Favorite "STAR TREK" (1966-1969) Episodes
Below is a list of my top favorite episodes from Award-winning science-fiction television series, "STAR TREK". Created by Gene Roddenberry, the series starred William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk:
FAVORITE "STAR TREK" (1966-1969) EPISODES
1. (1.28) "City on the Edge of Forever" - When the temporarily insane Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Leonard McCoy, accidentally changes history and destroys his time, U.S.S. Enterprise commander, Captain James Kirk and First Officer Commander Spock follow him to prevent the disaster. Joan Collins guest starred.
2. (2.15) "Trouble with Tribbles" - Kirk must deal with Federation bureaucrats, a Klingon battle cruiser and a peddler who sells hungry little creatures as pets to protect a space station with a vital grain shipment. William Schallert, William Campbell, Stanley Adams, Michael Pataki and Charlie Brill guest starred.
3. (2.04) "Mirror, Mirror" - A transporter accident places Captain Kirk and his landing party in an alternate universe, where the Federation has become a barbaric and brutal empire, ruled by Humans in this first Trek episode to feature the Mirror Universe. BarBara Luna guest starred.
4. (1.14) "Balance of Terror" - The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory. Mark Leonard, Paul Comi and Lawrence Montaigne guest starred.
5. (2.01) "Amok Time" - In the throes of his Pon Farr mating period, Spock must return to Vulcan to meet his intended future wife, his betrothed from childhood. Arlene Martel, Celia Lovsky and Lawrence Montaigne guest starred.
6. (3.23) "All Our Yesterdays" - When Kirk, Spock and McCoy investigate the disappearance of a doomed planet's population, they find themselves trapped in different periods of that world's past. Mariette Hartley and Ian Wolfe guest starred.
7. (3.02) "The Enterprise Incident" - An apparently insane Captain Kirk orders the Enterprise to deliberately enter the Romulan Neutral Zone, where the ship is immediately captured by the enemy. Joanne Linville and Jack Donner guest starred.
8. (1.22) "Space Seed" - While on patrol in deep space, Captain Kirk and his crew find and revive a genetically engineered world conqueror and his compatriots from Earth's 20th century. Ricardo Montalban and Madlyn Rhue guest starred.
9. (2.06) "The Doomsday Machine" - The U.S.S. Enterprise crew encounters the wrecked U.S.S. Constellation and its distraught commodore, who is determined to stop the giant planet-destroying robot ship that killed his crew. William Windom guest starred.
10. (2.26) "Assignment: Earth" - While back in time observing Earth in 1968, the Enterprise crew encounters the mysterious Gary Seven, who has his own agenda on the planet. Robert Lansing and Teri Garr guest starred.
R.I.P. Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022)