osborn@houxf.UUCP (07/28/83)
Ty - The episode you wanted to know about was called Friday's Child. The Federation wants to establish a mining treaty with the Capellans but the Klingons want it too. The leader (Akaar) is leaning toward the Federation but one of his subordinates (Maab) has sided with the Klingons. Akaar's wife is with child but doesn't want it. There is a revolt and Maab kills Akaar to take command. Eleen (Akaar's wife) decides to forfeit her life since she bears a son who would be the high Teer. McCoy prevents her from it and McCoy, Kirk and Spock are placed under arrest, and sentenced to death which Eleen wants to see before she dies. Meanwhile upstairs the Klingon ship is keeping the Enterprise busy by giving out fake distress calls from Federation vessels. The landing party overpowers the guards and take to the hills with Eleen. They don't have phasers, so they have to make bows and arrows. McCoy delivers the baby in a cave after some hilarious dialog but Eleen knocks him out with a rock and escapes. She meets the group of Capellans who are searching for the landing party along with the Klingon. She says she killed them and the baby and wants to go home. The Klingon doesn't believe her and takes matters into his own hands which upsets Maab. Kirk and Spock start shooting arrows at the Klingon who threatens to shoot his phaser at the next person who moves. Maab sacrifices his life so that his lieutenant can kill the Klingon with three-point frisbee. McCoy brings the baby down who is now officially the high Teer just when Scotty and the cavalry come over the hill. Ellen is the Teer's regent and calls him Leonard James Akaar and signs the mining treaty with the Federation. Of course Kirk and McCoy are "going to be insufferably pleased with themselves for at least a month" as Spock puts it. OZZIE houxf!osborn
rtf@ihuxw.UUCP (07/29/83)
The episode "Friday's Child" described by Ozzie in response to Ty did not give the name of the actress who played Eleen. Ty said she looked like Ursula Andress, too bad it wasn't. It was in fact Julie Newmar who later became the Catwoman on the Batman series. Sparrow
joe@cvl.UUCP (08/01/83)
I realize that this is net.startrek, but I wanted to correct rtf's reply. Julie Newmar did not later become "the" Catwoman on Batman, as the Catwoman was played by three different actresses at different times. Another was Eartha Kitt, but I don't recall the third.
rst@houxu.UUCP (08/03/83)
The third catwoman was Lee Meriwether.