6.6/101,155 votes#1 - Beyond the Farthest Star
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1973
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: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Samuel A. Peeples
8.1/101,200 votes#2 - Yesteryear
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1973
Spock travels back in time to prevent his death as a young Vulcan.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: D.C. Fontana
6.7/10961 votes#3 - One of Our Planets Is Missing
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1973
The crew of the Enterprise races to find a way to stop a cloud from destroying inhabited planets.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Marc Daniels
6.5/10959 votes#4 - The Lorelei Signal
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1973
Female crew members must take over the Enterprise when the men are incapacitated by a race of sirens.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Margaret Armen
7.0/10979 votes#5 - More Tribbles, More Troubles
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1973
Cyrano Jones introduces tribbles that cannot reproduce.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: David Gerrold
6.8/10880 votes#6 - The Survivor
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1973
The Enterprise finds a long-lost explorer.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: James Schmerer
6.1/10858 votes#7 - The Infinite Vulcan
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1973
A race of plant people, and their master, have a plan to force peace onto the galaxy.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Walter Koenig
5.9/10868 votes#8 - The Magicks of Megas-tu
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1973
At the center of the galaxy, the Enterprise discovers a race of powerful aliens.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Larry Brody
6.2/10804 votes#9 - Once Upon a Planet
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1973
Kirk returns to the "shore leave" planet, but it's not as peaceful as it was when they last saw it.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Chuck Menville
6.3/10812 votes#10 - Mudd's Passion
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/1973
Space con artist Harry Mudd returns, selling a fake love potion.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Stephen Kandel
6.6/10785 votes#11 - The Terratin Incident
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1973
The Enterprise crew begins to shrink after radiation exposure.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Paul Schneider
6.9/10796 votes#12 - The Time Trap
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1973
The Enterprise crew must work with Klingons to escape from a pocket universe.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Joyce Perry
6.4/10766 votes#13 - The Ambergris Element
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1973
While exploring the planet Argo, Kirk and Spock are turned into water breathers.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Margaret Armen
7.0/10829 votes#14 - The Slaver Weapon
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1973
Spock, Sulu, and Uhura discover a time capsule from an ancient and technologically advanced race. However, it draws some unwanted attention.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Larry Niven
6.7/10755 votes#15 - The Eye of the Beholder
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/5/1974
Telepathic aliens put Kirk, Spock and McCoy in a zoo.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: David P. Harmon
6.2/10764 votes#16 - The Jihad
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/12/1974
Kirk and Spock are recruited for a heist to recover a stolen relic, which if not recovered could spark an galactic jihad.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Writer: Stephen Kandel
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The animated adventures of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the crew of the Starship Enterprise.
Genres:AnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Beyond the Farthest Star" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 1155 votes. Directed by Hal Sutherland and written by Samuel A. Peeples, it aired on 9/8/1973. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "Yesteryear".