Catspaw (Episode)

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Catspaw

"Catspaw" (TOS 30)

Series	Star Trek
Season	2
Episode	7
Production Number	30
Previous	Operation -- Annihilate! (TOS29)
Next	Metamorphosis (TOS31)
Released	27 Oct 1967
Advertising	Amazon

Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)

Stardate 3018.2: Aliens on a mission of conquest hold the crew captive.

On Pyris VII, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy encounter a haunted castle, and find Sulu and Scott transformed into "zombies." Aliens Korob and Sylvia — disguised as a warlock and a witch — are responsible for the "trick or treat" trappings, using supernatural devices to terrify the men of the Enterprise. Only Spock is unaffected by their scare tactics. The aliens are on a mission of conquest, and have used a matter transmuter to assume human form. Sylvia, affected by her new body, attempts to ensnare Kirk into becoming her partner and lover. When Korob aids Kirk and company to escape, Sylvia changes into a gigantic black cat and crushes him. Kirk destroys the "magic wand" transmuter device, causing the castle to vanish and the aliens to resume their actual forms. In reality, they are fragile creatures, and are destroyed by the planet's atmosphere. Sulu and Scott are returned to normal, and "Halloween" is over.

Image Gallery

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  Pyris VII

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  magic

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  witches

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  Ensign Pavel Chekov

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  Lieutenant DeSalle

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  Crewman Jackson

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  Korob in Human guise

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  Korob and Sylvia

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  Sylvia in Human guise

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  gemstones

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  transmuter

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  cat

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  castle

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  dungeon

Related Data

 

Astrometrics	Earth; Pyris system; Pyris VII
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2267; Stardate 3018.2
Culture	demons; ghosts; Halloween; magic; ogres; poetry; Satan; Shakespeare; The Tragedy of Macbeth; trick or treat; witchcraft; wizards
Education	doctor; doctorate; physician
Food	bread; fruit; Navy beans; wine
People	Chekov, Pavel; DeSalle; Hadley; Jackson; Kirk, James T.; Korob; Kyle; Leslie; McCoy, Leonard; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sulu, Hikaru; Sylvia; Uhura, Nyota
Politics	Starfleet; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Starfleet Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); treason; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	armor; audio receiver; communications; communicator; computer; eyes; fog; forcefield; gemstones; hypnotism; impulse drive; iron maiden; magnetic field; meter; nacelle; orbit; phasers (Type 2); probes; psychology; sensors; skeleton; subspace; telekinesis; telepathy; time (second, minute, hour); transmuter; transporter; tricorder; turbolift; warp drive; water
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	cats; Humans; hybrids; Old Ones; saber-toothed tiger; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bridge; castle; Federation credits; dungeon; logs; magic wand; red alert; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); torture

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

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

Written by
Robert Bloch

Directed by
Joseph Pevney

Produced by
Gene L. Coon

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

Guest Star
Antoinette Bowler … Sylvia

Co-Starring
Theo Marcuse … Korob

Featuring
James Doohan … Scott
George Takei … Sulu
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
Walter Koenig … Chekov
Mike Barrier … DeSalle

With
John Winston … Transporter Chief
Rhodie Cogan … First Witch
Gail Bonney … Second Witch
Maryesther Denver … Third Witch
Jimmy Jones … Crewman Jackson

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

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 … Bruce Schoengarth
Unit Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Rusty Meek
Set Decorator … Joseph J. Stone
Costumes Created by … William Theiss
Photographic Effects … Westheimer Company
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Jim Henrikson
Re-Recording Mixer … Elden E. Ruberg
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles … Jean Austin
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg

A Desilu Production

In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow