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Spock's Brain

"Spock's Brain" (TOS 61)

Series	Star Trek
Season	3
Episode	1
Production Number	61
Release Date	20 Sep 1968
Advertising	Amazon

Stardate 5431.4: Kirk pursues aliens who have taken Spock’s brain.

While the Starship Enterprise is on a routine mission in deep space, a young woman materializes on the bridge and renders everyone on board unconscious. They awaken to find Spock missing, when Dr. McCoy summons Captain Kirk to sickbay, where he has discovered Spock, laying motionless on a biobed: the woman has stolen Spock's brain! They have only 24 hours to find it before his body dies, and Kirk follows the woman's trail to Sigma Draconis VI. McCoy fabricates a device to control Spock's brainless body, and Kirk, Scotty, and McCoy beam down with Spock's body to the planet. There, they discover a primitive tribe of men called the Morgs, who are provided for by an underground society of women, the Eymorgs, who live in a scientifically-advanced environment, yet they do not understand it. Led by Kara, the woman who appeared on the Enterprise, the Eymorgs are using Spock's brain to run the computers that control their underground environment. After some difficulty, Kirk locates Spock's brain and, using a device called the Teacher, McCoy temporarily gains the knowledge he needs to restore the Vulcan to normal. Kirk encourages the Eymorgs to share their knowledge with the Morgs, so that they can rebuild a united civilization on their planet.

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U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

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Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Written by
Lee Cronin

Directed by
Marc Daniels

Produced by
Fred Freiberger

Co-Producer
Robert H. Justman

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producers
Edward K. Milkis
Gregg Peters

Guest Star
Marj Dusay as Kara

With
James Doohan … Scott
Walter Koenig … Chekov
George Takei … Sulu
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
Majel Barrett … Nurse Chapel
James Daris … Creature
Sheila Leighton … Luma

Story Consultant
Arthur H. Singer

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Additional Music Composed and Conducted by
Fred Steiner

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Film Editor … Bill Braeme
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Gil Kissel
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Westheimer Company
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Richard Lapham
Re-Recording Mixer … Gordon L. Day, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Stylist … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg

A Paramount Production

In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive Vice President in Charge of Production
Douglas S. Cramer

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 While the Starship [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise'']] is on a routine mission in deep space, a young woman materializes on the [[bridge]] and renders everyone on board unconscious. They awaken to find [[Spock]] missing, when [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]] summons [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] to [[sickbay]], where he has discovered Spock, laying motionless on a [[biobed]]: the woman has stolen Spock's [[brain]]! They have only 24 [[hours]] to find it before his body dies, and Kirk follows the woman's trail to [[Sigma Draconis VI]]. McCoy fabricates a device to control Spock's brainless body, and Kirk, [[Scott, Montgomery|Scotty]], and McCoy beam down with Spock's body to the planet. There, they discover a primitive tribe of men called the [[Morgs]], who are provided for by an underground society of women, the [[Eymorgs]], who live in a scientifically-advanced environment, yet they do not understand it. Led by [[Kara (Eymorg)|Kara]], the woman who appeared on the ''Enterprise,'' the Eymorgs are using Spock's brain to run the [[computers]] that control their underground environment. After some difficulty, Kirk locates Spock's brain and, using a device called [[The Teacher|the Teacher]], McCoy temporarily gains the knowledge he needs to restore the [[Vulcans|Vulcan]] to normal. Kirk encourages the Eymorgs to share their knowledge with the Morgs, so that they can rebuild a united civilization on their planet.
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-'''Writer'''<br/>
-[[Coon, Gene L.|Gene L. Coon]] (as Lee Cronin)
-'''Director'''<br/>
+'''Created by'''<br/>[[Gene Roddenberry]]
-[[Daniels, Marc|Marc Daniels]]
-'''Starring'''<br/>
+'''Starring'''<br/>[[William Shatner]]
-[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]]<br/>
-[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] &hellip; Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
-[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] &hellip; [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
 '''Also Starring'''<br/>
-[[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
+[[Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
-[[Takei, George|George Takei]] &hellip; [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]<br/>
+and<br/>
-[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
+[[DeForest Kelley]] as [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]]
-[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]
+'''Written by'''<br/>[[Lee Cronin]]
+'''Directed by'''<br/>[[Marc Daniels]]
+'''Produced by'''<br/>[[Fred Freiberger]]
+'''Co-Producer'''<br/>[[Robert H. Justman]]
+'''Executive Producer'''<br/>[[Gene Roddenberry]]
+'''Associate Producers'''<br/>
+[[Edward K. Milkis]]<br/>
+[[Gregg Peters]]
+'''Guest Star'''<br/>[[Marj Dusay]] as [[Kara (Eymorg)|Kara]]
+'''With'''<br/>
+[[James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Montgomery Scott|Scott]]<br/>
+[[Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]]<br/>
+[[George Takei]] &hellip; [[Hikaru Sulu|Sulu]]<br/>
+[[Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]]<br/>
+[[Majel Barrett]] &hellip; [[Nurse]] [[Chapel, Christine|Chapel]]<br/>
+[[James Daris]] &hellip; Creature<br/>
+[[Sheila Leighton]] &hellip; [[Luma]]
+'''Story Consultant'''<br/>[[Arthur H. Singer]]
+'''Theme Music by'''<br/>[[Alexander Courage]]
+'''Additional Music Composed and Conducted by'''<br/>[[Fred Steiner]]
+'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Jerry Finnerman]]
+'''Art Director'''<br/>[[Walter M. Jefferies]]
+'''Film Editor''' &hellip; [[Bill Braeme]]<br/>
+'''Unit Production Manager''' &hellip; [[Gregg Peters]]<br/>
+'''Assistant Director''' &hellip; [[Gil Kissel]]<br/>
+'''Set Decorator''' &hellip; [[John M. Dwyer]]<br/>
+'''Costumes Created by''' &hellip; [[William Ware Theiss]]<br/>
+'''Photographic Effects''' &hellip; Westheimer Company<br/>
+'''Sound Effects Editor''' &hellip; [[Douglas H. Grindstaff]]<br/>
+'''Music Editor''' &hellip; [[Richard Lapham]]<br/>
+'''Re-Recording Mixer''' &hellip; [[Gordon L. Day]], C.A.S.<br/>
+'''Production Mixer''' &hellip; [[Carl W. Daniels]]<br/>
+'''Script Supervisor''' &hellip; [[George A. Rutter]]<br/>
+'''Sound''' &hellip; Glen Glenn Sound Co.<br/>
+'''Casting''' &hellip; [[Joseph D'Agosta]]<br/>
+'''Makeup Artist''' &hellip; [[Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.<br/>
+'''Hair Stylist''' &hellip; [[Pat Westmore]]<br/>
+'''Gaffer''' &hellip; [[George H. Merhoff]]<br/>
+'''Head Grip''' &hellip; [[George Rader]]<br/>
+'''Property Master''' &hellip; [[Irving A. Feinberg]]<br/>
+'''Special Effects''' &hellip; [[Jim Rugg]]
+'''A [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] Production'''
+'''In Association With'''<br/>'''Norway Corporation'''
-'''Guest Starring'''<br/>
+'''Executive Vice President in Charge of Production'''<br/>[[Douglas S. Cramer]]
-[[Dusay, Marj|Marj Dusay]] &hellip; [[Kara (Eymorg)|Kara]]<br/>
-[[Leighton, Sheila|Sheila Leighton]] &hellip; [[Luma]]<br/>
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Astrometrics
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2269;
Culture
Education	doctor; doctorate; physician;
Food
People	Pavel Chekov; James T. Kirk; Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Spock; Hikaru Sulu; Nyota Uhura
Politics	Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks (Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	Starfleet Uniforms (2266)