Shore Leave (Episode)
| Series | Star Trek |
| Season | 1 |
| Episode | 15 |
| Production Number | 17
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| Previous | The Menagerie (TOS16) |
| Next | The Squire of Gothos (TOS18) |
| Released | 29 Dec 1966 |
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Stardate 3025.3: On shore leave, the crew's thoughts come to life.
Captain Kirk decides to give his crew shore leave on an inviting Earth-like planet—but trouble begins when McCoy sees a giant, talking White Rabbit being chased by a little girl. Sulu is menaced by a samurai; other crewmen are strafed by aircraft, chased by tigers, and threatened by swordsmen. Kirk meets Finnegan, an old nemesis from his Academy days, and Ruth, an old flame. Then McCoy is killed by a Black Knight on horseback, and as the perils become progressively deadlier, Spock and Kirk realize their thoughts are being brought to life. A kindly old man appears, identifying himself as the planet's Caretaker and explains they are in an "amusement park" where advanced alien science synthesizes the "entertainment" from the thoughts of the "vacationers." McCoy reappears, alive and well in the company of two Rigel cabaret girls. Kirk decides that, with the proper mental precautions, this can be a good shore leave planet after all—just as Ruth reappears.
Image Gallery
Amusement Planet surface
Tonia Barrows in a fairy tale princess dress
Black Knight's face
Related Data
Credits
Starring
William Shatner
Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
Directed by
Robert Sparr
Written by
Theodore Sturgeon
Produced by
Gene L. Coon
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman
Script Consultant
Steven W. Carabatsos
Co-Starring
Emily Banks as Tonia Barrows
Oliver McGowan as Caretaker
and
Perry Lopez as Rodriguez
Featuring
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
George Takei as Sulu
| Bruce Mars | … | as Finnegan |
| Barbara Baldavin | … | as Angela Teller |
| Nichelle Nichols | … | as Uhura |
| Marcia Brown | … | as Alice |
| Sebastian Tom | … | as Warrior |
| and | ||
| Shirley Bonne | … | as Ruth |
Theme Music by
Alexander Courage
Music Composed and Conducted by
Gerald Fried
Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman
Art Directors
Rolland M. Brooks
and
Walter M. Jefferies
Film Editor
Fabien Tordsjmann
Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis
Assistant Director
Gregg Peters
Set Decorator
Marvin March
Costumes Created by
William Theiss
Post Production Executive
Bill Heath
Music Editor
Robert H. Raff
Sound Editor
Douglas H. Grindstaff
Sound Mixer
Jack F. Lilly
Photographic Effects
Westheimer Company
Script Supervisor
George A. Rutter
Music Consultant
Wilbur Hatch
Music Coordinator
Julian Davidson
Special Effects
Jim Rugg
Property Master
Irving A. Feinberg
Gaffer
George H. Merhoff
Head Grip
George Rader
Production Supervisor
Bernard A. Widin
Makeup Artist
Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles by
Virginia Darcy, C.H.S.
Wardrobe Mistress
Margaret Makau
Casting
Joseph D'Agosta
Sound
Glen Glenn Sound Co.
A Desilu Production
In Association with
Norway Corporation
Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow
