6.5/10759 votes#1 - The Pirates of Orion
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1974
With Spock stricken down by a fatal disease, the Enterprise must track down the drug that can cure him before it is too late.
Director: Bill Reed
Writer: Howard Weinstein
6.1/10755 votes#2 - Bem
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1974
The Enterprise crew is joined by a unpredictable alien called Ari bn Bem, an independent observer from the planet Pandro.
Director: Bill Reed
Writer: David Gerrold
6.4/10764 votes#3 - The Practical Joker
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1974
The computer of the Enterprise gains partial sentience and starts playing practical jokes on the crew.
Director: Bill Reed
Writer: Chuck Menville
6.8/10743 votes#4 - Albatross
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1974
Dr. McCoy is arrested and held responsible for causing a plague that ravaged the planet Dramia II, where he performed a mass-innoculation 19 years earlier.
Director: Bill Reed
Writer: Dario Finelli
6.4/10727 votes#5 - How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1974
The Enterprise runs into a being that once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.
Director: Bill Reed
Writer: David Wise, Russell Bates
7.0/10751 votes#6 - The Counter-Clock Incident
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1974
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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The animated adventures of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the crew of the Starship Enterprise.
Genres:AnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:NBC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Pirates of Orion" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek" season 2. It scored 6.5/10 based on 759 votes. Directed by Bill Reed and written by Howard Weinstein, it aired on 9/7/1974. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Bem".