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The [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise'']] is en route to an important [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] conference on a planet code-named [[Babel]]. Traveling aboard are delegates from many worlds, including [[Vulcans|Vulcan]] [[Ambassador]] [[Sarek]] and his [[Humans|Human]] wife, [[Grayson, Amanda|Amanda]] &mdash; revealed as Mr. [[Spock]]'s parents. Spock and his father have not spoken for 20 years, a fact that causes embarrassment for [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]], but not for Spock. The journey is also complicated by an [[Orion ship (TOS44)|unidentified vessel]], which is following the ''Enterprise,'' and tension between various delegates, particularly Sarek and [[Tellarites|Tellarite]] Ambassador [[Gav]]; when Gav is murdered, Sarek is the prime suspect. The stress reveals that Sarek is suffering from a [[heart]] condition and needs an immediate operation to save his life. Only his son can serve as the [[blood]] donor, but when Kirk is attacked and stabbed by [[Thelev]], a member of the [[Andorians|Andorian]] delegation, Spock assumes command. Despite the danger to his father's life, he refuses to step down until the unidentified ship following the ''Enterprise'' is stopped. Spock's mother is unsuccessful in her appeals to her son to permit the operation to be performed, so Kirk fakes a return to duty to trick Spock into reporting to [[sickbay]]. The vessel, revealed to be an [[Orion Syndicate|Orion]] ship, attacks the ''Enterprise'' and is destroyed. Thelev is exposed as a surgically-altered [[Orions|Orion]] spy, posing as an Andorian, and commits [[suicide]] on the [[bridge]]. The operation on Sarek is successful and the ambassador resumes diplomatic relations with his son.
 
The [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise'']] is en route to an important [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] conference on a planet code-named [[Babel]]. Traveling aboard are delegates from many worlds, including [[Vulcans|Vulcan]] [[Ambassador]] [[Sarek]] and his [[Humans|Human]] wife, [[Grayson, Amanda|Amanda]] &mdash; revealed as Mr. [[Spock]]'s parents. Spock and his father have not spoken for 20 years, a fact that causes embarrassment for [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]], but not for Spock. The journey is also complicated by an [[Orion ship (TOS44)|unidentified vessel]], which is following the ''Enterprise,'' and tension between various delegates, particularly Sarek and [[Tellarites|Tellarite]] Ambassador [[Gav]]; when Gav is murdered, Sarek is the prime suspect. The stress reveals that Sarek is suffering from a [[heart]] condition and needs an immediate operation to save his life. Only his son can serve as the [[blood]] donor, but when Kirk is attacked and stabbed by [[Thelev]], a member of the [[Andorians|Andorian]] delegation, Spock assumes command. Despite the danger to his father's life, he refuses to step down until the unidentified ship following the ''Enterprise'' is stopped. Spock's mother is unsuccessful in her appeals to her son to permit the operation to be performed, so Kirk fakes a return to duty to trick Spock into reporting to [[sickbay]]. The vessel, revealed to be an [[Orion Syndicate|Orion]] ship, attacks the ''Enterprise'' and is destroyed. Thelev is exposed as a surgically-altered [[Orions|Orion]] spy, posing as an Andorian, and commits [[suicide]] on the [[bridge]]. The operation on Sarek is successful and the ambassador resumes diplomatic relations with his son.
  
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[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
 
 
 
'''Director'''<br/>
 
[[Pevney, Joseph|Joseph Pevney]]
 
  
 
'''Starring'''<br/>
 
'''Starring'''<br/>
[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]]<br/>
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[[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/>
 
'''Also Starring'''<br/>
[[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
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[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
[[Takei, George|George Takei]] &hellip; [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]<br/>
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[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] as [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
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'''Written by'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
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'''Directed by'''<br/>[[Pevney, Joseph|Joseph Pevney]]
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'''Produced by'''<br/>[[Lucas, John Meredyth|John Meredyth Lucas]]
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'''Executive Producer'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]
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'''Associate Producer'''<br/>[[Justman, Robert H.|Robert H. Justman]]
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'''Guest Star'''<br/>
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[[Wyatt, Jane|Miss Jane Wyatt]] &hellip; [[Grayson, Amanda|Amanda]]<br/>
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[[Lenard, Mark|Mark Lenard]] &hellip; [[Sarek]]
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[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
 
[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]
 
 
'''Guest Starring'''<br/>
 
[[Barrett, Majel|Majel Barrett]] &hellip; [[Nurse]] [[Chapel, Christine|Christine Chapel]]<br/>
 
[[Lenard, Mark|Mark Lenard]] &hellip; [[Ambassador]] [[Sarek]]<br/>
 
[[Wyatt, Jane|Jane Wyatt]] &hellip; [[Grayson, Amanda|Amanda]]<br/>
 
 
[[O'Connell, William|Willam O'Connell]] &hellip; [[Thelev]]<br/>
 
[[O'Connell, William|Willam O'Connell]] &hellip; [[Thelev]]<br/>
[[Nalder, Reggie|Reggie Nalder]] &hellip; [[Shras]]<br/>
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[[Barrett, Majel|Majel Barrett]] &hellip; [[Nurse]] [[Chapel, Christine|Chapel]]<br/>
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[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]<br/>
 
[[Wheeler, John|John Wheeler]] &hellip; [[Gav]]<br/>
 
[[Wheeler, John|John Wheeler]] &hellip; [[Gav]]<br/>
[[Mitchell, James X.|James X. Mitchell]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Josephs]]<br/>
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[[Mitchell, James X.|James X. Mitchell]] &hellip; [[Josephs]]<br/>
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[[Nalder, Reggie|Reggie Nalder]] &hellip; [[Shras]]
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'''Script Consultant'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
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'''Assistant to the Producer'''<br/>[[Milkis, Edward K.|Edward K. Milkis]]
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'''Theme Music by'''<br/>[[Courage, Alexander|Alexander Courage]]
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'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Finnerman, Jerry|Jerry Finnerman]]
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'''Art Director'''<br/>[[Jefferies, Walter M.|Walter M. Jefferies]]
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'''Film Editor''' &hellip; [[Ballas, James D.|James D. Ballas]], A.C.E.<br/>
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'''Unit Production Manager''' &hellip; [[Peters, Gregg|Gregg Peters]]<br/>
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'''Assistant Director''' &hellip; [[Meek, Rusty|Rusty Meek]]<br/>
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'''Set Decorator''' &hellip; [[Dwyer, John M.|John M. Dwyer]]<br/>
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'''Costumes Created by''' &hellip; [[Theiss, Williiam Ware|William Ware Theiss]]<br/>
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'''Photographic Effects''' &hellip; Westheimer Company<br/>
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'''Sound Effects Editor''' &hellip; [[Grindstaff, Douglas H.|Douglas H. Grindstaff]]<br/>
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'''Music Editor''' &hellip; [[Henrikson, Jim|Jim Henrikson]]<br/>
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'''Re-Recording Mixer''' &hellip; [[Ruberg, Elden E.|Elden E. Ruberg]], C.A.S.<br/>
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'''Production Mixer''' &hellip; [[Daniels, Carl W.|Carl W. Daniels]]<br/>
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'''Script Supervisor''' &hellip; [[Rutter, George A.|George A. Rutter]]<br/>
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'''Casting''' &hellip; [[D'Agosta, Joseph|Joseph D'Agosta]]<br/>
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'''Sound''' &hellip; Glen Glenn Sound Co.<br/>
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'''Makeup Artist''' &hellip; [[Phillips, Fred B.|Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.<br/>
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'''Hair Styles''' &hellip; [[Westmore, Pat|Pat Westmore]]<br/>
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'''Gaffer''' &hellip; [[Merhoff, George H.|George H. Merhoff]]<br/>
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'''Head Grip''' &hellip; [[Rader, George|George Rader]]<br/>
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'''Property Master''' &hellip; [[Feinberg, Irving A.|Irving A. Feinberg]]<br/>
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'''Special Effects''' &hellip; [[Rugg, Jim|Jim Rugg]]<br/>
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'''Key Costumer''' &hellip; [[Harvey, Ken|Ken Harvey]]
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'''A Desilu Production'''<br/>
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'''Norway Corporation'''
  
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'''Executive in Charge of Production'''<br/>[[Solow, Herbert F.|Herbert F. Solow]]
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Journey to Babel
"Journey to Babel" (TOS 44)

"Journey to Babel" (TOS 44)
Series Star Trek
Season 2
Episode 10
Production Number 44
Release Date 17 Nov 1967
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Stardate 3842.3: Tensions run high when the Enterprise transports ambassadors to the Babel Conferences.

The Enterprise is en route to an important Federation conference on a planet code-named Babel. Traveling aboard are delegates from many worlds, including Vulcan Ambassador Sarek and his Human wife, Amanda — revealed as Mr. Spock's parents. Spock and his father have not spoken for 20 years, a fact that causes embarrassment for Captain Kirk, but not for Spock. The journey is also complicated by an unidentified vessel, which is following the Enterprise, and tension between various delegates, particularly Sarek and Tellarite Ambassador Gav; when Gav is murdered, Sarek is the prime suspect. The stress reveals that Sarek is suffering from a heart condition and needs an immediate operation to save his life. Only his son can serve as the blood donor, but when Kirk is attacked and stabbed by Thelev, a member of the Andorian delegation, Spock assumes command. Despite the danger to his father's life, he refuses to step down until the unidentified ship following the Enterprise is stopped. Spock's mother is unsuccessful in her appeals to her son to permit the operation to be performed, so Kirk fakes a return to duty to trick Spock into reporting to sickbay. The vessel, revealed to be an Orion ship, attacks the Enterprise and is destroyed. Thelev is exposed as a surgically-altered Orion spy, posing as an Andorian, and commits suicide on the bridge. The operation on Sarek is successful and the ambassador resumes diplomatic relations with his son.

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Astrometrics Babel; Coridan; Rigel V; Vulcan
Chronology Prime Timeline; 2166; 2250; 2264; 2268; Stardate 3842.3-3843.4
Culture chess; marriage; tal-shaya
Education doctor; doctorate; nurse; physician; Vulcan Science Academy
Food Saurian brandy; wine
People Amanda; Chapel, Christine; Chekov, Pavel; Gav; Hadley; Josephs; Kirk, James T.; Leslie; McCoy, Leonard; Navigator (TOS44); Sarek; Scott, Montgomery; Shras; Spock; Thelev; Uhura
Politics ambassador; assassination; execution; murder; Starfleet; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Starfleet Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology anatomy; antimatter; audio receiver; Benjisidrine; biobed; blood; blood transfusion; blood type; cardiovascular system; centimeter; companel; communications; communicator; computer; cryogenics; dilithium; forcefield; heart; hypospray; impulse drive; Jefferies tube; kilometer; knife; liver; lungs; microtapes; mining; mirror; nacelle; open heart surgery; orbit; PADD; phasers (Type 2, shipboard); photon torpedo; poison; quadrant; self-destruct; sensors; shields; sledgehammer; spleen; stimulant; subspace; surgery; surgical frame; time (minute, hour, day); transporter; tricorder; tritanium; truth drugs; turbolift; Type T-negative blood; universal translator; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Class F shuttlecraft; Shuttlecraft Columbia NCC-1701/2; Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Shuttlecraft Galileo II NCC-1701/7; Orion scout ship
Xenology Andorians; Humans; hybrids; Ithenites; Klingons; Orions; Rigelians; Romulans; Sehlats; Tellarites; Vulcans
Miscellaneous bridge; brig; chief medical officer; commanding officer; first officer; logs; main engineering; meditation; red alert; shuttlebay; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); teddy bear; yellow alert

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

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

Written by
D.C. Fontana

Directed by
Joseph Pevney

Produced by
John Meredyth Lucas

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

Guest Star
Miss Jane WyattAmanda
Mark LenardSarek

Featuring
Nichelle NicholsUhura
Willam O'ConnellThelev
Majel BarrettNurse Chapel
Walter KoenigChekov
John WheelerGav
James X. MitchellJosephs
and
Reggie NalderShras

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Additional Music by
Gerald Fried

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Film EditorJames D. Ballas, A.C.E.
Unit Production ManagerGregg Peters
Assistant DirectorRusty Meek
Set DecoratorJohn M. Dwyer
Costumes Created byWilliam Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Westheimer Company
Sound Effects EditorDouglas H. Grindstaff
Music EditorJim Henrikson
Re-Recording MixerElden E. Ruberg, C.A.S.
Production MixerCarl W. Daniels
Script SupervisorGeorge A. Rutter
CastingJoseph D'Agosta
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Makeup ArtistFred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair StylesPat Westmore
GafferGeorge H. Merhoff
Head GripGeorge Rader
Property MasterIrving A. Feinberg
Special EffectsJim Rugg
Key CostumerKen Harvey

A Desilu Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow