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The Best Episodes of Star Trek Season 1

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Every episode of Star Trek Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek Season 1!

The animated adventures of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the crew of the Starship Enterprise.
Episodes
16
Avg. Rating
6.6
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
6.6
8.0
6.7
  1. 8.0/10(1.2k votes)

    #1 - Yesteryear

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    S1:E2

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

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  2. 7.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #2 - More Tribbles, More Troubles

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    S1:E5

    Stardate: 5392.4 Cyrano Jones introduces tribbles that cannot reproduce.

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  3. 7.0/10(857 votes)

    #3 - The Slaver Weapon

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    S1:E14

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

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  4. 6.9/10(822 votes)

    #4 - The Time Trap

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    S1:E12

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

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  5. 6.8/10(908 votes)

    #5 - The Survivor

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    S1:E6

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

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  6. 6.7/10(989 votes)

    #6 - One of Our Planets Is Missing

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    S1:E3

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

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  8. 6.7/10(780 votes)

    #7 - The Eye of the Beholder

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    S1:E15

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

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  9. 6.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #8 - Beyond the Farthest Star

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    S1:E1

    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.

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  10. 6.6/10(811 votes)

    #9 - The Terratin Incident

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    S1:E11

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

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  11. 6.5/10(989 votes)

    #10 - The Lorelei Signal

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    S1:E4

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

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  12. 6.4/10(791 votes)

    #11 - The Ambergris Element

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    S1:E13

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

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  13. 6.3/10(837 votes)

    #12 - Mudd's Passion

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    S1:E10

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

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  14. 6.2/10(829 votes)

    #13 - Once Upon a Planet

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    S1:E9

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

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  15. 6.2/10(790 votes)

    #14 - The Jihad

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    S1:E16

    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.

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  16. 6.1/10(888 votes)

    #15 - The Infinite Vulcan

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    S1:E7

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

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  17. 5.9/10(895 votes)

    #16 - The Magicks of Megas-tu

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    S1:E8

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Yesteryear" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 1239 votes. Directed by Hal Sutherland and written by D.C. Fontana, it aired on 9/15/1973. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "More Tribbles, More Troubles".