The Best Episodes of Star Trek Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.1/10(1314 votes)

   #1 - 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
2. 

   7.7/10(1362 votes)

   #2 - 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
3. 

   7.0/10(1096 votes)

   #3 - 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
4. 

   6.6/10(1088 votes)

   #4 - The Lorelei Signal

   S1:E49/29/1973

   Stardate: 5483.7 Female crew members must take over the Enterprise when the men are incapacitated by a race of sirens.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Margaret Armen

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Margaret Armen
5. 

   7.5/10(1126 votes)

   #5 - 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
6. 

   7.1/10(1011 votes)

   #6 - 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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   6.3/10(984 votes)

   #7 - The Infinite Vulcan

   S1:E710/20/1973

   Stardate: 5554.4 A race of plant people, and their master, have a plan to force peace onto the galaxy.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Walter Koenig

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Walter Koenig
8. 

   6.4/10(992 votes)

   #8 - 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
9. 

   6.6/10(923 votes)

   #9 - Once Upon a Planet

   S1:E911/3/1973

   Stardate: 5591.2 Kirk returns to the "shore leave" planet, but it's not as peaceful as it was when they last saw it.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Chuck Menville

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   Writer:Chuck Menville
10. 

    6.8/10(926 votes)

    #10 - 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
11. 

    7.1/10(902 votes)

    #11 - 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
12. 

    6.9/10(911 votes)

    #12 - 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

    Writer:Joyce Perry

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    Writer:Joyce Perry
13. 

    7.0/10(879 votes)

    #13 - 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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    Writer:Margaret Armen
14. 

    7.1/10(926 votes)

    #14 - 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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    Writer:Larry Niven
15. 

    7.6/10(865 votes)

    #15 - 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
16. 

    6.3/10(869 votes)

    #16 - The Jihad

    S1:E161/12/1974

    Stardate: 5683.1 Kirk and Spock are recruited for a heist to recover a stolen relic, which if not recovered could spark an galactic jihad.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Stephen Kandel

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Stephen Kandel