The Menagerie (Episode)
Series | Star Trek |
Season | 1 |
Episode | 15-16 |
Production Number | 16 |
Release Date | Part I: 17 Nov 1966 Part II: 24 Nov 1966 |
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Stardate 3012.4: Spock hijacks the Enterprise to return an injured Captain Pike to Talos IV.
A call supposedly sent by former Enterprise commanding officer, Fleet Captain Christopher Pike diverts the starship to Starbase 11. Pike, crippled, scarred, and completely paralyzed in a recent accident, is abducted and brought aboard the Enterprise by Spock. Starbase Commodore José Mendez and Captain Kirk join them there — to discover the starship locked on course for the forbidden planet Talos IV. To visit this world demands the death penalty, and Kirk is forced to convene a court-martial against his Vulcan friend.
The entire proceeding, however, is meaningless—for after a series of surprises, it is revealed that Mendez was never actually aboard the Enterprise. His presence on the ship and in the shuttlecraft with Kirk had been an illusion created by the Talosians working in league with Spock. The mystery is explained as an attempt to get Pike to Talos IV. Once there, the benevolent inhabitants intend to use their powerful mental abilities to enable Pike to lead a happy life despite his injuries and paralysis. Kirk allows Pike to beam down to the planet—and Starfleet Command drops all charges against Spock.
Writer
Gene Roddenberry
Director
Marc Daniels
Cast
William Shatner … Captain James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy … Commander Spock
DeForest Kelley … Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy
James Doohan … Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
George Takei … Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
Nichelle Nichols … Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
Guest Cast
Julie Parrish … Miss Piper
Hagan Beggs … Lieutenant Hansen
George Sawaya … Chief Humbolt
Sean Kenney and Jeffrey Hunter … Captain Christopher Pike
Majel Barrett … Number One
Laurel Goodwin … Yeoman J.M. Colt
Malachi Throne … Commodore José Mendez and The Keeper (Voice)
Peter Duryea … Ensign José Tyler
Meg Wyllie … The Keeper
Susan Oliver … Vina
Jon Lormer … Dr. Theodore Haskins
Adam Roarke … Chief Petty Officer Garrison