The Man Trap (Episode)

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"The Man Trap"

Star Trek: "The Man Trap"

Season	1
Episode	1
Production Number	06
Released	8 September 1966
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Stardate 1531.1: A shape-shifting, salt-craving creature terrorizes the crew of the Enterprise.

The Enterprise visits planet M-113 to give archaeologists Robert and Nancy Crater supplies and medical checkups. Years ago, Nancy was romantically involved with Dr. Leonard McCoy—whom she nicknamed "Plum."

Now she is literally a different woman: each member of the landing party sees Nancy differently because the real Nancy is dead, killed by a shape-changing alien which has assumed her identity. The creature, the last surviving native of this planet, has been enjoying a symbiotic relationship with Professor Crater; Crater supplies the salt that sustains the entity, and the creature provides Crater with companionship.

The arrival of the Enterprise landing party upsets the delicate balance of this strange alliance. Craving additional salt, the creature kills two crewmen and boards the Enterprise disguised as one of its victims. The creature assumes Dr. McCoy's appearance before Captain Kirk eventually tracks it down and kills it with the aid of Mr. Spock and the real McCoy.

Image Gallery

M-113
Surface of M-113
celery
salt tablets
salt and pepper
Barnhart
Berkeley
Bobby
Nancy Crater
Nancy Crater (young)
Robert Crater
Darnell
Green
James T. Kirk
Leonard McCoy
Rand
Janice Rand
Redshirt
Security Ensign
Spock
Sturgeon
Sulu
Transporter technician
Uhura
Yeoman
phaser
Medical tricorder
Constitution class
Beauregard
M-113 creature
M-113 creature
M-113 creature disguised as "Nancy" (TOS 05)
M-113 creature disguised as a Starfleet crewman (TOS 05)

Related Data

Astrometrics	Caran IV; Class M planet; Earth; M-113; Mexico; Vulcan; Wrigley's Pleasure Planet
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2254; 2256; 2261; 2265; 2266; Stardate 1513.1-1513.8
Culture	flower bouquet; marriage; M-113 civilization; Mexican; Swahili language
Education	archaeologist; doctor; doctorate; physician; professor; surgeon
Food	chili peppers; plums; salt; Saurian brandy; water
People	Barnhart; Berkeley; Brent; Crater, Nancy; Crater, Robert; Darnell; Dominguez, Jose; Green; Hadley; Kirk, James T.; M-113 creature; McCoy, Leonard; Rand; Rand, Janice; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sturgeon; Sulu, Hikaru; Transporter technician; Uhura, Nyota
Politics	Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks; Starfleet Regulations; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	alkaloid; archaeology; autopsy; blood; carbon; carbon group 3; Class M planet; communicator; computer; hypnotism; impulse drive; medicine; miles; orbit; phasers; poison; pounds; sensors; sodium chloride; subspace; teeth; tonsils; tranquilizer; transporter; tricorder; vegetation; warp drive; warp nacelle
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	Borgia plant; buffalo; chameleons; flowers; Great Birds of the Galaxy; Humans; M-113 creature; nightshade; passenger pigeons; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bribery; bridge; general quarters; logs; sickbay; slavery; Starfleet Uniforms; yeoman