three seasons of the original show, the first six Star Trek movies, and the 1970s animated series on Blu-Ray.
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