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The Immunity Syndrome

"The Immunity Syndrome" (TOS 48)

Series	Star Trek
Season	2
Episode	18
Production Number	48
Release Date	19 Jan 1968
Advertising	Amazon

Stardate 4307.1: A giant space amoeba threatens the entire galaxy.

The Enterprise is en route to investigate the mysterious loss of contact with solar system Gamma 7A, when Spock suddenly receives a stunning psychic bolt. The U.S.S. Intrepid, a starship crewed entirely by Vulcans, has just been completely destroyed. In deep space, the Enterprise then encounters a huge living creature, a gigantic one-celled life form resembling nothing so much as a giant amoeba. The entity is cutting a destructive swath through the galaxy, and is responsible not only for the destruction of the Intrepid, but system Gamma 7A as well. Captain Kirk realizes that his starship may be the only means of stopping the creature before it can end all life in the galaxy — for it is about to reproduce. The Enterprise assumes the role of "antibody" and presses forward to attack. The crew feels the effects of invading the giant intruder as fatigue and depression, and Spock pilots a shuttlecraft into the "heart" of the creature to determine its weakest spot. Just before the creature can replicate, an antimatter charge is fired into the creature's nucleus, killing it. The Vulcan succeeds in returning to the Enterprise as his life-support systems are about to expire.

Image Gallery

Lt. Kyle
amoeba
amoeboid cosmozoan

Related Data

Astrometrics	Coal Sack nebula; Gamma 7A system; Sector 39J; Starbase 6
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2268; Stardate 4307.1-4309.4
Culture
Education	doctor; doctorate; nurse; physician
Food
People	Brent; Chapel, Christine; Chekov, Pavel; Hadley; Kirk, James T.; Kyle; Leslie; McCoy, Leonard; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Uhura, Nyota
Politics	Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Starfleet Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	acetylcholine; antibodies; antimatter; audio receiver; balloon; biobed; biocomputer; chromosomes; communications; communicator; computer; deflectors; disease; enzymes; galaxy; gravity; hypospray; impulse drive; inertial dampers; kilometer; life support; light year; magnetism; microtapes; mile; mirror; nacelle; nebula; nucleus; orbit; PADD; phasers (shipboard); probes; protoplasm; sector; sensors; shields; stars; stimulants; subspace; telemetry; time (second, minute, hour); transporter; tricorder; turbolift; virus; warp drive; wind tunnel
Ships & Vehicles	Class F shuttlecraft; Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Shuttlecraft Galileo II NCC-1701/7
Xenology	amoeba; amoeboid cosmozoan; Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bridge; logs; main engineering; red alert; shuttlebay; Starfleet Uniforms (2266)

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

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

Written by
Robert Sabaroff

Directed by
Joseph Pevney

Produced by
John Meredyth Lucas

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

James Doohan … Scott
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
Walter Koenig … Chekov
John Winston … Lt. Kyle
and
Majel Barrett … Christine Chapel

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Additional Music by
Sol Kaplan
and
Fred Steiner

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Film Editor … Donald R. Rode
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Rusty Meek
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Vanderveer Photo Effects
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Jim Henrikson
Re-Recording Mixer … Elden E. Ruberg, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg
Key Costumer … Ken Harvey

A Paramount Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow

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 '''[[Stardate]] [[2268#SD4307|4307.1]]: A giant space amoeba threatens the entire galaxy.'''
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+The [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise'']] is ''en route'' to investigate the mysterious loss of contact with [[Gamma 7A system|solar system Gamma 7A]], when [[Spock]] suddenly receives a stunning psychic bolt. The [[U.S.S. Intrepid NCC-1631|U.S.S. ''Intrepid,'']] a starship crewed entirely by [[Vulcans]], has just been completely destroyed. In deep space, the ''Enterprise'' then encounters a huge living creature, a gigantic [[amoeboid cosmozoan|one-celled life form]] resembling nothing so much as a giant [[amoeba]]. The entity is cutting a destructive swath through the [[Milky Way galaxy|galaxy]], and is responsible not only for the destruction of the ''Intrepid,'' but system Gamma 7A as well. [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] realizes that his starship may be the only means of stopping the creature before it can end all life in the galaxy &mdash; for it is about to reproduce. The ''Enterprise'' assumes the role of "antibody" and presses forward to attack. The crew feels the effects of invading the giant intruder as fatigue and depression, and [[Spock]] pilots a [[Class F shuttle|shuttlecraft]] into the "heart" of the creature to determine its weakest spot. Just before the creature can replicate, an [[antimatter]] charge is fired into the creature's nucleus, killing it. The Vulcan succeeds in returning to the ''Enterprise'' as his life-support systems are about to expire.
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-'''Writer'''<br/>
+'''Created by'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]
-[[Sabaroff, Robert|Robert Sabaroff]]
-'''Director'''<br/>
-[[Pevney, Joseph|Joseph Pevney]]
 '''Starring'''<br/>
-[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]]<br/>
+[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]]
-[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] &hellip; Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
-[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] &hellip; [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
 '''Also Starring'''<br/>
+[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
+and<br/>
+[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] as [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
+'''Written by'''<br/>[[Sabaroff, Robert|Robert Sabaroff]]
+'''Directed by'''<br/>[[Pevney, Joseph|Joseph Pevney]]
+'''Produced by'''<br/>[[Lucas, John Meredyth|John Meredyth Lucas]]
+'''Executive Producer'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]
+'''Associate Producer'''<br/>[[Justman, Robert H.|Robert H. Justman]]
 [[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
-[[Takei, George|George Takei]] &hellip; [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]<br/>
 [[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
-[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]
+[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]<br/>
+[[Winston, John|John Winston]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lt.]] [[Kyle]]<br/>
+and<br/>
+[[Barrett, Majel|Majel Barrett]] &hellip; [[Chapel, Christine|Christine Chapel]]
+'''Script Consultant'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
+'''Assistant to the Producer'''<br/>[[Milkis, Edward K.|Edward K. Milkis]]
+'''Theme Music by'''<br/>[[Courage, Alexander|Alexander Courage]]
+'''Additional Music by'''<br/>
+[[Kaplan, Sol|Sol Kaplan]]<br/>
+and<br/>
+[[Steiner, Fred|Fred Steiner]]
+'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Finnerman, Jerry|Jerry Finnerman]]
+'''Art Director'''<br/>[[Jefferies, Walter M.|Walter M. Jefferies]]
+'''Film Editor''' &hellip; [[Rode, Donald R.|Donald R. Rode]]<br/>
+'''Unit Production Manager''' &hellip; [[Peters, Gregg|Gregg Peters]]<br/>
+'''Assistant Director''' &hellip; [[Meek, Rusty|Rusty Meek]]<br/>
+'''Set Decorator''' &hellip; [[Dwyer, John M.|John M. Dwyer]]<br/>
+'''Costumes Created by''' &hellip; [[Theiss, Williiam Ware|William Ware Theiss]]<br/>
+'''Photographic Effects''' &hellip; Vanderveer Photo Effects<br/>
+'''Sound Effects Editor''' &hellip; [[Grindstaff, Douglas H.|Douglas H. Grindstaff]]<br/>
+'''Music Editor''' &hellip; [[Henrikson, Jim|Jim Henrikson]]<br/>
+'''Re-Recording Mixer''' &hellip; [[Ruberg, Elden E.|Elden E. Ruberg]], C.A.S.<br/>
+'''Production Mixer''' &hellip; [[Daniels, Carl W.|Carl W. Daniels]]<br/>
+'''Script Supervisor''' &hellip; [[Rutter, George A.|George A. Rutter]]<br/>
+'''Casting''' &hellip; [[D'Agosta, Joseph|Joseph D'Agosta]]<br/>
+'''Sound''' &hellip; Glen Glenn Sound Co.<br/>
+'''Makeup Artist''' &hellip; [[Phillips, Fred B.|Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.<br/>
+'''Hair Styles''' &hellip; [[Westmore, Pat|Pat Westmore]]<br/>
+'''Gaffer''' &hellip; [[Merhoff, George H.|George H. Merhoff]]<br/>
+'''Head Grip''' &hellip; [[Rader, George|George Rader]]<br/>
+'''Property Master''' &hellip; [[Feinberg, Irving A.|Irving A. Feinberg]]<br/>
+'''Special Effects''' &hellip; [[Rugg, Jim|Jim Rugg]]<br/>
+'''Key Costumer''' &hellip; [[Harvey, Ken|Ken Harvey]]
-'''Guest Starring'''<br/>
+'''A Paramount Production'''<br/>
-[[Barrett, Majel|Majel Barrett]] &hellip; [[Nurse]] [[Chapel, Christine|Christine Chapel]]<br/>
+'''In Association With'''<br/>
-[[Winston, John|John Winston]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Kyle]]<br/>
+'''Norway Corporation'''
-</div></div>
+'''Executive in Charge of Production'''<br/>[[Solow, Herbert F.|Herbert F. Solow]]
+</div>
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