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The following is from the Official Star Trek Trivia Book by Rafe Needleman and from the Star Trek Concordance by Bjo Trimble. 1st Season The Man Trap A mysterious salt-sucking creature, with ability to change its appearance, threatens the Enterprise crew. Charlie X Charlie Evans, a seventeen-year-old boy alone since birth, is aboard the Enterprise when it is discovered that he has been given super-powers by the "Thasians" and cannot live in society without endangering others. Where No Man Has Gone Before In this episode, the Enterprise travels beyond the galaxy's edge. Two crew members get transformed into "superior" beings, and Kirk nearly meets his maker in trying to stop them from doing evil deeds. The Naked Time An Enterprise crewman beams up from a frozen planet carrying a water-borne virus. Lieutanant Riley takes over the engine room and nearly succeeds in destroying the starship. The Enemy Within A "Jekyll and Hyde" story. A malfunctioning transporter splits Kirk into two people, one good and one evil. Mudd's Women Con man Harry Mudd transports onto the Enterprise with three irresistible women and a strange "Venus drug." He also manages to brun out the Enter- prises engines. What Are Little Girls Made Of? On an icy planet, Kirk finds the presumed-dead scientist Dr. Corby. Kirk finds out that all of Dr. Corby's helpers are androids. He later discovers that Dr. Corby himself is not a human anymore, but a human mind in an android body. Miri Discovering an identical Earth, a landing party beams down only to find 300- year-old children with long-dead parents. Dagger Of The Mind Dr. Van Gelder, deranged escapee from a penal colony, causes Kirk to invest- igate. Kirk discovers a lethal "mind drainer" which eventually kills the colony's warden. The Corbomite Maneuver The Enterprise is threatened by a small humanoid called "Balok," who has at his disposal a gigantic and powerful starship. The Menagerie The only two-part "Star Trek" episode. Spock hijacks the Enterprise to the forbidden planet of Talos IV, where former Captain Pike's encounter with the inhabitants is displayed. The Conscience Of The King Koridian, star of a group of traveling actors, may be the infamous executioner "Kodos." Trying to find the truth, Kirk almost gets himself killed. Balance Of Terror A Romulan "bird of prey" ship enters Federation territory with a new super- weapon. The Romulans and the Enterprise battle it out. (This was the first time Romulans were shown.) Shore Leave While trying to get some rest and recreation on a beautiful planet, the Enterprise crew is inundated with dreams-come-true, such as white rabbits, tigers, and Samurai warriors. The Galileo Seven The shuttlecraft Galileo, Spock in command, is forced to land on a hostile planet. They must lift off and catch the Enterprise before it leaves, or fall prey to eight-foot-tall, woolly natives. The Squire Of Gothos Kirk and party are held captive on an uncharted planet by an omnipotent (almost) being called Trelane. It turns out that Trelane is an immature alien child who is fascinated with his human and Vulcan playthings. Arena The "Gorns" destroy a remote starbase, and the "Metrons" stage a battle between Kirk and the Gorn captain to decide who keeps the planet. Tomorrow Is Yesterday Our favorite starship is swept into Earth's 1960s. Before returning to his own century, however, Kirk must erase all traces of the Enterprise having been there, or risk altering history. Court-Martial Kirk is accused of murdering a crewman, Finney, who has altered the ship's computers to present damaging evidence to Kirk. The Return Of The Archons While searching for a lost starship (the Archon), the Enterprise crew discovers a culture where the people are ruled by a computer which manages to keep thempeaceful and zombie-like. Space Seed The Enterprise intercepts a 200-year-old "sleeper ship" full of people in suspended animation. Their captain, Khan, almost succeeds in taking over the Enterprise as a prelude to conquering the universe. A Taste Of Armageddon Kirk must play diplomat and stop a 500-year-old war between two planets that is being fought cleanly and efficiently with computers. This Side Of Paradise Kirk's crew leaves in a huff for a planet where spore-producing plants give all come near them a natural high. Kirk, feeling regretful and stubborn, does not succumb to the plants. The Devil In The Dark Replying to a distress call from a mining colony, the Enterprise crew discovers a creature capable of moving through solid rock--the "Horta." The colony workers are sure it must be destroyed until they find out it's only a mother protecting her eggs. Errand Of Mercy A war is brewing betwen the Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. Kirk, as a gesture of good faith, offers protection to the primitive inhabitants of a disputed planet. But it turns out that the inhabitants are super-advanced, pure-energy beings who eventually stop the war that almost started. The Alternative Factor Rivals from two parallel, negative universes attempt to destroy each other. If they both emerge in the same universe, both universes will be annihilated. The City On The Edge Of Forever McCoy, under the influence of a drug, goes back into 1930 Earth through the Guardian of Forever. He meets Edith Keeler and changes history so the Fed- eration never existed. Kirk and Spock must right what he did wrong, or face a life of loneliness on a barren planet. Operation--Annihilate! Mysterious blob-like, flying creatures that attack the spinal cord invade an Earth colony, killing Kirk's only brother. They must be stopped, lest they spread to Earth. 2nd Season Amok Time Following a seven-year cycle, Spock must return to Vulcan and find a mate, or die. Who Mourns For Adonais? An Enterprise landing party is taken captive by a being who calls himself the god Apollo. He wants Kirk's crew to worship him and behave like lambs. The Changeling Nomad, a super-robot/computer, is beamed aboard the Enterprise. The crew discovers a little late that Nomad's purpose is to sterilize (destroy) life forms that are not "perfect" by its own standards. Mirror, Mirror During an ion storm, Kirk, McCoy, Uhura, Scotty, and Chekov beam into an alternate universe where the Federation is a Klingon-like organization and the ship's computer has a male voice. The Apple The Enterprise is held captive by the super-machine /god "Vaal," who rules a planet of humanoids, making them docile and non-productive. The Doomsday Machine Kirk must stop a mile-long, cigar-shaped planet killer before it reaches the heart of the United Federation. If this is not enough, he also has to contend with Matt Decker, disturbed captain of one of the Enterprise's sister ships, the Constellation. Catspaw Kirk and a landing party discover a planet with ghosts, goblins, and a haunted mansion. They are then abducted by two resident sorcerors, Korob and Sylvia. I, Mudd An android, Norman, takes over the Enterprise, and brings it to Harry Mudd, ruler of a whole society of androids. But, just as Mudd is leaving, the androids revolt, trapping Mudd on his "paradise." Metamorphosis The shuttlecraft is forced to land on an alien planet by a hydrogen-ion cloud. It turns out that the cloud is a presumed-dead man's "companion." Journey To Babel The Enterprise takes on ambassadors from many planets, including Sarek and Amanda, Spock's parents. Sarek has the equivalent of a heart attack and desperately needs blood only Spock can give. But Spock feels his duty to the Enterprise is more important. Friday's Child The Feds and Klingons are fighting for mining rights on the planet Capella. Kirk violates a tribal custom (he touches the "Teer's" wife, Eleen), and he, Spock, and McCoy must flee to the hills with Eleen, nine months pregnant. The Deadly Years Kirk and a landing party beam down to a planet, only to find they are aging supernormally when they return. Obsession Kirk becomes obsessed with killing a gaseous blood-sucking monster, a monster that theoretically cannot exist. He puts the Enterprise and his own command in danger. Wolf In The Fold The spirit of Jack the Ripper runs rampant aboard the Enterprise feeding on a unique diet of one human emotion--fear. The Trouble With Tribbles A classic. Living fuzz-balls that purr invade the Enterprise and a space station. These little tribbles multiply, and must be disposed of (humanely). The only problem is--everyone loves them. The Gamesters Of Triskelion Kirk, Uhura, and Chekov are whisked to a planet, where they find themselves in "collars of obedience" (pain-giving devices), and are forced to fight with aliens to amuse their masters--bodiless minds. A Piece Of The Action In this comedy, Kirk gets kidnapped by gangsters, walks on a pool table, and drives a Ford. Spock says, "I'd advise yahs ta keep dialin'," and McCoy wields a machine gun. The Immunity Syndrome The Enterprise finds a gargantuan single cell wandering through space. Spock volunteers to enter the cell in the shuttlecraft and appears lost. It's discovered that the thing is about to reproduce, and the Enterprise must destroy it, or perish. A Private Little War The natives of a primitive planet get guns from Klingons. Kirk must supply firearms to the opposition, although it violates the Prime Directive. Return To Tomorrow Alien super-intelligences have their entities transplanted into select Enter- prise officers. All is going well until the entity in Spock decides it wants to keep the body for its own--which means the death of Spock. Patterns Of Force The Enterprise warps its way into a star system with two inhabited planets, Zeon and Ekos. In this system, Ekos is a Nazi culture, and the Zeons are the scapegoats. By Any Other Name Alien invaders from the Andromeda galaxy hijack the Enterprise for a journey "home." They are eventually corrupted by the human form they took to use the Enterprise. The Omega Glory The deranged Captain Tracy believes he has found immortality on the planet Omega. He kills his crew and violates the Prime Directive by using his phaser to kill the primitive "Yangs," enemies of his friends, the "Kohms." The Ultimate Computer A super-computer is installed on the Enterprise. When it starts mercilessly zapping cargo vessels and starships, it is discovered that the "off" switch does not work. Bread And Circuses A landing party of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beams down to a planet where Rome never fell. Former spaceship captain Merrick is on the planet and has broken the Prime Directive. (The Prime Directive states: "You shall not interfere with a developing culture.") Assignment: Earth Returning to 1968 Earth (on purpose), the Enterprise contacts Gary Seven, a human from an advanced civilization, who is trying to help Earth survive. But, in a critical moment, Kirk doubts Seven's goodwill. 3rd Season Spock's Brain An alien woman boards the Enterprise and swipes Spock's mind to use it as the "controller" of an underground habitat. The brain must be found, or Spock's complex body will die without it. The Enterprise Incident Kirk, in trying to steal the Romulan invisibility machine, is captured and charged with espionage. Meanwhile, the beautiful Romulan commander is trying to woo Spock to the Romulans' side. The Paradise Syndrome On a mercy mission, Kirk trips into an obelisk and contracts amnesia. He then falls in love with an Indian girl of the planet. Spock must once again rack his brains to find Kirk, in addition to saving the planet, which is about to be smashed by an asteroid. And The Children Shall Lead The United Federation of Planets is threatened by a group of children (under the spell of the evil "Gorgan"), who use people's inner fears to bring out the worst in them. Is There In Truth No Beauty? An alien, so ugly the sight of him will drive a human (or Vulcan) insane, is beamed aboard with a blind telepath, Miranda. Miranda becomes jealous of Spock's pure telepathy, and when Spock catches a glimpse of the alien, Miranda (who can heal the insanity) has doubts about saving Spock. Spectre Of The Gun For violating Melkotian space, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are forced into a staged gunfight at the O.K. Corral, where they play the part of the Clantons, the historical losers. Day Of The Dove A non-corporeal being which feeds on hatred invades the minds of the Enter- prise crew and those of a Klingon ship, causing them to battle ruthlessly, while the Enterprise is heading toward the galaxy's edge. For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky McCoy contracts a fatal illness, giving him a year to live. The Enterprise crew discovers a wandering spaceship-asteroid whose inhabitants are the descendants of the now extinct "Fabrini." The oracle of the asteroid (a computer) leads the people to believe they are on a planet, not a spaceship. The Tholian Web The Enterprise discovers one of her sister ships drifting in a region of space that causes men to go mad. Kirk vanishes to another universe, and, while Spock tries to rescue him, the Enterprise is attacked by not-so- friendly aliens. Plato's Stepchildren Human-appearing beings with telekinetic abilities and selfish desires try to imprison Kirk, Spock, and McCoy. The dwarf Alexander is their clue to freedom. Wink Of An Eye A group of humanoids, who live at a super-accelerated rate, attempt to seize the Enterprise and turn it into a giant refrigerator. In this way, they hope to use the crew of the Enterprise to continue their species. The Empath On a dying planet, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy stumble "Gem," a mute telepath, who is able to heal others with her mind, and two robed aliens who subject Kirk and McCoy to senseless tortures. Elaan Of Troyius The Enterprise is assigned to transport Elaan, warrior ruler, from one planet to an enemy planet, where Elaan is to be married to the enemy's ruler. En route, it is discovered that she is too savage for the other planet, and must be taught new manners. Whom Gods Destroy Spock and Kirk are taken captive by an insane man who has acquired the ability to change his appearance to that of anyone else. This man, once a prisoner in an insane asylum, now ruler of the same, is scheming to take over the galaxy. Let That Be Your Last Battlefield Two strange aliens (white on one side, black on the other) try to resolve a centuries'-old war on the Enterprise, not knowing the war has killed their civilization. The Mark Of Gideon Kirk is decoyed onto a duplicate, stationary Enterprise, while Spock racks his brain trying to figure out where Kirk is. Meanwhile, the Gideonites need Kirk for selfish medical reasons. That Which Survives A landing party from the Enterprise gets itself stranded on a barren planet and then has to contend with a computer-produced woman whose touch causes instant death. The Lights Of Zetar Scotty finds true love with Mira Romaine, even though a strange electrical being has invaded her mind and is threatening her life. Requiem for Methuselah Kirk's landing party invades the private paradise of an immortal man. Kirk falls in love (again) with Reena, android creation and heartthrob of this undying man. The Way To Eden The Enterprise captures six "space hippies," who are searching for paradise in the form of a planet named Eden. The problem with this Eden, though, is that all of its foliage contains a powerful acid which both burns skin and is a deadly poison. The Cloud-Minders On a strange planet with a floating cloud city, Kirk is drawn into a class struggle when he tries to obtain zienite, the only known antidote to a botan- ical plague. The Savage Curtain An alien rock-creature, seeking the meaning of good and evil, forces Kirk, Spock, Surak, and President Lincoln to do battle with four of history's meanest men. All Our Yesterdays Kirk, Spock, and McCoy find themselves in different pasts on a planet whose sun is about to go nova. Turnabout Intruder "Star Trek's" last TV episode. A crazed woman finds a contraption that moves people's souls. She puts hers in Kirk's body and Kirk's being in hers. The above ordering of the episodes is the same as the order in which they were originally aired, according to the Concordance. The descriptions were taken word for word from Needleman's book. I know they're not the best, but I was too lazy to come up with my own.