The Best Episodes of Star Trek

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   7.8/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Yesteryear

   S1:E29/15/1973

   Stardate: 5373.4 Spock travels back in time to prevent his death as a young Vulcan.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:D.C. Fontana

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:D.C. Fontana
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   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #2 - The Eye of the Beholder

   S1:E151/5/1974

   Stardate: 5501.2 Telepathic aliens put Kirk, Spock and McCoy in a zoo.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:David P. Harmon

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:David P. Harmon
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   7.6/10(8 votes)

   #3 - More Tribbles, More Troubles

   S1:E510/6/1973

   Stardate: 5392.4 Cyrano Jones introduces tribbles that cannot reproduce.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:David Gerrold

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:David Gerrold
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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #4 - The Practical Joker

   S2:E39/21/1974

   Stardate: 3183.3 The computer of the Enterprise gains partial sentience and starts playing practical jokes on the crew.

   Director:Bill Reed

   Writer:Chuck Menville

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   Director:Bill Reed

   Writer:Chuck Menville
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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #5 - The Counter-Clock Incident

   S2:E610/12/1974

   Stardate: 6770.3 With Commodore Robert April (the first commander of the Enterprise) on board, Kirk pursues a ship plunging into a supernova, and enters a universe where time runs backwards.

   Director:Bill Reed

   Writer:Fred Bronson

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   Director:Bill Reed

   Writer:Fred Bronson
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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #6 - The Ambergris Element

   S1:E1312/1/1973

   Stardate: 5499.9 While exploring the planet Argo, Kirk and Spock are turned into water breathers.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Margaret Armen

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Margaret Armen
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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #7 - The Slaver Weapon

   S1:E1412/15/1973

   Stardate: 4187.3 Spock, Sulu, and Uhura discover a time capsule from an ancient and technologically advanced race. However, it draws some unwanted attention.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Larry Niven

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Larry Niven
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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #8 - How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

   S2:E510/5/1974

   Stardate: 6063.4 The Enterprise runs into a being that once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.

   Director:Bill Reed

   Writers:David Wise, Russell Bates

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   Director:Bill Reed

   Writers:David Wise, Russell Bates
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   7.1/10(15 votes)

   #9 - Beyond the Farthest Star

   S1:E19/8/1973

   Stardate: 5521.3 In orbit around a dead star, the Enterprise comes across a huge starship inhabited by a parasitic life form that threatens the entire ship.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Samuel A. Peeples

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Samuel A. Peeples
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    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #10 - The Survivor

    S1:E610/13/1973

    Stardate: 5143.3 The Enterprise finds a long-lost explorer.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:James Schmerer

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:James Schmerer
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    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #11 - One of Our Planets Is Missing

    S1:E39/22/1973

    Stardate: 5371.3 The crew of the Enterprise races to find a way to stop a cloud from destroying inhabited planets.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Marc Daniels

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Marc Daniels
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    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - The Magicks of Megas-tu

    S1:E810/27/1973

    Stardate: 1254.4 At the center of the galaxy, the Enterprise discovers a race of powerful aliens.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Larry Brody

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Larry Brody
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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Mudd's Passion

    S1:E1011/10/1973

    Stardate: 4978.5 Space con artist Harry Mudd returns, selling a fake love potion.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Stephen Kandel

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Stephen Kandel
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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #14 - The Terratin Incident

    S1:E1111/17/1973

    Stardate: 5577.3 The Enterprise crew begins to shrink after radiation exposure.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Paul Schneider

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Paul Schneider
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    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #15 - The Time Trap

    S1:E1211/24/1973

    Stardate: 5267.6 The Enterprise crew must work with Klingons to escape from a pocket universe.

    Director:Unknown